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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "d49ee203-5bd1-45c0-859d-f1b248bfdf71",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
280,
40
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 424.4907862645661,
"height": 154.7766688696994,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfa4 Setup\n1. Add Todoist creds\n2. Create a `template` list to copy from in Todoist. Add days and due times on each task as necessary.\n3. Set the projects to copy from and to write to in each **Todoist** node"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e69dd4e2-7ff6-4613-a1c9-ac1f3da37955",
"name": "Get all tasks from template project",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.todoist",
"position": [
860,
420
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {
"projectId": "2299363018"
},
"operation": "getAll",
"returnAll": true
},
"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": true,
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "fa907d45-3822-4549-9f84-8385bb4183cc",
"name": "Parse task details",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1080,
420
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "runOnceForEachItem",
"jsCode": "const item = {};\n\nitem.description = $input.item.json.description;\nitem.content = $input.item.json.content;\n\nconst parts = item.description.split(';').map((v) => v.trim());\nparts.forEach((v) => {\n const tag = v.split(':');\n if (tag && tag.length === 2) {\n item[tag[0]] = tag[1].trim();\n }\n});\n\nif (item.due) {\n item.due = parseTimeString(item.due);\n}\n\nreturn item;\n\nfunction parseTimeString(timeString) {\n const regex = /^(\\d{1,2})(\\.)?(\\d{2})?([ap]m)$/i;\n const match = timeString.match(regex);\n \n if (!match) {\n throw new Error(\"Invalid time format\");\n }\n\n let hours = parseInt(match[1], 10);\n let minutes = match[3] ? parseInt(match[3], 10) : 0;\n const period = match[4].toLowerCase();\n\n if (hours === 12) {\n hours = period === 'am' ? 0 : 12;\n } else {\n hours = period === 'pm' ? hours + 12 : hours;\n }\n\n // Check if minutes are valid\n if (minutes < 0 || minutes >= 60) {\n throw new Error(\"Invalid minutes\");\n }\n\n const now = DateTime.now().set({ hour: hours, minute: minutes, second: 0, millisecond: 0 });\n return now.toUTC();\n}\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"id": "4989bac6-0741-4cdc-bc9c-e7800f9b3019",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1140,
600
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 351.4230769230764,
"height": 222.50000000000006,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc46 This adds due dates to tasks from description.. \n### For example in the description of a task\n`days:mon,tues; due:8am`\n### So that it will create a task every Monday and Tuesday that's due at 8am \u23f0"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "accc330b-1b67-4181-8735-94b0debc8d70",
"name": "Keep tasks that match today",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
1300,
420
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json.days }}",
"value2": "={{ ['sun', 'mon', 'tues', 'wed', 'thurs', 'fri', 'sat', 'sun'][new Date().getDay()] }}",
"operation": "contains"
},
{
"value1": "={{ $json.days }}",
"value2": "={{ ['sun', 'mon', 'tues', 'wed', 'thurs', 'fri', 'sat', 'sun'][new Date().getDay()] }}",
"operation": "contains"
}
]
},
"combineConditions": "OR"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "dbe1fc24-1833-493b-b444-de21a4b3c3c5",
"name": "Every day at 5:10am",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
620,
420
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"triggerAtHour": 5,
"triggerAtMinute": 10
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "b4737822-89aa-4ca0-bd9b-c5f9a16360c0",
"name": "Every day at 5am",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
400,
220
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"triggerAtHour": 5,
"triggerAtMinute": 10
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "2a9adc4b-552b-47a9-a32c-54d8d4bfb669",
"name": "Get all tasks from Inbox",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.todoist",
"position": [
620,
220
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {
"projectId": "938017196"
},
"operation": "getAll",
"returnAll": true
},
"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": false,
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "d4794543-3002-4663-8979-360eb437fb4e",
"name": "If list not empty",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
840,
220
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json[\"id\"] }}",
"operation": "isNotEmpty"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "297fcbcb-efe3-4965-b836-34e78a3b452d",
"name": "if it has daily label",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1080,
220
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"boolean": [
{
"value1": "={{ ($json[\"labels\"] || []).includes('daily') }}",
"value2": true
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0365a865-f03b-4afc-a535-4e3892fc3add",
"name": "Delete task",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.todoist",
"position": [
1280,
220
],
"parameters": {
"taskId": "={{ $json[\"id\"] }}",
"operation": "delete"
},
"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b14a8ecc-ee07-4a33-ab4b-122c98694c60",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1740,
440
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
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"height": 100,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffd Every new task has `daily` label that gets deleted in the other flow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d951f461-685e-4507-b010-bce2be0e3709",
"name": "Create new task in Inbox",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.todoist",
"position": [
1520,
420
],
"parameters": {
"labels": [
"daily"
],
"content": "={{ $json.content }}",
"options": {
"description": "={{ $json.description }}",
"dueDateTime": "={{ $json.due }}"
},
"project": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "938017196",
"cachedResultName": "Inbox"
}
},
"credentials": {
"todoistApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 2,
"alwaysOutputData": false
}
],
"connections": {
"Every day at 5am": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Get all tasks from Inbox",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If list not empty": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "if it has daily label",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Parse task details": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Keep tasks that match today",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Every day at 5:10am": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get all tasks from template project",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"if it has daily label": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Delete task",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get all tasks from Inbox": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If list not empty",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Keep tasks that match today": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create new task in Inbox",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get all tasks from template project": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Parse task details",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
Automatically create todo items in Todoist every morning.
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