Taskade
Taskade is a productivity and collaboration tool that helps teams and individuals stay organized and manage tasks efficiently. With its clean interface, Taskade enables real-time collaboration on to-do lists, project plans, and workflows. Integrating Taskade into ZBrain Flow allows you to automate and streamline task management, helping you create, update, and complete tasks directly within your workflows.
How to use Taskade in ZBrain Flow
Integrating Taskade into your ZBrain Flow provides a seamless experience for managing tasks and projects. With the ability to create, complete, and delete tasks, and even make custom API calls to interact with Taskade, ZBrain Flow empowers your workflows to be more efficient and automated.
Follow these steps to integrate Taskade with ZBrain Flow:
Add Taskade to ZBrain Flow
Click on the ‘+’ button within your Flow to add a new action.
In the search bar, type Taskade.
Select Taskade from the list of available options.
Choose the desired action: ZBrain Flow provides several options for Taskade integration, including:
Create task: Create a new task in your Taskade workspace.
Complete task: Mark an existing task as completed.
Delete task: Remove an existing task from your workspace.
Custom API call: Make custom API requests to interact with Taskade’s API endpoints.
How to create a Taskade connection in ZBrain Flow
Provide connection name:
Enter a name for the connection to identify it within your workflow.
Enter the personal access token:
You need a personal access token to authenticate the connection. To get your personal access token from Taskade, follow these steps:
Steps to get your personal access token in Taskade:
Log in to Taskade: Go to the Taskade website and log in to your account.
Navigate to settings: Click on your profile picture or avatar in the top-right corner and select Settings from the dropdown menu.
Generate personal access token: Scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click ‘Generate New Token’. Follow the instructions to create the token.
Use the token: Once generated, copy the token and store it securely.
How to create a task in Taskade
To automate task creation within Taskade via ZBrain Flow, follow these detailed steps:
Enter the personal token
This token acts as your secure access key. Retrieve it from your Taskade account under Settings > Personal Access Tokens and paste it into the required field.
Select the workspace
Choose the workspace where the new task should be created. This helps ZBrain Flow direct the task to the correct environment.
Select the folder
Within the chosen workspace, pick the relevant folder that houses your specific projects. This keeps your tasks well-organized.
Select the project
Select the exact project where the task will be added. Projects in Taskade are structured workspaces where your tasks will live.
Select the content type
Choose how you want the task content to be formatted:
text/markdown: For structured formatting like bold, bullet points, etc.text/plain: For plain, unformatted text.
Enter the task content
Input the actual task details. This could be a to-do item, a note, or a description relevant to your workflow.
Select the placement
Define where the task should appear in the list:
afterbegin: Adds the task to the top of the list.beforeend: Adds the task at the end of the list.
How to complete a task in Taskade
You can mark a task as complete within a Taskade project through automation in ZBrain Flow. Here’s how:
Enter the personal token
Use the same token that authenticates your Taskade account.
Select the workspace
Choose the workspace where the task currently exists.
Select the folder
Navigate to the folder that contains the task.
Select the project
Specify the project within the folder where the task is listed.
Select the task
Choose the exact task you want to mark as complete. The task ID or identifier will be used to locate and update it.
How to delete a task in Taskade
Removing tasks that are no longer needed is simple with ZBrain Flow’s integration:
Enter the personal token
Input your generated access token to authorize the operation.
Select the workspace
Choose the relevant workspace where the task resides.
Select the folder
Navigate to the folder containing the targeted task.
Select the project
Choose the project from which the task should be removed.
Select the task
Identify the specific task you want to delete. Ensure you have the correct task reference, as deletion is irreversible.
How to perform a custom API call to Taskade
For advanced use cases or unsupported actions, ZBrain Flow enables you to make direct API calls to Taskade:
Enter the personal token
Use your access token to authenticate the custom call.
Enter the URL
Provide the full Taskade API endpoint URL. This should include the base URL (
https://api.taskade.com/v1/) followed by the desired endpoint (e.g.,/projects,/tasks/{id}).
Choose the HTTP method
Select the appropriate method for your action:
GET: Retrieve data
POST: Create resources
PUT: Replace existing resources
PATCH: Update parts of a resource
DELETE: Remove resources
HEAD: Fetch headers only
Add headers
Taskade requires authorization headers. ZBrain Flow adds the authorization header automatically, but you can add others (e.g.,
Content-Type: application/json) as needed. Click ‘+ Add Item’ to include more headers.
Add query parameters
If the API requires or allows query parameters (e.g., filters, pagination), click ‘+ Add Item’ to include them.
Enter request body
For POST, PUT, or PATCH methods, provide the request payload in valid JSON.
Set timeout
Define a maximum wait time for the request to execute (in seconds). This helps avoid long-running requests. Insert dynamic values
Use the 'f' icon to inject dynamic inputs from other steps in your ZBrain Flow, allowing for customized and data-driven API calls.
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