Update Task

Updates an existing Asana task's status, assignee, description, due date, or other details in a single step.

What It Does

Applies whichever fields you set to the task you specify: name, notes, assignee, completion status, due date or datetime, start date or datetime, and projects or tags to add.

When To Use It

Use this whenever a workflow needs to change something about a task that already exists, such as marking a task complete when a related event happens, or reassigning a task when someone goes out of office. If the task does not exist yet, use Create Task instead.

Configuration

Configure the node with these settings:

Field	What it controls
Task ID	The GID of the task to update. Required.
Name	A new name for the task.
Notes	New description text for the task.
Assignee	The GID of a new assignee.
Completed	Marks the task complete or incomplete.
Due On / Due At	A new due date (`YYYY-MM-DD`) or due datetime (ISO format).
Start On / Start At	A new start date or start datetime, in the same formats.
Projects	Project GIDs to add the task to.
Tags	Tag GIDs to add to the task.

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}}`
`success`	`boolean`	`{{nodeId.success}}`

Example Workflow

When a deal closes, a workflow finds the related onboarding task and calls Update Task to reassign it to the implementation team and set a due date one week out.

Create Task
Update Task Custom Field
Task Updated

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