todoist_update_task

Modify an existing task in Todoist by updating its title, description, labels, priority, due date, assignee, duration, or deadline. Ensure tasks stay organized and up-to-date.

Instructions

Update an existing task in Todoist

Args: task_id: ID of the task to update content: New content/title for the task (optional) description: New description for the task (optional) labels: New labels for the task (optional) priority: New priority level from 1 (normal) to 4 (urgent) (optional) due_string: New due date in natural language like 'tomorrow', 'next Monday' (optional) due_date: New specific date in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional) due_datetime: New specific date and time in RFC3339 format in UTC (optional) due_lang: 2-letter code specifying language in case due_string is not written in English (optional) assignee_id: The responsible user ID or null to unset (for shared tasks) (optional) duration: A positive integer for the amount of duration_unit the task will take (optional) duration_unit: The unit of time that the duration field represents (minute or day) (optional) deadline_date: Specific date in YYYY-MM-DD format relative to user's timezone (optional) deadline_lang: 2-letter code specifying language of deadline (optional)

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`assignee_id`	No
`content`	No
`deadline_date`	No
`deadline_lang`	No
`description`	No
`due_date`	No
`due_datetime`	No
`due_lang`	No
`due_string`	No
`duration`	No
`duration_unit`	No
`labels`	No
`priority`	No
`task_id`	Yes

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "assignee_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Assignee Id"
    },
    "content": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Content"
    },
    "deadline_date": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Deadline Date"
    },
    "deadline_lang": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Deadline Lang"
    },
    "description": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Description"
    },
    "due_date": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Due Date"
    },
    "due_datetime": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Due Datetime"
    },
    "due_lang": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Due Lang"
    },
    "due_string": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Due String"
    },
    "duration": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Duration"
    },
    "duration_unit": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Duration Unit"
    },
    "labels": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Labels"
    },
    "priority": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Priority"
    },
    "task_id": {
      "title": "Task Id",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "task_id"
  ],
  "title": "todoist_update_taskArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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