--- title: "Connect Google Tasks and Grist - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Task Created\" fires in Google Tasks, your agent runs \"Create or Update Record\" in Grist." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-grist" --- # Connect Google Tasks and Grist When **New Task Created** fires in [Google Tasks](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-tasks), your agent runs **Create or Update Record** in [Grist](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist), or **New or Updated Record** in Grist to **Create Task List** in Google Tasks. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Google Tasks **5** triggers Google Tasks **16** actions Grist **4** triggers Grist **21** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Google Tasks and Grist to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Grist holds the tables your team plans from, while Google Tasks is where the day's work actually gets ticked off. Connecting them means a row in Grist can open a task in the right Google Tasks list, and a task that gets edited or finished can write its status back to the Grist row it came from. Example flows ## What Google Tasks and Grist can do together ### From Google Tasks to Grist - When **New Task Created** in Google Tasks then **Create or Update Record** in Grist - When **Task Updated** in Google Tasks then **Create Record** in Grist ### From Grist to Google Tasks - When **New or Updated Record** in Grist then **Create Task List** in Google Tasks - When **New Record** in Grist then **Patch Task** in Google Tasks Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Google Tasks and Grist ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 37 actions - Trigger **New Task Created** Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks. - Trigger **New Task List Created** Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected. - Trigger **Task Details Changed** Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified. - Trigger **Task List Changed** Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected. - Trigger **Task Updated** Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified. - Action **Batch Execute** Executes multiple Google Tasks API operations in a single HTTP batch request and returns structured per-item results. Use this to reduce LLM tool invocations when performing bulk operations like updating many tasks, moving tasks, or deleting multiple items. Note: Each sub-request still counts toward API quota; batching primarily reduces HTTP overhead and tool call count. - Action **Clear Tasks** Permanently clears all completed tasks from a specified google tasks list; this action is destructive and idempotent. - Action **Create Task List** Creates a new task list with the specified title. - Action **Delete Task** Deletes a specified task from a given task list in google tasks. - Action **Delete Task List** Permanently deletes an existing google task list, identified by `tasklist id`, along with all its tasks; this operation is irreversible. - Action **Get Task** Use to retrieve a specific google task if its `task id` and parent `tasklist id` are known. - Action **Get Task List** Retrieves a specific task list from the user's google tasks if the `tasklist id` exists for the authenticated user. - Action **Insert Task** Creates a new task in a given `tasklist id`, optionally as a subtask of an existing `task parent` or positioned after an existing `task previous` sibling, where both `task parent` and `task previous` must belong to the same `tasklist id` if specified. - Action **List Task Lists** Fetches the authenticated user's task lists from google tasks; results may be paginated. - Action **List Tasks** Retrieves tasks from a google tasks list; all date/time strings must be rfc3339 utc, and `showcompleted` must be true if `completedmin` or `completedmax` are specified. - Action **Move Task** Moves the specified task to another position in the destination task list. - Action **Patch Task** Partially updates an existing task (identified by `task id`) within a specific google task list (identified by `tasklist id`), modifying only the provided attributes from `taskinput` (e.g., `title`, `notes`, `due` date, `status`) and requiring both the task and list to exist. - Action **Patch Task List** Updates the title of an existing google tasks task list. - Action **Update Task** Updates the specified task. - Action **Update Task Full** Tool to fully replace an existing Google Task using PUT method. Use when you need to update the entire task resource, not just specific fields. This method requires all required fields (id, title) and replaces the complete task, unlike PATCH which supports partial updates. - Action **Update Task List** Updates the authenticated user's specified task list. - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Record (Instant)** Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added. - Trigger **New Record** Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table. - Trigger **New Record (Instant)** Triggers when a new Record is created - Action **Add Column** Adds a column to a table in a Grist document. - Action **Add Table** Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns. - Action **Create Document** Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID. - Action **Create or Update Record** Adds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID. - Action **Create Record** Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID. - Action **Create Workspace** Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID. - Action **Delete Document** Deletes a Grist document permanently. - Action **Delete Records** Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID. - Action **Delete Workspace** Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it. - Action **Find Record** Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values. - Action **Get Document** Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization. - Action **Get Org** Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level. - Action **Get Workspace** Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains. - Action **List Columns** Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type. - Action **List Orgs** Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach. - Action **List Tables** Returns the tables in a Grist document. - Action **List Workspaces** Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains. - Action **Run SQL Query** Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows. - Action **Update Document** Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is. - Action **Update Record** Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Workspace** Renames a Grist workspace. ## Each app on its own - [ **Google Tasks** Google Tasks provides a simple to-do list and task management system integrated into Gmail and Google...](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-tasks) - [ **Grist** Grist combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the robustness of a database to organize your data...](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Google Tasks - [ **Google Tasks to BigML** BigML is a machine learning platform for building, evaluating, and running predictive models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-bigml) - [ **Google Tasks to Mistral AI** Mistral AI is a platform for building, customizing, and deploying advanced AI models and agents for...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-mistral-ai) - [ **Google Tasks to Morgen** Morgen is an all-in-one app for your time management](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-morgen) - [ **Google Tasks to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-hubspot) - [ **Google Tasks to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-salesforce) - [ **Google Tasks to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-tasks-to-google-calendar) ## More into Grist - [ **MySQL to Grist** Connect directly to a MySQL database and run SQL statements from your automations.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mysql-to-grist) - [ **Fillout Forms to Grist** Create powerful forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer with Fillout Forms.](https://apiant.ai/connect/fillout-forms-to-grist) - [ **Slack to Grist** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-grist) - [ **Google Calendar to Grist** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-grist) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Grist** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-grist) - [ **Notion to Grist** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-grist) Questions ## Google Tasks and Grist, answered ### ### Can a Grist row know which Google Tasks task it created? Yes. After the Insert Task action runs, you can use Update Record in Grist to store the returned task ID on the row, so later edits can find and patch that exact task. ### ### How does the agent decide which Google Tasks list to use? You can point a step at a fixed list, or use Find Record in Grist to look up the list stored against an owner or project before the task is created. The agent tests every scenario, including the case where no matching Grist row exists. ### ### What can start an automation from Google Tasks? Any of Google Tasks's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New Task Created, Task Updated, New Task List Created and Task Details Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Grist when something happens in Google Tasks? Any of Grist's 21 actions, including Create or Update Record, Create Record, Find Record and Create Document. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Grist to Google Tasks? Yes. When something happens in Grist, your agent can act in Google Tasks too. This page covers both directions: Grist's triggers and Google Tasks's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Google Tasks or Grist? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Google Tasks and Grist without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.