How to Integrate Google Dialogflow with Asana

Set Up Google Dialogflow

• Create a project on the Google Cloud Console and enable Dialogflow API. Make sure your billing account is set up.

 

• Navigate to the Dialogflow ES Console, choose your Google Cloud Project, and click on 'Create Agent'. Configure the language and time zone, and select your Google Cloud Project.

 

• Once the agent is created, design your conversational model by setting up intents and entities as required.

Set Up Asana

• Sign in to Asana and create a new project where you want tasks to be created from Dialogflow interactions.

 

• Obtain an Asana personal access token by navigating to 'My Profile Settings', selecting the 'Apps' tab, and creating a new token.

Create a Webhook in Dialogflow

• In the Dialogflow Console, go to the 'Fulfillment' section and enable Webhook.

 

• Set the Webhook URL where you will handle the incoming requests. It can be a RESTful endpoint hosted on a server or a service like Google Cloud Functions or AWS Lambda.

Implement the Webhook Logic

• Develop the webhook to communicate between Dialogflow and Asana. Use a programming language you are comfortable with, such as Node.js or Python. Below is an example in Node.js.

// Import necessary modules
const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const axios = require('axios');

const app = express();
app.use(bodyParser.json());

const ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN = 'your_asana_access_token';
const ASANA_PROJECT_ID = 'your_asana_project_id';

// Define route to handle Dialogflow webhook
app.post('/dialogflow-webhook', (req, res) => {
  const intentName = req.body.queryResult.intent.displayName;

  if (intentName === 'create_task') {
    const taskName = req.body.queryResult.parameters.taskName;

    axios.post(`https://app.asana.com/api/1.0/tasks`, {
      data: {
        name: taskName,
        projects: [ASANA_PROJECT_ID]
      }
    }, {
      headers: {
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN}`
      }
    })
    .then(response => {
      res.json({ fulfillmentText: `Task "${taskName}" created successfully in Asana!` });
    })
    .catch(error => {
      res.json({ fulfillmentText: `Failed to create task in Asana.` });
    });
  } else {
    res.json({ fulfillmentText: 'Unhandled intent.' });
  }
});

const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server is running on port ${port}`);
});

Deploy and Test Webhook

• Deploy your webhook to a server or cloud service and make sure it supports HTTPS as Dialogflow requires secure webhook endpoints.

 

• Test the webhook by triggering the Dialogflow intents configured to create Asana tasks. Verify that tasks are created successfully in your Asana project.

Handle Edge Cases

• Ensure comprehensive error handling in your webhook code to cover any potential issues, such as API failures or network issues.

 

• Consider implementing logging to track requests and responses for debugging and monitoring purposes.