Get ID for later use using custom command

getIdForLater.js

Cypress.Commands.add('getTaskId', (applicationId, retry) => {
  function maybeRetryReq() {
    return cy.request(({
      url: `https://jsonplaceholder.cypress.io/users`
    })).then((response) => {
      const responseId = response.body[0].id
      if (responseId) {
        return responseId
      }

      if (retry) {
        return maybeRetryReq()
      }

      throw new Error('Id not found')
    })
  }

  return maybeRetryReq()
})

it('Get ID for later use', function () {
  cy.getTaskId('123', 5).then((id) => {
    // We have access to ID here
    expect(id).to.eq(1)
  })

  // alias the ID for later use
  cy.getTaskId('123').as('taskId')

  // We have access to ID here
  cy.get('@taskId').should('eq', 1).then(() => {
    // We have access to ID here
    cy.wrap(this.taskId).should('eq', 1)
  })
})