Automatically pulls tasks from your Trello board and sends a daily summary to Slack.
Perfect for staying on top of admin tasks, due dates, and project updates without leaving Slack.
⚙️ Setup Instructions
1️⃣ Connect Trello (Developer API)
- Get your API key here → Trello App Key
- On the same page, generate a Token (click Token).
- In n8n → Credentials → New → Trello API → paste API Key + Token, then save.
- Open each Trello node (Get Board, Get Lists, Get Cards) and select your Trello credential.
2️⃣ Connect Slack
- Go to Slack API Apps and create a new app.
- Add OAuth & Permissions → include scopes like:
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chat:write (to send messages)
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users:read (if targeting specific users)
- Install the app to your workspace → copy the Bot User OAuth Token.
- In n8n → Credentials → New → Slack OAuth2 API → paste the token and save.
- In your Slack node (e.g., Send a message), select your Slack credential, and choose whether to send messages to a channel or a user.
3️⃣ Add Your Board URL to “Get Board”
- Copy your Trello board URL (e.g.
https://trello.com/b/DCpuJbnd/administrative-tasks).
- Open the Get Board node → set:
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Resource:
Board
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Operation:
Get
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ID → choose URL mode and paste the board link.
- This node will return the board
id → used by Get Lists / Get Cards nodes.
📬 Contact
Need help customizing this workflow or building automations?
📧 robert@ynteractive.com
🔗 Robert Breen
🌐 ynteractive.com
