![]() You did it! You put software to work without having to write a line of code.īy the end of this tutorial, hopefully you’ve gauged the temperature of the software pool. Save the Zapier recipe, turn it on and you’ll get SMS notifications on that card so you don’t have to monitor it manually. Here’s what you’re looking for.īlam! You should have a text message waiting for you, informing you that your blog post is ready for shipping. Turn your Zap on, and select “Run” from the drop down menu. After that, head over to your Zapier dashboard. Go into your Trello account and comment on the card you chose to monitor. If you’ve got a favorite GIF to go alongside your text message, drop the GIF’s url into the “Media URL” field. In the screenshot below, I’ve included the card creator’s username, the name of the card that was commented on and the short URL for the card by using the “insert fields” dropdown menu. You can add in information fields that Trello will auto populate when a comment comes through such as user name, card name, card URL and more. (Editor’s Note: Zapier SMS notifications only work in the US and UK) In the “Message” field, write whatever your heart desires. number so I added a 1 before the number (1202XXXYYYY). You’ll have to add the country code in before the ten digit number. In the “To” field enter the phone number you want Trello SMS updates sent to. Now we know when we’ll get a text message, but we still have to choose a Twilio number to send that message, and decide what we want the text to say.Ĭhoose a Twilio number in the “From” dropdown menu. Selecting Your Twilio Number and Crafting A Message Now we’ll only get texts when a comment comes through. Set the filters as “type”, “(text) contains” and “commentCard”. I only want to get alerts when someone comments on a specific card. ![]() Let’s get a little more specific by adding a custom filter so we’re not bombarded with texts every time something happens on a Trello card. When we selected a trigger and action as shown above in a gif, we chose “new activity” on Trello as the trigger. In this example I’m monitoring the Zapier + Trello + Twilio Demo board containing the Blog Post Tasks list, and monitoring comments on one specific card. When it comes to connecting your Twilio account, you’ll need to provide your account SID and AuthToken which you can find by going right here: Ĭhoose the Trello board, list and card you want to monitor. Zapier will ask for your Trello credentials, which is just your email and password. Next you’re going to have to connect your Trello and Twilio accounts. In Twilio’s dropdown menu select “Send SMS”. In the dropdown menu below Trello, choose “new activity”. Select your trigger as Trello, and your action as Twilio. When that event happens, Zapier will fire an action. The trigger is the event Zapier’s looking out for. You’ll have the option of selecting two fields - trigger and action. You can be vague and tell Zapier “Hey I want X to do Y when this event happens.” Zapier will give you a thumbs up and fill in the technical details, connecting the dots between one software service and another.Ĭreate a Zapier account, and click “Make A New Zap”. Zapier handles all that specificity for you. If you want your computer, an API, or any piece of software to do something, you have to be specific - really specific. To make this happen you’ll need the following: Here’s how you can set up the same lifehack yourself. Now, I’ll get a text along with a rad Adventure Time gif as soon as anyone comments on a card, keeping me in the loop and motivated to get that post out. To make sure each piece of content goes out on time, I set up SMS alerts for Trello cards using Twilio and Zapier. I can’t monitor each post 24/7 to see if the card has been updated or commented on by a team member. But, that maturation process takes time, and it takes feedback from team members in the form of comments on Trello cards. Part of my job is to keep track of Twilio blog posts on Trello as they mature from a little spec of an idea, to fully grown piece of content. You can create boards for projects, organize the tasks for those projects by columns, and create digital cards for each task. Trello looks like a digital corkboard for you and your team’s ideas. ![]() To keep tabs on the whole operation, I use a project management tool called Trello. Blog posts, drafts, and ideas for posts are constantly in flux. When I’m not busy butchering Benjamin Franklin quotes, I help manage Twilio’s blog. “At work, nothing can be said to be certain except blog posts and adventure time gifs.” ![]()
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