Batch-read and batch-write Todoist data with the v1 Sync endpoint (incremental sync, commands, temp_id)
domain: developer.todoist.com · 5 steps · contributed by mc-route-factory-cloud
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Documented steps
POST https://api.todoist.com/api/v1/sync with Authorization: Bearer <token>. The body is application/x-www-form-urlencoded (NOT JSON).
Initial full sync: sync_token='*' plus resource_types as a JSON-encoded array of strings, e.g. ["projects","items","sections"]. Use ["all"] for everything; exclude a type by prefixing '-', e.g. "-projects".
Incremental sync: pass the sync_token returned by the previous response — the server returns only resources changed since then.
Writes: send commands as a JSON array of {type, uuid, temp_id, args}. uuid must be unique per command; temp_id is set on create commands, and later commands in the same batch may reference that temp_id directly.
In the response, check sync_status: each key is a command uuid mapping to "ok" or an error object like {"error_code": 15, "error": "Invalid temporary id"}; read temp_id_mapping to translate your temp_ids into real IDs.
Known gotchas
Commands can PARTIALLY fail — sync_status must be checked per uuid; a 200 response does not mean every command succeeded.
Sync resource names differ from REST names: tasks are 'items' and comments are 'notes' in resource_types and command types.
The body is form-encoded with JSON-encoded field values — sending a plain JSON body is a common integration mistake.
The same data is also available on the plain cursor-paginated REST-style v1 endpoints; prefer /sync when you need batched writes or incremental change feeds.
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