Automation library · Scheduling

Sync Asana task due dates with Google Calendar

Started by a clock, and works across Asana and Google Calendar. 11 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Every 15 MinutesSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Set Sync ConfigSetLogic
  3. 3Get Asana TasksAsanaService
  4. 4Get Synced EventsGoogle CalendarService
  5. 5Reconcile Tasks and EventsCodeLogic
  6. 6Route by ActionSwitchLogic
  7. 7Build Run SummaryCodeLogic
  8. 8Create Calendar EventGoogle CalendarService
  9. 9Update Calendar EventGoogle CalendarService
  10. 10Delete Calendar EventGoogle CalendarService
  11. 11DoneNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Asana, Google Calendar
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Asana and Google Calendar accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 11 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.