"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
• Design & Charts
  • Figma
  • Miro
  • InVision
  • Looker
  • 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

Category = Design

Figma

Miro

Looker

InVision

Canva

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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

[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