Trello Integration

Kanban boards for organizing projects and team workflows. Turn Trello project events into automated updates across your delivery stack. When Watch Actions arrives, trigger Get a Board or Get a Card so teams stay aligned automatically.

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Supported triggers and actions for Trello integration

Triggers can detect changes in Trello and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Trello automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.

Watch ActionsWatch for new actions on your board.
Watch EventsListent to new webhook events.
Get a BoardRequest a single board.
Get a CardRequest a single board.
Get a Card AttachmentGet a specific attachment on a card.
Get a ChecklistRequest a single board.
Get a LabelRetrieves a label.
Get a ListRetrieves a list.
Get a MemberGet a detailed information about a single member.
Get an ActionRequest a single action.
Get an Organization WorkspaceRequest a single organization workspace.
Get Checkitem on ChecklistRequest a single checkitem on checklist.
List Board ActionsReturns list of action of a board.
List Board CardsReturns list of cards of a board.
List Board ChecklistsReturns list of checklists of a board.
List Board Custom FieldsReturns list of custom fields of a board.
List Board LabelsReturns list of labels of a board.
List Board MembersReturns list of the members for a board.
List Board MembershipsReturns list of memberships of a board.
List Board StarsReturns list of stars of a board.
List Card AttachmentsList the attachments on a card.
List Check ItemsReturns list of checkitems on checklist.
List Filter Board CardsReturns list of cards of a board with madatory filters applied.
Retrieve Board ListReturns list of a board lists.
Retrieve Filtered Board ListsReturns list of a board lists with madatory filter applied.
Add a Board MemberAdd a member to the board.
Add Card LabelAdd a label to a card.
Add Card MemberAdd a member to a card.
Archive All Cards in ListArchive all cards in a list.
Comment on a CardAdd a new comment to a card.
Create a BoardCreates a new board.
Create a Board Email KeyCreates a board email key.
Create a Board LabelCreates a board label.
Create a Board ListCreates a board list.
Create a Board TagCreates a board tag.
Create a CardCreates a new card.
Create a Card AttachmentCreate an attachment to a card.
Create a ChecklistCreate a new checklist for a card.
Create an Organization WorkspaceCreate a new organization workspace.
Create Checkitem on ChecklistCreate a new checkitem on checklist.
Delete a BoardDeletes a board.
Delete a CardDeletes a card.
Delete a Card AttachmentDeletes a card attachment.
Delete a LabelDelete a label by ID.
Delete an ActionDelete a specific action. Only comment actions can be deleted.
Delete an Organization WorkspaceDeletes an organization workspace.
Delete Checkitem on ChecklistRemove an item from a checklist.
Invite Board MemberInvites board member.
Make an API CallPerform an arbitrary authorized API request.
Mark Board as ViewedMark a board as viewed.
Move All Cards in ListMoves all cards in list.
Move List to BoardMoves list to board.
Remove a Board MemberRemove a member to the board.
Remove Card LabelRemove a label from a card.
Remove Card MemberRemove a member from a card.
Update a BoardUpdate an existing board by id.
Update a Board MembershipUpdates a board membership.
Update a CardUpdates a card.
Update a ChecklistUpdates an existing checklist.
Update a LabelUpdate a label by ID.
Update a ListUpdates a list.
Update a MemberUpdates a member.
Update an ActionUpdates an action.
Update an Organization WorkspaceUpdate an existing organization workspace.

How to integrate Trello in automation workflow?

3 simple steps to make your Trello connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.

STEP 1

Select Trello in workflow

Pick Trello app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.

STEP 2

Connect Trello

When prompted, authorize access to Trello in WEXTL once. Trello credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].

WEXTL wants to integrate with your Trello account. Approve?

STEP 3

Build a workflow

Build your workflow with Trello yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Trello to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.

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How Trello connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Trello app is called in workflows. That allows your project management automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that Trello supports.

Full Trello API documentation

The following table illustrates what fields Trello integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].

Demonstration of Trello connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].

Field	Type	Help
API KeyRequired	text	Go to `https://trello.com/power-ups/admin`, create a new app and copy your API Key
API TokenRequired	text	Go to the API key in your recently created app, authorize your app and copy the approve token
Board IDRequired	text	Open your board and copy the board ID from the URL (e.g. https://trello.com/b/WZma520k/my-board → WZma520k)

Connect Trello to popular apps on WEXTL

Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Trello below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Trello. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.

Example automation with Trello integration

Select Watch Actions trigger from Trello - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Trello, workflow will start [7] from Watch Actions node.

Search for Delete an Action, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Watch Actions and Delete an Action, so only important data pass from Watch Actions to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Trello automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].

Trello on WEXTL has 64 modules for building project management automations. Explore Trello documentation for more.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Actions and Delete an Action nodes are used in Trello workflow.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Actions and Delete an Action [6] nodes are used in Trello workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating Trello in your workflows.

Trello has 2 triggers, including "Watch Actions" and "Watch Events". Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.

Integration has 62 actions, including "Get a Board", "Get a Card", and "Get a Card Attachment", and more. Refer to our Trello Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.

No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].

Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.

The Trello integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Trello official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where Trello provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever Trello or any other service sends event to webhook URL.

WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for Trello inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with Trello modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.

References

List of sources used to gather information about the Trello integration.

Trello integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal Trello integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official Trello vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
WEXTL® Apps Library
WEXTL® Trello App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

Trello Integration

Supported triggers and actions for Trello integration