diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 209d7ad..5f6afed 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "512761e0bb2578dd7380c6baaa0f4ce03e84f95e960231d1dec8bf4d7d6e2627"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aho-corasick"
+version = "1.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e60d3430d3a69478ad0993f19238d2df97c507009a52b3c10addcd7f6bcb916"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "allocator-api2"
 version = "0.2.18"
@@ -1134,6 +1143,35 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "regex"
+version = "1.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b544ef1b4eac5dc2db33ea63606ae9ffcfac26c1416a2806ae0bf5f56b201191"
+dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "memchr",
+ "regex-automata",
+ "regex-syntax",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-automata"
+version = "0.4.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "368758f23274712b504848e9d5a6f010445cc8b87a7cdb4d7cbee666c1288da3"
+dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "memchr",
+ "regex-syntax",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-syntax"
+version = "0.8.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b15c43186be67a4fd63bee50d0303afffcef381492ebe2c5d87f324e1b8815c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
 version = "0.11.27"
@@ -1712,6 +1750,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dotenv",
  "html2text",
  "ratatui",
+ "regex",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2c17a1e..de142cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+regex = "1"
 toml = "0.5"
 dirs = "4.0"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 1eab872..711ef29 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::models::{Task, TaskDetail};
 use reqwest::Client;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::error::Error;
 
 pub async fn fetch_tasks(
     instance_url: &str,
@@ -48,17 +49,23 @@ pub async fn create_new_task(
     instance_url: &str,
     api_key: &str,
     task_title: &str,
-) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    priority: Option<u8>,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let client = Client::new();
     let url = format!("{}/api/v1/projects/1/tasks", instance_url);
 
-    let mut map = HashMap::new();
-    map.insert("title", task_title);
+    let mut task_data = json!({
+        "title": task_title
+    });
+
+    if let Some(priority_value) = priority {
+        task_data["priority"] = json!(priority_value);
+    }
 
     let res = client
         .put(&url)
         .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", api_key))
-        .json(&map)
+        .json(&task_data)
         .send()
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index efa4bc3..75feda2 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::api::{create_new_task, fetch_task_detail, fetch_tasks};
 use crate::models::{Task, TaskDetail};
+use crate::parser::parse_task_input;
 use crossterm::event::KeyCode;
 use ratatui::widgets::ListState;
 use std::io;
@@ -149,10 +150,18 @@ impl App {
             InputMode::Editing => {
                 match key.code {
                     KeyCode::Enter => {
-                        // Handle task submission
                         if !self.new_task_title.trim().is_empty() {
-                            if let Err(err) =
-                                create_new_task(instance_url, api_key, &self.new_task_title).await
+                            // Use the parser to extract the task title, priority, and label titles
+                            let parsed_task = parse_task_input(&self.new_task_title);
+
+                            // Create the new task with the parsed title, priority, and labels
+                            if let Err(err) = create_new_task(
+                                instance_url,
+                                api_key,
+                                &parsed_task.title,
+                                parsed_task.priority,
+                            )
+                            .await
                             {
                                 eprintln!("Error creating task: {}", err);
                             } else {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9f79278..2d25978 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod api;
 mod app;
 mod models;
+mod parser;
 mod ui;
 
 use crate::api::fetch_tasks;
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ac909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use regex::Regex;
+
+pub struct ParsedTask {
+    pub title: String,
+    pub priority: Option<u8>,
+}
+
+pub fn parse_task_input(input: &str) -> ParsedTask {
+    // Regex for priority pattern, e.g. !1 to !5
+    let priority_re = Regex::new(r"!(\d)").unwrap();
+
+    let mut priority = None;
+    let mut title = input.to_string();
+
+    // Capture priority if it exists
+    if let Some(caps) = priority_re.captures(input) {
+        if let Some(priority_match) = caps.get(1) {
+            if let Ok(p) = priority_match.as_str().parse::<u8>() {
+                if (1..=5).contains(&p) {
+                    priority = Some(p);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Remove the priority pattern from the title
+        title = priority_re.replace(input, "").trim().to_string();
+    }
+
+    ParsedTask { title, priority }
+}