Issue using VSCode tasks with dotnet run - .net-core

Question

I have two projects in a parent folder:
parentFolder
| webApiFolder
| testsFolder
Using the terminal, I need to pass the --project parameter to dotnet run. As such, I figure it'd be easier to just create a task and run the task instead. However, I can't get the task to work.
Task:
{
"label": "run api",
"command": "dotnet",
"type": "process",
"args": [
"run",
"--project ${workspaceFolder}\\WebApi\\mercury-ms-auth.csproj"
],
"problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
}
Output:
> Executing task: C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe run --project G:\Git_CS\mercury-ms-auth\WebApi\mercury-ms-auth.csproj <
Couldn't find a project to run. Ensure a project exists in g:\Git_CS\mercury-ms-auth, or pass the path to the project using --project.
The terminal process terminated with exit code: 1
However, if I run dotnet run --project G:\Git_CS\mercury-ms-auth\WebApi\mercury-ms-auth.csproj, that launches the project perfectly.
Similarly, my test and code coverage task works perfectly:
{
"label": "test with code coverage",
"command": "dotnet",
"type": "process",
"args": [
"test",
"${workspaceFolder}/Tests/Tests.csproj",
"/p:CollectCoverage=true",
"/p:CoverletOutputFormat=cobertura"
],
"problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
}

Answer 1

One solution is to "type": "shell" and pass through the whole command.
{
"label": "run api",
"command": "dotnet run --project ${workspaceFolder}\\WebApi",
"type": "shell",
"problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
}