Trello to Slack Notification Trigger: Task/card Move Alerts

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        "text": "=Task: *{{ $json.Task }}* moved from *{{ $json['Previous Step'] }}* to *{{ $json['New Step'] }}*",
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        "content": "## \u2699\ufe0f Setup Instructions\n\n### 1\ufe0f\u20e3 Connect Trello (Developer API)\n1. Get your **API key** here \u2192 [Trello App Key](https://trello.com/app-key)  \n2. On the same page, generate a **Token** (click **Token**).  \n3. In n8n \u2192 **Credentials \u2192 New \u2192 Trello API** \u2192 paste **API Key** + **Token**, then save.  \n4. Open each Trello node (**Get Board**, **Get Lists**, **Get Cards**) and select your Trello credential.  \n\n---\n\n### 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Connect Slack\n1. Go to [Slack API Apps](https://api.slack.com/apps) and create a new app.  \n2. Add **OAuth & Permissions** \u2192 include scopes like:  \n   - `chat:write` (to send messages)  \n   - `users:read` (if targeting specific users)  \n3. Install the app to your workspace \u2192 copy the **Bot User OAuth Token**.  \n4. In n8n \u2192 **Credentials \u2192 New \u2192 Slack OAuth2 API** \u2192 paste the token and save.  \n5. 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**.  \n\n3\ufe0f\u20e3 Get Your Trello Board ID\n\nFind your board\u2019s shortlink in the URL (e.g. in https://trello.com/b/DCpuJbnd/administrative-tasks, the shortlink is DCpuJbnd).\n\nRun this request in an HTTP node (replace placeholders with your values):\n\nGET https://api.trello.com/1/boards/{BOARD_SHORTLINK}?fields=id&key={YOUR_TRELLO_KEY}&token={YOUR_TRELLO_TOKEN}\n\n\nCopy the \"id\" from the response \u2014 that\u2019s your board ID.\n\nPaste it into the Trello Trigger node under Model ID.\n\n\n## \ud83d\udcec Contact\nNeed help customizing this workflow or building automations?  \n\n\ud83d\udce7 [robert@ynteractive.com](mailto:robert@ynteractive.com)  \n\ud83d\udd17 [Robert Breen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-breen-29429625/)  \n\ud83c\udf10 [ynteractive.com](https://ynteractive.com)  \n"
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        "content": "# \ud83d\udd14 Trello \u2192 Slack: Card Move Alerts (n8n)\n\nSends a Slack notification whenever a Trello card is moved between lists on a specific board. Message format (bolded parts):  \n`Task: *{{ $json.Task }}* moved from *{{ $json['Previous Step'] }}* to *{{ $json['New Step'] }}*`\n"
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        "content": "### 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Connect Slack\n1. Go to [Slack API Apps](https://api.slack.com/apps) and create a new app.  \n2. Add **OAuth & Permissions** \u2192 include scopes like:  \n   - `chat:write` (to send messages)  \n   - `users:read` (if targeting specific users)  \n3. Install the app to your workspace \u2192 copy the **Bot User OAuth Token**.  \n4. In n8n \u2192 **Credentials \u2192 New \u2192 Slack OAuth2 API** \u2192 paste the token and save.  \n5. 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**.  "
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Credentials you'll need

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• slackOAuth2Api
• trelloApi

About this workflow

Sends a Slack notification whenever a Trello card is moved between lists on a specific board. Message format (bolded parts): 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,…

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