Stay Synced: Asana Task Updates Appear in Slack
A task gets updated in Asana (status, due date, assignee, or description). Slack shows the change immediately. No status-report emails, no confusion about who owns what.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Status silos create misalignment. When a task changes ownership or due date in Asana, people in Slack don't know unless someone explicitly tells them. This causes people to chase stale information or duplicate effort.
- Real-time alignment: When task ownership, status, or due date changes, Slack is updated immediately.
- No manual status reports: Stop creating status update messages by hand. Notis handles it.
- Detailed change tracking: Notis tells you what changed (was assigned to Alice, now assigned to Bob; was due 2/15, now due 3/1).
- Reduces assumptions: Team always sees the current truth from Asana, not stale Slack messages.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Slack to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Post updates from [Asana Project] tasks to Slack' or 'Notify when task status changes.'
- 3Notis asks which project and which Slack channel.
- 4Choose 'Task Updated' as your trigger and set your notification channel.
- 5Test by updating a task in Asana (e.g., change the status or due date); the change should post to Slack immediately.
Questions about this workflow
Won't task updates spam Slack if every little change posts?
Notis can filter to specific update types (e.g., only status changes, not comment adds). Specify this in your prompt: 'Post status changes only, not minor updates.'
Can I get updates only for tasks assigned to me or my team?
Yes. Include this in your prompt: 'Post updates for tasks assigned to the marketing team' or 'assigned to me.' Notis filters automatically.
Does the Slack message include a link to the task?
Always. Notis includes a clickable link to the Asana task so your team can jump straight to the source.
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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
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
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.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section 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.
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 a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
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.
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