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Create Countdown research collections from Todoist tasks

Capture a research request once in Todoist and let Notis prepare the Countdown workspace.

Trigger

New Task Created

Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.

Action

Create a new collection

Tool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule.

Why this helps

Product research tasks often become scattered across tabs before the actual data collection starts.

  • Turns a written task into a ready research container
  • Reduces setup friction before eBay analysis
  • Keeps research requests grouped for follow-up

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Todoist and Countdown api in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named for eBay research intake.
  • 3Tell Notis to create a Countdown collection for each new product research task.
  • 4Choose Todoist New Task Created as the trigger.
  • 5Select a report channel, then test with one real research task.

Questions about this workflow

What starts this automation?

A newly created task in Todoist starts it.

Can Notis decide the collection purpose from the task?

Yes. Your instruction can tell Notis to use the task text as context for the collection.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Countdown api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Todoist triggers

Countdown api actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Clear Collection Requests

Tool to clear all requests from a specified collection. Use when you need to remove all queued requests for an idle collection.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create a new collection

Tool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule.

ActionInstant

New Task Created

Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.

TriggerPolling

Get Collection

Tool to retrieve details for a single collection by ID. Use when you need collection metadata and counts for a given collection ID.

ActionInstant

List Collections

Tool to list all collections for the authenticated account. Use when you need to retrieve paginated collections with filtering, sorting, and timing constraints.

ActionInstant

Start Collection

Tool to start processing a collection's queued requests. Use after creating or pausing a collection to initiate its queued requests.

ActionInstant

Update an existing collection

Tool to update an existing collection. Use when you need to modify collection settings before scheduling runs.

ActionInstant

eBay Autocomplete

Tool to fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions. Use when needing search-term-based suggestions from Countdown API.

ActionInstant

Create Destination

Tool to create a destination. Use when you need to set up a new destination for results or notifications.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Todoist and Countdown api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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