diff --git a/components/schemas/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks/ExternalVolumesScanAction.yml b/components/schemas/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks/ExternalVolumesScanAction.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f66fe5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/schemas/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks/ExternalVolumesScanAction.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+title: ExternalVolumesScanAction
+description: A task to scan for available external volumes on a given cluster.
+type: object
+required:
+  - action
+properties:
+  action:
+    type: string
+    description: The action for the external volumes job.
+    enum:
+      - scan
+  contents:
+    type: object
+    description: Scan options used by the platform to create the job.
+    required:
+      - cluster
+    properties:
+      cluster:
+        type: string
+        description: |
+          ID of the cluster to scan for external volumes.
diff --git a/components/schemas/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks/ExternalVolumesTask.yml b/components/schemas/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks/ExternalVolumesTask.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c06a822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/schemas/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks/ExternalVolumesTask.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+title: ExternalVolumesTask
+discriminator:
+  propertyName: action
+  mapping:
+    scan: ExternalVolumesScanAction.yml
+oneOf:
+  - $ref: ExternalVolumesScanAction.yml
diff --git a/platform/api.yml b/platform/api.yml
index 67a1c69a..6e722ac4 100644
--- a/platform/api.yml
+++ b/platform/api.yml
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ paths:
   "/v1/images/{imageId}/build-log":
     $ref: "./paths/images/buildLog.yml"
   "/v1/images/tasks":
-    $ref: paths/images/bulkTasks.yml
+    $ref: paths/images/rootTasks.yml
   "/v1/images/{imageId}/tasks":
     $ref: "./paths/images/tasks.yml"
 
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ paths:
   ## External Volumes
   "/v1/infrastructure/external-volumes":
     $ref: "./paths/infrastructure/external-volumes/external-volumes.yml"
+  "/v1/infrastructure/external-volumes/tasks":
+    $ref: "./paths/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks.yml"
   "/v1/infrastructure/external-volumes/{externalVolumeId}":
     $ref: "./paths/infrastructure/external-volumes/external-volume.yml"
   "/v1/infrastructure/external-volumes/sources":
diff --git a/platform/paths/images/bulkTasks.yml b/platform/paths/images/rootTasks.yml
similarity index 98%
rename from platform/paths/images/bulkTasks.yml
rename to platform/paths/images/rootTasks.yml
index 0aff2fce..c6e1ccc8 100644
--- a/platform/paths/images/bulkTasks.yml
+++ b/platform/paths/images/rootTasks.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ post:
                 - prune
             contents:
               type: object
-              description: Additional contents needed by the platform to create the Job.
+              description: Additional contents needed by the platform to create the job.
               required:
                 - source_ids
               properties:
diff --git a/platform/paths/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks.yml b/platform/paths/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6a52003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/paths/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+post:
+  operationId: "createExternalVolumesJob"
+  summary: Create External Volumes Job
+  description: |
+    Create a job for external volumes.
+
+    Requires the `external-volumes-manage` capability.
+  tags:
+    - External Volumes
+  parameters: []
+  requestBody:
+    description: Parameters for creating a new external volumes job.
+    content:
+      application/json:
+        schema:
+          $ref: ../../../../components/schemas/infrastructure/external-volumes/rootTasks/ExternalVolumesTask.yml
+
+  responses:
+    202:
+      description: Returns a job descriptor.
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            title: "TaskResponse"
+            type: object
+            required:
+              - data
+            properties:
+              data:
+                $ref: ../../../../components/schemas/jobs/JobDescriptor.yml
+    default:
+      $ref: ../../../../components/responses/errors/DefaultError.yml