Todoist Shortcuts: Tasks, Filters and Siri Boundaries
Todoist documents Create Task through Apple Shortcuts, without verifying a new Siri AI integration. Configure dates, project, priority, and labels in their dedicated fields because Task Name does not parse those details automatically. Run the shortcut manually and inspect the task; for a generic Siri error, the vendor directs attention to that shortcut's Siri permission.
What to know
Existing Shortcuts support does not confirm a new Siri AI integration. Task Name does not parse dates or other task details automatically, and running the shortcut may open Todoist.
Try it step by step
- On an iPhone or iPad meeting the article’s iOS 17-or-later requirement, open Shortcuts, create a shortcut, and search for Todoist’s Create Task action.
- Set Task Name to Ask Each Time for variable capture. Configure the dedicated due date, project, priority, and labels fields rather than putting those details in Task Name.
- Save the shortcut with a distinctive name, run it manually, and inspect the task in the selected Todoist project. Show when run is an optional notification setting.
- Ask Siri to run the saved shortcut. If Siri gives a generic error, open that shortcut’s info icon in Shortcuts and enable Use with Siri as Todoist’s troubleshooting article directs.
What a Todoist voice capture shortcut actually does
Todoist documents creating tasks through Apple Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad, with an iOS 17-or-later requirement in its article. The central action is Create Task: you configure where a new task goes and which details are fixed or requested during a run. Siri can then activate the saved shortcut. This is useful when repeated capture belongs in one project, such as a shopping list or a bills project. The supported mechanism is a workflow you have configured, not evidence that the new Siri AI can understand every task request or inspect your whole account. This listing records Shortcuts documented and keeps those two questions separate.
Keep the task title separate from scheduling fields
Task Name can contain fixed text or use Ask Each Time. A fixed title creates a task with that same title on each run; Ask Each Time prompts for a fresh name. Todoist specifically warns that this field does not automatically recognize dates or other task details. Put the due date, project, priority, and labels in their dedicated fields instead. Those fields can be preset or requested while the shortcut runs. For a shopping capture, fixing the project while asking for the title reduces repeated choices. For a bill capture, asking for both the name and due date may be more appropriate. These are configuration choices explained by the documented action, rather than claims that a spoken date inside a title will always become a scheduled task.
Understand the vendor’s named workflow examples
Todoist’s article uses the English shortcut name “Add to shopping” for a workflow that asks for a task name, places the task in Shopping, and assigns a chosen date. It also suggests “Get ready for my trip” for adding packing tasks to Travel and “New bill” for asking about a bill and its due date. These are official examples of shortcuts to build, not universal built-in Siri commands. Their behavior depends on the actions and destinations configured in the shortcut. The same article describes automation ideas triggered by home Wi-Fi or a weekday time. A manual shortcut and a triggered automation answer different needs, so first establish that a single Create Task run saves the expected task before adding a trigger or several task-creation steps. Inspect the project and date in Todoist after running it.
Check app opening and the individual Siri permission
Todoist notes that an Apple Shortcuts limitation may open the app instead of creating the task entirely in the background; it says the task is still created successfully. A visible app launch is therefore different from a failed task. For a generic Siri error, the article directs you to the individual shortcut’s information panel and Use with Siri setting. It distinguishes that setting from the Todoist toggle under Apple Intelligence & Siri in system settings. Check the relevant shortcut before repeatedly rebuilding your project configuration. This review checked the current feature article on November 6, 2026, after older help links returned generic pages. It reports documentation rather than a device test. Compare Things for another task-capture approach, Drafts for collecting text before assigning a destination, and the Shortcuts guide for naming and invoking workflows.
Common questions
Does Todoist’s Create Task action prove new Siri AI support?
No. The article establishes that a configured Apple shortcut can create Todoist tasks and be activated with Siri. It does not establish a public release of the new Siri AI integration. This entry keeps status shortcuts and describes the fields and behavior that Todoist actually documents.
Why is my spoken date left inside the task title?
Todoist says the Create Task action’s Task Name field does not automatically recognize dates or other task details. Configure the dedicated due-date field instead, either with a preset value or a prompt. Check the created task’s date rather than assuming the title was parsed as a scheduling instruction.
What should I check if Siri returns a generic Todoist error?
Todoist directs you to open Shortcuts, locate the affected shortcut, tap its information icon, and enable Use with Siri. The article says this is separate from the app-level Todoist Siri toggle. Run it again and verify the resulting task; this is documented troubleshooting, not a guaranteed fix for every failure.