π Daily Trello Task Deadline Digests to Slack
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Description
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.
βοΈ Setup Instructions
1οΈβ£ Connect Trello (Developer API)
- Get your API key here β Trello App Key
- On the same page, generate a Token (click Token).
- In n8n β Credentials β New β Trello API β paste API Key + Token, then save.
- Open each Trello node (Get Board, Get Lists, Get Cards) and select your Trello credential.
2οΈβ£ Connect Slack
- Go to Slack API Apps and create a new app.
- Add OAuth & Permissions β include scopes like:
chat:write(to send messages)users:read(if targeting specific users)
- Install the app to your workspace β copy the Bot User OAuth Token.
- In n8n β Credentials β New β Slack OAuth2 API β 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.
3οΈβ£ Add Your Board URL to βGet Boardβ
- Copy your Trello board URL (e.g.
https://trello.com/b/DCpuJbnd/administrative-tasks). - Open the Get Board node β set:
- Resource:
Board - Operation:
Get - ID β choose URL mode and paste the board link.
- Resource:
- This node will return the board
idβ used by Get Lists / Get Cards nodes.
π¬ Contact
Need help customizing this workflow or building automations?
π§ robert@ynteractive.com
π Robert Breen
π ynteractive.com
π Nodes Used
Slack, Trello, Filter
π₯ Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu β Import from File