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Asana + Email by Zapier integrations

Add new inbound emails to Asana

Keep track of emails by sending them to Asana. This integration takes the email's subject and adds it to Asana as a task.

Note: The best way to use this integration is to set up a filter within your existing email account that forwards specific emails to the zapiermail.com address.

How It Works

A new email is received at this integration's zapiermail.com address
Zapier adds a new task to Asana with the subject as the task title

What You Need

Asana account

When this happens...
New Inbound EmailTriggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom zapiermail.com address.
TriggerInstant
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Create TaskCreates a new task in Asana with specified details.
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- Email address type
Trigger
Instant
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- Zap_id
- Free_test_limitation
- To
  Required
- Subject
  Required
- Body (HTML or Plain)
  Required
- Attachment
- From_name
- Reply_to
- Cc
- Bcc
- Force Linebreaks?
- Enable read receipts?
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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New Tag Created
Triggered when you create a new tag.
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Section
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace / Organization
  Required
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace / Organization
Trigger
Polling
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- Task ID
  Required
- Tag
  Required
Action
Write
- Project
  Required
- Task
  Required
- File
  Required
Action
Write
- Workspace or Organization
- Project Template
  Required
- Project Name
  Required
- Privacy Setting
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Parent Task
  Required
- Name
- Description
- Is the description rich text?
- Mark Task as complete?
- Mark Task as liked?
- Assignee
- Followers
- Tags
- Custom_field_info
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Task Name
  Required
- Task Description
- Enable Rich Text Formatting
- Assignee
- Followers
- Tags
- Mark Task as complete?
- Mark Task as liked?
- Custom_field_info
Action
Write
- Task ID
  Required
- Tag
  Required
Action
Write
- Workspace
- Task ID
  Required
- Mark as Complete
- Mark as Liked
- Task Name
- Assignee
- Followers
- Tags
- Description
- Use Rich Text Formatting
- Custom_field_info
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Completed Since (Includes Incomplete Tasks if Set)
- Limit
Action
Search
- Workspace/Organization
- Team
- Project Name
  Required
- Include Archived Projects
Action
Search
- Workspace
- Project
- Task ID
  Required
- Limit
Action
Search
- Task ID or GID
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Task Name
  Required
Action
Search
- Email Address or User ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Task ID or GID
  Required
- Workspace
  Required
- Name
- Description
- Is the description rich text?
- Mark Task as complete?
- Mark Task as liked?
- Assignee
- Followers
- Tags
- Custom_field_info
Action
Search or write

- Setup Directions
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace
- Project
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Project
  Required
- Task
- Workspace
Trigger
Polling
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- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
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Instant
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- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Trigger on subtasks?
- Disclaimer
Trigger
Instant
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New Workspace/Organization
Triggered when you add a new workspace/organization.
Trigger
Polling
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- Task ID
  Required
- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Section
  Required
- Position in Section
- Before/After Task ID
Action
Write
- Helptext
- Workspace
- Project
- Tag
- Name
  Required
- Task Fields
Action
Write
- Workspace / Organization
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Section Name
  Required
- Section to Insert After
- Section to Insert Before
Action
Write
- Copy
- Workspace
  Required
- Project
- Task Template
  Required
- Task Name
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Team
- Name
  Required
- Notes
  Required
Action
Write
- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Task
  Required
- Text
  Required
- Mentions_copy
- Users to mention
- Mention position
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Workspace
- Name
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
- Project
  Required
- Section Name
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
- Project
- Task ID
  Required
- Maximum Results
- Comment Order
Action
Search
- Premium_user_help_text
- Workspace ID
  Required
- Projects (Any)
- Search Text
- Limit
- Is Subtask?
- Is Completed?
- Sort By
- Sort Ascending?
- Has Attachment?
- Is Blocking?
- Is Blocked?
- Created After
- Created Before
- Modified After
- Modified Before
- Task Type
- Custom_fields_help_text
Action
Search
- Email Address or ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Workspace
  Required
- Name
  Required
- Team
- Notes
  Required
Action
Search or write

About Asana

Asana is a leading work management platform that helps teams orchestrate their work, from daily tasks to strategic initiatives. With Asana, organizations have a living system of clarity where everyone can see, discuss, and execute their team’s priorities.

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About Email by Zapier

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.) Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

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