πŸ“‹ 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.

βš™οΈ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Connect Trello (Developer API)

  1. Get your API key here β†’ Trello App Key
  2. On the same page, generate a Token (click Token).
  3. In n8n β†’ Credentials β†’ New β†’ Trello API β†’ paste API Key + Token, then save.
  4. Open each Trello node (Get Board, Get Lists, Get Cards) and select your Trello credential.

2️⃣ Connect Slack

  1. Go to Slack API Apps and create a new app.
  2. Add OAuth & Permissions β†’ include scopes like:
    • chat:write (to send messages)
    • users:read (if targeting specific users)
  3. Install the app to your workspace β†’ copy the Bot User OAuth Token.
  4. In n8n β†’ Credentials β†’ New β†’ Slack OAuth2 API β†’ paste the token and save.
  5. 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 β€œGet Board”

  1. Copy your Trello board URL (e.g. https://trello.com/b/DCpuJbnd/administrative-tasks).
  2. Open the Get Board node β†’ set:
    • Resource: Board
    • Operation: Get
    • ID β†’ choose URL mode and paste the board link.
  3. This node will return the board id β†’ used by Get Lists / Get Cards nodes.

πŸ“¬ Contact

Need help customizing this workflow or building automations?

πŸ“§ robert@ynteractive.com
πŸ”— Robert Breen
🌐 ynteractive.com

πŸ”— Nodes Used

Slack, Trello, Filter

πŸ“₯ Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu β†’ Import from File

πŸ“– Importing guide Β· πŸ”‘ Credential setup