@ZangXincz You can extract todo items from Trilium using the backend script API. Todo checkboxes are stored as HTML with a specific structure: ```html

Task text

``` Here's a backend script example to extract all unchecked todos under a root note: ```javascript // Create as a code note, run manually or with #run=backendStartup const notes = api.searchForNotes('note.type = "text" AND ancestors.noteId = "YOUR_ROOT_NOTE_ID"'); const todos = []; for (const note of notes) { const content = note.getContent(); const $ = api.cheerio.load(content); // cheerio is built-in $('ul.todo-list li').each((i, elem) => { const $elem = $(elem); const checkbox = $elem.find('input[type="checkbox"]'); const description = $elem.find('.todo-list__label__description').text(); const isChecked = checkbox.attr('checked') === 'checked'; if (!isChecked) { todos.push({ noteId: note.noteId, noteTitle: note.title, taskText: description }); } }); } return todos; ``` Key points: - Use [`api.searchForNotes()`](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/dc50ca157d59d93d172cee8f7024743f7cccfaa1/apps/server/src/services/backend_script_api.ts) to find notes under your root using the `ancestors` query - Use [`note.getContent()`](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/dc50ca157d59d93d172cee8f7024743f7cccfaa1/apps/server/src/becca/entities/bnote.ts#L208-L210) to get HTML content - Use [`api.cheerio`](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/dc50ca157d59d93d172cee8f7024743f7cccfaa1/apps/server/src/services/backend_script_api.ts#L99-L103) (built-in) to parse the HTML - Unchecked items won't have the `checked="checked"` attribute You might also want to check out the [Task Manager example](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/blob/ff2e775b5ee76992de4f26e580ef4ac8dbb6f909/apps/edit-docs/demo/root/Trilium%20Demo/Scripting%20examples/Task%20manager.html) in Trilium Demo notes for inspiration on organizing and filtering tasks. *To reply, just mention [@dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot?utm_source=github&utm_medium=bot-comment&utm_campaign=github-assistant&utm_content=brand-link).* --- ^{How did I do? 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I developed the script myself and was unable to extract the "todo" information. #9216

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