> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://clumio.reclear.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Monitor a task

> Poll a backup or restore task and handle terminal states.

Most write operations return a task ID. Poll that task until its status is `completed`, `failed`, or
`aborted`, then inspect the result or error details.

## Workflow

1. Capture the task ID from the write response.
2. Request the task resource with the same regional base URL.
3. Continue polling while the status is `queued` or `in_progress`.
4. Stop on a terminal status and record the task details for audit.

For a paginated list of tasks, see [List tasks](/api-reference/tasks/list-tasks). The exact task
lookup path and version are available through the [Discovery API](/api-reference/discovery).

<Note>
  Polling intervals, retry handling, and response fields should be confirmed against the live tenant
  and the endpoint version used by your client.
</Note>