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id: be1e273d-f738-4fcd-b0fd-0f37f50e4eb7
title: Events
slug: /node/reference/task/client/events
description: Events available on the Client class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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## Events

### task.received

* **task.received**(`payload`)

Emitted whenever a task is received. Your event handler receives the payload. Example:

```javascript
const client = new Task.Client(...)
client.on('task.received', (payload) => {
  console.log('Task Received', payload)
  // Do something with the payload...
})
```

#### Parameters

| Name      | Type                      | Description          |
| :-------- | :------------------------ | :------------------- |
| `payload` | `Record<string, unknown>` | The message payload. |