curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN" | python3 -m json.tool


Filter by project:
```bash
curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks?project_id=PROJECT_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN"

Get a single task

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks/TASK_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN"

Create a task

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content": "Task name", "project_id": "PROJECT_ID", "due_string": "tomorrow", "priority": 1}'

Priority: 1 (normal) to 4 (urgent). due_string supports natural language ("tomorrow", "every monday", "Feb 20").

Complete a task

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks/TASK_ID/close" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN"

Update a task

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks/TASK_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content": "Updated name", "due_string": "next friday"}'

Delete a task

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks/TASK_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN"

List projects

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/projects" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN"

Create a project

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/projects" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Project Name"}'

List sections

curl -s "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/sections?project_id=PROJECT_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN"

Create a section

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/sections" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"project_id": "PROJECT_ID", "name": "Section Name", "order": 0}'

Move task to section

curl -s -X POST "https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/tasks/TASK_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TODOIST_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"section_id": "SECTION_ID"}'

Notes

API v2 is deprecated (410 Gone). Use v1.
Token is a personal API token, not OAuth.
Use "List projects" and "List sections" to discover your project/section IDs.
Prefer completing tasks over deleting them.

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