Task Created

Starts a workflow whenever a new task is created in Asana. Use it to react the moment work is added, such as routing it, assigning it, or filing it into a section.

What It Does

Fires when a new task is created in your connected Asana workspace, and passes along the task's details as the workflow's starting context.

When It Fires

Use this to automate what happens right after a task is created, such as filing untriaged tasks into a "Needs Review" section, or notifying a channel when a task without an assignee is added to a specific project. Narrow it with the filters below if you only want to react to tasks matching certain criteria.

Configuration

Configure the node with these settings:

Field	What it controls
Assignee ID	Only fire for tasks assigned to this specific user GID.
Assignee Email	Only fire for tasks assigned to this email address.
Project ID	Only fire for tasks in this specific project GID.
Project Name	Only fire for tasks in a project whose name contains this text.
Task Name Contains	Only fire for tasks whose name contains this text.
Has Parent	Only fire for tasks that are (or are not) subtasks.
Has Due Date	Only fire for tasks that do (or do not) have a due date.

Outputs

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

Variable	Type	Example
`taskId`	`string`	`{{nodeId.taskId}}`
`taskName`	`string`	`{{nodeId.taskName}}`
`taskNotes`	`string`	`{{nodeId.taskNotes}}`
`assigneeName`	`string`	`{{nodeId.assigneeName}}`
`assigneeEmail`	`string`	`{{nodeId.assigneeEmail}}`
`projectNames`	`array<string>`	`{{nodeId.projectNames}}`
`dueDate`	`string`	`{{nodeId.dueDate}}`
`taskUrl`	`string`	`{{nodeId.taskUrl}}`
`isSubtask`	`boolean`	`{{nodeId.isSubtask}}`
`createdAt`	`string`	`{{nodeId.createdAt}}`

Example Workflow

When a task without a due date is created in the "Support Escalations" project, a workflow uses Update Task to set a due date and Add Task to Section to file it into "Needs Triage."

Task Updated
Task Completed
Add Task to Section

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