Slack + Todoist

Add new Slack mentions to Todoist as tasks

If you have tasks you need to take care of quickly and on-demand, make sure that they get added to your to-do list promptly. Use this Zap to add tasks to your Todoist list whenever a certain word or username is mentioned in Slack. That way, your to-do list is automatically updated with urgent items, so you can take care of them immediately.

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New Mention
Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.
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Create Task
Creates a new task.
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Supported triggers and actions

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New Public Message Posted Anywhere
Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.
Trigger
Instant
New Channel
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
Trigger
Instant
New Message Posted to Channel
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.
Trigger
Instant
New Team Custom Emoji
Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.
Trigger
Instant
New File
Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.
Trigger
Instant
New Mention
Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.
Trigger
Instant
New Message Posted to Private Channel
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.
Trigger
Instant
New Pushed Message
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
Trigger
Instant
Slack
Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when you save a message.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Instant
Trigger
Slack
Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Send a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Creates a new channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Post a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets the topic on a selected channel.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Update basic profile fields such as name or title
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their email instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their ID.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by matching against their real name instead of their username.
Scheduled
Action
Slack
Finds a user by their username.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Scheduled
Trigger
Todoist
Triggers when you add an incomplete task to a project.
Scheduled
Trigger
Todoist
Triggers when a new project is created.
Scheduled
Trigger
Todoist
Sends an e-mail to a person, inviting them to use one of your projects. .
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Marks a task as being completed.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Move a Task to a different Section.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Adds a comment to a task (only available for Todoist Premium users).
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Adds a new comment to a project (only available for Todoist Premium users).
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Creates a new project.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Creates a new task.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Updates an existing task.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Finds a project (by name/title).
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Finds a task.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Searches for a user who is connected/shared with your account.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Find or Create project.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Find or Create project.
Scheduled
Action
Todoist
Find or Create Item
Scheduled
Action

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