Make urgent WhatsApp requests visible
Keep time-sensitive requests from blending into the normal message stream.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
Why this helps
Urgent requests look like every other message when they stay in a busy chat.
- Bring urgent work into the task queue
- Keep the urgency reason with the request
- Reduce reliance on remembering to revisit chat
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Asana once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation for urgent requests.
- 3Tell Notis to create an Asana task for incoming WhatsApp messages that state a time-sensitive need, and include why it is urgent.
- 4Pick New WhatsApp Message Received as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one real urgent message and verify its task summary.
Questions about this workflow
Can this decide what is urgent?
Describe the signals that count as urgent, such as an explicit deadline or a stated operational outage.
Will Notis assign a priority field?
This workflow creates a task and can summarize urgency in its details. It does not configure Asana fields.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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