# Method: providers.tasks.patch

- [HTTP request](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/providers.tasks/patch#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)
- [Path parameters](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/providers.tasks/patch#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)
- [Query parameters](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/providers.tasks/patch#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)
- [Request body](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/providers.tasks/patch#body.request_body)
- [Response body](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/providers.tasks/patch#body.response_body)

Updates `Task` data.

### HTTP request

`PATCH https://fleetengine.googleapis.com/v1/{task.name=providers/*/tasks/*}`

The URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.

### Path parameters

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `task.name` | `string` Must be in the format `providers/{provider}/tasks/{task}`. |

### Query parameters

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `header` | ``object (`https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/DeliveryRequestHeader`)`` Optional. The standard Delivery API request header. |
| `updateMask` | ``string (`https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/google.protobuf#field-mask` format)`` Required. The field mask that indicates which Task fields to update. Note: The `updateMask` must contain at least one field. This is a comma-separated list of fully qualified names of fields. Example: `"taskOutcome,taskOutcomeTime,taskOutcomeLocation"`. |

### Request body

The request body contains an instance of `https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/providers.tasks#Task`.

### Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of `https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/mobility/fleet-engine/reference/tasks/rest/v1/providers.tasks#Task`.