Todoist API

Manage tasks, projects, sections, labels, and comments with the Todoist REST API v2.

Official docs: https://developer.todoist.com/rest/v2

When to Use

• Create, update, complete, and delete tasks
• Organize tasks into projects and sections
• Add labels and comments to tasks
• List and filter tasks by project or label
• Manage projects (create, update, delete)

Prerequisites

Go to vm0.ai Settings > Connectors and connect Todoist. vm0 will automatically inject the required TODOIST_TOKEN environment variable.

Core APIs

Get All Projects

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/projects" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '.[] | {id, name, color, is_favorite}'

Docs: https://developer.todoist.com/rest/v2/#get-all-projects

Get Project

Replace <project-id> with the actual project ID:

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/projects/<project-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '{id, name, comment_count, color, is_shared, is_favorite, url}'

Create Project

Write to /tmp/todoist_request.json:

{
  "name": "My New Project"
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/projects" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/todoist_request.json | jq '{id, name, url}'

Docs: https://developer.todoist.com/rest/v2/#create-a-new-project

Update Project

Replace <project-id> with the actual project ID.

Write to /tmp/todoist_request.json:

{
  "name": "Renamed Project",
  "color": "blue"
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/projects/<project-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/todoist_request.json | jq '{id, name, color}'

Delete Project

Replace <project-id> with the actual project ID:

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/projects/<project-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" -w "\nHTTP Status: %{http_code}\n"

A 204 response means success.

Get Active Tasks

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '.[] | {id, content, description, project_id, priority, due: .due.date, labels}'

Docs: https://developer.todoist.com/rest/v2/#get-active-tasks

Get Active Tasks by Project

Replace <project-id> with the actual project ID:

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks?project_id=<project-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '.[] | {id, content, priority, due: .due.date}'

Get Task

Replace <task-id> with the actual task ID:

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks/<task-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '{id, content, description, project_id, section_id, priority, due, labels, url}'

Create Task

Write to /tmp/todoist_request.json:

{
  "content": "Buy groceries",
  "description": "Milk, eggs, bread",
  "project_id": "<project-id>",
  "priority": 3,
  "due_string": "tomorrow at 10am",
  "labels": ["errands"]
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/todoist_request.json | jq '{id, content, due: .due.date, url}'

Docs: https://developer.todoist.com/rest/v2/#create-a-new-task

Update Task

Replace <task-id> with the actual task ID.

Write to /tmp/todoist_request.json:

{
  "content": "Buy groceries and snacks",
  "priority": 4
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks/<task-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/todoist_request.json | jq '{id, content, priority}'

Complete Task

Replace <task-id> with the actual task ID:

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks/<task-id>/close" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" -w "\nHTTP Status: %{http_code}\n"

A 204 response means success.

Docs: https://developer.todoist.com/rest/v2/#close-a-task

Reopen Task

Replace <task-id> with the actual task ID:

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks/<task-id>/reopen" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" -w "\nHTTP Status: %{http_code}\n"

Delete Task

Replace <task-id> with the actual task ID:

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks/<task-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" -w "\nHTTP Status: %{http_code}\n"

Get Sections

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/sections" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '.[] | {id, name, project_id, order}'

Get Sections by Project

Replace <project-id> with the actual project ID:

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/sections?project_id=<project-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '.[] | {id, name, order}'

Create Section

Write to /tmp/todoist_request.json:

{
  "project_id": "<project-id>",
  "name": "Backlog"
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/sections" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/todoist_request.json | jq '{id, name, project_id}'

Get Labels

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/labels" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '.[] | {id, name, color, order, is_favorite}'

Create Label

Write to /tmp/todoist_request.json:

{
  "name": "urgent",
  "color": "red"
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/labels" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/todoist_request.json | jq '{id, name, color}'

Get Comments for Task

Replace <task-id> with the actual task ID:

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/comments?task_id=<task-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" | jq '.[] | {id, content, posted_at}'

Create Comment

Write to /tmp/todoist_request.json:

{
  "task_id": "<task-id>",
  "content": "This task needs review before closing."
}

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/comments" --header "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv TODOIST_TOKEN)" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/todoist_request.json | jq '{id, content, posted_at}'

Guidelines

1. Priority values: 1 (normal) to 4 (urgent) — higher number = higher priority
2. Due strings: Todoist supports natural language like "tomorrow", "every monday", "Jan 15 at 3pm"
3. Rate limits: Standard rate limits apply; avoid rapid-fire requests
4. Task IDs: All IDs are strings; use values from list/create responses
5. Completed tasks: Use the /close endpoint, not delete, to mark tasks done