Create Task
google_tasks.create_task
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Google Tasks API POST /lists/{tasklist}/tasks.
Create a task in a Google Tasks list.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- OAuth 2.0
- Providers
- Google Tasks
- Secret shape
- {"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
6 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
title Task title. Supports {{ }}. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
notes Task notes, stored on the task; blank leaves it unset. | string | No | — | — | — |
due Due date (RFC3339, e.g. 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z). | string | No | — | — | — |
tasklist Task list id ('@default', or an id from google_tasks.list_tasklists). | string | No | @default | — | — |
parent Create the task as a subtask of this task id. | string | No | — | — | — |
previous Place the task directly after this sibling task id. | string | No | — | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"tasklist": "@default"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
ok | boolean | — |
id The created task's id. | string | — |
title | string | — |
status | string | — |
due Due date as Google stored it. | string | — |
notes | string | — |
web_view_link Link to the task in Google Tasks. | string | — |
parent Set when the task was created as a subtask. | string | — |
position | string | — |
task The whole created task: id, title, status ('needsAction' or 'completed'), due, notes, updated, completed, parent (set on a subtask), position, web_view_link, self_link, deleted, hidden, links[{type, description, link}]. | object | — |
{
"due": "",
"id": "",
"notes": "",
"ok": false,
"parent": "",
"position": "",
"status": "",
"task": {},
"title": "",
"web_view_link": ""
}Related Google Tasks nodes
See Create Task run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Google Tasks connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.