diff --git a/lib/api/GwApi.h b/lib/api/GwApi.h
index c6d679e..7fdf8cd 100644
--- a/lib/api/GwApi.h
+++ b/lib/api/GwApi.h
@@ -32,6 +32,29 @@ class GwApi{
                     return format;
                 }
         };
+        /**
+         * a simple value container
+         * to exchange data between tasks
+        */
+        class Value{
+            long lvalue=0;
+            String svalue;
+            bool isString=false;
+            bool isValid=false;
+            public:
+            Value(const String &v){isString=true;svalue=v;isValid=true;}
+            Value(long l){lvalue=l;isValid=true;}
+            Value(){}
+            long getLValue() const{
+                if(!isString) return lvalue;
+                return atol(svalue.c_str());
+            }
+            String getSValue() const{
+                if(isString) return svalue;
+                return String(lvalue);
+            }
+            bool valid() const{return isValid;}
+        };
 
         class Status{
             public:
@@ -133,6 +156,15 @@ class GwApi{
         virtual void increment(int idx,const String &name,bool failed=false){}
         virtual void reset(int idx){}
         virtual void remove(int idx){}
+
+        /**
+         * exchange data between different user tasks
+         * each task can set arbitrary items
+         * that can be accessed by other tasks
+        */
+        virtual void setTaskValue(const String &name,const Value &v){}
+        virtual Value getTaskValue(const String &taskName,const String &name){return Value();}
+
         /**
          * not thread safe methods
          * accessing boat data must only be executed from within the main thread
diff --git a/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.cpp b/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.cpp
index 7c47a55..f5e9f97 100644
--- a/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.cpp
+++ b/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.cpp
@@ -46,23 +46,65 @@ class GwUserCapability{
         }
 };
 #include "GwUserTasks.h"
+class TaskData{
+    SemaphoreHandle_t lock;
+    std::map<String,GwApi::Value> data;
+    GwLog *logger;
+    String computeKey(const String &taskName,const String &name) const{
+        return taskName+":#:"+name;
+    }
+    public:
+    TaskData(GwLog *l){
+        lock=xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
+        logger=l;
+    }
+    ~TaskData(){
+        vSemaphoreDelete(lock);
+    }
+    void setTaskValue(const String &taskName,const String &name,const GwApi::Value &v){
+        String key=computeKey(taskName,name);
+        LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::DEBUG,"set task data %s=%s",key.c_str(),v.getSValue().c_str());
+        GWSYNCHRONIZED(&lock);
+        data[key]=v;
+    }
+    GwApi::Value getTaskValue(const String &taskName,const String &name){
+        GwApi::Value rt;
+        String key=computeKey(taskName,name);
+        {
+            GWSYNCHRONIZED(&lock);
+            auto it=data.find(key);
+            if (it != data.end()) rt=it->second;
+        }
+        LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::DEBUG,"get task data %s:%s (valid=%d)",key.c_str(),rt.getSValue().c_str(),(int)rt.valid());
+        return rt;
+    }
+
+};
 class TaskApi : public GwApiInternal
 {
-    GwApiInternal *api;
+    GwApiInternal *api=nullptr;
+    TaskData *taskData=nullptr;
     int sourceId;
     SemaphoreHandle_t *mainLock;
     SemaphoreHandle_t localLock;
     std::map<int,GwCounter<String>> counter;
+    String name;
     bool counterUsed=false;
     int counterIdx=0;
 
 public:
-    TaskApi(GwApiInternal *api, int sourceId, SemaphoreHandle_t *mainLock, const String &name)
+    TaskApi(GwApiInternal *api, 
+        int sourceId, 
+        SemaphoreHandle_t *mainLock, 
+        const String &name,
+        TaskData *d)
     {
         this->sourceId = sourceId;
         this->api = api;
         this->mainLock=mainLock;
+        this->name=name;
         localLock=xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
+        taskData=d;
     }
     virtual GwRequestQueue *getQueue()
     {
@@ -160,12 +202,20 @@ public:
         else it->second=GwCounter<String>("count"+name);
         return counterIdx;
     }
+    virtual void setTaskValue(const String &name,const Value &v){
+        taskData->setTaskValue(this->name,name,v);
+    }
+    virtual Value getTaskValue(const String &taskName,const String &name){
+        return taskData->getTaskValue(taskName,name);
+    }
+
 };
 
 GwUserCode::GwUserCode(GwApiInternal *api,SemaphoreHandle_t *mainLock){
     this->logger=api->getLogger();
     this->api=api;
     this->mainLock=mainLock;
+    this->taskData=new TaskData(this->logger);
 }
 void userTaskStart(void *p){
     GwUserTask *task=(GwUserTask*)p;
@@ -179,7 +229,7 @@ void userTaskStart(void *p){
     task->api=NULL;
 }
 void GwUserCode::startAddOnTask(GwApiInternal *api,GwUserTask *task,int sourceId,String name){
-    task->api=new TaskApi(api,sourceId,mainLock,name);
+    task->api=new TaskApi(api,sourceId,mainLock,name,taskData);
     xTaskCreate(userTaskStart,name.c_str(),task->stackSize,task,3,NULL);
 }
 void GwUserCode::startUserTasks(int baseId){
@@ -194,7 +244,7 @@ void GwUserCode::startInitTasks(int baseId){
     LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::DEBUG,"starting %d user init tasks",initTasks.size());
     for (auto it=initTasks.begin();it != initTasks.end();it++){
         LOG_DEBUG(GwLog::LOG,"starting user init task %s with id %d",it->name.c_str(),baseId);
-        it->api=new TaskApi(api,baseId,mainLock,it->name);
+        it->api=new TaskApi(api,baseId,mainLock,it->name,taskData);
         userTaskStart(&(*it));
         baseId++;
     }
diff --git a/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.h b/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.h
index e9b45f5..a0d1019 100644
--- a/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.h
+++ b/lib/usercode/GwUserCode.h
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ class GwUserTask{
         }
 };
 
-
+class TaskData;
 class GwUserCode{
     GwLog *logger;
     GwApiInternal *api;
     SemaphoreHandle_t *mainLock;
+    TaskData *taskData;
     void startAddOnTask(GwApiInternal *api,GwUserTask *task,int sourceId,String name);
     public:
         typedef std::map<String,String> Capabilities;