How to add Asana to Dropbox Dash

You can add your Asana account to Dropbox Dash so you can access and search your Asana content directly within Dash.

This requires OAuth authentication to ensure Dash only retrieves information relevant to your data, giving you full control over what Dash can access. Dash strictly follows the OAuth model, meaning it only accesses the data you specifically permit.

Requirements

To add Asana to Dash, make sure you meet the following requirements:

• Admin approval: The app must be enabled by your Dash admin. If Asana isn’t listed in your Apps, contact your admin.
• Authorization: You must authorize Dash in Asana.
• Active account: You need an active account with Asana.

Integration features

For Asana, Dash captures the following details:

• Projects: Dash gathers information such as the project name, task content, and timestamp to improve search functionality and make it easier to find relevant data.
• Tasks: Dash gathers information, such as the task name, content, and timestamp, to make searching easy.
• User task lists: Dash gathers the task list name to improve search results.
• Workspaces: Dash gathers the workspace name to enhance search capabilities.

API permissions

When connecting Asana, Dash requests the following:

• Access your name and email address: Allows Dash to access your name and email address.
• Access your tasks, projects, and workspaces: Allows Dash to access your tasks, projects, and workspaces to surface the most relevant Asana content in search results.
• Create and modify tasks, projects, and comments on your behalf: Required by Asana to integrate with Dash.

How content syncing works

• Content sync starts right after the connection is made, so you can quickly search for the most relevant data
• Incremental sync occurs every 15 minutes.

How to add your Asana account to Dropbox Dash

To add Asana to Dropbox Dash:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Apps near the bottom of the left sidebar.
3. Locate Asana in the apps list.
4. Click ① (add) to the right of Asana.
5. Enter your login credentials, or select an account to connect to Dash.
6. Review the permissions requested, then click Allow.

How to remove your Asana account from Dropbox Dash

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Apps near the bottom of the left sidebar.
3. Locate Asana in the apps list.
4. Click ① (more options) to the right of Asana.
5. Click Disconnect.
6. Click Disconnect in the pop-up window.

• Note: You can reconnect the app anytime.

How to check your added apps

To check what apps you’ve added to Dropbox Dash:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Apps near the bottom of the left sidebar.

You’ll see a list of your added apps in the Added section, along with their connection status.

Admins: How to add Asana for your team

Before your team members can add their Asana accounts to Dropbox Dash, you’ll need to enable it in the admin console. To do this:

1. Log in to dash.ai using your admin credentials.
2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the lower left.
3. Select Admin console.
4. Click Apps.
5. Click the More apps tab. 
6. Click ① Add to the right of Asana.
7. Click Enable Asana in the pop-up window.

You’ll see a notification that says Asana was enabled.