diff --git a/tests/default/_core/tasks.yaml b/tests/default/_core/tasks.yaml
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+$schema: ../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
+
+description: Test tasks endpoint.
+prologues:
+  - path: /books/_delete_by_query
+    id: task
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      refresh: true
+      conflicts: proceed
+      wait_for_completion: false
+    request:
+      payload:
+        query:
+          match_all: {}
+    output:
+      id: payload.task
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: List tasks grouped by node.
+    path: /_tasks
+    method: GET
+    parameters:
+      group_by: nodes
+  - synopsis: List tasks grouped by parent.
+    path: /_tasks
+    method: GET
+    parameters:
+      group_by: parents
+  - synopsis: List tasks grouped by none.
+    path: /_tasks
+    method: GET
+    parameters:
+      group_by: none
+  - synopsis: Get task by id.
+    id: task
+    path: /_tasks/{task_id}
+    method: GET
+    parameters:
+      task_id: ${task.id}
diff --git a/tests/default/_core/tasks/cancel.yaml b/tests/default/_core/tasks/cancel.yaml
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+$schema: ../../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
+
+description: Test tasks endpoint.
+prologues:
+  - path: /books/_delete_by_query
+    id: task
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      refresh: true
+      conflicts: proceed
+      wait_for_completion: false
+    request:
+      payload:
+        query:
+          match_all: {}
+    output:
+      id: payload.task
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: Cancel all tasks.
+    path: /_tasks/_cancel
+    method: POST
+  - synopsis: Cancel a task.
+    path: /_tasks/{task_id}/_cancel
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      task_id: ${task.id}
+    response:
+      status: 200
+      payload:
+        node_failures:
+          - type: failed_node_exception
+            caused_by:
+              type: resource_not_found_exception
diff --git a/tests/default/tasks/list.yaml b/tests/default/tasks/list.yaml
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index a687e170c..000000000
--- a/tests/default/tasks/list.yaml
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@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-$schema: ../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
-
-description: Test tasks list endpoint.
-chapters:
-  - synopsis: List tasks grouped by node.
-    path: /_tasks
-    method: GET
-    parameters:
-      group_by: nodes
-    response:
-      status: 200
-  - synopsis: List tasks grouped by parent.
-    path: /_tasks
-    method: GET
-    parameters:
-      group_by: parents
-    response:
-      status: 200
-  - synopsis: List tasks grouped by none.
-    path: /_tasks
-    method: GET
-    parameters:
-      group_by: none
-    response:
-      status: 200
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