Turn Google Drive Files Into Asana Tasks Instantly
When someone uploads a new file to your shared Google Drive folder, Notis creates a matching task in Asana. No manual logging. No forgotten documents.
Trigger
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Action
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
Why this helps
Files land in Drive, you forget to create tasks for them, then they vanish from your attention until a deadline panics you.
- Every file in Drive automatically surfaces as a trackable task—no setup required.
- Reduces context-switching: new work triggers task creation without leaving your workflow.
- Never lose a document in the Drive→Asana gap—everything's captured instantly.
- Less cognitive load: Notis handles the 'go create a task' step you'd otherwise forget.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Google Drive and Asana accounts to Notis (one-time setup in the Notis portal).
- 2Tell Notis your goal: 'Create an Asana task whenever a new file appears in [folder or shared Drive].'
- 3Notis detects the Google Drive file creation event and automatically creates a task in your Asana workspace.
- 4Set your notification channel so Notis alerts you each time a file triggers a new task.
- 5Test by uploading a file to Drive and confirm the task appears in Asana.
Questions about this workflow
What information from the Drive file goes into the Asana task?
Notis uses the file name, file type, and owner information to populate the task. You can refine the prompt to include file links or custom details.
Can I apply this to only certain file types or folders?
Yes. When you set up the automation, just tell Notis which folder or file type to watch. Notis handles the filtering.
What if I don't want every file to become a task?
You can restrict the automation to specific folders, file types, or file names using your prompt. Notis interprets these filters in plain language.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Asana actions
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Add Supporting Relationship to Goal
Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Add task to section
Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.
File Shared (Permissions Added)
Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.
Create Allocation
Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
New File Matching Query
Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
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