# SendTaskFailure
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Used by activity workers, Task states using the [callback](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/connect-to-resource.html#connect-wait-token) pattern, and optionally Task states using the [job run](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/connect-to-resource.html#connect-sync) pattern to report that the task identified by the `taskToken` failed.

For an execution with encryption enabled, Step Functions will encrypt the error and cause fields using the AWS KMS key for the execution role.

A caller can mark a task as fail without using any AWS KMS permissions in the execution role if the caller provides a null value for both `error` and `cause` fields because no data needs to be encrypted.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "cause": "string",
   "error": "string",
   "taskToken": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [cause](#API_SendTaskFailure_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="StepFunctions-SendTaskFailure-request-cause"></a>
A more detailed explanation of the cause of the failure.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 32768.  
Required: No

 ** [error](#API_SendTaskFailure_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="StepFunctions-SendTaskFailure-request-error"></a>
The error code of the failure.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

 ** [taskToken](#API_SendTaskFailure_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="StepFunctions-SendTaskFailure-request-taskToken"></a>
The token that represents this task. Task tokens are generated by Step Functions when tasks are assigned to a worker, or in the [context object](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/input-output-contextobject.html) when a workflow enters a task state. See [GetActivityTask:taskToken](API_GetActivityTask.md#StepFunctions-GetActivityTask-response-taskToken).  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Required: Yes

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidToken **   
The provided token is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** KmsAccessDeniedException **   
Either your AWS KMS key policy or API caller does not have the required permissions.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** KmsInvalidStateException **   
The AWS KMS key is not in valid state, for example: Disabled or Deleted.    
 ** kmsKeyState **   
Current status of the AWS KMS; key. For example: `DISABLED`, `PENDING_DELETION`, `PENDING_IMPORT`, `UNAVAILABLE`, `CREATING`.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** KmsThrottlingException **   
Received when AWS KMS returns `ThrottlingException` for a AWS KMS call that Step Functions makes on behalf of the caller.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** TaskDoesNotExist **   
The activity does not exist.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** TaskTimedOut **   
The task token has either expired or the task associated with the token has already been closed.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/states-2016-11-23/SendTaskFailure)