Getting Started
Requested scopes for the Slack app
For more details on the Slack app, see our main article: The Trello app for Slack
The Trello app for Slack and the Slack Power-Up requests the minimal set of scopes required to operate properly. They are listed below alongside explanations.
Bot token scopes
channels:history - for responding to the user when the Trello bot is mentioned in a public channel
channels:read - for checking whether the Trello bot is still in the channel
chat:write - for posting a Trello card into Slack
chat:write.public - for posting a Trello card into Slack
commands - for /trello command
dnd:read - for making sure not to send prompts or messages to users during their do not disturb time
groups:history - for responding to the user when the Trello bot is mentioned in a private channel
groups:read - for checking whether the Trello bot is still in the channel
im:history - for responding to the user in a DM with the Trello bot
im:write - for starting a DM between the user and Trello bot
links:read - for posting rich previews when the user shares Trello links
links:write - for posting rich previews when the user shares Trello links
mpim:history - for responding to the user when the Trello bot is mentioned in a group DM
team:read - for getting team information like Slack domain for displaying linked Slack workspaces in Trello
users:read - for getting the user’s timezone and for searching users to send them a Trello card into Slack
users:read.email - for getting the user’s email address
User token Scopes
channels:history - for displaying a snippet of a conversation from the archives of a channel in Trello
channels:read - for allowing the user to associate a Trello board to a Slack channel
channels:write - for automatically inviting the Trello bot to the channel when the user creates an alert for a public channel
chat:write - for posting a Trello card into Slack
emoji:read - for displaying a custom emoji when showing a snippet of a conversation on the back of a Trello card
files:read - for accessing files while using "Create card" message action to upload message attachments to Trello
groups:history - for displaying a snippet of a conversation from the archives of a private channel in Trello
groups:read - for allowing the user to associate a Trello board to a private channel
groups:write - for automatically inviting the Trello bot to the channel when the user creates an alert for a private channel
links:read - for posting rich previews when the user shares a Trello link
links:write - for posting rich previews when the user shares a Trello link
reminders:read - for setting reminders about a card within Trello
reminders:write - for setting reminders about a card within Trello
search:read - for allowing users to search for a conversation in Trello to attach to a card
stars:read - for getting starred messages and then sorting search results
team:read - for getting team information like Slack domain for displaying linked Slack workspaces in Trello
users:read - for getting the user’s timezone and for searching users to send them a Trello card into Slack
users:read.email - for getting the user’s email address
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