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The Any.do Workspace Zapier integration gives you 13 triggers and 9 actions. Twelve of those triggers are instant, one checks on a timer, and none of it needs a paid plan to start. Here is what each one does, what it costs and where it trips people up.

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Overview

What the Any.do Workspace Zapier integration actually does

It lets Zapier listen to what happens in your Any.do Workspace boards (a task created, moved, tagged, assigned, archived or due) and react by writing back into Any.do. You pick one event, Zapier runs the follow-up for you, every time, without anyone opening the board.

Three results people build first. Tasks that route themselves: New Workspace Task starts the Zap and Assign Task hands it to the owner, so nothing sits unclaimed. A board that reacts to labels: Tag Added to Workspace Task fires the moment a label goes on, and Move Task drops the card into the section that label stands for. Boards that start from the same mould: Create a Board From a Template spins up a new board from a predefined template, titled and placed in the workspace you choose.

What Zapier does not do here matters just as much. There is no search step for this app, so a Zap cannot look up an existing task by its title; it can only act on a task that an earlier step already handed over. Seven of the nine actions work on a task that already exists, and each of them asks for its ID. There is also no action to delete a task: Archive Task is the closest you get.

If you are still weighing tools, the Make vs Zapier comparison is the place to start, and our Zapier review covers the platform itself.

Vocabulary

Zapier vocabulary in one minute

Seven words you will meet on this page and in the editor. Each one is explained once here, then used as is.

Zap
The automation you build on Zapier: one trigger, then one or more actions that run every time that trigger event happens.
Trigger
The event in Any.do Workspace that starts the Zap. Once the Zap is switched on, Zapier waits for it and nothing else.
Action
What the Zap does after it starts: the step that creates, moves, tags or comments on something for you in the app.
Task
The unit Zapier bills: one action that completes successfully. Your plan is a monthly count of those, nothing more.
Instant vs polling trigger
An instant trigger is pushed by the app the moment the event happens. A polling trigger is checked by Zapier on a timer.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap carry on only when what arrived meets the condition you set, and stops it quietly otherwise.
Connection
Your Any.do account linked to Zapier once, then reused by every step of every Zap that talks to Any.do Workspace.
Multi-step Zap
Anything beyond one trigger and one action. A second action or a filter makes the Zap multi-step, and that needs a paid plan.
Cost

What it really costs

Any.do Workspace is not a premium app on Zapier, so it works on the free plan. The bill is counted in tasks, and only some steps count.

  • Free plan100 tasks a month, unlimited Zaps
  • Steps on the free planTwo: one trigger, one action
  • Premium appNo, available from the free plan
  • Instant triggers12 of 13, no waiting on any plan

The trigger never costs a task, and neither does Zapier checking for new items, however often it looks. Every action that succeeds is counted on its own: a Zap that assigns a task and then comments on it uses two tasks per run. An action that fails is not counted. The free plan stops at two steps, one trigger and one action, so adding a filter or a second action moves you to a paid plan, whatever the app.

Connect

Connect your Any.do Workspace account

  1. 01

    Open the Apps page

    In your Zapier account, go to Apps and click + Add connection. Have your Any.do login at hand: the connection is made once, then every Zap that uses Any.do Workspace reuses it.

  2. 02

    Pick Any.do Workspace

    Type the app name in the search box of the dialog, select Any.do Workspace, then click Add connection. A new browser tab opens on the Any.do side for you to sign in.

  3. 03

    Sign in and grant access

    Log in to Any.do in that tab and allow Zapier to reach the account. You need an Any.do account, plus access to the boards you do not own yourself and want the Zap to read or change.

First Zap

Your first Zap: route every new task to its owner

GoalEach task created on a board gets an assignee and a comment explaining who picked it up, without anyone doing it by hand.

  1. 01

    Build: set the trigger

    Create a Zap, choose Any.do Workspace as the trigger app and New Workspace Task as the event. Pick the account you connected, then the workspace whose boards you want to watch.

  2. 02

    Test the trigger

    Run the test. Zapier brings back the three most recent tasks of the connected account, so you map the next steps on a real task rather than a blank one.

  3. 03

    Add Assign Task

    Add an action, keep Any.do Workspace, choose Assign Task. Map the task from the trigger step, set the workspace and pick the member who should own new tasks.

  4. 04

    Add Comment on a Task

    Add a second action, Comment on a Task, map the same task and write the comment text. Two actions make this a multi-step Zap, so it needs a paid plan.

  5. 05

    Test, then Publish

    Test each action and check the task in Any.do: assignee set, comment posted. Then click Publish. Each new task now costs two tasks on your plan.

Triggers

The 13 Any.do Workspace triggers

13 events start a Zap when something happens in Any.do Workspace, and 12 of them are instant: the app calls Zapier straight away, whatever your plan.

1

Board Activity

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an activity update is reported on one of the boards in your workspace (note: this includes some updates to tasks in that board).”

Starts a Zap whenever Any.do reports an activity update on one of the boards of a workspace. Some changes made to tasks on that board count as board activity too, so it catches more than board edits.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
you want one broad feed of what moves on a client board, rather than a Zap per event type.
Watch out
the Workspace field is required, so the Zap only listens to boards in the workspace you pick.
2

Task Activity

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an activity update is reported on one of the tasks in your workspace.”

The widest task-level trigger of the app: any activity update reported on a task of the chosen workspace sets it off. It is the one to pick when no narrower event fits what you are tracking.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
an operations lead wants every change on tasks pushed into a review routine, without picking event by event.
Watch out
a Zap that writes back into the same workspace (a comment, a tag) can set this trigger off again and loop.
3

Workspace Task Archived

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a task is archived in one of your workspaces.”

Fires when someone archives a task in one of your workspaces. Archiving is usually the last gesture on a piece of work, which makes this a clean signal that something is finished.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
a studio closes deliverables by archiving them and wants that moment to kick off the next step of the project.
Watch out
tasks archived before the Zap was published are never picked up.
4

File Attachment Added to Workspace Task

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a file attachment is uploaded to a task in one of your workspaces.”

Reacts each time a file is uploaded to a task in a workspace. The task carrying the file becomes the starting point of the Zap, so later steps can act on that same task.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
a designer drops the final file on a task and you want it moved to the review section straight after.
Watch out
the trigger is limited to the workspace you set in its required Workspace field.
5

Workspace Task Due

Polling trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a task's due date has arrived in one of your workspaces.”

Goes off when the due date of a task arrives in one of your workspaces. It is the only trigger of this app that runs on a timer, which changes how quickly a Zap reacts on the free plan.

How it fires
Zapier goes and looks at regular intervals, and how often depends on your plan: every 15 minutes on the free one.
When to use it
an account manager wants a comment posted on every task the day it falls due.
Watch out
on a paid plan you can shorten the check, or run one by hand from the editor.
6

Task Moved Between Sections

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a task is moved to a different section in one of your workspaces.”

Triggers when a task changes section on a board. If your sections stand for stages (to do, in progress, review, done), each move becomes an event a Zap can answer.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
a content team wants the editor assigned the moment a draft lands in the review column.
Watch out
do not pair it with Move Task on the same board, or each move will set off the next one.
7

Workspace Task Assigned

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a task is assigned to a member in one of your workspaces.”

Runs as soon as a task gets a member assigned in one of your workspaces. It tells you who just inherited a piece of work, at the moment they inherit it.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
a support lead wants every newly assigned ticket tagged so it shows up in the team's queue.
Watch out
a Zap built on this trigger that also runs Assign Task can trigger itself again.
8

Workspace Task Assignee Removed

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a task is unassigned from a member in one of your workspaces.”

The mirror of the previous one: it fires when a member is taken off a task. A task that loses its owner is often a task about to be forgotten, and this is how you catch it.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
someone leaves a project and you want each task they drop flagged with a tag for reassignment.
Watch out
like most triggers here, it needs the Workspace field filled in.
9

Tag Added to Workspace Task

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a tag is added to a task in one of your workspaces.”

Watches labels: the Zap starts when a tag is put on a task in a workspace. Tags are the quickest thing a person adds by hand, which makes them a handy switch for automations.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
a product manager tags a bug as blocking and wants it moved to the top section at once.
Watch out
reacting to one specific tag only takes a filter, which makes the Zap multi-step.
10

Comment You Were Mentioned In

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when you are mentioned in a comment on a task in Any.do Workspace.”

Personal rather than team-wide: it fires when someone mentions you in a comment on a task. It follows the person behind the connected account, not a board.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
a freelancer working across several client boards wants every mention turned into a task they cannot miss.
Watch out
"you" means the account connected to Zapier, not anyone else on the team.
11

New Board

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new board is created in one of your workspaces.”

Fires when a new board is created in the workspaces you select. Zapier highlights it as one of the app's main triggers, and it is the natural start for anything that sets up a project.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
each new client board should receive a kickoff task automatically.
Watch out
its required field takes one or several workspaces, unlike the others that take a single one.
12

New Workspace Task

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new task is created in one of your workspaces.”

Zapier puts this one forward among the app's triggers: a task created in one of your workspaces. Whoever creates it, by hand or through another tool, the Zap gets the task right after.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
requests come in as tasks and you want every one assigned and acknowledged without a triage meeting.
Watch out
a Zap that creates tasks in the same workspace will feed itself; keep them apart.
13

User Notification

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a notification is sent to you on Any.do.”

Follows your own notifications: the Zap runs each time Any.do sends you one. An optional setting narrows it to notifications set to raise an alert, such as a push or an email.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
a team lead buried in notifications wants only the alerting ones relayed somewhere they actually look.
Watch out
without the alerts-only setting, every notification counts, and the follow-up actions add up in tasks.
Actions

The 9 Any.do Workspace actions

Any.do Workspace gives you 9 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Add Tags to Task

Action

In Zapier“Add tags to an existing task.”

Puts one or more tags on a task that already exists. Card ID and Workspace are required, so the task has to come from an earlier step.

When to use it
mark every task that came from an automation so the team can tell it apart.
Watch out
a Zap started by Tag Added to Workspace Task should not add tags itself.
2

Archive Task

Action

In Zapier“Archive a workspace task.”

Archives a workspace task, taking it off the active board. Only the task ID is required, and it is the strongest clean-up step this app offers, since there is no delete action.

When to use it
close tasks automatically once their work is confirmed elsewhere.
Watch out
Workspace Task Archived will fire on every task this archives.
3

Assign Task

Action

In Zapier“Assign an existing task to one of the members of the board.”

Hands an existing task to one of the board's members. The task ID and the workspace are required, so the task usually comes from the trigger step.

When to use it
every new request should land with the same coordinator, without triage.
Watch out
the person you pick has to be one of the members of that board.
4

Create a Board From a Template

Action

In Zapier“Adds a board in your Any.do Workspace using a predefined template.”

Builds a whole board from a predefined template, so every project starts from the same mould. You give it a title and a workspace, and can mark the board private.

When to use it
an agency signs a new client and wants the usual onboarding board ready.
Watch out
it adds a board, so a New Board Zap on that workspace will fire.
5

Create Workspace Task

Action

In Zapier“Adds a task to a board in your Any.do Workspace.”

Puts a new task on a board of your Any.do Workspace, with the title you map in. Title and workspace are the two required fields.

When to use it
a form or another tool produces a request and you want it on the board as a task.
Watch out
never pair it with New Workspace Task in the same workspace, or it loops.
6

Comment on a Task

Action

In Zapier“Write a comment on a task.”

Writes a comment on an existing task. You need the task's ID and the text of the comment, both required, and the text can mix fixed words with data from earlier steps.

When to use it
leave a trace on the task of what the automation just did.
Watch out
paired with Task Activity on the same workspace, each comment can restart the Zap.
7

Move Task

Action

In Zapier“Move a workspace task to a different section.”

Shifts a task into another section of its board. With sections used as stages, this is how a Zap pushes work forward without anyone dragging cards.

When to use it
a file arrives on a task and the task should jump to review.
Watch out
Card ID and Workspace are required, and Task Moved Between Sections will see the move.
8

Remove Tags From Task

Action

In Zapier“Remove tags from a task.”

Clears tags from a task, with the task ID as the only required field. It is the clean-up half of Add Tags to Task.

When to use it
a task is done and its urgent label should go away with it.
Watch out
test it on a throwaway task first, since the run touches a live board.
9

Un-Assign Task

Action

In Zapier“Remove assignees from a task.”

Takes the assignees off a task, leaving it unowned. Only the task ID is required, which makes this one of the simplest actions to set up.

When to use it
a task gets archived or parked and should stop showing in anyone's list.
Watch out
Workspace Task Assignee Removed will fire on what this action does.
When it breaks

When it breaks

Zapier ties no help article to this app and lists no limit of its own. What goes wrong comes from how Zaps work in general, and it shows up fast on an app with this many triggers.

Four cases, all tied to how Zaps work rather than to Any.do itself. If a Zap misbehaves anyway, our Zapier troubleshooting page is the next stop.

  • The Zap feeds itself

    A Zap that writes into the workspace its own trigger watches sets itself off again: a new task creating a task, a move answering a move. It loops and burns tasks fast.

  • Nothing from before

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after you publish it. Tasks created, tagged or archived earlier are never picked up, and moving that backlog is a separate job.

  • A bulk change gets held back

    Import a pile of tasks or reorganise a big board at once and the trigger can return a huge batch. Zapier's flood protection may then hold the runs back.

  • Due tasks are seen once

    Workspace Task Due is checked on a timer, and Zapier remembers what it already saw. The same due task will not start the Zap twice, and on the free plan it is only seen at the next check, every 15 minutes.
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FAQ

Any.do Workspace Zapier integration: FAQ

01Is the Any.do Workspace Zapier integration free?
Yes, you can use it on the free Zapier plan, because Any.do Workspace is not a premium app. The free plan gives you 100 tasks a month and unlimited Zaps, but each Zap is limited to two steps: one trigger and one action. As soon as you add a second action or a filter, the Zap becomes multi-step and needs a paid plan. The 100 tasks are shared by all your Zaps, so a single busy board can use up the month on its own if every new task runs an action.
02How many Zapier tasks does an Any.do Workspace Zap use?
One task per action that succeeds, per run. The trigger costs nothing, and Zapier checking for new items costs nothing either. So a Zap that assigns each new task uses one task per new task, and a Zap that assigns it and then comments on it uses two. An action that fails is not counted. The trap is volume: a busy workspace with a broad trigger such as Task Activity can run the Zap many times a day, and each run spends tasks on every action that goes through.
03Do Any.do Workspace triggers fire in real time?
Twelve of the 13 do. They are instant triggers: Any.do tells Zapier as soon as the event happens, and that works the same on every plan, including the free one. The exception is Workspace Task Due, which Zapier checks on a timer: every 15 minutes on the free plan, every 2 minutes on Professional, every minute on Team and Enterprise. In the editor, a Zap built on an instant trigger shows a lightning bolt, so you can tell the two kinds apart at a glance.
04What does it take to connect Any.do Workspace to Zapier?
An Any.do account, and access to the boards you want the Zap to read or change if you do not own them. The connection itself happens from the Apps page of Zapier: add a connection, pick Any.do Workspace, sign in on the tab that opens and grant access. Most triggers and actions then ask for a Workspace, a required field, so the account you connect needs access to the workspace you plan to automate. Connect once, and every Zap reuses that same connection.
05Why do most Any.do Workspace actions ask for a Card ID?
Because they all act on a task that already exists, and the app offers no search step to find one by its name. Seven of the nine actions require the task's ID: comment, move, assign, un-assign, tag, untag and archive. In practice the ID comes from an earlier step, usually the trigger, such as New Workspace Task or Tag Added to Workspace Task. Only Create Workspace Task and Create a Board From a Template start from a title instead.
06What if the Any.do Workspace event you need is not in the list?
Start from the closest broad trigger and narrow it down. Task Activity and Board Activity catch updates that no specific trigger covers, and a filter can then let through only the cases that matter, at the cost of making the Zap multi-step. For actions, the list is the nine shown here and nothing else: there is no delete, and no search. If the gap is on the action side, the way out is usually a different tool, since Zapier cannot add an operation the app does not expose.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for Any.do Workspace?
It depends on three criteria rather than on a ranking. First, coverage: check that the 13 triggers and 9 actions listed here do what you need, since nothing outside them exists on Zapier. Second, volume: every successful action costs a task, so a busy workspace with multi-step Zaps adds up. Third, timing: twelve of the 13 triggers are instant on Zapier, while Workspace Task Due waits for the check of your plan, every 15 minutes on the free one. Weigh those three points against what the other tools offer for this app.
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