Import from Asana
Role: Workspace admins
To import issue types from Asana, make sure the Work item types feature is enabled in your Plane workspace.
- Click the ∨ icon next to your workspace name on the sidebar and select Workspace Settings.
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Select Imports on the right pane and click the Import button in the Asana section.
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In the Asana to Plane Migration Assistant screen, enter your Personal Access Token to allow Plane access to your Asana account.
- Click the Connect Asana button to link the accounts.
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Click the Import button under the Imports section.
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Configure Plane Select the Plane project where you want to import your Asana data and and click Next.
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Configure Asana Choose the workspace and project in Asana from where you want to import data.
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Map states Map Asana sections to their equivalent Plane states.
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Map priorities Map the Asana priorities to the corresponding Plane priorities. If there’s no match, select None in the Plane priorities list.
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Summary Review the mappings and make any changes if needed. Click Back to adjust, or click Confirm to start the migration.
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The data migration begins and takes a few minutes to complete depending on the number of issues in your Asana workspace.
- Once it’s done, go to Work items in your Plane project to confirm that the data import is successful.
Imported entities
Here’s a quick look at what gets imported during the migration from Asana to Plane:Sync Asana to Plane
After the import, if there are any new or updated issues in Asana, you can easily sync these changes to Plane:- Go to Workspace settings.
- Select Imports on the right pane.
- Click the Re run button next to the project you want to sync.


