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Connect Google Drive to Asana

Use 12 documented Google Drive triggers to run 20 documented Asana actions.

12 source triggers
20 target actions
Reverse direction supported

Why Connect Google Drive & Asana?

Start with a Google Drive event

Choose from 12 documented triggers, including Changes to Files in Drive, Changes to Specific Files, Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive).

Run a Asana action

Send the event into one of 20 documented actions, such as Add Task To Section, Create Project, Create Subtask.

Map and review the workflow

Choose the fields and conditions for the workflow, then test the result before activation.

Available Triggers & Actions

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Triggers (12)

Changes to Files in Drive

Emit new event when a change is made to one of the specified files. See the documentation

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Changes to Specific Files

Watches for changes to specific files, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files. To watch for changes to shared drive files, use the **Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)** source instead.

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Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)

Watches for changes to specific files in a shared drive, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files

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New Access Proposal

Emit new event when a new access proposal is requested in Google Drive

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New Files (Instant)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your linked Google Drive

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New Files (Polling)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your linked Google Drive

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New Files (Shared Drive)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your shared Google Drive

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New or Modified Comments (Instant)

Emit new event when a comment is created or modified in the selected file

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New or Modified Comments (Polling)

Emit new event when a comment is created or modified in the selected file

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New or Modified Files (Instant)

Emit new event when a file in the selected Drive is created, modified or trashed.

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New or Modified Files (Polling)

Emit new event when a file in the selected Drive is created, modified or trashed. See the documentation

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New or Modified Folders (Instant)

Emit new event when a folder is created or modified in the selected Drive

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Actions (24)

Add Comment

Add an unanchored comment to a Google Doc (general feedback, no text highlighting). See the documentation

Copy File

Create a copy of the specified file. See the documentation for more information

Create Folder

Create a new empty folder. See the documentation for more information

Create New File From Template

Create a new Google Docs file from a template. Optionally include placeholders in the template document that will get replaced from this action. See documentation

Create New File From Text

Create a new file from plain text. See the documentation for more information

Create Shared Drive

Create a new shared drive. See the documentation for more information

Delete Comment

Delete a specific comment (Requires ownership or permissions). See the documentation

Delete File

Permanently delete a file or folder without moving it to the trash. See the documentation for more information

Delete Reply

Delete a reply on a specific comment. See the documentation for more information

Delete Shared Drive

Delete a shared drive without any content. See the documentation for more information

Download File

Download a file from Google Drive to the /tmp directory or return its contents as a buffer. Use to fetch a file's contents for processing in downstream steps — e.g., parsing a CSV, extracting text from a PDF, or re-uploading to another service. For Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Apps Script), exports to an Office-compatible format by default: Docs → .docx, Sheets → .xlsx, Slides → .pptx, Drawings → PNG, Apps Script → JSON. Pass mimeType to force a specific format. Shortcuts are resolved to their target automatically. Folders, Forms, and My Maps cannot be downloaded via this action. See the documentation

Find File

Search for a specific file by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Folder

Search for a specific folder by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Forms

List Google Form documents or search for a Form by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Spreadsheets

Search for a specific spreadsheet by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Get Comment By ID

Get comment by ID on a specific file. See the documentation for more information

Get Current User

Retrieve Google Drive account metadata for the authenticated user via about.get, including display name, email, permission ID, and storage quota. Useful when flows or agents need to confirm the active Google identity or understand available storage. See the documentation.

Get File By ID

Get info on a specific file. See the documentation for more information

Get Folder ID for a Path

Retrieve a folderId for a path. See the documentation for more information

Get Reply By ID

Get reply by ID on a specific comment. See the documentation for more information

Get Shared Drive

Get metadata for one or all shared drives. See the documentation for more information

Is Folder Ancestor

Check if a specific folder is anywhere in the parent hierarchy of a file or folder. See the documentation

List Access Proposals

List access proposals for a file or folder. See the documentation

List Comments

List all comments on a file. See the documentation

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Triggers (12)

New Project Added To Workspace (Instant)

Emit new event for each new project added to a workspace.

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New Story Added To Project (Instant)

Emit new event for each story added to a project.

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New Subtask (Instant)

Emit new event for each subtask added to a project.

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New Completed Task (Instant)

Emit new event for each task completed in a project.

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New Tag

Emit new event for each tag created in a workspace.

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New Tag Added To Task (Instant)

Emit new event for each new tag added to a task.

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New Tags added to any task (Instant)

Emit new event each time a tag is added to any task, optionally filtering by a given set of tags.

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New Task (Instant)

Emit new event for each task added to a project. See docs here

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New Task Assigned in Project (Instant)

Emit new event each time a task is assigned, reassigned or unassigned.

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New Task Field Updated In Project (Instant)

Emit new event whenever given task fields are updated.

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New Task Updated In Project (Instant)

Emit new event for each update to a task.

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New Team

Emit new event for each team added to an organization.

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Actions (20)

Add Task To Section

Add a task to a specific, existing section. This will remove the task from other sections of the project. See the documentation

Create Project

Create a new project in a workspace or team. See the documentation

Create Subtask

Creates a new subtask and adds it to the parent task. See the documentation

Create Task

Creates a new task. See the documentation

Create Task Comment

Adds a comment to a task. See the documentation

Create Task from Template

Creates a new task from a task template. See the documentation

Delete Task

Deletes a specific and existing task. See the documentation

Find Task by ID

Searches for a task by id. Returns the complete task record for a single task. See the documentation

Get list of user projects

Return list of projects given the user and workspace gid. See the documentation

Get Tasks From Task List

Returns tasks from the user's personal **My Tasks** inbox — NOT a project task list. Use this when the user asks for 'my tasks', 'my task list', or 'My Tasks'. Only a workspace GID is needed; no project GID required. See the documentation

List Organizations Options

Retrieves available options for the Organizations field.

List Task Stories

List stories (including comments) for a task. See the documentation

List Teams

Retrieves all teams in a specified Asana workspace. Use this action to discover available teams for creating projects, adding team members, or organizing work by department. Requires a workspace GID, which you can obtain from the **List Workspaces** action. The authenticated user must have access to the workspace; only teams visible to the user are returned. Results are paginated (default 25, max 100 per page); use the returned offset token to fetch additional pages. To include optional fields like description, visibility, or access levels, specify them in Opt Fields. Consider following up with **Create Project** to create a project under a team, or **List Users** to find team members. See the documentation

List Users

Retrieves all users in a specified Asana workspace. Use this action to populate assignee choices for tasks, verify workspace membership, or audit user access. Requires a workspace GID, which you can obtain from the **List Workspaces** action. The authenticated user must have access to the workspace. Results are paginated; use the returned offset token to fetch additional pages. To include optional fields like email or photo, specify them in Opt Fields. Consider following up with **Create Task** or **Update Task** to assign work to the retrieved users. See the documentation

List Workspaces

List workspaces available to the authenticated Asana account. Use this when you need a workspace GID before running **List Teams** or other workspace-scoped actions. optFields can include optional workspace properties such as email_domains and is_organization; leave offset empty for the first page and pass a returned offset token (for example, 3:0:abcdef123456) to fetch the next page. See the documentation

Search Projects

Finds an existing project. See the documentation

Search Sections

Searches for a section by name within a particular project. See the documentation

Search Tasks

Searches for a Task by name within a Project. See the documentation

Search Tasks Premium

Searches for a task by name, assignee, section, project, completed since, and modified since. Requires a Premium Asana account. See the documentation

Update Task

Updates a specific and existing task. See the documentation

Integration Features

12 documented Google Drive triggers
20 documented Asana actions
Configurable field mapping
Conditional workflow steps
Execution monitoring
A supported Asana to Google Drive direction

Capability Examples

Google Drive trigger → Asana action

Catalog example
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Changes to Files in Drive

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Add Task To Section

Asana trigger → Google Drive action

Reverse direction
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New Project Added To Workspace (Instant)

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Add Comment

How It Works

1

Connect Apps

Authenticate your Google Drive and Asana accounts

2

Choose a Trigger

Select a documented Google Drive event

3

Choose an Action

Select the documented Asana operation to run

Test and Review

Verify field mapping and provider responses before activation

Frequently Asked Questions

Integration Benefits

Trigger-driven Workflows

Start the supported direction from one of 12 documented Google Drive triggers.

Automated Actions

Run one of 20 documented Asana actions after the selected trigger fires.

Provider Authentication

Review the authentication requirements published by each provider before activating the workflow.

Guided Configuration

Select a documented trigger, choose a target action, and map the fields required by the workflow.

Field Mapping

Map the fields exposed by the selected trigger and action, then review the required provider inputs.

Execution Review

Test the workflow and review provider responses before relying on it in production.

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