Daily Trello Task Deadline Digests to Slack
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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:
chat:write (to send messages)
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:
Resource: Board
Operation: Get
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?
📧 [email protected]
🔗 Robert Breen
🌐 ynteractive.com