Connect External Tools to Asana via Webhook

Any external tool or service can send a webhook to Notis, triggering an instant Asana task. No integrations to build. Just a webhook URL.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

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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

You use other tools that have no direct Asana integration. Work from those tools never reaches your Asana board unless you manually create tasks.

  • Any tool with webhooks can trigger Asana tasks—no integration limit.
  • Manual copying disappears: work from external tools flows to Asana automatically.
  • Flexibility: customize exactly which signals trigger task creation.
  • Low setup friction: webhook URL is all you need to connect a new tool.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect your Asana account to Notis.
  • 2Create the automation: 'When you receive a webhook signal, create an Asana task with this information.'
  • 3Notis provides you with a unique webhook URL.
  • 4Configure the external tool to send webhooks to that URL when certain events happen.
  • 5Test by triggering the external event and verify the Asana task is created.

Questions about this workflow

What information should I send in the webhook payload?

At minimum, a task title. You can also send description, due date, assignee, and other details. Tell Notis what to expect in your prompt.

Can I map webhook fields to Asana task fields?

Yes. Notis uses plain language: 'If the payload has 'priority', add it to Asana. If it has 'deadline', set as due date.' No field-mapping UI—just tell Notis.

Is the webhook URL secret?

Yes. Notis provides a unique, secret webhook URL. Only your external tool should send to it.

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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.

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Google Drive triggers

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Asana actions

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

File Created

Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

File Deleted or Trashed

Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

File Updated

Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

Create a project

Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.

ActionInstant

Google Drive Changes

Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

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``.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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