Use a task tag to check a conversion request
Apply your conversion-request tag and get a supported-input lookup for the target format named in the task.
Trigger
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.
Action
Get Supported Input Formats For Output
Tool to list all input formats that can convert to a specified output format. use after deciding the target output format.
Why this helps
Format checks often get forgotten when conversion requests arrive amid other task updates.
- Use a tag as a simple signal for a format compatibility check.
- Look up supported input formats for the requested output.
- Keep the lookup tied to the task that needs the conversion.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Convertapi once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to use the task details and the triggering tag to identify the requested output format, then list supported input formats with Convertapi.
- 4Choose Tag Added to Task as the trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one real task and the conversion-request tag.
Questions about this workflow
Where does the tag information come from?
For Asana tag events, the event's parent.gid contains the tag GID; the resource is the task.
Will the workflow convert the file?
No. It checks which input formats Convertapi supports for the requested output format.
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