ActionAsanaUpdated September 2026

How do I create an Asana task from a workflow?

Short answer: You can create task in Asana by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Asana Create Task action to a workflow, map its 6 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Create Task in Asana — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Task Name name	string	Required	Task Name. Example: Design homepage mockup
Project ID projects	string	Required	The Asana project GID to add this task to
Description notes	string	Optional	Plain text description
Assignee assignee	string	Optional	Asana user GID, the literal 'me', or an email belonging to a workspace member.
Due Date due_on	string	Optional	Due date in YYYY-MM-DD format
Tag GIDs tags	string	Optional	Comma-separated tag GIDs

Sample request

{
  "name": "e.g. Design homepage mockup",
  "projects": "e.g. 1234567890",
  "notes": "{{trigger.notes}}",
  "assignee": "e.g. user@company.com",
  "due_on": "e.g. 2025-06-30"
}

Returns

{
  "data": {
    "gid": "12345",
    "name": "Design homepage mockup",
    "due_on": "2025-06-30",
    "assignee": {
      "gid": "67890",
      "name": "John"
    },
    "permalink_url": "https://app.asana.com/0/proj/12345"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Task.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Asana

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Asana

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create Task.

What does the Create Task action do in Asana?

Creates a new task in an Asana project with name, notes, assignee, due date, section, tags, and custom fields. The standard write action for piping forms or external tickets into Asana.

What inputs does Create Task require?

Required: Task Name, Project ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Asana returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Asana returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Create Task support batch operations?

Run Create Task inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Asana's rate limits.

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