Auto-Route Tagged Asana Tasks to Their Slack Channels
A task is tagged as 'bug-critical' in Asana. Notis finds the #bug-critical channel and posts it there. The right team sees it instantly.
Trigger
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Action
Find channels
Find channels in a slack workspace by any criteria - name, topic, purpose, or description.
Why this helps
Tag-based organization fails when Slack doesn't know about the tags. Teams create dedicated channels for bugs, features, or projects, but tasks tagged in Asana never reach those channels.
- Smart routing: Tags automatically determine which channel a task should go to.
- Team organization: Each tag has a corresponding channel where work lands automatically.
- No manual sorting: Notis handles routing; your team just works.
- Flexible tagging: Add new tags and their channels as your workflow evolves.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Slack to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a task is tagged as [Tag Name], post it to the #[Channel] channel.'
- 3Notis asks which tags map to which channels.
- 4Select 'Tag Added to Task' as your trigger.
- 5Test by tagging a task; it should appear in the corresponding Slack channel.
Questions about this workflow
What if a task is tagged with multiple tags?
Notis posts to all matching channels. A task tagged as both 'urgent' and 'design-review' goes to both the #urgent and #design-review channels.
Can I modify tag-to-channel mappings over time?
Yes. Tell Notis to update the mappings, and new tags will route to their new channels automatically.
What if the channel doesn't exist?
Notis can create the channel first, then post. Include this in your setup.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Slack actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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