How long does an import take?
After you've confirmed the import, the actual importing time can vary between 1 minute to a few hours. This is entirely based on how much data (usually in attachments) you have in Todoist as well as Todoist's rate limits.
We'll send you an email as soon as your import is done.
Before you get started:
Create a Space or Spaces to house your Todoist projects (and subprojects if you have them!)
Then, import your Todoist projects into the Spaces you've created.
If you're unfamiliar with the way ClickUp's hierarchy works, please see our documentation here.
How to start an Import from Todoist
Note: You must be an admin or owner in your Workspace in order to perform an import.
- Click your profile picture in the bottom left
- Click Import/Export
- Click the Todoist tab and click “Import tasks from Todoist”
- Authorize ClickUp to import your tasks on Todoist's website
After authorizing ClickUp to import your Todoist data, you'll be presented with three steps.
Step 1: Import Tasks
On the left side, you'll see all the projects from Todoist.
On the right side you'll see how to map Todoist projects as ClickUp Folders. You will select the ClickUp Space into which you will place each Project/Folder.
You can import:
- name
- tags
- priority
- assignees
- due date
- attachments
- date created
- comments
- attachments
- subtasks
Importing Projects
- Choose which Todoist Projects you would like to import
- Select the ClickUp Space those Todoist Projects will be nested in
Step 2: Import People
Map Todoist users to ClickUp people in order to preserve assignees, history, and task activity. If you don't map people, the data will still be imported, but will not be synced to a ClickUp person and assignees that aren't mapped to ClickUp will not be preserved.
Note: If you haven't already added people into ClickUp, simply select 'invite by email' to invite and map automatically.
Step 3: Options
Import closed tasks from Todoist
This option allows you to import all tasks or just open tasks into ClickUp. Generally, we recommend importing all of your tasks - you can reference all past history and attachments in ClickUp.
Unfortunately, Todoist does not provide a way to calculate how much data is in your attachments, so you'll only know after the import has been completed.
If you're done with your import and are ready to move stuff around, make sure to take advantage of our Multitask Toolbar!