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Trello Alerts

ArkenBot can post Discord notifications when things happen on a Trello board — cards created, moved, renamed, commented on, labels added, checklists ticked, and more.

How It Works

Unlike monday.com, Trello has no webhook UI — webhooks can only be created through Trello's API. ArkenBot handles that for you: you provide your Trello API key and token once, and ArkenBot registers the webhook with Trello automatically.

Your credentials are never stored. The API key and token are used once — to look up the board and register the webhook — and then discarded.

Setup

  1. Get a Trello API key at trello.com/power-ups/admin — create a (private) Power-Up, then click Generate a new API key
  2. On the same page, click the Token link next to your key and authorize it to generate a token
  3. Go to Dashboard → Trello (under Tools in the sidebar)
  4. Click Add Alert and fill in:
    • Board URL or ID — paste the board link, e.g. https://trello.com/b/AbCd1234/my-board
    • Discord Channel — where notifications are posted
    • Trello API Key and Trello Token — from steps 1–2
    • Event Filter — tick specific events, or leave all unchecked to receive everything
  5. Click Create Alert — ArkenBot registers the webhook and starts relaying events immediately

Supported Events

EventFires When
Card CreatedA card is added to any list
Card MovedA card moves between lists (shows from → to)
Card RenamedA card's title changes (shows old and new name)
Card UpdatedDescription, due date, start date, or position changes — the embed lists exactly what changed
Card Archived / RestoredA card is archived or sent back to the board
Card DeletedA card is permanently deleted
Comment AddedSomeone comments on a card (comment text included)
Member Added / RemovedSomeone is assigned to or removed from a card
Attachment AddedA file or link is attached to a card
Label Added / RemovedA label is applied to or removed from a card
List Created / RenamedA list is added or renamed
Checklist ToggledA checklist item is marked complete or incomplete

Embeds include direct links to the card and board, and the display name of the member who performed the action — no extra configuration needed.

Managing Alerts

  • Enable/Disable — pause an alert without deleting it (Trello keeps sending events; ArkenBot ignores them while paused)
  • Edit — change the board label shown in embeds or the event filter
  • Delete — removes the alert; Trello's webhook is cleaned up automatically the next time it fires