Task Updated

Starts a workflow whenever a task changes in Asana, such as a status, assignee, or due date change. Use it to react to specific edits without polling Asana yourself.

What It Does

Fires when a task is updated in your connected Asana workspace, and passes along what changed along with the task's current details.

When It Fires

Use this to react to specific kinds of edits, such as notifying someone when a task is reassigned, or logging when a due date slips. Use the filters below to scope the trigger to the exact change you care about; without them, it fires on any update.

Configuration

Configure the node with these settings:

Field	What it controls
Assignee Changed	Only fire when the assignee changes.
Status Changed	Only fire when the completion status changes.
Due Date Changed	Only fire when the due date changes.
Completion Status	Only fire when the task is marked complete (`true`) or incomplete (`false`).
Field Changed	Only fire when this specific field changes.
Assignee ID	Only fire for tasks assigned to this specific user GID.
Project ID	Only fire for tasks in this specific project GID.

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}}`
`completed`	`boolean`	`{{nodeId.completed}}`
`assigneeName`	`string`	`{{nodeId.assigneeName}}`
`projectNames`	`array<string>`	`{{nodeId.projectNames}}`
`changedFields`	`array<string>`	`{{nodeId.changedFields}}`
`taskUrl`	`string`	`{{nodeId.taskUrl}}`
`modifiedAt`	`string`	`{{nodeId.modifiedAt}}`
`wasCompleted`	`boolean`	`{{nodeId.wasCompleted}}`
`wasAssigneeChanged`	`boolean`	`{{nodeId.wasAssigneeChanged}}`
`wasDueDateChanged`	`boolean`	`{{nodeId.wasDueDateChanged}}`

Example Workflow

A workflow filters this trigger to fire only when assigneeChanged is true, then uses Find User and a messaging node to notify the newly assigned person.

Task Created
Task Completed
Update Task

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