How to enable and use the Asana integration

The Asana integration allows you to link an Asana task to a conversation in Front, and browse Asana tasks right from your inbox.

If you are on the Professional plan or above, this integration also includes a library of prebuilt Connectors that give you access to every action available in the Asana API. Use them in rules, macros, or chatbots to easily automate Asana actions directly from Front, supercharging your workflows without having to write any code.

Asana integration features:

• Perform common actions, like creating new tasks or browsing existing ones, without leaving your inbox.

• Easily access Asana tasks linked to Front conversations from your Front inboxes.

• When an Asana task is attached to a Front conversation, a link back to all related conversations in Front will be added to the description of the Asana task (pictured below).

• When the Asana task is completed, related Front conversations will automatically reopen to allow you and your teammates to follow up with any updates.

View in Asana:

You must have Front company admin permissions to set up the integration. Once enabled it can be used by any teammate.

Note: If you were already using the legacy version of the Asana integration, you do not need to re-enable the new version (it will be automatically enabled for you).

Step 1

Click the gear icon, navigate to company settings, and select App store from the left menu.

Step 2

Select Asana from the list of integrations. Click See details, then click Enable app.

Step 3

If you'd like to reopen conversations after an Asana task has been closed, click the Sign in to Asana button. You will see a pop-up to sign in with your Asana credentials.

Step 4

Click Save to finish enabling the Asana integration.

Step 1

From your Front inbox, find the Asana icon in the right sidebar of Front. If it hasn't been added to your sidebar app switcher yet, click the Manage icon at the bottom of the sidebar and make sure that Asana has been pinned. Once you've pinned the integration, you can drag its icon to position it where you prefer.

When you first open the plugin, you'll see a sign in screen where you'll be asked to enter your Asana credentials.

Step 2

Once you've logged in, click the gear icon in the top right of the plugin, and to optionally set your default workspace, project, and assignee. 

Navigate back to the main page, and you're ready to use the plugin!

To create a new task, navigate to the This conversation tab, then click Add task.

You'll see a form that includes the fields you configured in your settings. Enter the desired attributes, then click Create. 

Navigate to the Search tab, select the workspace to search within, then enter the name of the task in the Task name field. In the results, you can:

• Click on any result to see the full details of the task.

• Use the three-dot menu to access other options like attaching the task to the current conversation.

• Mark a task as complete or incomplete using the checkboxes on the left.

Once a task is attached to a conversation, you'll find it in the This conversation tab.

No. You can consider just creating a personal project, like a person to-do list, and add your task there.

If the Front admin who set up the integration does not have access to the relevant task in Asana, Front will not be able to subscribe to task updates.

This feature is available on all plans.