# Asana workflow activate by specific task name/email subject

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-workflow-activate-by-specific-task-name-email-subject/845505>\
**Category:** Asana In Practice\
**Created:** [26 June 2024 17:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-workflow-activate-by-specific-task-name-email-subject/845505 "2024-06-26T17:36:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Connell\_Wilso](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Thomas\_Connell\_Wilso](https://forum.asana.com/u/Thomas_Connell_Wilso)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2024 17:36 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-workflow-activate-by-specific-task-name-email-subject/845505/1 "2024-06-26T17:36:28Z")

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As of now I can only see the ability to create workflows that affect every single task that comes into a specific section of the project. I wanted to see if it was possible to have the workflow not act on every single new task but to only act on tasks with specific names(If name = etc do=etc)

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**Author:** ![Andrea\_Mayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/andrea_mayer/32/39226_2.png) [@Andrea\_Mayer](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andrea_Mayer)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2024 19:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-workflow-activate-by-specific-task-name-email-subject/845505/2 "2024-06-26T19:56:45Z")

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Welcome to the Asana Community Forum @Thomas_Connell_Wilso 👏

This is currently not possible, however have a look at this existing feedback request thread:

> [@Rules trigger for the task name](https://forum.asana.com/t/rules-trigger-for-the-task-name/118117):
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> I would like to add a custom rule when a specific word is added to a - Task. For instance, if “X” added to task name/ task title - move to certain section.

You can look into Flowsana though to be able achieve this

> [@Rules trigger for the task name](https://forum.asana.com/t/rules-trigger-for-the-task-name/118117/3):
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> FYI this capability in available in our [Flowsana](https://asana.com/apps/flowsana) integration - it has the rule condition, “If a task contains the word or phrase \_\_\_\_”.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [30 May 2025 18:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-workflow-activate-by-specific-task-name-email-subject/845505/3 "2025-05-30T18:54:26Z")

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Closed on 30 May 2025 18:54 UTC