Tutorials for popular tasks
Using tutorials, you'll learn how to post tasks in Yandex.Toloka. Choose the tutorial that is most similar to your task.
Before you start
Make sure you're registered as a requester. We recommend that you go through tutorials in the sandbox.
List of examples
- Images
- Image classification (identify what's in a photo) — A task type with multiple choice. Examples are moderating content or grouping images by category.
- Side-by-side image comparison — The performer has to compare images, illustrations, or interfaces in pairs.
- Object selection — The performer gets an image and has to mark the areas that contain the specified object. These tasks are easier to run in the web version.
- Object selection (example with decomposition) — An example of dividing a task for selecting objects into three projects: filtering out inappropriate images, selecting objects, and reviewing assignments.
- Audio and video
- Transcribing audio recordings — The performer receives an audio recording and has to type the text they hear. Checking such tasks can be assigned to other performers as a classification task.
- Voice recording — The performer receives a phrase or text fragment to record and has to attach the audio file as a response. These tasks are easier to run in the mobile app for Android and iOS.
- Video classification (rate videos) — A task with multiple choice. For example, moderation of content, evaluation of video for noise and defects, or video classification by specified categories.
- Data collection
- Online survey — Set requirements for the responders you want to use and take a poll.
- Search for information online — You'll create a task in which performers will search for data about businesses online.
- Find similar products — Type of task to searching for and process relevant data. For example, find similar shoes in an online store or determine which of the found objects is more similar to the original one.
- Walking (field) tasks
- Walk to the place, take a photo and answer the question — The performer gets a point on the map to go to, check something, and take a photo for verification. Field tasks are completed in the Toloka mobile app for Android and iOS.
- Level 1. Tutorials using a single project are suitable for beginners. Go through at least one tutorial that is most similar to your task.
- Image classification (identify what's in a photo) — A task type with multiple choice. Examples are moderating content or grouping images by category.
- Side-by-side image comparison — The performer has to compare images, illustrations, or interfaces in pairs.
- Object selection — The performer gets an image and has to mark the areas that contain the specified object. These tasks are easier to run in the web version.
- Transcribing audio recordings — The performer receives an audio recording and has to type the text they hear. Checking such tasks can be assigned to other performers as a classification task.
- Voice recording — The performer receives a phrase or text fragment to record and has to attach the audio file as a response. These tasks are easier to run in the mobile app for Android and iOS.
- Video classification (rate videos) — A task with multiple choice. For example, moderation of content, evaluation of video for noise and defects, or video classification by specified categories.
- Online survey — Set requirements for the responders you want to use and take a poll.
- Search for information online — You'll create a task in which performers will search for data about businesses online.
- Level 2. Field tutorials — If you need to post field tasks, go through a tutorial at this level. If not, you can skip it.
- Walk to the place, take a photo and answer the question — The performer gets a point on the map to go to, check something, and take a photo for verification. Field tasks are completed in the Toloka mobile app for Android and iOS.
- Level 3. Tutorials using several projects — Learn how to decompose a task.
- Object selection (example with decomposition) — An example of dividing a task for selecting objects into three projects: filtering out inappropriate images, selecting objects, and reviewing assignments.
- Find similar products — Type of task to searching for and process relevant data. For example, find similar shoes in an online store or determine which of the found objects is more similar to the original one.
If you didn't find a suitable example, use general instructions for launching and setting up projects.
You can contact us or our partners if you need help with your project overall or with individual steps like editing tasks.
See the list of open labeled datasets on the Yandex.Toloka site. You might find that the data you need is already collected.
Learn more about how to set up pricing and see examples of cost for different types of tasks.
