ActionTodoistUpdated September 2026

How do I rename or recolor a Todoist label?

Short answer: You can update label in Todoist by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Todoist Update Label action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Update Label 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
Label ID label_id	string	Required	The Label ID assigned by Todoist. Find via the corresponding list/search operation in this app. Use the exact ID, not a name or label.
Name name	string	Optional	Name. e.g. "New label name"
Color color	string	Optional	Color. Example: berry_red, blue
Favorite is_favorite	boolean	Optional	Favorite

Sample request

{
  "label_id": "{{trigger.label_id}}",
  "name": "New label name",
  "color": "e.g. berry_red, blue",
  "is_favorite": "{{trigger.is_favorite}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "100",
  "name": "work",
  "color": "blue",
  "order": 1,
  "is_favorite": true
}

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

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Update Label.

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 Update Label.

What does the Update Label action do in Todoist?

Updates a personal label's name, color, or favorite flag. Renames propagate to every task already tagged with the label.

What inputs does Update Label require?

Required: Label ID. 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 Update Label support batch operations?

Run Update Label 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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