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Task Description Caused Errors

If your feed fails when creating a task, the problem may be the task description. Asana only supports certain kinds of rich text and may reject unsupported content.

Supported HTML #

The following HTML tags are supported in task descriptions:

  • <strong>
  • <em>
  • <u>
  • <s>
  • <code>
  • <ol>, <ul>, <li>
  • <a>
  • <blockquote>
  • <pre>

Anything else will be stripped out or converted, which can lead to unexpected results. If unsupported markup is included, the API may reject the task.

Common Pitfalls #

  • Using the {all_fields} merge tag: This generates a full table, which isn’t supported. Avoid using it in the description.
  • Adding unsupported fields: Some fields (like the Signature field) can produce markup that causes task creation to fail.

What To Do #

  • Use only the supported HTML tags listed above.
  • Instead of {all_fields}, selectively include the fields you need with individual merge tags.
  • If a specific field seems to cause errors (e.g., Signature), remove it from the description mapping.
  • If errors persist:
    • Try simplifying the description to plain text.
    • Enable Gravity Forms logging.
    • Contact support with the entry ID, description content, and error message.