Google Tasks

Google Tasks

Access the Google Tasks API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage task lists and tasks with full CRUD operations.

Quick Start

List all task lists
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Google Tasks API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to tasks.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)

2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)

3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google Tasks OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-tasks&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-tasks'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "0e13cacd-cec8-4b6b-9368-c62cc9b06dd9",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-07T02:35:51.002199Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-07T05:32:30.369186Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-tasks",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Tasks connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '0e13cacd-cec8-4b6b-9368-c62cc9b06dd9')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Task Lists

#### List All Task Lists

GET /google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists

Query Parameters:

• -maxResults - Maximum number of task lists to return (default: 20, max: 100)
• -pageToken - Token for pagination

Response:

{
  "kind": "tasks#taskLists",
  "etag": "\"OW7pv01-vgQ\"",
  "items": [
    {
      "kind": "tasks#taskList",
      "id": "MDEzMTQ2ODk4NDc2ODkyOTIyMTE6MDow",
      "etag": "\"Yz7ljQZ5Xuw\"",
      "title": "My Tasks",
      "updated": "2023-09-18T06:12:59.468Z",
      "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDEzMTQ2ODk4NDc2ODkyOTIyMTE6MDow"
    }
  ]
}

#### Get Task List

GET /google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/{tasklistId}

#### Create Task List

POST /google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "New Task List"
}

Response:

{
  "kind": "tasks#taskList",
  "id": "OFYyU09veWMyWl84SjNQXw",
  "etag": "\"XTqLSxP4QZQ\"",
  "title": "New Task List",
  "updated": "2026-02-07T05:45:22.685Z",
  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/OFYyU09veWMyWl84SjNQXw"
}

#### Update Task List (PATCH - partial update)

PATCH /google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/{tasklistId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Updated Title"
}

#### Update Task List (PUT - full replace)

PUT /google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/{tasklistId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Replaced Title"
}

#### Delete Task List

DELETE /google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/{tasklistId}

Tasks

#### List Tasks

GET /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks

Query Parameters:

• -maxResults - Maximum number of tasks to return (default: 20, max: 100)
• -pageToken - Token for pagination
• -showCompleted - Include completed tasks (default: true)
• -showDeleted - Include deleted tasks (default: false)
• -showHidden - Include hidden tasks (default: false)
• -dueMin - Lower bound for due date (RFC 3339 timestamp)
• -dueMax - Upper bound for due date (RFC 3339 timestamp)
• -completedMin - Lower bound for completion date (RFC 3339 timestamp)
• -completedMax - Upper bound for completion date (RFC 3339 timestamp)
• -updatedMin - Lower bound for last update time (RFC 3339 timestamp)

Response:

{
  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
  "etag": "\"Jhh35adkRkU\"",
  "nextPageToken": "CgwI27nR6AUQsKHh7QIa...",
  "items": [
    {
      "kind": "tasks#task",
      "id": "blJQR1hfaXhSU0tMY3gwdg",
      "etag": "\"Uqc8Y3T9VOA\"",
      "title": "Example Task",
      "updated": "2020-11-09T21:17:08.911Z",
      "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/.../tasks/blJQR1hfaXhSU0tMY3gwdg",
      "position": "00000000000000000000",
      "status": "needsAction",
      "due": "2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z",
      "notes": "Task notes here",
      "links": [],
      "webViewLink": "https://tasks.google.com/task/nRPGX_ixRSKLcx0v?sa=6"
    }
  ]
}

#### Get Task

GET /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks/{taskId}

#### Create Task

POST /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "New Task",
  "notes": "Task description",
  "due": "2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Query Parameters (optional):

• -parent - Parent task ID (for subtasks)
• -previous - Previous sibling task ID (for positioning)

Response:

{
  "kind": "tasks#task",
  "id": "bkludnJmdjZIZWVFejBnYg",
  "etag": "\"EKX4SVb-Ljk\"",
  "title": "New Task",
  "updated": "2026-02-07T05:45:05.371Z",
  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/.../tasks/bkludnJmdjZIZWVFejBnYg",
  "position": "00000000000000000000",
  "notes": "Task description",
  "status": "needsAction",
  "due": "2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "links": [],
  "webViewLink": "https://tasks.google.com/task/nInvrfv6HeeEz0gb?sa=6"
}

#### Update Task (PATCH - partial update)

PATCH /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks/{taskId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Updated Task Title",
  "status": "completed"
}

Response:

{
  "kind": "tasks#task",
  "id": "bkludnJmdjZIZWVFejBnYg",
  "etag": "\"OeWHIDNj-os\"",
  "title": "Updated Task Title",
  "updated": "2026-02-07T05:45:15.334Z",
  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/.../tasks/bkludnJmdjZIZWVFejBnYg",
  "position": "00000000000000000000",
  "notes": "Task description",
  "status": "completed",
  "completed": "2026-02-07T05:45:15.307Z",
  "links": [],
  "webViewLink": "https://tasks.google.com/task/nInvrfv6HeeEz0gb?sa=6"
}

#### Update Task (PUT - full replace)

PUT /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks/{taskId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Replaced Task",
  "notes": "New notes",
  "status": "needsAction"
}

#### Delete Task

DELETE /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks/{taskId}

#### Move Task

Reposition a task within a task list or change its parent.

POST /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks/{taskId}/move

Query Parameters (optional):

• -parent - New parent task ID (for making it a subtask)
• -previous - Previous sibling task ID (for positioning after this task)

Response:

{
  "kind": "tasks#task",
  "id": "VkI5bTEzazdvNzlYNWVycw",
  "etag": "\"Uplv6eL0sDo\"",
  "title": "Task B",
  "updated": "2026-02-07T05:45:36.801Z",
  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/.../tasks/VkI5bTEzazdvNzlYNWVycw",
  "position": "00000000000000000001",
  "status": "needsAction",
  "links": [],
  "webViewLink": "https://tasks.google.com/task/VB9m13k7o79X5ers?sa=6"
}

#### Clear Completed Tasks

Delete all completed tasks from a task list.

POST /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/clear

Returns HTTP 204 No Content on success.

Task Resource Fields

| Field | Type | Description |

|-------|------|-------------|

| kind | string | Always "tasks#task" (output only) |

| id | string | Task identifier |

| etag | string | ETag of the resource |

| title | string | Task title (max 1024 characters) |

| updated | string | Last modification time (RFC 3339, output only) |

| selfLink | string | URL to this task (output only) |

| parent | string | Parent task ID (output only) |

| position | string | Position among siblings (output only) |

| notes | string | Task notes (max 8192 characters) |

| status | string | "needsAction" or "completed" |

| due | string | Due date (RFC 3339 timestamp) |

| completed | string | Completion date (RFC 3339, output only) |

| deleted | boolean | Whether task is deleted |

| hidden | boolean | Whether task is hidden |

| links | array | Collection of links (output only) |

| webViewLink | string | Link to task in Google Tasks UI (output only) |

Task List Resource Fields

| Field | Type | Description |

|-------|------|-------------|

| kind | string | Always "tasks#taskList" (output only) |

| id | string | Task list identifier |

| etag | string | ETag of the resource |

| title | string | Task list title (max 1024 characters) |

| updated | string | Last modification time (RFC 3339, output only) |

| selfLink | string | URL to this task list (output only) |

Pagination

Use maxResults and pageToken for pagination:

GET /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks?maxResults=50

Response includes nextPageToken when more results exist:

{
  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
  "etag": "...",
  "nextPageToken": "CgwI27nR6AUQsKHh7QIa...",
  "items": [...]
}

Use the nextPageToken value in subsequent requests:

GET /google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklistId}/tasks?maxResults=50&pageToken=CgwI27nR6AUQsKHh7QIa...

Code Examples

JavaScript

// List all task lists
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}
    }
  }
);

// Create a new task
const createResponse = await fetch(
  https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/${tasklistId}/tasks,
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY},
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      title: 'New Task',
      notes: 'Task description',
      due: '2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z'
    })
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests

List all task lists
response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)

Create a new task
create_response = requests.post(
    f'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/tasks/v1/lists/{tasklist_id}/tasks',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    json={
        'title': 'New Task',
        'notes': 'Task description',
        'due': '2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z'
    }
)

Notes

• -Task list IDs and task IDs are opaque strings (base64-encoded)
• -Status values are "needsAction" or "completed"
• -Due dates are RFC 3339 timestamps
• -Maximum title length: 1024 characters
• -Maximum notes length: 8192 characters
• -IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
• -IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |

|--------|---------|

| 400 | Missing Google Tasks connection |

| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |

| 404 | Task or task list not found |

| 429 | Rate limited |

| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Google Tasks API |

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with google-tasks. For example:

• -Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/google-tasks/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists
• -Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists

Resources

• -[Google Tasks API Overview](https://developers.google.com/workspace/tasks)
• -[Tasks Reference](https://developers.google.com/workspace/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasks)
• -[TaskLists Reference](https://developers.google.com/workspace/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasklists)
• -[Maton Community](https://discord.com/invite/dBfFAcefs2)
• -[Maton Support](mailto:support@maton.ai)