--- title: "Connect Asana and Twilio - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed task in project\" fires in Asana, your agent runs \"List Messages\" in Twilio, or \"New Call\" in Twilio to \"Create new task\" in Asana." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-twilio" --- # Connect Asana and Twilio When **Completed task in project** fires in [Asana](https://apiant.ai/connections/asana), your agent runs **List Messages** in [Twilio](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio), or **New Call** in Twilio to **Create new task** in Asana. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Asana **10** triggers Asana **24** actions Twilio **4** triggers Twilio **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Asana and Twilio to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Asana holds the work; Twilio holds the calls and texts that start it. Connecting them lets an inbound message or call open a task in Asana, and lets a task in Asana pull the call and message history or a number lookup from Twilio so the person picking up the work already has the phone details in front of them. Example flows ## What Asana and Twilio can do together ### From Asana to Twilio - When **Completed task in project** in Asana then **List Messages** in Twilio - When **New comment on task** in Asana then **Update Message** in Twilio ### From Twilio to Asana - When **New Call** in Twilio then **Create new task** in Asana - When **New Message Received** in Twilio then **Add tag to task** in Asana Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Asana and Twilio ## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **Completed task in project** Triggered when any task is completed in the selected project. - Trigger **New comment on task** Triggered when any new comment is made to the selected task. - Trigger **New or updated task in project** Triggered when any task is added or updated in the specified project in the specified workspace. - Trigger **New project in workspace** Triggered when a new project is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New story on task** Triggered when any new story is made to the selected task. - Trigger **New tag in workspace** Triggered when a new tag is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New task assigned to you in workspace** Triggered when a task is assigned to you in the selected workspace. - Trigger **New team in workspace** Triggered when a new team is added to the selected workspace. - Trigger **New user** Triggered when a new user is created. - Trigger **New workspace** Triggered when a new workspace is created. - Action **Add attachment** Upload an attachment to a task. - Action **Add tag to task** Adds an existing tag to a task. - Action **Add task to section** Moves a task into a section of a project. - Action **Associate task to project** Associates a newly created task to a specified project in the specified workspace. - Action **Complete task** Marks a task as completed. - Action **Create new comment** Creates a new comment on the specified task. - Action **Create new project** Creates a new project in the specified workspace. - Action **Create new task** Creates a new task in a workspace or project. - Action **Create section in project** Creates a new section within a project. - Action **Create subtask** Creates a subtask under an existing parent task. - Action **Delete comment** Delete a comment (story) by gid. - Action **Delete project** Delete a project by gid. - Action **Delete task** Permanently deletes a task. - Action **Duplicate task** Creates a copy of an existing task. - Action **Find tasks in project** Returns the tasks belonging to a project. - Action **Get project** Fetch a single project by its gid. - Action **Get task by ID** Returns a single task's details by its ID. - Action **Get user** Fetch a single user by gid (or 'me'). - Action **List attachments** List attachments on a task. - Action **List projects** List projects in a workspace, optionally filtered by team. - Action **List users** List users in a workspace. - Action **Remove tag from task** Removes a tag from a task. - Action **Update project** Update a project's fields (name, notes, due date, etc). - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task's fields. - Trigger **New Call** Polls for voice calls on your Twilio account. - Trigger **New Incoming Call** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives a call. - Trigger **New Message Received** Polls for inbound SMS/MMS messages received by your Twilio account. - Trigger **New SMS received** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives an SMS/MMS. Activating the automation points the number's incoming-message webhook at this automation; deactivating clears it. - Action **Delete Message** Deletes a message from your Twilio account's message logs. - Action **Find available phone numbers by criteria** Returns up to 50 phone numbers available to buy in a country that match the specified criteria (area code, pattern, capabilities, location). - Action **Get Call** Retrieves details of a single voice call by its Call SID. - Action **Get Message** Retrieves a single SMS/MMS message by its Message SID. - Action **List Calls** Lists voice calls on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or status. - Action **List Messages** Lists SMS/MMS messages on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or date sent. - Action **List Phone Numbers** Lists the Twilio phone numbers (incoming phone numbers) owned by your account. - Action **Lookup Phone Number** Looks up details (carrier, line type, caller name) for a phone number via the Twilio Lookup v2 API. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedules an SMS or MMS message to be sent later through one of your Messaging Services. A scheduled message can be canceled with Update Message until it is sent. - Action **Update Message** Updates a Twilio Message: replaces or redacts its text, or cancels a scheduled message that has not been sent yet. - Action **Update Phone Number** Update settings (voice/SMS URLs, friendly name) of an owned incoming phone number. ## Each app on its own - [ **Asana** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connections/asana) - [ **Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Asana - [ **Asana to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-hubspot) - [ **Asana to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-salesforce) - [ **Asana to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-slack) - [ **Asana to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-sheets) - [ **Asana to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-calendar) - [ **Asana to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-google-drive) ## More into Twilio - [ **HubSpot to Twilio** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-twilio) - [ **Salesforce to Twilio** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-twilio) - [ **Mailchimp to Twilio** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-twilio) - [ **Shopify to Twilio** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-twilio) - [ **QuickBooks Online to Twilio** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-twilio) - [ **Pipedrive to Twilio** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-twilio) Questions ## Asana and Twilio, answered ### ### Can the connection send a text message from Twilio when an Asana task changes? No. The Twilio actions available here read data: Get Call, Get Message, List Calls, List Messages, List Phone Numbers and Lookup Phone Number, so a task change can fetch call or message details but not send anything. ### ### How does an inbound text end up on the right Asana work? The New Message Received trigger in Twilio can start a flow that creates a task, adds a comment, or tags a task in Asana. You can first run Lookup Phone Number and branch on what comes back, for example only creating the task when the line type is mobile. ### ### What can start an automation from Asana? Any of Asana's 10 triggers in the catalog, including Completed task in project, New comment on task, New or updated task in project and New project in workspace. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Twilio when something happens in Asana? Any of Twilio's 11 actions, including List Messages, Lookup Phone Number, Update Message and Update Phone Number. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Twilio to Asana? Yes. When something happens in Twilio, your agent can act in Asana too. This page covers both directions: Twilio's triggers and Asana's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Asana or Twilio? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Asana and Twilio without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.