Star Important Asana Tags in Slack Automatically
An Asana task is tagged as a milestone or decision. Slack automatically stars the related message. Key items are now easy to find.
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
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Why this helps
Important decisions get buried in message history. When tasks are tagged as milestones or key decisions in Asana, Slack users don't know to save or star them. Reference material becomes hard to find.
- Easy reference: Starred messages appear in Slack's Saved Items, making them easy to find later.
- Lightweight organization: Stars are simpler and faster than searching or creating links.
- Automatic tagging: Notis stars messages based on Asana tags, no manual work needed.
- Milestone visibility: Important milestones or decisions are now marked visually in Slack.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Slack to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a task is tagged as [Tag Name], star the related Slack message.'
- 3Notis asks which tags trigger starring.
- 4Select 'Tag Added to Task' as your trigger.
- 5Test by tagging an Asana task; the related Slack message should be starred.
Questions about this workflow
What tags should I use for starring?
Good candidates: 'milestone,' 'decision,' 'critical,' 'review,' or any tag that marks important work.
Can I star multiple messages based on one tag?
Yes. If a tag is applied to a task that's discussed in multiple Slack threads, Notis stars all relevant messages.
Does starring remove the message later if the tag is removed?
Stars are permanent once applied. Removing a tag in Asana doesn't un-star the Slack message.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
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Webhook trigger
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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.
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task 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.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
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 emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Asana and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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