asana attachment

Manage task attachments

Usage

asana attachment

Related commands

• task view

asana attachment delete

Delete an attachment

Usage

asana attachment delete <attachment-gid>

Examples

asana attachment delete 1234567890123456 --confirm
asana attachment delete 1234567890123456 --dry-run

Flags

• --confirm Confirm the destructive action without a prompt

Output modes

human, json, plain, jq, template

Authentication

This command requires a credential.

Changes state

This command changes state and honors --dry-run.

Destructive

This command performs a destructive action and asks for confirmation before acting. Preview it first with --dry-run; outside a dry run it proceeds only after explicit confirmation, and in non-interactive mode (--json, --no-prompt, or no terminal) it requires a confirmation flag instead of blocking.

Metadata

This command can attach request metadata. In advanced-output apps, add --include-meta to a supported machine output mode to wrap the result as {data, meta}.

Related commands

• attachment list
• attachment view

asana attachment list

List attachments on a task

Usage

asana attachment list

Examples

asana attachment list --task 1234567890123456
asana attachment list --task 1234567890123456 --limit 10
asana attachment list --task 1234567890123456 --json

Flags

• --limit Limit number of attachments in output
• --task Task GID
• --task-gid Task GID

Output modes

human, json, plain, jq, template

Authentication

This command requires a credential.

Metadata

This command can attach request metadata. In advanced-output apps, add --include-meta to a supported machine output mode to wrap the result as {data, meta}.

Related commands

• attachment view
• attachment upload

asana attachment upload

Upload file or URL attachment to task

Usage

asana attachment upload [file]

Examples

asana attachment upload /path/to/file.pdf --task 1234567890123456
asana attachment upload /path/to/file.pdf --task 1234567890123456 --name "Report Q4"
asana attachment upload --task 1234567890123456 --url "https://example.com/doc" --name "Design Doc"
asana attachment upload /path/to/file.pdf --task 1234567890123456 --dry-run

Flags

• --connect-to-app Connect URL attachment to app
• --name Display name (required for URL, optional for file)
• --task Task GID
• --task-gid Task GID
• --url External URL to attach

Output modes

human, json, plain, jq, template

Authentication

This command requires a credential.

Changes state

This command changes state and honors --dry-run.

Metadata

This command can attach request metadata. In advanced-output apps, add --include-meta to a supported machine output mode to wrap the result as {data, meta}.

Related commands

• attachment list
• task view

asana attachment view

View attachment details

Usage

asana attachment view <attachment-gid>

Examples

asana attachment view 1234567890123456
asana attachment view 1234567890123456 --json

Output modes

human, json, plain, jq, template

Authentication

This command requires a credential.

Metadata

This command can attach request metadata. In advanced-output apps, add --include-meta to a supported machine output mode to wrap the result as {data, meta}.

Related commands

• attachment list
• attachment delete