diff --git a/src/lib/getDownloads.ts b/src/lib/getDownloads.ts
index 02f9ead..c317481 100755
--- a/src/lib/getDownloads.ts
+++ b/src/lib/getDownloads.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-import { Download } from "../types/download";
+import { Download, Task, Tasks } from "../types/download";
 import { getTAUrl } from "./constants";
 
+
+
 const TA_BASE_URL = getTAUrl();
 
 export const getDownloads = async (token: string, filter: boolean, pageNumber: number): Promise<Download> => {
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to fetch downloads, no token provided.`);
+  }
   const response = await fetch(`${TA_BASE_URL.server}/api/download/?filter=${filter ? 'ignore' : 'pending'}&page=${pageNumber}`, {
     headers: {
       Accept: "application/json",
@@ -28,6 +33,9 @@ export const getDownloads = async (token: string, filter: boolean, pageNumber: n
 };
 
 export const sendDownloads = async (token: string, input: string): Promise<Download> => {
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to send downloads, no token provided.`);
+  }
   var data = {
     "data": [{
       "youtube_id": input,
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ export const sendDownloads = async (token: string, input: string): Promise<Downl
       Authorization: `Token ${token}`,
       mode: "no-cors",
     },
-    method: "POST"
+    method: "POST",
   });
   if (response.ok) {
     return response.json();
@@ -55,6 +63,9 @@ export const sendDownloads = async (token: string, input: string): Promise<Downl
 };
 
 export const sendDeleteAllQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, filter: string): Promise<Download> => {
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to delete downloads, no token provided.`);
+  }
   const response = await fetch(`${TA_BASE_URL.server}/api/download/?filter=${filter}`, {
     headers: {
       Accept: "application/json",
@@ -62,7 +73,7 @@ export const sendDeleteAllQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, filter: string):
       Authorization: `Token ${token}`,
       mode: "no-cors",
     },
-    method: "DELETE"
+    method: "DELETE",
   });
   if (!response.ok) {
     throw new Error("Error removing all videos.");
@@ -72,6 +83,9 @@ export const sendDeleteAllQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, filter: string):
 };
 
 export const sendDeleteVideoQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, videoId: string): Promise<Download> => {
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to delete downloads, no token provided.`);
+  }
   const response = await fetch(`${TA_BASE_URL.server}/api/download/${videoId}/`, {
     headers: {
       Accept: "application/json",
@@ -79,7 +93,7 @@ export const sendDeleteVideoQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, videoId: strin
       Authorization: `Token ${token}`,
       mode: "no-cors",
     },
-    method: "DELETE"
+    method: "DELETE",
   });
   if (!response.ok) {
     throw new Error("Error removing video.");
@@ -89,6 +103,9 @@ export const sendDeleteVideoQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, videoId: strin
 };
 
 export const sendMoveVideoQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, videoId: string, status: string): Promise<Download> => {
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to move downloads, no token provided.`);
+  }
   var data = {
     "status": status
   };
@@ -100,10 +117,33 @@ export const sendMoveVideoQueuedIgnored = async (token: string, videoId: string,
       Authorization: `Token ${token}`,
       mode: "no-cors",
     },
-    method: "POST"
+    method: "POST",
   });
   if (!response.ok) {
     throw new Error("Error moving video to" + status + ".");
   }
   return response.json();
+};
+
+export const sendTasks = async (token: string, task: Tasks): Promise<Task> => {
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to start task, no token provided.`);
+  }
+  var data = {
+    "run": task
+  };
+  const response = await fetch(`${TA_BASE_URL.server}/api/task/`, {
+    body: JSON.stringify(data),
+    headers: {
+      Accept: "application/json",
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: `Token ${token}`,
+      mode: "no-cors",
+    },
+    method: "POST",
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Error running task: ${task}.`);
+  }
+  return response.json();
 };
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diff --git a/src/pages/download.tsx b/src/pages/download.tsx
index 3682de5..2de63fd 100755
--- a/src/pages/download.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/download.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import { dehydrate, QueryClient, useQuery } from "react-query";
 import { CustomHead } from "../components/CustomHead";
 import { Layout } from "../components/Layout";
 import NextImage from "next/image";
-import { getDownloads, sendDeleteAllQueuedIgnored, sendDeleteVideoQueuedIgnored, sendMoveVideoQueuedIgnored } from "../lib/getDownloads";
-import { sendDownloads } from "../lib/getDownloads";
+import { getDownloads, sendDownloads, sendDeleteAllQueuedIgnored, sendDeleteVideoQueuedIgnored, sendMoveVideoQueuedIgnored, sendTasks } from "../lib/getDownloads";
 import RescanIcon from "../images/icon-rescan.svg";
 import DownloadIcon from "../images/icon-download.svg";
 import AddIcon from "../images/icon-add.svg";
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import ListViewIcon from "../images/icon-listview.svg";
 import StopIcon from "../images/icon-stop.svg";
 import CloseIcon from "../images/icon-close.svg";
 import { getTAUrl } from "../lib/constants";
+import { Tasks } from "../types/download";
 
 const TA_BASE_URL = getTAUrl();
 
@@ -124,6 +124,18 @@ const Download: NextPage = () => {
         .catch(error => handleSetErrorMessage(error.message));
     }
 
+    const handleSendTask = (session: string, task: Tasks) => {
+        sendTasks(session, task).then((response) => {
+            if (response.success) {
+                handleSetErrorMessage(null);
+            } else {
+                handleSetErrorMessage(`Error running task: ${response.task}.`);
+            }
+            
+        })
+        .catch(error => handleSetErrorMessage(error.message));
+    }
+
     return (
         <>
             <CustomHead title="Downloads" />
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@ const Download: NextPage = () => {
                                 alt="rescan-icon"
                                 title="Rescan subscriptions"
                                 // className="rotate-img" // Set when rescanning
-                                onClick={() => console.log("rescanPending()")}
+                                onClick={() => handleSendTask(session.ta_token.token, "rescan_pending")}
                             />
                             {/* <img id="rescan-icon" onclick="rescanPending()" src="{% static 'img/icon-rescan.svg' %}" alt="rescan-icon"></img> */}
                             <p>Rescan subscriptions</p>
@@ -215,7 +227,7 @@ const Download: NextPage = () => {
                                 alt="download-icon"
                                 title="Start download"
                                 // className="bounce-img" // Set when video is downloading
-                                onClick={() => console.log("dlPending()")}
+                                onClick={() => handleSendTask(session.ta_token.token, "download_pending")}
                             />
                             {/* <img id="download-icon" onclick="dlPending()" src="{% static 'img/icon-download.svg' %}" alt="download-icon"></img> */}
                             <p>Start download</p>
diff --git a/src/types/download.ts b/src/types/download.ts
index c14eadb..2f4beb6 100755
--- a/src/types/download.ts
+++ b/src/types/download.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ export interface Download {
   message: string;
 }
 
+export interface Task {
+  success: boolean;
+  task: string;
+}
+
+export type Tasks = "download_pending" | "rescan_pending";
+
 export interface Paginate {
   page_size: number;
   page_from: number;
@@ -16,11 +23,6 @@ export interface Paginate {
   total_hits: number;
 }
 
-// export interface DownloadResponse {
-//   data: Datum[];
-//   message: string;
-// }
-
 export interface Config {
   archive: Archive;
   default_view: DefaultView;
@@ -106,19 +108,6 @@ export interface Datum {
   title: string;
   vid_thumb_url: string;
   youtube_id: string;
-  
-  // active: boolean;
-  // category: Category[];
-  // channel: Channel;
-  // date_downloaded: number;
-  // description: string;
-  // media_url: string;
-  // player: Player;
-  // playlist: Playlist[];
-  // stats: Stats;
-  // tags: string[];
-  // vid_last_refresh: LastRefresh;
-  // vid_thumb_base64: string;
 }
 
 export enum Category {