How to hit the Manus API

The Manus API v2 at https://api.manus.ai/v2 starts agent tasks and reads their progress. Methods are named like task.create; the response's task_id is what you poll.

Authentication

Create a key in your Manus account's API settings and send it as the x-manus-api-key header. In the examples it's written {{MANUS_API_KEY}}.

Full reference: https://open.manus.ai/docs/v2/introduction

Create a task

agent_profile: standard, lite, or max.

curl -X POST https://api.manus.ai/v2/task.create \
  -H "x-manus-api-key: {{MANUS_API_KEY}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"message": {"content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Find the three best-reviewed taco trucks in Austin", "visibility": "visible"}]}, "agent_profile": "standard"}'
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