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title: "Open and close a latch or padlock | Wake tasks"
description: "Open a latch, clasp or padlock, then close it again. One round per clip."
url: https://wake.inc/tasks/db535f3c-1997-4ea6-a392-3a1d82545207/
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# Open and close a latch or padlock

$6/h for approved video; work and earnings are not guaranteed

Open a latch, clasp or padlock, then close it again. One round per clip.

**Start:** A closed latch, clasp or padlock in view.

**Record:** Open it fully and take your hand away for a second. Then close it until it clicks or holds.

**Done when:** The latch is closed again and stays closed.

**Also counts:** Door bolts, gate latches, toolbox or suitcase clasps, carabiners or padlocks. Send as many clips as you like, changing the latch each time.

**How:** phone on your head (not on your chest or in your hand), both hands free and in view the whole time, good light. One continuous clip of one complete round, about 10-60 sec (max 90 sec). Start recording a few seconds before you begin and stop a few seconds after you finish. Keep the app open until it uploads. Keep faces and documents out of view.

**Can be declined if:** not first-person, phone held in a hand, hands out of view, the start or the result not visible, the round not finished, or too dark or blurry.

## Compatible devices

- Any phone

## Available in

- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America

Record only work you can perform safely, with permission to record in the setting. [Contributor Agreement](https://wake.inc/contributor-agreement/) · [Recording guide](https://wake.inc/contribute/) · [All tasks](https://wake.inc/tasks/)

Record this task in the Wake app

Find ‘Open and close a latch or padlock’ in the app, check that your phone and country are eligible, then start recording.

[Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6817530212) [Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=inc.wake.mobile)

Posted 2026-11-11