Answer Actor questions where the team asks them
When someone asks about a scraper in the task discussion, fetch its Apify metadata and keep the context close to the question.
Trigger
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Action
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Why this helps
Actor ownership and metadata questions lead to a detour into Apify and can interrupt focused work.
- Fetch Actor metadata without leaving the task workflow.
- Make research tool context easier to share.
- Reduce interruptions caused by looking up Actor details.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Apify once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new automation in Automations, then describe which Actor details to retrieve for relevant questions.
- 3Pick the Asana New Comment on Task trigger.
- 4Choose where run reports should go, then test with one real question about a known Actor.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis look up any Actor?
It can retrieve details for an Actor identified by id or username and actor name that is accessible to your Apify account.
Does this run the Actor?
No. It retrieves Actor details only.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Asana and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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