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Create Task

Creates a new task in Asana, with an assignee, due date, and one or more projects, in a single step.

Create Task node in the workflow builder

What It Does

Creates a task with the name you provide and any of the optional details you set: notes, assignee, due date or datetime, start date or datetime, the projects and tags to attach it to, and a parent task if it should be a subtask.

When To Use It

Use this whenever a workflow needs to generate Asana work automatically, such as turning a meeting action item into a task, or creating a follow-up task when a deal reaches a certain stage. If the task should be nested under another task, you can set parent here directly instead of creating it and then calling Create Subtask.

Configuration

Configure the node with these settings:

Field

What it controls

Name

The task's title. Required.

Notes

The task's description.

Assignee

The GID of the user to assign the task to.

Due On / Due At

The due date (YYYY-MM-DD) or due datetime (ISO format).

Start On / Start At

The start date or start datetime, in the same formats.

Projects

A list of project GIDs to add the task to.

Tags

A list of tag GIDs to add to the task.

Parent

The GID of a parent task, if this should be created as a subtask.

Outputs

The node passes these values downstream. Check the Outputs tab on the configured node to confirm exact paths.

Variable

Type

Description

Example

taskId

string

{{nodeId.taskId}}

taskName

string

{{nodeId.taskName}}

taskUrl

string

{{nodeId.taskUrl}}

assigneeName

string

{{nodeId.assigneeName}}

projectNames

array<string>

{{nodeId.projectNames}}

success

boolean

{{nodeId.success}}

Example Workflow

After a sales call ends, a workflow reads the action items and calls Create Task for each one, setting the assignee to the account owner and the due date to five business days out.

Related Nodes

  • Create Subtask

  • Update Task

  • Add Task to Project

  • Add Task to Section

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