How to Automate Todoist Task Creation from Gmail Emails with Zapier

Quick summary

This demo shows how to automate Todoist task creation from Gmail emails using a Zapier workflow, connecting your inbox directly to your task manager. By setting Gmail as the trigger and Todoist as the action app, every qualifying email can instantly generate a new task without any manual effort.

Steps

1. Click on the Trigger field to begin selecting the trigger event for your Zap.
2. Search for Gmail and select it as the trigger app.
3. Select a trigger event to define which Gmail activity starts the automation.
4. Connect your Gmail account and grant Zapier permission to access your email.
5. Add the label or mailbox you want to monitor, then click Continue.
6. Click Test trigger to verify that Zapier can pull email data correctly.
7. Once data is retrieved, click Continue with selected record to proceed.
8. Search for Todoist and select it as the action app.
9. Choose an action event to specify what Todoist should do when the trigger fires.
10. Connect your Todoist account and grant Zapier permission to create tasks.
11. Customize the Todoist action fields as needed, then click Continue.
12. Click Test step to confirm the Gmail–Todoist integration works as expected.
13. Once the test passes, click Publish to activate your automated Zap.