Turn Asana Comment Times Into Calendar Events
A collaborator comments 'let's sync at 3pm today' on your Asana task. Notis parses the time and instantly adds it to your Google Calendar without you lifting a finger.
Trigger
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Action
Quick Add Event
Parses natural language text to quickly create a basic google calendar event with its title, date, and time, suitable for simple scheduling; does not support direct attendee addition or recurring events, and `calendar id` must be valid if not 'primary'.
Why this helps
People mention specific meeting times in Asana comments but those never make it to your calendar. You show up late or miss the meeting entirely because it only lived in the Asana thread.
- Capture meeting times mentioned casually in comments
- Eliminate the manual step of creating events from thread discussions
- Ensure team members see the meeting on their calendar, not just in Asana
- Reduce miscommunication about meeting times
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect both integrations to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When a comment is added to an Asana task and it mentions a time, parse the time and add a quick calendar event.'
- 3Specify which Asana projects to monitor.
- 4Choose whether to include the task title or a custom event title in the calendar event.
- 5Test by commenting on a task with a time mention (e.g., '2pm') and verifying the event appears.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which timezone to use?
It uses your Google Calendar timezone by default. You can specify a different timezone in your automation if needed.
What time formats does Notis understand?
Notis parses natural language like '3pm today,' 'tomorrow at 2,' 'next Monday 10am,' and more. It's very flexible.
What if a comment mentions a time but it's not actually a meeting?
You can refine your automation to only trigger on comments containing keywords like 'meet,' 'sync,' 'call,' or 'standup.'
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Google Calendar actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
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.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
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