This would be so helpful to have! Are there any updates on when this feature might be available?
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I think I finally found a workaround that works for me within Asana! And it’s basically mostly automated! Woohoo!!
I created a project called “Tasks Received from Email Inbox” and used the guide instructions to grab the project ID and set up an email contact to forward all email → task directly to that project. Then, I set up a Rule in that project that each new task needs to due date set to 0 days, assign the task to me, and set the custom field “status” to “needs review”. It shows up in the project, but (most importantly) it shows up in my My Tasks as due today. The “Needs Review” custom field (which I set to red) gives me a quick reference that I need to manually assign the task to the project it truly belongs in and/or adjust the due date. That’s maximum two manual steps, but at least I won’t be losing track of them any more!
**Note: I am a solopreneur, so sorry if this doesn’t work for larger teams. I know there were some examples above.
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+1 I email myself tasks almost every day and this would be revolutionary.
If you want to be extra amazing, you could make it Smart Add like how RTM does it: Remember The Milk - Help › How do I use Smart Add?
Don’t have to incorporate everything, even just the Due Date adding would be enough but PLEEEEASE… pretty please?
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This is a great idea! Can you execute this solution on a premium account, or do you need a business account?
What is the status on this requested feature? it has been in the queue for years and I know it would be massively valuable to everyone to be able to assign a date without having to take multiple steps. thx!
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Thank for this awesome work around!!
This would be a great addition — something simple like a trigger operator or keyword in the subject line to create a due date would make this feature 200% better. Really hope it makes it into a future update!
(I say “simple” but I’m not a programmer so… 
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Note: Not a solution but marked as such to elevate a key reply
Just highlighting this earlier post in this very long thread which offers a workaround until/if this feature is added:
Thanks,
Larry
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Now this is helpful Thanks!
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Hi Asana Team,
I’d like to request a feature that I found incredibly useful when using Teamwork for task management. Specifically, the ability to set start and due dates when creating tasks via email.
In Teamwork, you can include date directives within square brackets in the subject line to automatically assign start and due dates to the task. For example:
[today]– sets today as the due date[next week]– sets a due date one week from today[friday]– sets the due date for the upcoming Friday[22/03/2025]– sets the specific due date
Additionally, you can define both a start and a due date by including two date directives, where the earliest date becomes the start date and the latest date becomes the due date:
[today][next monday]– task starts today and is due next Monday[16/12/2025][22/12/2025]– task starts on Dec 16th and is due Dec 22nd
This simple syntax made it easy to manage deadlines directly from my inbox without needing to adjust dates after the task was created. Adding this functionality to Asana would be a game changer for those of us who rely on email-to-task workflows and need more flexibility in managing task timelines.
Thank you for considering this feature request. I appreciate all the work you’re doing to keep Asana powerful and user-friendly.
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I think you can do this with Flowsana @Phil_Seeman
Hi @mortimermouse,
FYI I’ve moved your post to an existing thread for this request - you can vote for it at the top of the thread.
And yes, also, @Herve_Buisset is correct - unless/until Asana implements this feature, you can do it now via our Flowsana integration as mentioned above.
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This feature would save me so much time.
Glad to see this is in the pipeline… though 2017 to now (2026) seems like quite a long pipeline.
Hi @JoelCharles and welcome to the forum,
Pease note that post was a reference to it being in the pipeline for the Asana integration Sendana which no longer exists - not in the pipeline for Asana itself.