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Instant Email Drafts for New Tasks

A new task is created and you need to notify stakeholders, but composing from scratch takes energy. Notis creates a draft with task details so you just add a personal note and send.

Trigger

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a project.

Action

Create email draft

Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.

Why this helps

New tasks need stakeholder notification but drafting emails from scratch is friction. You often skip notification or send bare-bones messages because effort feels high.

  • Communicate task creation without friction
  • Reduce startup energy for notifications
  • Keep stakeholders informed automatically

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Asana and Gmail to Notis (one-time).
  • 2Tell Notis: 'When a new task is created, draft an email with the task name, description, and assignee.'
  • 3Set the trigger to 'Asana: New Task Created'.
  • 4Specify the channel for Notis reports.
  • 5Test by creating a new task and check for a draft in Gmail with task details.

Questions about this workflow

What will the draft include?

Tell Notis what matters: 'Include task name, due date, assignee, and description.' Notis populates the draft from Asana.

Can I customize the draft template?

Yes. Tell Notis: 'Start with Hi {recipient}, here's your new task...' and include task details.' Notis uses your template.

Who should be on the To/CC line?

Tell Notis: 'Draft it to me and CC the assignee' or 'Email to the project stakeholders.' Notis sets up the recipients.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Asana triggers

Gmail actions

Attachment Added to Task

Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.

TriggerInstant

Modify email labels

Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).

ActionInstant

New Comment on Task

Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.

TriggerInstant

Create email draft

Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.

ActionInstant

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a project.

TriggerInstant

Create label

Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.

ActionInstant

Task Moved to Section

Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.

TriggerInstant

Delete Draft

Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerInstant

Delete message

Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.

ActionInstant

Task Updated

Triggers when a task is updated in a project.

TriggerInstant

Fetch emails

Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.

ActionInstant

Fetch message by message ID

Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.

ActionInstant

Fetch Message by Thread ID

Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.

ActionInstant

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