Define Asana Custom Fields from Telegram
You realize you need to track a new data type across tasks (like 'Customer Name' or 'Bug Severity'). Instead of going into Asana settings, message Notis on Telegram and the field is created and ready to use.
Trigger
New Message Received
Triggered when your bot receives a new message in a private chat, group, or supergroup. To receive every message in a group, Privacy Mode must be disabled for the bot in BotFather.
Action
Create Custom Field
Tool to create a new custom field in a workspace. use when you need to define a new field for tracking specific information within asana tasks.
Why this helps
You identify a new piece of data that should be tracked consistently (severity, customer, vendor, etc.), but creating a custom field in Asana feels like a detour. The field often stays unmade and tracking stays informal.
- Custom fields created from Telegram without leaving chat
- Immediate availability across workspace
- Reduces friction in standardizing task data
- Enables consistent tracking from first use
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Asana to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When I send a message like, Create a custom field for X, add it to my Asana workspace.'
- 3Set your trigger to 'New Message Received'.
- 4Configure field types Notis should recognize (text, number, dropdown, date, etc.).
- 5Test by sending Notis a message like 'Create a custom field: Severity (Critical, High, Medium, Low)' and verify it appears in Asana.
Questions about this workflow
What field types can be created this way?
Text, number, dropdown/enum, date, and checkbox are common. Notis interprets your message to determine the type.
Will the field be available to all projects?
Yes. Workspace-level custom fields are available to all projects. You can set visibility per project if needed.
Can I edit the field after creation?
Yes. Notis creates the field, but you can manage options, default values, and visibility in Asana settings afterward.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Asana actions
New Message Received
Triggered when your bot receives a new message in a private chat, group, or supergroup. To receive every message in a group, Privacy Mode must be disabled for the bot in BotFather.
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.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
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.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
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.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
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.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
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.
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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