# update\_tasks\_priority

`imerit_ango.sdk.SDK.`

## update\_tasks\_priority(project\_id, priority, filters)

Update the priority values of selected tasks within your project.

### Parameters

* **project\_id:** string
  * The unique identifier for the project. You can find the project ID in [the user interface](/sdk/sdk-documentation.md#project-ids) or retrieve it using the [`list_projects`](/sdk/sdk-documentation/project-level-sdk-functions/list_projects.md) function.
* **priority:** int
  * The new priority value assigned to the selected tasks.
  * **Note:** The priority value must be between -1000 and 1000. Higher values indicate higher priority.
* **filters:** dict, *default None*
  * A dictionary of filters to specify the tasks to requeue.
    * **taskIds:** List\[str]
      * List of task IDs used to directly update specific tasks.
    * **externalIds:** List\[str]
      * List of external IDs used to directly update specific assets.
    * **assetIds:** List\[str]
      * List of asset IDs used to directly update specific assets.
    * **batches:** List\[str]
      * List of batch IDs used to filter tasks belonging to specific batches.
    * **fromStageIds:** List\[str]
      * List of workflow stage IDs used to filter tasks currently located in specific stages.

Returns:

* **output:** dict
  * A dictionary containing the result of the operation.
  * Including a `status` field indicating whether the request was successful and a `data` field containing the response payload with updated resources produced by the operation.

<details open>

<summary><strong>How to verify in Ango Hub?</strong></summary>

After successfully executing the `update_tasks_priority` function, you can validate the changes directly in Ango Hub.

Navigate to: **Projects → \[Your Project] → Tasks**

* Ensure that the "Priority" column is enabled from the Columns dropdown.
* Filter the relevant tasks as needed.
* Verify that the priority values are correctly assigned to each task.

{% hint style="info" %}
Changes made via the SDK are reflected in Ango Hub in near real-time. If updates are not immediately visible, please refresh the page.
{% endhint %}

</details>

### Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="python" %}

```python
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from imerit_ango.sdk import SDK

load_dotenv('variables.env')
api_key = os.getenv('API_KEY')
project_id = os.getenv('PROJECT_ID')

ango_sdk = SDK(api_key)

sdk_response = ango_sdk.update_tasks_priority(
    project_id=project_id,
    priority=15,
    filters={"externalIds": ["image-1.jpg", "image-2.jpg"]}
)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="curl" %}

```bash
curl -X POST "https://imeritapi.ango.ai/v2/project/$PROJECT_ID/updatePriority" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "apikey: $ANGO_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "filters": {
      "externalIds": ["image-1.jpg", "image-2.jpg"]
    },
    "priority": 15
  }'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**See also**

[get\_tasks](/sdk/sdk-documentation/project-level-sdk-functions/get_tasks.md), [get\_assets](/sdk/sdk-documentation/project-level-sdk-functions/get_assets.md)
{% endhint %}


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