How to Trigger Todoist Reminders from Google Calendar Events via Zapier

Quick summary

This walkthrough shows you how to connect Google Calendar to Todoist via Zapier so that new calendar events automatically trigger task reminders in Todoist — no manual entry required. By the end, you will have a fully published Zap that keeps your task list in sync with your calendar in real time.

Steps

1. Click on the Trigger field to begin selecting the trigger event in the Zapier editor.
2. Search for Google Calendar and select it as the trigger app.
3. Choose a trigger event from the available Google Calendar event options.
4. Connect your Google Calendar account and grant Zapier permission to access it.
5. Choose the specific calendar you want to monitor and click Continue.
6. Click Test trigger to confirm Zapier can pull event 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 define what Todoist should do when triggered.
10. Connect your Todoist account and grant Zapier permission to create tasks.
11. Customize the Todoist action settings and click Continue.
12. Click Test step to verify the integration works as expected.
13. Once the test passes, click Publish to activate your Zap.