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title: Task Client
sidebar-title: Client
slug: /node/reference/task/client
description: Task Client reference for task management.
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[events]: /docs/server-sdk/v4/node/reference/task/client/events

[listen]: /docs/server-sdk/v4/node/reference/task/client/listen

[task-send]: /docs/server-sdk/v4/node/reference/task/client/send

[signalwire-realtime-client]: /docs/server-sdk/v4/node/reference/realtime-client

The Task Client enables server-side task processing. Access it via the `task` property on a [`SignalWire Client`][signalwire-realtime-client].

```javascript
import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "<project-id>", token: "<api-token>" });
const taskClient = client.task;
```

Use [`listen`][listen] to receive tasks sent via [`Task.send`][task-send] from client applications. See [Events][events] for all available events.

## Examples

### Receiving tasks

```javascript
await taskClient.listen({
  topics: ["jobs"],
  onTaskReceived: (payload) => {
    console.log("Task received:", payload);
    // Process the task data...
  }
});
```