---
name: "crm_list_tasks"
area: "crm"
title: "List tasks"
price: "free"
method: "POST"
url: "https://api.conecto.chat/v1/tools/crm_list_tasks"
mcp_server: "https://api.conecto.chat/mcp/crm"
auth: "Authorization: Bearer <conecto_sk_ key>"
docs_url: "https://conecto.chat/tools/crm/crm_list_tasks"
---

# List tasks (`crm_list_tasks`)

Tasks by status (open by default), for one contact or due before a time, soonest first.

Tasks by status (default open), optionally for one contact or due before a time, soonest first, each with the contact it is about (id, name, email).

Price: Free up to 1,000,000 reads a month for the whole account, then $0.50 per 10,000 reads. A call that fails costs nothing.

## Use it when

Someone asks what is due, or a morning round-up of follow-ups is needed.

## Say this to your agent

> What follow-ups are due before the weekend?

## Inputs

| Name | Type | Required | Description | Allowed values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `status` | string | no |  | `"open"`, `"done"`, `"cancelled"` | `"open"` |
| `contact_id` | integer | no | At least 1. |  |  |
| `due_before` | string | no | Up to 40 characters. |  |  |
| `limit` | integer | no | 1 to 100. |  | `25` |

## Example

Written for Hansen & Voss, a restaurant-equipment wholesaler in Hamburg with 60 staff.

MCP: call `crm_list_tasks` on the MCP server `https://api.conecto.chat/mcp/crm` with these arguments:

```json
{
  "status": "open",
  "due_before": "2026-10-17T00:00:00+02:00"
}
```

REST:

```bash
curl https://api.conecto.chat/v1/tools/crm_list_tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CONECTO_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"status": "open", "due_before": "2026-10-17T00:00:00+02:00"}'
```

## Response

```json
{
  "call_id": "5f0c8a2e-3b7d-4c1e-9a64-2d8e1f7b0c93",
  "tool": "crm_list_tasks",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "replayed": false,
  "cost_usd": "$0.00",
  "balance_usd": "$19.75",
  "result": {
    "tasks": [
      {
        "id": 4101,
        "contact_id": 4102,
        "title": "Send the kitchen quote to Hotel Elbblick",
        "details": "",
        "status": "open",
        "priority": "high",
        "due_at": "2026-10-16T10:00:00+00:00",
        "completed_at": null,
        "contact": {
          "id": 4102,
          "name": "Lukas Meyer",
          "email": "lukas.meyer@hotel-elbblick.example"
        }
      }
    ],
    "count": 1
  }
}
```

`result`: Up to 100 tasks, soonest first, each with its id, the contact it is about (id, name and email), title, details, status, priority and times, and how many were listed.

## Errors

| Code | Status | When | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input` | 400 | due_before is not an ISO 8601 time. | Send it like 2026-10-17T00:00:00+02:00. |

The refusals every tool can give (401 key, 402 balance, 429 limits) are on the errors page: https://conecto.chat/docs/errors.md

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