Can't find what you're looking for in Automation templates? You can create a Custom Automation!
Browse our large selection of Triggers and Actions and apply Automations to tasks in any Space, Folder, or List.
If you just need to automatically set Assignees or Watchers to a task from any Space, Folder, or List check out the Automation Shortcut menu.
What you'll need
Automation ClickApp must be enabled in your Workspace
Guests can't set up Automations
All ClickUp Plans include an unlimited number of Automations
The number of automated Actions that can be completed per month depends on your Plan:
Usage alert emails are sent to owners and admins of Workspaces when an Automations usage is at 90% and again when usage is over 100%
Free Forever: 100 Actions / month
Unlimited: 1,000 Actions / month
Business: 10,000 Actions / month
Business Plus: 25,000 Actions / month
Enterprise: 250,000 Actions / month
Usage limits reset on the first of every month (PST)
Business Plans and above can also set up Conditions and add multiple Actions
Paid Plans can purchase more Automations
We'll cover
Use Triggers, Conditions, Actions, and multiple Actions
To create a Custom Automation you need to know how to use the When and Then dropdowns to set up a Trigger, Conditions, and one or more Actions.

Triggers are events that start an Automation
Triggers are selected from the When dropdown
Conditions are criteria that must be true to run an Automation
Conditions can be added by clicking the + icon under the When dropdown
Actions are the changes you want to automate
Actions are selected from the Then dropdown
Actions can be added by clicking the + icon under the Then dropdown
Create a Custom Automation
Navigate to the Space, Folder, or List you want the Automation to affect
Click the Space, Folder, or List in the Sidebar to open that location
Click the Automate button in the top right corner or select Automations from the Settings menu
Click the Add automation button to open the Automations modal
Click Custom Automation in the upper-left to open the Create Custom Automation modal
Browse the When dropdown to find your Trigger
Click the + icon to add multiple Condition(s) if needed
Browse the Then dropdown to find your Action
Click the + icon to add multiple Actions if needed
Add any info about your Workspace that's necessary to set up the Automation
Click Create
In this example, we created a more complex Custom Automation.
We selected When Status Changes from Pending to Accepted
We selected the Condition If Due Date is equal to Today
We selected the Action Then Change priority to Clear
Want to learn more?
Check out the Maximize Productivity With ClickUp course on ClickUp University
Learn how to manage your Automations and purchase Automations add-ons
Check out our blog post on instilling an Automation mindset in your company
Find out how to Automate workflows