Tasks Service

The Tasks service allows you to use the Google Tasks API in Apps Script. This API gives users the ability to manage their tasks in Gmail.

Reference

For detailed information on this service, see the reference documentation for the Tasks API. Like all advanced services in Apps Script, the Tasks service uses the same objects, methods, and parameters as the public API. For more information, see How method signatures are determined .

To report issues and find other support, see the Tasks support guide .

Sample application

The sample web application Simple Tasks demonstrates how to use the Tasks service for both read and write operations. You can view the full source code on our GitHub repository .

Sample code

The sample code below uses version 1 of the API.

List task lists

This sample lists the task lists in your account.

advanced/tasks.gs
 /** 
 * Lists the titles and IDs of tasksList. 
 * @see https://developers.google.com/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasklists/list 
 */ 
 function 
  
 listTaskLists 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 try 
  
 { 
  
 // Returns all the authenticated user's task lists. 
  
 const 
  
 taskLists 
  
 = 
  
 Tasks 
 . 
 Tasklists 
 . 
 list 
 (); 
  
 // If taskLists are available then print all tasklists. 
  
 if 
  
 (! 
 taskLists 
 . 
 items 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' No 
  
 task 
  
 lists 
  
 found 
 .'); 
  
 return 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 // Print the tasklist title and tasklist id. 
  
 for 
  
 ( 
 let 
  
 i 
  
 = 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 i 
 < 
 taskLists 
 . 
 items 
 . 
 length 
 ; 
  
 i 
 ++) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 taskList 
  
 = 
  
 taskLists 
 . 
 items 
 [ 
 i 
 ]; 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' Task 
  
 list 
  
 with 
  
 title 
  
" % 
 s 
"  
 and 
  
 ID 
  
" % 
 s 
"  
 was 
  
 found 
 .', 
  
 taskList 
 . 
 title 
 , 
  
 taskList 
 . 
 id 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 catch 
  
 ( 
 err 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 // TODO (developer) - Handle exception from Task API 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' Failed 
  
 with 
  
 an 
  
 error 
  
 % 
 s 
  
' , 
  
 err 
 . 
 message 
 ); 
  
 } 
 }

List tasks

This sample lists the tasks within a given task list.

advanced/tasks.gs
 /** 
 * Lists task items for a provided tasklist ID. 
 * @param  {string} taskListId The tasklist ID. 
 * @see https://developers.google.com/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasks/list 
 */ 
 function 
  
 listTasks 
 ( 
 taskListId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 try 
  
 { 
  
 // List the task items of specified tasklist using taskList id. 
  
 const 
  
 tasks 
  
 = 
  
 Tasks 
 . 
 Tasks 
 . 
 list 
 ( 
 taskListId 
 ); 
  
 // If tasks are available then print all task of given tasklists. 
  
 if 
  
 (! 
 tasks 
 . 
 items 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' No 
  
 tasks 
  
 found 
 .'); 
  
 return 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 // Print the task title and task id of specified tasklist. 
  
 for 
  
 ( 
 let 
  
 i 
  
 = 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 i 
 < 
 tasks 
 . 
 items 
 . 
 length 
 ; 
  
 i 
 ++) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 task 
  
 = 
  
 tasks 
 . 
 items 
 [ 
 i 
 ]; 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' Task 
  
 with 
  
 title 
  
" % 
 s 
"  
 and 
  
 ID 
  
" % 
 s 
"  
 was 
  
 found 
 .', 
  
 task 
 . 
 title 
 , 
  
 task 
 . 
 id 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 catch 
  
 ( 
 err 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 // TODO (developer) - Handle exception from Task API 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' Failed 
  
 with 
  
 an 
  
 error 
  
 % 
 s 
' , 
  
 err 
 . 
 message 
 ); 
  
 } 
 }

Add task

This sample adds a new task to a task list.

advanced/tasks.gs
 /** 
 * Adds a task to a tasklist. 
 * @param {string} taskListId The tasklist to add to. 
 * @see https://developers.google.com/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasks/insert 
 */ 
 function 
  
 addTask 
 ( 
 taskListId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 // Task details with title and notes for inserting new task 
  
 let 
  
 task 
  
 = 
  
 { 
  
 title 
 : 
  
' Pick 
  
 up 
  
 dry 
  
 cleaning 
' , 
  
 notes 
 : 
  
' Remember 
  
 to 
  
 get 
  
 this 
  
 done 
 ! 
'  
 }; 
  
 try 
  
 { 
  
 // Call insert method with taskDetails and taskListId to insert Task to specified tasklist. 
  
 task 
  
 = 
  
 Tasks 
 . 
 Tasks 
 . 
 insert 
 ( 
 task 
 , 
  
 taskListId 
 ); 
  
 // Print the Task ID of created task. 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' Task 
  
 with 
  
 ID 
  
" % 
 s 
"  
 was 
  
 created 
 .', 
  
 task 
 . 
 id 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 catch 
  
 ( 
 err 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 // TODO (developer) - Handle exception from Tasks.insert() of Task API 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
' Failed 
  
 with 
  
 an 
  
 error 
  
 % 
 s 
' , 
  
 err 
 . 
 message 
 ); 
  
 } 
 }