Trello CLI

Installation

Trello CLI requires node 18+

npm install -g trello-cli

If you're an Arch user, it's also available in the Arch User Repository

Usage

You need to create a configuration file with an API key and token to use this CLI. Ensure that you're logged in to Trello and run trello auth to get started.

To see a list of available commands, run trello --help. Each command contains subcommands e.g.:

• trello card
  • trello card:list
  • trello card:create
  • trello card:delete
  • And more

To see all available subcommands, run trello <command> --help e.g. trello card --help

On Windows

Depending on how node.js is setup, you may not be able to run trello straight from the command line as shown above. To remedy that, add the following to your Powershell profile (type $profile at the Powershell prompt to find where your profile is stored):

function trello { & 'PATH_TO_NODE.EXE' 'PATH_TO_TRELLO_BIN' $args }

Replacing PATH_TO_NODE.EXE and PATH_TO_TRELLO_BIN with the values from your system.

You will then have the trello command available anywhere.

Authentication

trello-cli can be configured in two ways:

1. Using ~/.trello-cli/<profile>/config.json. Running the CLI explains how to generate tokens and will automatically create this file
2. Using the TRELLO_TOKEN and TRELLO_API_KEY environment variables. It is recommended to use option 1 to fetch these values, then set the environment variables and delete config.json if required.

Examples

$ trello card:create --board "Inbox" --list "Inbox" --name "Quick card added from command line"