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Generate reports from Trello boards

To generate reports from Trello boards, you can use one of the following methods depending on your needs and technical comfort:


1. Built-in Trello Export (Manual CSV Export)

Steps:

  1. Open the Trello board.

  2. Click the three dots (•••) at the top right of the board > More.

  3. Choose Print and Export.

  4. Click Export as CSV (this is a premium/Business Class feature).

What it includes:

  • Card titles, descriptions, labels, due dates, checklists, members, and list names.


2. Use Trello Power-Ups (No-Code Tools)

a. Trello Reports by Screenful

  • Adds dashboards and reporting features directly inside Trello.

  • Shows charts on tasks completed, lead/cycle time, time spent on each list, etc.

  • Allows exporting to Excel or PDF.

b. Planyway or Time in List

  • Useful for time tracking and performance reporting.


3. Google Sheets + Trello API (Automated Reporting)

Using Google Apps Script and the Trello API, you can create an automated report in Google Sheets.

Steps:

  1. Create a Trello API key and token from:
    https://trello.com/app-key

  2. In Google Sheets, open Extensions > Apps Script and paste a script like:

javascript
function importTrelloBoard() { const key = 'YOUR_TRELLO_KEY'; const token = 'YOUR_TRELLO_TOKEN'; const boardId = 'YOUR_BOARD_ID'; const url = `https://api.trello.com/1/boards/${boardId}/cards?key=${key}&token=${token}`; const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url); const cards = JSON.parse(response.getContentText()); const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet(); sheet.clearContents(); sheet.appendRow(['Card Name', 'List Name', 'Due Date', 'Labels', 'Members']); cards.forEach(function(card) { const labelNames = card.labels.map(l => l.name).join(', '); const memberIds = card.idMembers.join(', '); sheet.appendRow([card.name, card.idList, card.due || '', labelNames, memberIds]); }); }
  1. Run the script to fetch the report.


4. Third-party Tools (More Advanced Reporting)

  • Bridge24: Dynamic reporting, filtering, and exporting for Trello.

  • Unito: Sync Trello with tools like Google Sheets or Airtable.

  • Zapier/Make (Integromat): Create workflows that automatically push Trello data into Google Sheets, Slack, or email summaries.


5. JSON Export (For Developers)

Trello allows exporting full board data in JSON format:

  1. Open your board.

  2. Add .json at the end of the board URL:
    https://trello.com/b/BOARD_ID.json

  3. Save or parse this data using a script for advanced reporting.


Would you like a Google Sheets template or script for your report?

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