External Systems Create Asana Project Sections
Send a webhook request and Notis creates a new section in your Asana project. Structure evolves with your workflow, triggered from any system.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a section in a project
Creates a new section in a project, optionally positioned relative to an existing section in the same project, and returns the full record of the new section.
Why this helps
Project structure is static in Asana, but workflows evolve in external systems. Manually adding sections when processes change creates bottlenecks and requires Asana access.
- Dynamically create project sections from external systems
- Automate project structure updates
- Eliminate manual section creation in Asana
- Sync workflow changes across all tools
- Enable real-time project evolution
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Create a new automation: 'External sections webhook'.
- 2Choose 'Webhook' as your trigger.
- 3Write your prompt: 'When a webhook is received with a project and section name, create that section in the Asana project.'
- 4Copy the webhook URL that Notis generates and integrate it into your external system.
- 5Test by sending a webhook request and verify the section appears in the Asana project.
Questions about this workflow
What data should the webhook include?
Minimally: the Asana project (by ID or name) and the section name. Your automation prompt defines the exact format.
Can I create multiple sections in one webhook call?
Yes. Include an array of sections in your webhook, and tell Notis: 'For each section in the data, create it in the project.'
What happens if the project doesn't exist?
Notis can either skip it or create the project first. Specify in your automation prompt which behavior you prefer.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Asana actions
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
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.
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
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.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
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.
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
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.
Data Source Created
Triggers when a new Notion data source is created. Fires workspace-wide. The payload's `data.parent` carries the data source's tree parent (typically the teamspace) for downstream filtering. A single template-based database creation can fire multiple `data_source.created` events at once — one per data source the template instantiates.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Data Source Schema Updated
Triggers when a Notion data source's schema is updated. Fires on column add / remove / rename. Payload includes `data.updated_properties: [{id, name, action}]` so consumers can discriminate the kind of change downstream. Optional `data_source_id` filter scopes to schema changes on a single data source. When omitted, fires for any schema change in the workspace the integration has access to. Note: adding a column also fires `page.properties_updated` once per existing row in the data source. Customers wanting a single structural-change signal should use this trigger.
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 Page
Triggers when a new page is added to a Notion database.
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.
Page Added to Page
Fires when a new subpage (a `child_page` type block) is added under a specified parent Notion page.
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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