How to sync new Google Tasks with the Things inbox

Relay.app is an automation tool that lets you automate actions across Google Tasks, Things, and many other apps. In this guide, we'll show you how to automatically run the “send task to Inbox” action in Things for each task added in Google Tasks using Relay.app.
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Create your playbook and set the Google Tasks trigger as "New task added"

After creating your playbook, you can proceed to add your trigger. The trigger detects changes in your connected apps and responds to your playbook.

To setup this playbook, click "Add trigger" and then select "New task added" under Google Tasks. Then, select the Task list. This will allow your playbook to automatically detect the new task added that contains the specific keyword in Google Tasks and initiate necessary actions.

If this is your first time using a Google Tasks integration in Relay.app, a prompt will guide you through the connection process.

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Add the "Send task to Inbox" in Things automation

Integrate the Things automation into your playbook to ensure the specific task is promptly sent to Things Inbox for each new task added in Google Tasks.

Click the "Add step" button, then locate the "Send task to Inbox" automation for Things and input the mandatory and relevant details.

If your Things account isn't already connected to Relay.app, you will be prompted to complete that connection. Make sure to allow the necessary permissions for Relay.app to sync with your Things account.

3

Activate your Relay.app playbook

Activating your playbook is the final step to automate the sending of specific task to Things Inbox. Once turned on, it will respond to each new task created in Google Tasks by sending the task in Things Inbox without manual intervention.

To enable your playbook, click the toggle button located in the header. It is advisable to perform a test run of your playbook beforehand to ensure all steps work seamlessly together and reminders are being sent correctly.

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