Settings
| Setting | What it is |
|---|---|
| ConnectionRequired | The Asana connection the step signs in with. |
| Task nameRequired | text |
| Project id | The project's id — the List projects node gives you one. |
| Section id | The column the task lands in — the List sections node gives you one. |
| Workspace id | Only needed when the task is not going into a project. |
| Assignee | A user's id or e-mail address, or the word me. |
| Due on | text |
| Due at | text |
| Description format | "text" or "html" |
| Description | Rich text accepts <a>, <strong>, <em> and <ul>/<li>; Asana rejects <br>. Values from earlier nodes are escaped for you. |
| Custom fields | Asana keys custom fields by their gid, not by their name — the List custom fields node gives you the gids and the option gids. |
| Followers | Comma-separated user ids or e-mail addresses. |
| Parent task id | text |
Technical details
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
connection | texta connection id from `requires.connections` (provider `asana`) |
name | text |
projectId | text |
sectionId | textused when `projectId` is not "" |
workspaceId | textused when `projectId` is "" |
assignee | text |
dueOn | text |
dueAt | text |
descriptionFormat | "text" or "html", by default "text" |
description | text |
customFields | object of text, by default {} |
followers | text |
parentTaskId | text |
Output
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
taskId | string |
task | object |
permalinkUrlLink to the task | string |
Sample output, and the expression for each field
- permalinkUrl"https://app.asana.com/0/1"
- task{}
- taskId"1"
Errors
When a step of this node stops a run, the run page shows a code. Look it up:
Example step
The step as a flow file holds it. Replace each value in <…>.
{
"config": {
"assignee": "",
"connection": "<connection id>",
"customFields": {},
"description": "",
"descriptionFormat": "text",
"dueAt": "",
"dueOn": "",
"followers": "",
"name": "<task name>",
"parentTaskId": "",
"projectId": "",
"sectionId": "",
"workspaceId": ""
},
"label": "Create task",
"type": "asana.createTask",
"version": 1
}