---
name: "sendTask"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Briefing", "Teams"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sendTask
revid: 330641
updated: 2022-10-03T11:04:22Z
---

# sendTask

*Command · Briefing, Teams · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

## Description

Create a new AI task (subtask of parentTask). Type is name of registered task type.

## Syntax

```sqf
sender sendTask [receiver,[type] or [type,parentTask],priority,name1,value1,name2,value2,...]
```

**Parameters:**

- `sender`:  [Team Member](../topics/Team_Member.md)
- [receiver,[type] or [type,parentTask],priority,name1,value1,name2,value2,...]: [Array](../topics/Array.md)

**Returns:** [Task](../topics/Task.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — sendTask](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sendTask) (revision 330641).</sub>