Bring the right people into alert follow-up
Add the relevant collaborators to an Asana task so they receive its updates and can help with follow-up.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Why this helps
The people who need to see an alert related task may not be following it yet.
- Bring relevant collaborators into the task conversation.
- Help people see task updates in Asana.
- Reduce manual follow-up to notify each person.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Alpaca and Asana in the Notis portal once.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis: When an alert request identifies an existing Asana task and collaborators, add those collaborators as followers.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and the channel for run reports.
- 5Send one real example with a task and collaborator references to test it.
Questions about this workflow
Who gets added as a follower?
The request or prompt must identify the collaborators, and they must be users the connected Asana account can add.
Will followers be notified?
Adding followers to a task notifies them of task updates, according to the action description.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Alpaca to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Alpaca triggers
Asana actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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