When a task is created, is there a reference number in the background that we can not see? We create hundreds of them and it would make life so much easier if I could look them up by an auto populated number. The task line line numbers are nice but the number does not stay if you move the task’s order in that list. Thanks! Erik

At iDO (and with the help of Astogi), we have created something that might help with this feature request. It is a simple bot that you can invite to any project (as a guest). It will automatically rename the tasks you create, adding a unique iD. The numbering is based on the project name initials. See picture [image] The beta is free to test [image] Auto Numbering Start by inviting the bot as a project member, start adding new tasks and they will now be automatically numbered. Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The famous @Bastien_Siebman is the creator (iDO side) @_sander for Astogi :wink:

Hi Erik, I try using the Task ID on the search bar, and it’s actually display the task. Did you try it recently?

Yep - Our IT team is ditching Asana purely because of this. My product team would like to stick with Asana but this lack of a simple ID number makes it hard.

Hi Tim, yes it is unfortunate but also consistent with their business practice. Some higher up at Asana decided “No ID numbers for you!” and it will never materialize. They will keep losing clients this way (even though a simple fix) but keep gaining more with their predatory sales techniques on already existing users. I would love to see how that have mapped out this business model.

Hi Phan, Yes, it shows up in the search dropdwon, but not if you enter it in search and enter, it says No Results. But the whole point of this string is that they do not have it the ID number in the actual task. It is in the URL. Such a simple thing that they can’t get through their heads.

I have changed the category to Product Feedback so we can start voting to have this implemented! So please VOTE to have tasks IDs in the actual task. Thanks!

@Erik_Graham There’s actually already one with a pretty large vote count: [image] Feature Request: Task Numbering Product Feedback I would like to request a feature that will allow the user to add a custom field for tasks that will auto-populate a unique number (ID). The more we use Asana, with the volume of tasks, the more task numbering becomes a need. This is a feature that I have had in several previous platforms, which allowed us to include a job (task) ID on anything printed, emailed, etc. for easy tracking and fast historical referencing. This would be a huge benefit to users to have this feature.

JIRA is doing a heck of a job in this regard. We use JIRA at my day job. JIRA requires a project code at the time of creating a project. All tickets are create with sequence number starting with 1. Let us say I gave my project Harwant Pannu a project code / initials of HP and ticket numbers HP-1, HP-2 and so on. Anyone who is in multi-project meetings going over a large number ticket will appreciate the value of easy conversations like “What is the status of HP-2?” . JIRA also auto link other tickets as soon as you put the ticket number like HP-2 in description or comments. [image]

Hi Harwant, What are you using Asana for if you have Jira? Thanks, Erik

Kicking the can here, this would be a great feature to see in Asana, especially given the introduction of Forms that can be used to take requests from internal or external sources (e.g. clients). ClickUp has made a point to point out their task IDs for tracking. I don’t think it’s a great implementation but it’s something more than a super long string of numbers in a URL bar. I’d love to let go of my ZenDesk subscription and just use Asana, while also not having to put together a hack using Zapier and other options to add a simple ID number.

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@Erik_Graham There’s actually already one with a pretty large vote count:

Topic		Replies	Views
Feature Request: Task Numbering Features Launched tasks , launched	82	14644	22 February 2024
Short ID for tasks Features Launched links , tasks , launched	212	42830	5 February 2024
Introducing ID custom field Product Updates	53	13290	9 November 2026
Can a Task have an automatic assigned ID number? Ask the Community tasks	36	34560	24 August 2021
🔥 Hottest feature requests and their workarounds Forum Leader tips forum-leader-tip	85	28049	17 September 2025

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