diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 70b1be9..a8c43e1 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -280,23 +280,40 @@ impl VikunjaAPI {
         self.delete_request(&format!("/tasks/{id}"));
     }
 
-    pub fn new_task(&self, title: &str, project: &ProjectID) -> Task {
+    pub fn new_task(
+        &self,
+        title: &str,
+        project: &ProjectID,
+        description: Option<String>,
+        due_date: Option<String>,
+        fav: bool,
+        label: Option<String>,
+        priority: Option<isize>,
+    ) -> Result<Task, String> {
         let id = project.0;
 
+        let labels = if let Some(label) = label {
+            let label = self
+                .get_all_labels()
+                .into_iter()
+                .find(|x| x.title.trim() == label)
+                .map_or_else(|| Err(format!("Label '{label}' not found")), Ok)?;
+            vec![label]
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        };
+
         let data = serde_json::json!({
-            "title": title
+            "title": title,
+            "description": description,
+            "due_date": due_date,
+            "is_favorite": fav,
+            "priority": priority,
+            "labels": labels
         });
 
-        // todo :
-        // description
-        // due_date
-        // end_date
-        // is_favorite
-        // labels
-        // priority
-
         let resp = self.put_request(&format!("/projects/{id}/tasks"), &data);
-        serde_json::from_str(&resp).unwrap()
+        Ok(serde_json::from_str(&resp).unwrap())
     }
 
     pub fn done_task(&self, task_id: isize, done: bool) -> Option<Task> {
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index c0694e0..5e37971 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ pub fn get_args() -> clap::ArgMatches {
                     arg!(-p --project <project> "Project to add task to")
                         .required(false)
                         .default_value("Inbox"),
-                ),
+                )
+                .arg(arg!(-d --description <description> "Task Description").required(false))
+                .arg(arg!(--due <due> "Task Due").required(false))
+                .arg(arg!(-l --label <label> "Task Label").required(false))
+                .arg(arg!(--priority <priority> "Task Label").required(false))
+                .arg(arg!(-f --favorite "Mark task as favorite").required(false)),
         )
         .subcommand(
             command!()
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cc5edf2..8b3ed50 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,43 @@ fn load_config() -> config::Config {
     toml::from_str(content).unwrap()
 }
 
+fn parse_datetime(input: &str) -> Option<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>> {
+    let formats = [
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M",
+        "%Y-%m-%d",
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S",
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.f",
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.fZ",
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z",
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z",
+        "%+%",
+    ];
+
+    let input = input.trim();
+
+    for format in &formats {
+        if let Ok(naive_date) = chrono::NaiveDate::parse_from_str(input, format) {
+            let naive_datetime = naive_date.and_hms_opt(0, 0, 0).unwrap();
+            return Some(chrono::TimeZone::from_utc_datetime(
+                &chrono::Utc,
+                &naive_datetime,
+            ));
+        }
+        if let Ok(naive_datetime) = chrono::NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(input, format) {
+            return Some(chrono::TimeZone::from_utc_datetime(
+                &chrono::Utc,
+                &naive_datetime,
+            ));
+        }
+        if let Ok(datetime) = chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(input) {
+            return Some(datetime.with_timezone(&chrono::Utc));
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
 fn main() {
     let arg = args::get_args();
 
@@ -171,8 +208,46 @@ fn main() {
             let title: &String = new_task_arg.get_one("title").unwrap();
             let project: &String = new_task_arg.get_one("project").unwrap();
             let project = ProjectID::parse(&api, project).unwrap();
-            let task = api.new_task(title.as_str(), &project);
-            ui::task::print_task_info(task.id, &api);
+            let description: Option<String> = new_task_arg
+                .get_one::<String>("description")
+                .map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned);
+            let due_date: Option<String> = new_task_arg
+                .get_one::<String>("due")
+                .map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned);
+            let due_date = due_date.map(|x| {
+                if let Some(parsed) = parse_datetime(&x) {
+                    parsed.to_rfc3339()
+                } else {
+                    print_color(crossterm::style::Color::Red, "Failed to parse due date");
+                    println!();
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
+            });
+            let label: Option<String> = new_task_arg
+                .get_one::<String>("label")
+                .map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned);
+            let priority: Option<String> = new_task_arg
+                .get_one::<String>("priority")
+                .map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned);
+            let fav = new_task_arg.get_flag("favorite");
+            // todo : add args
+
+            let task = api.new_task(
+                title.as_str(),
+                &project,
+                description,
+                due_date,
+                fav,
+                label,
+                priority.map(|x| x.parse().unwrap()),
+            );
+            if let Err(msg) = task {
+                print_color(crossterm::style::Color::Red, &msg);
+                println!();
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            } else {
+                ui::task::print_task_info(task.unwrap().id, &api);
+            }
         }
         Some(("done", done_args)) => {
             let task_id: &String = done_args.get_one("task_id").unwrap();