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Asana + Slack: tasks in your channels, channel banter as tasks.

Post Asana task events into Slack and create Asana tasks from Slack messages. The most-used Asana integration on Tiny Command — by a wide margin.

Trigger app
Asana as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Asana.

Action app
Slack as the action

Workflows do something in Slack, instantly.

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AsanaSlack

When something happens in Asana, do it in Slack.

1 Asana triggers wired to 45 Slack actions. Most-used pairing: New TaskRaw API Request.

SlackAsana

Or fire it the other way around.

13 Slack triggers wired to 15 Asana actions downstream.

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Common Asana → Slack workflows.

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How it works

Connect Asana and Slack in five steps.

No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

  1. 1
    Connect
    Authorize Asana and Slack

    Open Tiny Command, authorize Asana and Slack once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.

  2. 2
    Trigger
    Pick a Asana trigger

    Drop the Asana → New Task trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.

    POST /v1/webhooks/asana.trigger-task-created
  3. 3
    Transform
    Add a filter or AI step

    Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.

  4. 4
    Action
    Add the Slack action

    Drop the Slack → Raw API Request action below it. Map fields from the Asana payload into the Slack inputs.

    slack.api-request
  5. 5
    Publish
    Publish and forget

    Hit Publish. Tiny Command runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

FAQ

Questions about Asana + Slack.

What's the canonical Asana + Slack flow?
Asana Task Created with a specific tag → Slack Send Message to a channel scoped by team. The task title, due date, and assignee surface in chat. Click-through to Asana from the message.
How do I create Asana tasks from Slack messages?
Slack Message Reaction Added (e.g., :memo:) → Asana Create Task with task title = message text, notes including the Slack message URL. Reactions become the universal task-capture verb.
Can I DM the assignee instead of posting in a channel?
Yes — maintain a lookup of asana_user_email → slack_user_id. After the Asana trigger, look up the assignee, and Slack Send Direct Message instead of posting to a channel.
How do I avoid Slack noise on minor Asana edits?
Filter the Asana trigger to specific events: created, assigned, completed, due-date-changed. Skip text-edits, comment-adds, and section-moves to keep the channel signal-to-noise high.
Can Slack buttons update Asana task fields?
Yes. Send Approval Message with Approve/Reject buttons. The button click trigger fires the workflow that calls Asana Update Task with the right status. End-to-end approval loop in chat.
How do I post a daily Asana digest to Slack?
Scheduled 9am: List Tasks in an Asana "Due Today" view → format as a bullet list → Slack Send Message to #standup. The team sees a single daily snapshot instead of constant per-task pings.
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