# Elements Start Job Action

With the help of Elements Start Job Action it is possible to operate jobs within the „Automation“ tab of Elements. The node will start the Elements job and query the task for progress. It is mandatory to provide the Elements server URL as well as the particular user based API token. The provided „Job name“ is the name of the job that is going to be executed. All types of jobs that are available in Elements will be supported. Optionally one or more „Job variables“ (key+value) can be attached to the corresponding job. The node result will be the new task ID.

{% hint style="info" %}
It is important that the given „Job name“ is a unique entry in the database of Elements. In case multiple job name entries with the same name exist the node will fail. Possibly the assistance of an Elements Admin is needful to ensure that prerequisite.
{% endhint %}


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