Trello - Delete Card

↩ Part of the Trello integration.

Description

Permanently deletes a Trello card (DELETE /cards/{id}). Use it to clean up cards created by mistake or temporary cards that a workflow no longer needs.

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
`credentials_id`	credentials	Yes	Trello credential
`card_id`	text	Yes	id of the card to delete

card_id is resolved through dynamic variables ({{data.field}}).

Credentials

This node requires a Trello credential (service type trello):

Field	Description
`api_key`	Trello API key
`token`	Token generated when authorizing that key

Output

Trello returns no useful body for a deletion, so the node emits a confirmation object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "66cd34ef56ab78cd90ef12ab",
    "deleted": true
  },
  "_meta": {
    "moduleVersion": "1.0.0",
    "success": true,
    "id": "66cd34ef56ab78cd90ef12ab",
    "totalMs": 197
  }
}

Because the card itself is gone, keep anything you need from it (URL, title) before this node runs.

Usage Example

{
  "credentials_id": "trello_ops",
  "card_id": "{{data.card_id}}"
}

A safe pattern: Get card → check it is really the one → Delete card.

Notes

Deleting a card that no longer exists returns a not_found error (404); it is not treated as success.
Deletion requires write permission on the board; otherwise you get a 401/403 authentication error.
This error type is not retried — a repeat call would fail identically.

Trello - Update Card — archive instead of deleting (closed: true).
Trello - Get Card — verify the card before removing it.
Trello - List Cards — find the cards to clean up.