Google Tasks
The Google Tasks modules enable you to monitor, retrieve, create, update, or delete tasks and task lists in your Google Tasks.
Getting Started with Google Tasks
Prerequisites
A Google account
In order to use Google Tasks with Make, it is necessary to have a Google Tasks account. If you do not have one, you can create a Google Tasks account at Google Tasks.
Caution
The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Make scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!
Obtain client credentials for your custom app
To obtain the client credentials, you must have access to Google Cloud Console and be able to create or edit the project.
Sign in to Google Cloud console using your Google credentials.
Click Select a project > NEW PROJECT. Enter the desired project name, and click the CREATE button.
Select the project you have created.
Go to APIs & Services > Library.
Search and enable the following required APIs:
Cloud Resource Manager API
The desired service option should display as you type. Select the API/service you want to connect to Make.
Click the ENABLE button to enable the selected API.
Navigate to APIs & Services > OAuth consent screen.
Choose the External option, and click the CREATE button.
Note
You will not be charged when selecting this option! For more details, please refer to Google's Exceptions to verification requirements.
Fill in the required fields as follows, and then click Save and Continue:
App name
Enter the name of the app asking for consent. For example,
Make.Authorized domains
make.comintegromat.com
You don't have to set anything in the Scopes and Optional info sections. Click Save and Continue.
In the Test Users section, click ADD USERS and enter the testing user email address to access the app.
Navigate to Credentials. Click the +CREATE CREDENTIALS and select the OAuth Client ID option.
Fill in the required fields as follows, and then click the CREATE button to create the application:
Application type
web applicationName
Name of the application. For example,
Make.Authorized redirect URIs
https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/google-restrictedA dialog containing the app's Client ID and Client Secret is displayed. Save them in a safe place for later use.
You have successfully created the client credentials.
Note
If you are using custom apps with publishing state, Testing, then you must set up the access token NOT TO be forced to do re-authentication every week after expiration.
For more information, see on setting up OAuth consent screen.
To set up app token and authentication, see using OAuth 2.0 for Web Server applications.
Connect Google Tasks to Make
To connect Google Tasks app:
Log in to your Make account, insert a Google Tasks module in your scenario, and click the Add button next to the Connection field.
Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection. Click Save.
Optional: Click Show advanced settings and enter the client credentials of your custom app.
Click Save.
Confirm the permissions dialog by clicking the Allow button.
You have successfully established the connection. You can now edit your scenario and add more Google Tasks modules. If your connection needs reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps here.
Task
Retrieves task details when a task is created and updated, due, or completed.
Connection | |
Watch Tasks | Select the change that will return the tasks. |
Show Completed Tasks | Enable this option to include also completed tasks in the module's output. |
Task List ID | Select the task list you want to watch for changes. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of tasks Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Retrieves tasks in the specified task list by the filter settings.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the task list ID or select the task list you want to retrieve tasks from. |
To Completed Date | Enter the upper bound for a task's completion date to filter by. The list of supported date and time formats. |
To Completed Date | Enter the lower bound for a task's completion date to filter by. The list of supported date and time formats. |
From Due Date | Enter the exclusive upper bound for a task's due date to filter by. The list of supported date and time formats. |
To Due Date | Enter inclusive lower bound for a task's due date to filter by. Filtering is by date only; hours and minutes are not used. The list of supported date and time formats. |
Show Completed Tasks | Enable this option to include also completed tasks in the module's output. |
Show Deleted Tasks | Enable this option to include deleted tasks in the module's output. |
From Updated Time | Enter the lower bound for a task's last modification time to filter by. The list of supported date and time formats. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of tasks Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Returns the data of a specified task.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the Task List ID or select the task list you want to retrieve the task from |
Task ID | Map or select the ID of the task you want to retrieve details about. |
Creates a new task in the specified task list.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the Task List ID or select the task list you want to create a new task for. |
Select the Method | Select whether you want to create a task or subtask. |
Parent Task | Select the parent task of the new subtask. |
Title | Enter the title for the new task. |
Notes | Enter the notes describing the task. |
Due Date | Enter the due date of the task. The list of supported date and time formats. |
Updates an existing task.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the Task List ID or select the task list you want to update a task for. |
Task | Map the Task ID or select the task you want to update. |
Title | Enter the new title for the task. |
Notes | Enter the notes describing the task. |
Due Date | Enter the due date of the task. The list of supported date and time formats. |
Complete Task | Enable this option to mark the task as completed. |
Deletes an existing task.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the Task List ID or select the task list that contains the task you want to delete. |
Task | Map the Task ID or select the task you want to delete. |
Task Lists
Retrieve task list details when a task list is created or updated.
Connection | |
Limit | Set the maximum number of tasks lists Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Retrieves all task lists in your account.
Connection | |
Limit | Set the maximum number of tasks lists Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Retrieves task list details.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the Task List ID or select the task list you want to retrieve details about. |
Creates a new task list in your account.
Note
A maximum number of 2000 task lists is allowed.
Connection | |
Title | Enter the title of the task list. |
Updates the title of an existing task list.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the Task List ID or select the task list you want to update. |
Title | Enter the new title for the task list. |
Deletes a task list.
Connection | |
Task List ID | Map the task list ID or select the task list you want to delete. |
Other
Allows you to perform a custom API call.
Connection | |
URL | Enter a path relative to E.g. For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Google Tasks API Documentation. |
Method | Select the HTTP method you want to use:
|
Headers | Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you. |
Query String | Enter the request query string. |
Body | Enter the body content for your API call. |
The following API call returns the tasks from the specified task list:
URL:
/v1/lists/{{TaskListID}}/tasks
Method:
GET
Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > items.
In our example, 7 tasks were returned:
