Access Live Trello Data in Excel for the Web (Excel 365/Online)



Connect to Trello data from Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web) with Connect Spreadsheets.

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Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When combined with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you gain immediate access to Trello data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Trello in Connect Spreadsheets and access live Trello data in Excel spreadsheets online.

Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.

This setup requires a Connect Spreadsheets instance and the Connect Spreadsheets Add-In for Excel. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect Spreadsheets and install the free Connect Spreadsheets Excel Add-In.


Configure Trello Connectivity for Excel

Connectivity to Trello from Excel is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets . To work with Trello data from Excel, we start by creating and configuring a Trello connection.

  1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Connections and click Add Connection
  2. Select "Trello" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Trello.

    Trello uses token-based authentication to grant third-party applications access to their API. When a user has granted an application access to their data, the application is given a token that can be used to make requests to Trello's API.

    Trello's API can be accessed in 2 different ways. The first is using Trello's own Authorization Route, and the second is using OAuth1.0.

    • Authorization Route: At the moment of registration, Trello assigns an API key and Token to the account. See the Help documentation for information on how to connect via the Authorization route.
    • OAuth Route: Similar to using Authorization, OAuth creates an Application Id and Secret when you create your account. See the Help documentation for information on how to to connect.

  4. Click Create & Test

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Trello data from Excel for the web.

Access Live Trello Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Trello data.

  1. Log into Excel, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
  2. Click Insert and click Office Add-ins. (If you have already installed the Add-In, jump to step 4.)
  3. Search for Connect Spreadsheets and click "Get it now" to install the Add-in.
  4. Back in Excel, open the Data ribbon select and click the Connect Spreadsheets "Get Data" button.
  5. In the Add-In panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account
  6. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import
  7. Choose a Connection (e.g. Trello1), Table (e.g. Boards), and Columns to import
  8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
  9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Trello Data from Spreadsheets

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Trello data from your Excel workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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