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# Task Types

> The task blocks Custral can create and assign, and what each is for.

## Overview

A **task** is a to-do that lands in an assignee's queue. Tasks are created by the [**Create Task**](/automation/workflows/actions) workflow action (or manually), and each has a **type** that shapes its title, fields, and the surface it opens. This page lists the built-in task types.

## Task types

| Type                   | What it's for                                                                                                                 |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Manual Task**        | A generic to-do for anything that doesn't fit a specific type.                                                                |
| **Call**               | Call a contact. Carries the name, number, and what it's regarding.                                                            |
| **Email**              | Send an email, supports a template / template pool and a subject.                                                             |
| **Meeting**            | Schedule or attend a meeting with a contact on a topic.                                                                       |
| **Follow-up**          | Follow up on a record, with details and a due date.                                                                           |
| **Review**             | Review a document or record, with notes.                                                                                      |
| **Research**           | Research a topic, person, or company.                                                                                         |
| **Audit**              | An auto-generated workspace audit item (e.g. a missing description) with an AI-assisted remediation panel to fix it in place. |
| **Permission Request** | A request for access to an entity, routed to an approver.                                                                     |

<Note>
  The **Next Task** widget is a high-velocity queue for working through these tasks one after another. See [Tasks](/team/tasks/overview).
</Note>

## Common fields

Most task types share a common set of fields:

| Field               | Description                                                         |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Title               | The task's headline (some types template it, e.g. "Call {{name}}"). |
| Description / Notes | Free-text detail.                                                   |
| Due date            | When the task is due.                                               |
| Assignee            | The teammate the task is assigned to.                               |
| Associated record   | The record the task links back to.                                  |

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                         | Likely cause                                   | What to check                                                             |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A created task has no assignee  | The Create Task action left the assignee blank | Set an assignee on the action, or the task lands unassigned in the queue. |
| An Audit task keeps reappearing | Its underlying check still fails               | Fix the flagged issue. The audit re-runs and clears when resolved.        |

## See also

* [Create Task action](/automation/workflows/actions)
* [Tasks (feature)](/team/tasks/overview)
* [Triggers](/automation/workflows/triggers)


## Related topics

- [Task Types](/team/tasks/types.md)
- [Tasks](/dev/webhooks/events/tasks.md)
- [Implementation](/start/use/implementation.md)
- [Team & Permissions](/team/overview.md)
- [Workflow Actions](/automation/workflows/actions.md)