How to Integrate Replit with Todoist

1# Python — quick test of Todoist API token
2# Run this in Replit after adding TODOIST_API_TOKEN to Secrets
3import os
4try:
5    import requests
6except ImportError:
7    print('Run: pip install requests')
8    exit()
9
10token = os.environ.get('TODOIST_API_TOKEN', '')
11if not token:
12    print('Add TODOIST_API_TOKEN to Replit Secrets (lock icon 🔒)')
13    exit()
14
15response = requests.get(
16    'https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/projects',
17    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'}
18)
19if response.status_code == 200:
20    projects = response.json()
21    print(f'Connected! Found {len(projects)} projects:')
22    for p in projects[:5]:
23        print(f'  {p["name"]} (ID: {p["id"]})')
24else:
25    print(f'Error: {response.status_code} — check your token')

1// Node.js — verify Todoist secrets (check-secrets.js)
2const token = process.env.TODOIST_API_TOKEN;
3const projectId = process.env.TODOIST_PROJECT_ID;
4
5if (!token) {
6  console.error('MISSING: TODOIST_API_TOKEN — add via Replit Secrets (lock icon 🔒)');
7  process.exit(1);
8}
9console.log(`OK: TODOIST_API_TOKEN loaded (${token.length} chars)`);
10if (projectId) {
11  console.log(`OK: TODOIST_PROJECT_ID = ${projectId}`);
12} else {
13  console.log('INFO: TODOIST_PROJECT_ID not set — tasks will go to Inbox');
14}

1// Node.js — Todoist task creation server (index.js)
2const express = require('express');
3const axios = require('axios');
4
5const app = express();
6app.use(express.json());
7
8const TODOIST_TOKEN = process.env.TODOIST_API_TOKEN;
9const DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID = process.env.TODOIST_PROJECT_ID;
10
11if (!TODOIST_TOKEN) {
12  console.error('TODOIST_API_TOKEN not found. Add it in Replit Secrets (lock icon 🔒).');
13  process.exit(1);
14}
15
16const todoistApi = axios.create({
17  baseURL: 'https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2',
18  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${TODOIST_TOKEN}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
19});
20
21// Create a task
22app.post('/tasks', async (req, res) => {
23  const { content, description, due_string, priority, project_id } = req.body;
24  if (!content) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'content is required' });
25
26  try {
27    const task = await todoistApi.post('/tasks', {
28      content,
29      description: description || '',
30      due_string: due_string || 'today',
31      priority: priority || 1,
32      project_id: project_id || DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID || undefined
33    });
34    console.log(`Task created: ${task.data.id} — ${content}`);
35    res.json({ success: true, task: task.data });
36  } catch (err) {
37    console.error('Todoist error:', err.response?.data || err.message);
38    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create task' });
39  }
40});
41
42// Get all tasks in a project
43app.get('/tasks', async (req, res) => {
44  try {
45    const params = req.query.project_id ? { project_id: req.query.project_id } : {};
46    const tasks = await todoistApi.get('/tasks', { params });
47    res.json(tasks.data);
48  } catch (err) {
49    res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
50  }
51});
52
53// Mark a task complete
54app.post('/tasks/:id/close', async (req, res) => {
55  try {
56    await todoistApi.post(`/tasks/${req.params.id}/close`);
57    res.json({ success: true });
58  } catch (err) {
59    res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
60  }
61});
62
63app.listen(3000, '0.0.0.0', () => console.log('Todoist server running on port 3000'));

1# Python — read projects and tasks (read_tasks.py)
2import requests
3import os
4
5TOKEN = os.environ['TODOIST_API_TOKEN']
6headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {TOKEN}'}
7
8def get_projects():
9    resp = requests.get('https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/projects', headers=headers)
10    resp.raise_for_status()
11    return resp.json()
12
13def get_tasks(project_id=None, label=None, filter_query=None):
14    params = {}
15    if project_id:
16        params['project_id'] = project_id
17    if label:
18        params['label'] = label
19    if filter_query:
20        params['filter'] = filter_query
21    resp = requests.get('https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks', headers=headers, params=params)
22    resp.raise_for_status()
23    return resp.json()
24
25def create_task(content, due_string='today', priority=1, project_id=None):
26    payload = {'content': content, 'due_string': due_string, 'priority': priority}
27    if project_id:
28        payload['project_id'] = project_id
29    resp = requests.post('https://api.todoist.com/rest/v2/tasks', json=payload, headers=headers)
30    resp.raise_for_status()
31    return resp.json()
32
33# Example usage
34projects = get_projects()
35print('Projects:')
36for p in projects:
37    print(f'  {p["name"]} (ID: {p["id"]})')
38
39overdue = get_tasks(filter_query='overdue')
40print(f'\nOverdue tasks: {len(overdue)}')
41for task in overdue[:5]:
42    print(f'  [{task.get("priority", 1)}] {task["content"]}')
43
44# Create a test task
45new_task = create_task('Test task from Replit', due_string='tomorrow', priority=2)
46print(f'\nCreated: {new_task["id"]} — {new_task["content"]}')