"Direct embedding" in tasks, the complete list

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Hi all

I’m on a mission to catalog every format that can be seamlessly embedded into Asana tasks (and project brief) without the need for integration. I mean, drop a link, and like magic, Asana instantly displays the file right inside the task. Since I couldn’t find a comprehensive source, I’ve decided to build one.

Shortlist

Direct embedding works seamlessly
Direct embedding not functional

• Video

  • Loom
  • Youtube
  • Vimeo
  • Wistia

• Design & Charts

  • Figma
  • Miro
  • InVision
  • Looker
  • Whimsical
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Lucidchart
  • Canva (seems bugged, “Forbidden (403)”)

Other tested formats

• Cloud files
  • Google Drive
  • Box
  • Dropbox
  • OneDrive and SharePoint
• Communication
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
• CRM & Mailing
  • Salesforce
  • Mailchimp
• Developers
  • Github

📸 Screenshots

# Details

Category = Video

Loom

With viewing rights:

Without viewing rights:

YouTube

Vimeo

Wistia

Category = Design

Figma

Miro

Looker

InVision

Canva

Whimsical

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Feel free to share other formats, and I will add them to the list

Link towards the French translation of that article "Intégration directe" dans les tâches, la liste complète

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Arthur, Asana Expert
iDO Asana Partner: Services & Licenses

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Hi @Marie
I’m never sure where to put such articles. Forum leaders only? Or other categories?
Thanks

[Bastien_Siebman]

@Arthur_BEGOU great initiative!

[Bastien_Siebman]

Your post is currently hidden in a private category, the Forum Leader Tips for me is the right category.

[Emily_Roman]

Thanks for creating this tip, @Arthur_BEGOU! As Bastien said, the Forum Leaders tips category is the right place to publish all your tips!

[Phil_Seeman]

Kudos for this work, @Arthur_BEGOU!

[Dyani]

How about Canva? Anyone else use that?

For me, it does create a direct embed but it never “works”, it always shows a Forbidden (403) Canva page as the embed.

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Hi @Dyani and thanks for pointing that out; and indeed, I have the same issue, even with public links

[Nao_Kumazaki]

Wow, this is clear! Thank you for putting this know-how together @Arthur_BEGOU

[Dyani]

Ok so it’s not just something weird on my end then! That’s exactly what happens for me no matter what permissions I put on the link.

[Leigh_Applestein]

hi Emily! Does your team have a solution or are they looking into the Canva Forbidden (403) error message that pops up when we try to embed a canva design into an Asana task? thank you!

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Updates:

Since the new full screen views are now available, the “direct embedding” formats become more functional.
Especially the “Wide” or “Description” view allow a real full screen immersion into your file.

Example (this is a task view!)

Let’s hope Asana expands the list with more supported formats

[Lauren_Cotten]

I have been dealing with this issue for months, which is weird because I feel like it used to work just fine. I just put in a support ticket so I’ll post here what they say.

[Thomas_Gelder]

Looker embedding has never worked for me on any surface in Asana, even for public, single-page reports

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Hi @Thomas_Gelder
You mean that even a Youtube link added in a task description wouldn’t even embed the associated video?

[Thomas_Gelder]

@Arthur_BEGOU

You mean that even a Youtube link added in a task description wouldn’t even embed the associated video?

YouTube renders as described in your post, as does Canva (extrememly well i might add). I haven’t tested the other apps you list.

I’ve tried everything I can think of to get the Looker Embed link to work but it just sits there as a URL

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Ahh, sorry, I’ve misread your message. You have issue with Looker only!

Could it be that’s the structure of the URL that is not correct, or the sharing rights of the link?

For example, have you tried this one: <https://dataflix.looker.com/embed/dashboards/21>

(that is a demo public link I’ve found online)

(there is “/embed” in the URL)

It works for me

[Thomas_Gelder]

I think the issue may be that I’m trying to embed a report for Looker Studio and your examples or from Looker.

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Updates
I’ve added whimsical.com (similar as Miro) that I’ve found randomly.

That makes me think that there are probably more formats that can be embedded.
Feel free to share if you have ideas

[Arthur_BEGOU]

Updates:
Added Wistia