ActionTodoistUpdated September 2026

How do I create a Todoist project?

Short answer: You can create project in Todoist by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Todoist Create Project action to a workflow, map its 5 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Create Project in Todoist — start free All 27 Todoist actions

Create Project in Todoist — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Project Name name	string	Required	Project Name. Example: Marketing Campaign
Parent Project ID parent_id	string	Optional	Set to make this a sub-project
Color color	options	Optional	Color
Add to Favorites is_favorite	options	Optional	Add to Favorites. Options: No, Yes
View Style view_style	options	Optional	View Style. Options: List, Board

Sample request

{
  "name": "e.g. Marketing Campaign",
  "parent_id": "e.g. 2345678901",
  "color": "{{trigger.color}}",
  "is_favorite": "{{trigger.is_favorite}}",
  "view_style": "{{trigger.view_style}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "3456789012",
  "url": "https://todoist.com/showProject?id=3456789012",
  "name": "Marketing Campaign",
  "color": "blue",
  "view_style": "list",
  "is_favorite": false
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Project.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Todoist

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Todoist

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create Project.

What does the Create Project action do in Todoist?

Creates a new project in Todoist with name, color, parent project, and view style (list, board, calendar). The starting point for project-templating flows.

What inputs does Create Project require?

Required: Project Name. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Todoist returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Todoist returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Create Project support batch operations?

Run Create Project inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Todoist's rate limits.

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