The returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor ofCloudTasksClient.
The optionaloptionsargument may be used to configure aspects of the returnedCloudTasksConnection. Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis webpage provides documentation for the Google Cloud Tasks C++ client library, with version 2.29.0 being the current version presented here.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe page lists numerous prior versions of the library, including 2.37.0-rc as the latest release candidate, as well as multiple versions dating back to version 2.11.0.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt outlines key classes for managing background tasks, such as \u003ccode\u003eCloudTasksClient\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eCloudTasksConnection\u003c/code\u003e, along with associated retry and backoff policies.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe webpage also details functions, such as \u003ccode\u003eMakeCloudTasksConnection\u003c/code\u003e, which are used for creating and configuring connections to the Cloud Tasks service.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThere is documentation on how to use various options to configure backoff policies, retry policies, and idempotency policies, with links to the relevant \u003ccode\u003egoogle::cloud::Options\u003c/code\u003e documentation.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Namespace google::cloud::tasks_v2 (2.29.0)\n\nVersion 2.29.0keyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.42.0-rc (latest)](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.41.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.41.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.40.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.40.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.39.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.39.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.38.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.38.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.37.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.37.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.36.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.36.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.35.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.35.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.34.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.34.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.33.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.33.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.32.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.32.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.31.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.31.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.30.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.30.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.29.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.28.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.28.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.27.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.27.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.26.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.26.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.25.1](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.25.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.24.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.24.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.23.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.23.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.22.1](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.22.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.21.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.21.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.20.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.20.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.19.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.19.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.18.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.18.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.17.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.17.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.16.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.16.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.15.1](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.15.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.14.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.14.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.13.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.13.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.12.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.12.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2)\n- [2.11.0](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.11.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2) \n\nClasses\n-------\n\n### [CloudTasksClient](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksClient)\n\nCloud Tasks allows developers to manage the execution of background work in their applications.\n\n### [CloudTasksConnection](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnection)\n\nThe [`CloudTasksConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnection) object for [`CloudTasksClient`](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksClient).\n\n### [CloudTasksConnectionIdempotencyPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnectionIdempotencyPolicy)\n\n### [CloudTasksLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`CloudTasksConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnection) based on counting errors.\n\n### [CloudTasksLimitedTimeRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksLimitedTimeRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`CloudTasksConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnection) based on elapsed time.\n\n### [CloudTasksRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksRetryPolicy)\n\nThe retry policy for [`CloudTasksConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnection).\n\nStructs\n-------\n\n### [CloudTasksBackoffPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksBackoffPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the backoff policy.\n\n### [CloudTasksConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure which operations are retried.\n\n### [CloudTasksRetryPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksRetryPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the retry policy.\n\nFunctions\n---------\n\n### MakeCloudTasksConnection(Options)\n\nA factory function to construct an object of type [`CloudTasksConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnection). \nThe returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor of [CloudTasksClient](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksClient).\n\nThe optional `options` argument may be used to configure aspects of the returned [`CloudTasksConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/2.29.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1tasks__v2_1_1CloudTasksConnection). Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:\n\n- [`google::cloud::CommonOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::GrpcOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::UnifiedCredentialsOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::tasks_v2::CloudTasksPolicyOptionList`](about:invalid#zCSafez)\n\n| **Note:** Unexpected options will be ignored. To log unexpected options instead, set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes` in the environment.\n\n### MakeDefaultCloudTasksConnectionIdempotencyPolicy()"]]
