Trello

---

name: trello

description: |

Trello API integration with managed OAuth. Manage boards, lists, cards, members, and labels. Use this skill when users want to interact with Trello for project management. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key

metadata:

author: maton

version: "1.0"

clawdbot:

emoji: 🧠

requires:

env:

- MATON_API_KEY

---

# Trello

Access the Trello API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage boards, lists, cards, checklists, labels, and members for project and task management.

Quick Start

# Get boards for current user
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/1/members/me/boards')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/{native-api-path}

Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual Trello API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `api.trello.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)

2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)

3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Trello OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=trello&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'trello'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "trello",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Trello connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/1/members/me/boards')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Members

#### Get Current Member

GET /trello/1/members/me

#### Get Member's Boards

GET /trello/1/members/me/boards

Query parameters:

Boards

#### Get Board

GET /trello/1/boards/{id}

Query parameters:

**Example:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/1/boards/BOARD_ID?lists=open&cards=open')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

#### Create Board

POST /trello/1/boards
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Project Alpha",
  "desc": "Main project board",
  "defaultLists": false,
  "prefs_permissionLevel": "private"
}

#### Update Board

PUT /trello/1/boards/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Project Alpha - Updated",
  "desc": "Updated description"
}

#### Delete Board

DELETE /trello/1/boards/{id}

#### Get Board Lists

GET /trello/1/boards/{id}/lists

Query parameters:

#### Get Board Cards

GET /trello/1/boards/{id}/cards

#### Get Board Members

GET /trello/1/boards/{id}/members

Lists

#### Get List

GET /trello/1/lists/{id}

#### Create List

POST /trello/1/lists
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "To Do",
  "idBoard": "BOARD_ID",
  "pos": "top"
}

#### Update List

PUT /trello/1/lists/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "In Progress"
}

#### Archive List

PUT /trello/1/lists/{id}/closed
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "value": true
}

#### Get Cards in List

GET /trello/1/lists/{id}/cards

#### Move All Cards in List

POST /trello/1/lists/{id}/moveAllCards
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "idBoard": "BOARD_ID",
  "idList": "TARGET_LIST_ID"
}

Cards

#### Get Card

GET /trello/1/cards/{id}

Query parameters:

#### Create Card

POST /trello/1/cards
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Implement feature X",
  "desc": "Description of the task",
  "idList": "LIST_ID",
  "pos": "bottom",
  "due": "2025-03-30T12:00:00.000Z",
  "idMembers": ["MEMBER_ID"],
  "idLabels": ["LABEL_ID"]
}

#### Update Card

PUT /trello/1/cards/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated card name",
  "desc": "Updated description",
  "due": "2025-04-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "dueComplete": false
}

#### Move Card to List

PUT /trello/1/cards/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "idList": "NEW_LIST_ID",
  "pos": "top"
}

#### Delete Card

DELETE /trello/1/cards/{id}

#### Add Comment to Card

POST /trello/1/cards/{id}/actions/comments
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "text": "This is a comment"
}

#### Add Member to Card

POST /trello/1/cards/{id}/idMembers
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "value": "MEMBER_ID"
}

#### Remove Member from Card

DELETE /trello/1/cards/{id}/idMembers/{idMember}

#### Add Label to Card

POST /trello/1/cards/{id}/idLabels
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "value": "LABEL_ID"
}

Checklists

#### Get Checklist

GET /trello/1/checklists/{id}

#### Create Checklist

POST /trello/1/checklists
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "idCard": "CARD_ID",
  "name": "Task Checklist"
}

#### Create Checklist Item

POST /trello/1/checklists/{id}/checkItems
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Subtask 1",
  "pos": "bottom",
  "checked": false
}

#### Update Checklist Item

PUT /trello/1/cards/{cardId}/checkItem/{checkItemId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "state": "complete"
}

#### Delete Checklist

DELETE /trello/1/checklists/{id}

Labels

#### Get Board Labels

GET /trello/1/boards/{id}/labels

#### Create Label

POST /trello/1/labels
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "High Priority",
  "color": "red",
  "idBoard": "BOARD_ID"
}

Colors: `yellow`, `purple`, `blue`, `red`, `green`, `orange`, `black`, `sky`, `pink`, `lime`, `null` (no color)

#### Update Label

PUT /trello/1/labels/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Critical",
  "color": "red"
}

#### Delete Label

DELETE /trello/1/labels/{id}

Search

#### Search All

GET /trello/1/search?query=keyword&modelTypes=cards,boards

Query parameters:

Code Examples

JavaScript

const headers = {
  'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
};

// Get boards
const boards = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/1/members/me/boards',
  { headers }
).then(r => r.json());

// Create card
await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/1/cards',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { ...headers, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      name: 'New Task',
      idList: 'LIST_ID',
      desc: 'Task description'
    })
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}

# Get boards
boards = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/1/members/me/boards',
    headers=headers
).json()

# Create card
response = requests.post(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/trello/1/cards',
    headers=headers,
    json={
        'name': 'New Task',
        'idList': 'LIST_ID',
        'desc': 'Task description'
    }
)

Notes

Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |

|--------|---------|

| 400 | Missing Trello connection or invalid request |

| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |

| 404 | Board, list, or card not found |

| 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) |

| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Trello API |

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with `trello`. For example:

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