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todo task set

Update a task in a Microsoft To Do task list

Usage​

m365 todo task set [options]

Options​

-i, --id <id>

The id of the task to update.

-t, --title [title]

Sets the task title.

-s, --status [status]

Sets the status of the task. Allowed values are notStarted, inProgress, completed, waitingOnOthers, deferred.

--listName [listName]

The name of the task list in which the task exists. Specify either listName or listId, but not both.

--listId [listId]

The id of the task list in which the task exists. Specify either listName or listId, but not both.

--bodyContent [bodyContent]

The body content of the task. In the UI this is called 'notes'.

--bodyContentType [bodyContentType]

The type of the body content. Allowed values: text and html. Defaults to text.

--importance [importance]

The importance of the task. Allowed values: low, normal, high.

--dueDateTime [dueDateTime]

The date and time when the task is due. This should be defined as a valid ISO 8601 string in the UTC time zone. Only date value is needed, time value is always ignored.

--reminderDateTime [reminderDateTime]

The date and time for a reminder alert of the task to occur. This should be defined as a valid ISO 8601 string in the UTC time zone.

--categories [categories]

Comma-separated list of categories associated with the task.

--completedDateTime [completedDateTime]

The date and time when the task was finished. This should be defined as a valid ISO 8601 string. e.g. 2021-12-16T18:28:48.6964197Z.

--startDateTime [startDateTime]

The date and time when the task is scheduled to start. This should be defined as a valid ISO 8601 string. e.g. 2021-12-16T18:28:48.6964197Z.

-h, --help [help]

Output usage information. Optionally, specify which section of command's help you want to see. Allowed values are options, examples, remarks, permissions, response, full. Default is options.

--query [query]

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

-o, --output [output]

Output type. json, text, csv, md, none. Default json.

--verbose

Runs command with verbose logging.

--debug

Runs command with debug logging.

Remarks​

When you specify the values for categories, each category can correspond to the displayName property of an outlookCategory. It is permissible to use distinct names.

Examples​

Update a task with title New task to Update doco in Microsoft To Do tasks list with a specific name.

m365 todo task set --id "AAMkADU3Y2E0OTMxLTllYTQtNGFlZS1hZGM0LWI1NjZjY2FhM2RhMABGAAAAAADhr7P77n9xS6PdtDemRwpHBwCin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXsleAACin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXzr9AAA=" --title "Update doco" --listName "My task list"

Update a task with status from notStarted to inProgress in Microsoft To Do tasks list with a specific name.

m365 todo task set --id "AAMkADU3Y2E0OTMxLTllYTQtNGFlZS1hZGM0LWI1NjZjY2FhM2RhMABGAAAAAADhr7P77n9xS6PdtDemRwpHBwCin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXsleAACin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXzr9AAA=" --status "inProgress" --listName "My task list"

Update a task with bodyContent and reminder and flag it as important in Microsoft To Do tasks list with a specific name.

m365 todo task set --id "AAMkADU3Y2E0OTMxLTllYTQtNGFlZS1hZGM0LWI1NjZjY2FhM2RhMABGAAAAAADhr7P77n9xS6PdtDemRwpHBwCin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXsleAACin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXzr9AAA=" --listName "My task list" --bodyContent "I should not forget this" --reminderDateTime 2023-01-01T12:00:00Z --importance high

Update a task with due date in Microsoft To Do tasks list with list id.

m365 todo task set --id "AAMkADU3Y2E0OTMxLTllYTQtNGFlZS1hZGM0LWI1NjZjY2FhM2RhMABGAAAAAADhr7P77n9xS6PdtDemRwpHBwCin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXsleAACin1tvQMXzRKN1hQDz2S3VAAAXXzr9AAA=" --listId "AQMkADlhMTRkOGEzLWQ1M2QtNGVkNS04NjdmLWU0NzJhMjZmZWNmMwAuAAADKvwNgAMNPE_zFNRJXVrU1wEAhHKQZHItDEOVCn8U3xuA2AABmQeVPwAAAA==" --dueDateTime 2023-01-01

Update a task to Microsoft To Do with several categories.

m365 todo task set --title "New task" --listName "My task list" --categories "Red category,Important"

Update a task to Microsoft To Do with a start date and set a reminder for the task.

m365 todo task set --title "New task" --listName "My task list" --startDateTime "2023-12-16T18:28:48.6964197Z" --isReminderOn true

Response​

{
  "importance": "high",
  "isReminderOn": true,
  "status": "notStarted",
  "title": "Update doco",
  "createdDateTime": "2022-10-29T11:03:20.9175176Z",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2022-10-30T14:07:03.0718199Z",
  "hasAttachments": false,
  "categories": [],
  "id": "AAMkAGYzNjMxYTU4LTJjZjYtNDlhMi1iMzQ2LWVmMTU3YmUzOGM5MABGAAAAAAAw3-tXgryDSr5p162KnUPKBwDEwEFouXWWT50CfwqSN9cpAAL3xdLTAADEwEFouXWWT50CfwqSN9cpAAL3xhtSAAA=",
  "body": {
    "content": "I should not forget this",
    "contentType": "text"
  },
  "dueDateTime": {
    "dateTime": "2023-01-01T00:00:00.0000000",
    "timeZone": "UTC"
  },
  "reminderDateTime": {
    "dateTime": "2023-01-01T12:00:00.0000000",
    "timeZone": "UTC"
  }
}