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Trigger a rule ​
API ReferenceTrigger a rule which uses an "incoming web request" trigger.
OpenAPI definition ​
json
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"tags":
{
"name": "Rules",
"description": "[Asana rules allow you to automate common patterns\nand workflows in Asana. Rules comprise triggers that will automatically perform actions. For example, you\ncan create a rule to automatically assign a task (action) when a due date is set (trigger).\n\nTo support cross-application workflows, the API supports\nincoming web requests as a generic trigger to\nconnect external applications to Asana through rules. This API allows users to set up workflows outside\nof Asana that can perform operations on data within Asana."
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"components": {
"parameters": {
"rule_trigger_path_gid": {
"name": "rule_trigger_gid",
"in": "path",
"required": true,
"description": "The ID of the incoming web request trigger. This value is a path parameter that is automatically generated for the API endpoint.",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": "12345",
"x-env-variable": "rule"
}
},
"responses": {
"BadRequest": {
"description": "This usually occurs because of a missing or malformed parameter. Check the documentation and the syntax of your request and try again.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
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},
"Unauthorized": {
"description": "A valid authentication token was not provided with the request, so the API could not associate a user with the request.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
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}
},
"PaymentRequired": {
"description": "The request was valid, but the queried object or object mutation specified in the request is above your current premium level.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
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},
"Forbidden": {
"description": "The authentication and request syntax was valid but the server is refusing to complete the request. This can happen if you try to read or write to objects or properties that the user does not have access to.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
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},
"NotFound": {
"description": "Either the request method and path supplied do not specify a known action in the API, or the object specified by the request does not exist.",
"content": {
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"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
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}
}
},
"InternalServerError": {
"description": "There was a problem on Asana’s end. In the event of a server error the response body should contain an error phrase. These phrases can be used by Asana support to quickly look up the incident that caused the server error. Some errors are due to server load, and will not supply an error phrase.",
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"Error": {
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"properties": {
"message": {
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "Message providing more detail about the error that occurred, if available.",
"example": "project: Missing input"
},
"help": {
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "Additional information directing developers to resources on how to address and fix the problem, if available.",
"example": "For more information on API status codes and how to handle them, read the docs on errors: https://asana.github.io/developer-docs/#errors'"
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"phrase": {
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "*500 errors only*. A unique error phrase which can be used when contacting developer support to help identify the exact occurrence of the problem in Asana's logs.",
"example": "6 sad squid snuggle softly"
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"description": "Sadly, sometimes requests to the API are not successful. Failures can\noccur for a wide range of reasons. In all cases, the API should return\nan HTTP Status Code that indicates the nature of the failure,\nwith a response body in JSON format containing additional information.\n\n\nIn the event of a server error the response body will contain an error\nphrase. These phrases are automatically generated using the\nnode-asana-phrase\nlibrary and can be used by\nAsana support to quickly look up the incident that caused the server\nerror.",
"type": "object",
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"RuleTriggerRequest": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"resource": {
"description": "The ID of the resource. For the duration of the beta, this resource is always a task, and this task must exist in the project in which the rule is created.",
"type": "string",
"example": "12345"
},
"action_data": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"description": "The dynamic keys and values of the request. These fields are intended to be used in the action for the rule associated with this trigger.",
"example": {
"jira_ticket_name": "Test",
"jira_ticket_id": "123"
}
}
},
"required": [
"resource",
"action_data"
]
},
"RuleTriggerResponse": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"message": {
"description": "Message providing more detail about the result",
"type": "string",
"example": "Successfully saved the payload and ran the rule"
}
}
}
},
"securitySchemes": {
"personalAccessToken": {
"type": "http",
"description": "A personal access token allows access to the api for the user who created it. This should be kept a secret and be treated like a password.",
"scheme": "bearer"
},
"oauth2": {
"type": "oauth2",
"description": "We require that applications designed to access the Asana API on behalf of multiple users implement OAuth 2.0.\nAsana supports the Authorization Code Grant flow.",
"flows": {
"authorizationCode": {
"authorizationUrl": "https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_authorize",
"tokenUrl": "https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_token",
"refreshUrl": "https://app.asana.com/-/oauth_token",
"scopes": {
"default": "Provides access to all endpoints documented in our API reference. If no scopes are requested, this scope is assumed by default.",
"openid": "Provides access to OpenID Connect ID tokens and the OpenID Connect user info endpoint.",
"email": "Provides access to the user’s email through the OpenID Connect user info endpoint.",
"profile": "Provides access to the user’s name and profile photo through the OpenID Connect user info endpoint.",
"attachments:read": "View access to attachments",
"attachments:write": "Create and modify access to attachments",
"attachments:delete": "Delete access to attachments",
"custom_fields:read": "View access to custom fields",
"custom_fields:write": "Create and modify access to custom fields",
"goals:read": "View access to goals",
"jobs:read": "View access to jobs",
"ooo_entries:read": "View access to OOO entries",
"ooo_entries:write": "Create and modify access to OOO entries",
"ooo_entries:delete": "Delete access to OOO entries",
"tasks:read": "View access to tasks",
"tasks:write": "Create and modify access to tasks",
"tasks:delete": "Delete access to tasks",
"task_custom_types:read": "View access to task custom types",
"task_templates:read": "View access to task templates",
"team_memberships:read": "View access to team memberships",
"portfolios:read": "View access to portfolios",
"portfolios:write": "Create and modify access to portfolios",
"project_templates:read": "View access to project templates",
"project_portfolio_settings:read": "View access to project portfolio settings",
"project_portfolio_settings:write": "Create and modify access to project portfolio settings",
"projects:delete": "Delete access to projects",
"projects:read": "View access to projects",
"projects:write": "Create and modify access to projects",
"roles:read": "View access to roles",
"roles:write": "Create and modify access to roles",
"roles:delete": "Delete access to roles",
"users:read": "View access to users",
"teams:read": "View access to teams",
"time_tracking_categories:read": "View access to time tracking categories",
"time_tracking_categories:write": "Create and modify access to time tracking categories",
"time_tracking_categories:delete": "Delete access to time tracking categories",
"time_tracking_entries:read": "View access to time tracking entries",
"timesheet_approval_statuses:read": "View access to timesheet approval statuses",
"timesheet_approval_statuses:write": "Create and modify access to timesheet approval statuses",
"stories:read": "View access to stories",
"stories:write": "Create and modify access to stories",
"tags:read": "View access to tags",
"tags:write": "Create and modify access to tags",
"webhooks:read": "View access to webhooks",
"webhooks:write": "Create and modify access to webhooks",
"webhooks:delete": "Delete access to webhooks",
"workspaces:read": "View access to workspaces"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"paths": {
"/rule_triggers/{rule_trigger_gid}/run": {
"parameters": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/parameters/rule_trigger_path_gid"
}
],
"post": {
"summary": "Trigger a rule",
"description": "Trigger a rule which uses an [\"incoming web request\"](/docs/incoming-web-requests) trigger.",
"tags": [
"Rules"
],
"operationId": "triggerRule",
"requestBody": {
"description": "A dictionary of variables accessible from within the rule.",
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/RuleTriggerRequest"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Successfully triggered a rule.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/RuleTriggerResponse"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/BadRequest"
},
"401": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
},
"402": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/PaymentRequired"
},
"403": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
},
"404": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/NotFound"
},
"500": {
"$ref": "#/components/responses/InternalServerError"
}
},
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"personalAccessToken": []
},
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"code-samples": [
{
"language": "node",
"install": "npm install asana",
"code": "const Asana = require('asana');\n\nlet client = new Asana.ApiClient();\nclient.authentications.token.accessToken = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>';\n\nlet rulesApiInstance = new Asana.RulesApi(client);\nlet body = {\"data\": {\"<PARAM_1>\": \"<VALUE_1>\", \"<PARAM_2>\": \"<VALUE_2>\",}}; // Object | A dictionary of variables accessible from within the rule.\nlet rule_trigger_gid = \"12345\"; // String | The ID of the incoming web request trigger. This value is a path parameter that is automatically generated for the API endpoint.\n\nrulesApiInstance.triggerRule(body, rule_trigger_gid).then((result) => {\n console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + JSON.stringify(result.data, null, 2));\n}, (error) => {\n console.error(error.response.body);\n});",
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"code": "const asana = require('asana');\n\nconst client = asana.Client.create().useAccessToken('PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN');\n\nclient.rules.triggerRule(ruleTriggerGid, {field: \"value\", field: \"value\", pretty: true})\n .then((result) => {\n console.log(result);\n });",
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{
"language": "python",
"install": "pip install asana",
"code": "import asana\nfrom asana.rest import ApiException\nfrom pprint import pprint\n\nconfiguration = asana.Configuration()\nconfiguration.access_token = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>'\napi_client = asana.ApiClient(configuration)\n\n# create an instance of the API class\nrules_api_instance = asana.RulesApi(api_client)\nbody = {\"data\": {\"<PARAM_1>\": \"<VALUE_1>\", \"<PARAM_2>\": \"<VALUE_2>\",}} # dict | A dictionary of variables accessible from within the rule.\nrule_trigger_gid = \"12345\" # str | The ID of the incoming web request trigger. This value is a path parameter that is automatically generated for the API endpoint.\n\n\ntry:\n # Trigger a rule\n api_response = rules_api_instance.trigger_rule(body, rule_trigger_gid)\n pprint(api_response)\nexcept ApiException as e:\n print(\"Exception when calling RulesApi->trigger_rule: %s\\n\" % e)",
"name": "python-sdk-v5"
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"language": "python",
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"code": "import asana\n\nclient = asana.Client.access_token('PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN')\n\nresult = client.rules.trigger_rule(rule_trigger_gid, {'field': 'value', 'field': 'value'}, opt_pretty=True)",
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}