Keep event facts with the planning task
When event details change in a task, refresh the structured information from its event page.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Action
Diffbot Get Event
Tool to extract event details from web pages. use when you need structured event data such as venue, date, and description.
Why this helps
Event dates and venues are easy to miss when planning details are spread across task edits and web pages.
- Extract available dates, venues, and descriptions from event pages.
- Keep event research close to the task that was updated.
- Reduce repeated visits to event pages during planning.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Diffbot once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Ask Notis in one instruction to extract event details from event URLs on updated planning tasks.
- 4Select the Asana Task Updated trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one updated task containing a public event page URL.
Questions about this workflow
What event information can Diffbot return?
The event extractor is intended to provide structured details such as venue, date, and description when available on the page.
Can it find an event URL if the task has none?
No. Provide an event URL in the task or ask Notis to report that no URL was found.
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