Todoist CLI

Use todoist to manage Todoist tasks directly from the terminal.

Setup

1. Install: brew install todoist-cli
2. Get your API token from https://app.todoist.com/app/settings/integrations/developer
3. Create config:

mkdir -p ~/.config/todoist
echo '{"token": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"}' > ~/.config/todoist/config.json

4. Sync: todoist sync

List Tasks

todoist list                           # All tasks
todoist list --filter "today"          # Due today
todoist list --filter "overdue"        # Overdue tasks
todoist list --filter "p1"             # Priority 1 (highest)
todoist list --filter "tomorrow"       # Due tomorrow
todoist list --filter "@work"          # By label
todoist list --filter "#Project"       # By project
todoist list --filter "(today | overdue) & p1"  # Combined filters

Add Tasks

todoist add "Buy milk"                                    # Simple task
todoist add "Call mom" --priority 1                       # With priority (1=highest, 4=lowest)
todoist add "Meeting" --date "tomorrow 3pm"               # With due date
todoist add "Report" --project-name "Work"                # To specific project
todoist add "Review" --label-names "urgent,review"        # With labels
todoist quick "Buy eggs tomorrow p1 #Shopping @errands"   # Natural language

Modify Tasks

todoist modify TASK_ID --content "New title"
todoist modify TASK_ID --priority 2
todoist modify TASK_ID --date "next monday"

Complete Tasks

todoist close TASK_ID              # Complete a task
todoist close TASK_ID TASK_ID2     # Complete multiple tasks

Delete Tasks

todoist delete TASK_ID

View Details

todoist show TASK_ID               # Show task details
todoist projects                   # List all projects
todoist labels                     # List all labels

Sync

todoist sync                       # Sync local cache with Todoist

Output Formats

todoist list --csv                 # CSV output for scripting
todoist list --color               # Colorized output
todoist list --namespace           # Show parent tasks as namespace
todoist list --indent              # Indent subtasks

Filter Syntax

Todoist CLI supports the official Todoist filter syntax:

Combine with & (and), | (or), ! (not):

todoist list --filter "(today | overdue) & p1"
todoist list --filter "#Work & !@done"

Notes

• Run todoist sync after making changes in the web/mobile app
• Task IDs are numeric (e.g., 12345678)
• Config stored in ~/.config/todoist/config.json
• Cache stored in ~/.config/todoist/cache.json