diff --git a/Controller.php b/Controller.php
index 0cd81b9..7c077b7 100644
--- a/Controller.php
+++ b/Controller.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 namespace Modules\Tasks;
 
+use Model\Message\FormValidation;
 use Model\Message\Redirect;
 use Model\Message\Reload;
 use Modules\Tasks\Models\Task;
@@ -167,6 +168,21 @@ class Controller extends ModuleAbstract implements WebInterface
         return $view;
     }
 
+    private function validateTaskCreate(RequestAbstract $request) : array
+    {
+        $val = [];
+        if (
+            ($val['title'] = empty($request->getData('title')))
+            || ($val['description'] = empty($request->getData('description')))
+            || ($val['due'] = !((bool)strtotime($request->getData('due'))))
+            || ($val['forward'] = !(is_numeric($request->getData('forward') ?? 0)))
+        ) {
+            return $val;
+        }
+
+        return [];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param RequestAbstract  $request  Request
      * @param ResponseAbstract $response Response
@@ -179,6 +195,12 @@ class Controller extends ModuleAbstract implements WebInterface
      */
     public function apiTaskCreate(RequestAbstract $request, ResponseAbstract $response, $data = null)
     {
+        if (!empty($val = $this->validateTaskCreate($request))) {
+            $response->set('task_create', new FormValidation($val));
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $task = new Task();
         $task->setTitle($request->getData('title') ?? '');
         $task->setDescription($request->getData('description') ?? '');
@@ -198,7 +220,7 @@ class Controller extends ModuleAbstract implements WebInterface
         $task->addElement($element);
 
         TaskMapper::create($task);
-        $response->set($request->__toString(), new Redirect(UriFactory::build('{/base}/{/lang}/{/app}/task/single?id=' . $task->getId())));
+        $response->set($request->__toString(), $task->jsonSerialize());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Models/Task.php b/Models/Task.php
index b50e2f2..25930a7 100644
--- a/Models/Task.php
+++ b/Models/Task.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use phpOMS\Datatypes\Exception\InvalidEnumValue;
  * @link       http://orange-management.com
  * @since      1.0.0
  */
-class Task
+class Task implements \JsonSerializable
 {
 
     /**
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Task
      */
     protected $schedule = null;
 
-    protected $media = null;
+    protected $media = [];
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class Task
     public function setCreatedBy(int $id)
     {
         $this->createdBy = $id;
+        $this->schedule->setCreatedBy($id);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -415,4 +416,28 @@ class Task
         return $this->schedule;
     }
 
+    private function toArray() : array
+    {
+        return [
+            'id' => $this->id,
+            'title' => $this->title,
+            'description' => $this->description,
+            'status' => $this->status,
+            'type' => $this->type,
+            'due' => $this->due->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            'done' => (!isset($this->done) ? null : $this->done->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specify data which should be serialized to JSON
+     * @link  http://php.net/manual/en/jsonserializable.jsonserialize.php
+     * @return mixed data which can be serialized by <b>json_encode</b>,
+     * which is a value of any type other than a resource.
+     * @since 5.4.0
+     */
+    public function jsonSerialize()
+    {
+        return json_encode($this->toArray());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Models/TaskMapper.php b/Models/TaskMapper.php
index 3c0da81..5528aac 100644
--- a/Models/TaskMapper.php
+++ b/Models/TaskMapper.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 namespace Modules\Tasks\Models;
 
 use Modules\Calendar\Models\ScheduleMapper;
+use Modules\Media\Models\MediaMapper;
 use Modules\Tasks\Models\TaskElementMapper;
 use phpOMS\DataStorage\Database\DataMapperAbstract;
 use phpOMS\DataStorage\Database\Query\Builder;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class TaskMapper extends DataMapperAbstract
             'dst'            => 'task_element_task',
             'src'            => null,
         ],
-        'media' => [
+        'media' => [ // todo: maybe make this a has one and then link to collection instead of single media files!
             'mapper'         => MediaMapper::class,
             'table'          => 'task_media',
             'dst'            => 'task_media_dst',
diff --git a/Theme/backend/task-create.tpl.php b/Theme/backend/task-create.tpl.php
index 929c2d2..28ccd86 100644
--- a/Theme/backend/task-create.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/backend/task-create.tpl.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
     <header><h1><?= $this->getText('Task'); ?></h1></header>
 
     <div class="inner">
-        <form id="fTask"  method="POST" action="<?= \phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory::build('/{/lang}/api/task/create?csrf={$CSRF}'); ?>">
+        <form id="fTask"  method="POST" action="<?= \phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory::build('/{/lang}/api/task?csrf={$CSRF}'); ?>">
             <table class="layout wf-100">
                 <tbody>
                 <tr><td colspan="2"><label for="iReceiver"><?= $this->getText('To'); ?></label>