Butler for Trello
Automate Trello in plain English
Write commands in English and the Butler bot will automatically perform actions on your behalf.
Butler can schedule tasks, move or archive cards when something changes in the board, add or remove labels, and a whole lot more.
Butler is easy to use: just create a Trello card with the command as title, and assign it to @butlerbot.
For experienced users, advanced features include variables and externally-triggered scripts.
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How It WorksBuild Your Own Command
Triggers
When can Butler spring into action?
Immediate commands (no trigger)
Some actions can be executed immediately without a trigger. For example, this command:
will immediately sort the list after being entered.
Note that these actions can also be triggered, e.g.:
Scripts (link-activated)
Scripts are a special kind of command that has an associated link, and it runs when someone clicks on the link.
The link can be in a card, an email, a website, etc. You can also use the link in conjunction with other automation tools such as Zapier or IFTTT to perform complex Trello actions that those tools don't support.
Read more about scripts here.
Actions
What can Butler do?
create a card with title
The "unique" option (advanced) creates the card only if one with the same title doesn't exist in the list. If the card already exists, the command stops (compare to the "find or create" command below).
find or create a card with title
This command creates the card only if one with the same title doesn't exist in the list. Whether the card is created or it already exists, the command continues with the created or found card as the active card.
find card with
rename the card to
set the card's description to
post comment
replace the matched text with
Typically used with a trigger such as when a card ends with.
remove the matched text
Typically used with a trigger such as when a card ends with.
move the card to list on the board
the card
The trigger card is the one that cause the trigger to start the actions, as opposed to one created or found in a prior action within this command.
add the label to the card
add the sticker the card
add the checklist to the card
Finds an existing checklist with that name on the board and copies it to the card. The "with name" option (advanced) renames the copy of the checklist.
add a new checklist named to the card
remove from the card
remove from the card
remove the label from the card
remove the sticker from the card
remove the checklist from the card
remove the attachment named from the card
remove member @ from the card
set due before the end of
The difference between "set due the next monday" and "set due before the end of monday" is that if today is Monday, the latter will set the date for today, while the former will set it for next week.
set due before at :
The difference between "set due the next monday at 5pm" and "set due before monday at 5pm" is that if today is Monday and it's before 5pm, the latter will set the date for today at 5pm, while the former will set it for next week.
set due on the date
Typically used with a trigger such as when a card contains a date.
move the due date to the
move the due date to today
Unlike setting the due date, moving it respects the existing time (e.g. move an appointment to another day).
mark the due date as
the card
subscribe to the card
unsubscribe from the card
Use this command to automatically silence notifications from cards assigned to members:
when a member is added to a card, unsubscribe the member from the card
add member @ to the card
shuffle the cards in list
sort the cards in list
sort the cards in list by custom field
archive all the cards in list
add the label
to all the cards in list
to all the cards in list
add the sticker all the cards in list
archive all the cards with a label
move the checklist to the
item in checklist
the item
Useful in combination with triggers involving a checklist item, e.g. "when a checklist item contains a date".
convert the item into a card
If the "linked" option is selected (advanced), this command replaces the checklist item with a link to the newly created card.
convert the first into a card
If the "linked" option is selected (advanced), this command replaces the checklist item with a link to the newly created card.
reset checklist on the card
reset all the checklists on the card
remove all items from the checklist
remove all items from all the checklists
rename list to
for each member
Repeats the actions following it for each member. Use in conjunction with the {matchedusername}, {matchedfullname}, and {matchedinitials} variables.
for each label
Repeats the actions following it for each label in a card or on the board. Use in conjunction with the {labelname} and {labelcolor} variables.
for each checklist
Repeats the actions following it for each checklist on a card. Use in conjunction with checklist actions and/or the {checklistname} variable.
for each item
Repeats the actions following it for each checklist item on a card. Use in conjunction with checklist item actions and/or the {checklistname}, {checklistitemname} and {checklistitemstate} variables.
for each on the board
Repeats the actions following it for each list on a board. Use in conjunction with the {listname} variable.
for each card
Repeats the actions following it for each card in a list. Use in conjunction with any action that works on a card, and variables such as {cardname} and {cardlink}.
The "except the trigger card" option (advanced) allows to filter out the card that caused the command to trigger.
for each card mentioned in the
Repeats the actions following it for each card linked from the current card, either in the description or as attachments. Use in conjunction with any action that works on a card, and variables such as {cardname} and {cardlink}.
on the copy
Performs the actions following it on the copied card instead of the original (only works after a copy command).
set silent
By default, after performing an action Butler posts a comment explaining what it just did. Turning silent on removes these comments. Butler will still issue a comment if there's an error executing the command.
set stickers
By default, Butler adds a sticker to the card when it understands a command. You can disable this behavior with this command.
set timezone
The timezone is important for scheduled commands, and for commands that operate on due dates. The timezone shown has been automatically detected from your browser settings.
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Note that this condition will only work in actions such as for each card inactive for more than 30 days or count the cards inactive for more than 5 working days, but not on triggers such as when a card inactive for more than 7 days is moved to "To Do" because the card becomes active before the trigger is evaluated.