# Task: Start by name asynchronously

Information note**LOCKED.**   
  
This API is extremely reliable and will not be broken unless absolutely necessary.

## Method

POST

## Path

/qrs/task/start?name={name}

## Description

Start a task (for example, a reload task), identified by `{name}`, so that it runs on a Qlik Sense Scheduler Service (QSS). The call returns an HTTP status if successful, or an HTTP status and message if no task was found.

## Body

-

## Return value

-

## Optional parameters

-

## Learn more

* [Task: Start by name](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/RepositoryServiceAPI/Content/Sense_RepositoryServiceAPI/RepositoryServiceAPI-Task-Start-By-Name.htm)