Manage Trello boards, lists, and cards via the Trello REST API

Manage Trello boards, lists, and cards with portable curl and jq commands against the Trello REST API.

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Requirements

Requires curl and jq, plus the TRELLO_API_KEY and TRELLO_TOKEN environment variables.
A Trello API key.
Board, list, and card IDs can be found in the Trello URL or via the list commands.

How to use

The API key and token provide full access to your Trello account - keep them secret!

Rate limits: 300 requests per 10 seconds per API key; 100 requests per 10 seconds per token; /1/members endpoints are limited to 100 requests per 900 seconds.

Get your API key: https://trello.com/app-key
Generate a token (click the Token link on that page).
Set environment variables:

   export TRELLO_API_KEY="your-api-key"
   export TRELLO_TOKEN="your-token"

List boards:

curl -s "https://api.trello.com/1/members/me/boards?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" | jq '.[] | {name, id}'

List lists in a board:

curl -s "https://api.trello.com/1/boards/{boardId}/lists?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" | jq '.[] | {name, id}'

List cards in a list:

curl -s "https://api.trello.com/1/lists/{listId}/cards?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" | jq '.[] | {name, id, desc}'

Create a card:

curl -s -X POST "https://api.trello.com/1/cards?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" \
  -d "idList={listId}" \
  -d "name=Card Title" \
  -d "desc=Card description"

Move a card to another list:

curl -s -X PUT "https://api.trello.com/1/cards/{cardId}?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" \
  -d "idList={newListId}"

Add a comment to a card:

curl -s -X POST "https://api.trello.com/1/cards/{cardId}/actions/comments?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" \
  -d "text=Your comment here"

Archive a card:

curl -s -X PUT "https://api.trello.com/1/cards/{cardId}?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" \
  -d "closed=true"

Examples:

# Get all boards
curl -s "https://api.trello.com/1/members/me/boards?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN&fields=name,id" | jq

# Find a specific board by name
curl -s "https://api.trello.com/1/members/me/boards?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" | jq '.[] | select(.name | contains("Work"))'

# Get all cards on a board
curl -s "https://api.trello.com/1/boards/{boardId}/cards?key=$TRELLO_API_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" | jq '.[] | {name, list: .idList}'

Source: openclaw/openclaw and its contributors. License: MIT.

Translation and editorial adaptation by ClawCases.

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