Add Backendless context to new Todoist tasks
Turn each new task into an informed starting point by checking Backendless for related records.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
General Object Retrieval
Tool to retrieve objects from a specified backendless table with filtering, sorting, and pagination. use after confirming the table name and query options. example: "get users where age > 30 sorted by created desc".
Why this helps
New tasks often lack the customer or project details needed to act without another round of searching.
- Reduce context switching
- Surface related records immediately
- Speed up task triage
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Backendless once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation and name the outcome you want.
- 3Tell Notis to find Backendless records related to each new Todoist task and summarize the matches.
- 4Pick Todoist New Task Created as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real task.
Questions about this workflow
What does Notis search in Backendless?
It searches the table and criteria you describe, using details available in the new task.
Can it create a record too?
This workflow only retrieves records with General Object Retrieval.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Todoist and Backendless, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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