How to use IBM App Connect with Trello

Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards that show who is working on tasks and what progress is being made. Use IBM® App Connect to connect Trello to other applications. For example, when a new campaign is created in your CRM system, IBM App Connect can create teams, boards, lists, and cards automatically in Trello to track related tasks.

Supported product and API versions

To find out which product and API versions this connector supports, see Detailed System Requirements on the IBM Support page.

Connecting to Trello

Complete the connection fields that you see in the App Connect Designer Connect > Applications and APIs page (previously the Catalog page) or flow editor. If necessary, work with your Trello administrator to obtain these values.

Authorization method	Connection field	Description	Applicability
BASIC OAUTH	Application key	The Trello application key. Create an account and go to https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/trello/guides/rest-api/api-introduction/ to find your application key.	App Connect in containers and App Connect Enterprise as a Service
BASIC OAUTH	Access token	Create an account and go to https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/trello/guides/rest-api/api-introduction/ to generate the access token.
OAUTH 1.0	Tip: Authorize connection to Trello by signing in to your account.		App Connect Enterprise as a Service

To connect to a Trello endpoint from the App Connect Designer Applications and APIs page for the first time, expand Trello, then click Connect. For more information, see Managing accounts.

To use the data in your Trello account to update your other applications, you need to give permission for IBM App Connect to access your Trello account. When you see the message from Trello, click Log in, then enter your Trello username and password. If you are already logged in to your Trello account, click Allow.

Tip:

Before you use the account that is created in App Connect in a flow, rename the account to something meaningful that helps you to identify it. To rename the account on the Applications and APIs page, select the account, open its options menu (⋮), then click Rename Account.

What to consider first

You can see a full list of the actions that are available with Trello on the App Connect Designer Applications and APIs page. Before you add some of the Trello actions to your flow, make sure that you have the following resources.

To add the Create board action to your flow, you must have a team in Trello for IBM App Connect to add your board to. You then specify the name of the team when you add the action to your flow.
To add the Create list action to your flow, you must have a team in Trello with at least one board so that IBM App Connect can add the list to your board. You then specify the names of the team and board when you add the action to your flow.
To add the Add card to list action to your flow, you must have a board in Trello with at least one list. IBM App Connect can then add the card to your list. You then specify the names of the board and list when you add the action to your flow.

Events and actions

Trello events

These events are for changes in this application that trigger a flow to start completing the actions in the flow.

Note: Events are not available for changes in this application. You can trigger a flow in other ways, such as at a scheduled interval or at specific dates and times.

Trello actions

Your flow completes these actions on this application.

Object	Action	Description
Actions	Delete action	Deletes an action from a Trello card
	Retrieve actions	Retrieves details of actions from a Trello card
	Update action	Updates an action on a Trello card
Attachments	Add attachment to card	Adds an attachment to a Trello card
	Delete attachment	Deletes an attachment from a Trello card
	Retrieve attachments	Retrieves details of attachments from Trello
Boards	Create board	Creates a new board in Trello
	Delete board	Deletes the board from Trello
	Retrieve boards	Retrieves the details of boards from Trello
	Update board details	Updates the details of a board in Trello
Cards	Add card to list	Adds a card to a
	Delete card	Deletes a card from Trello
	Retrieve card	Retrieves the details of cards from Trello
	Update card details	Updates the details of a card in Trello
Checklist items	Add item to checklist	Adds an item to a Trello checklist
	Delete item from checklist	Deletes an item from a Trello checklist
	Retrieve checklist items	Retrieves details of checklist items from Trello
	Update item from checklist	Updates an item from a Trello checklist
Checklists	Add checklist to card	Adds a checklist to a Trello card
	Delete checklist	Deletes a checklist from a Trello card
	Retrieve checklists	Retrieves details of checklists from Trello
	Update checklist details	Updates the details of a checklist in Trello
Comments	Add comment	Adds a comment to a Trello card
	Delete comment	Deletes a comment from a Trello card
	Update comment	Updates a comment on a Trello card
Labels	Add label to card	Adds a label to a Trello card
	Delete label	Deletes a label from a Trello card
	Retrieve labels	Retrieves details of labels on a Trello card
	Update label	Updates the details of a label on a Trello card
Lists	Create list	Adds a list to a Trello board
	Retrieve lists	Retrieves the details of lists from Trello
	Update list	Updates the details of a list in Trello
Members	Add member to card	Adds a member to a Trello Card
	Delete member from a card	Deletes the details of a member of a Trello card
	Retrieve members	Retrieves the details of members of a Trello board
Teams	Create team	Creates a team in Trello
	Delete team	Deletes the team from Trello
	Retrieve teams	Retrieves details of teams from Trello
	Update team details	Updates the details of a Trello team

Examples

Dashboard tile for a template that uses Trello

Use templates to quickly create flows for Trello

Learn how to use App Connect templates to quickly create flows that complete actions on Trello. For example, go to the Discover page and search for Trello.

Learn more