# Connect Email to Trello and automate your tasks

## Why integrate Email with Trello

The Email to Trello integration helps you sync data, automate manual tasks, and keep your stack aligned — without writing code.

### Trigger customer alerts the moment something changes

When a Shopify event fires, MESA sends a targeted email to the right person — customer, teammate, or vendor — with order details, tracking info, or status updates pulled directly from the workflow.

### Turn inbound emails into workflow triggers

Every email sent to your custom MESA address becomes a workflow trigger. Subject line, sender, and message body pass through as variables, so you can route, log, or respond to inbound email automatically.

### Send personalized transactional emails at scale

Each email MESA sends can include customer names, order details, and product data pulled directly from the workflow. Recipients get accurate, relevant communication without any manual drafting.

### Keep Trello boards current as orders arrive

When a Shopify order is placed, MESA automatically creates or updates a Trello card with the order details. Your team sees what needs action without manual data entry.

### Alert your team when Trello card status changes

When a card moves to a new list, MESA notifies the right people in Slack or email. Nothing stalls waiting for someone to notice an update.

### Log Shopify activity to Trello without lifting a finger

Every fulfillment, refund, or high-value order gets logged as a Trello card automatically. Your board stays up to date and your team stays in the loop.

## Build any Email and Trello automation

MESA helps you connect apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and actions are the steps that occur when it's running.

###### Board Updated

Starts when a board is updated.

- ID  
- Name  
- Desc  
- Desc Data  
- Closed  
- ID Organization  
- ID Enterprise  
- Pinned  
- URL  
- Short URL  
- Prefs  
- Label Names

###### Card Created

Starts when a card is created.

- ID  
- Address  
- Badges  
- Check Item States  
- Closed  
- Coordinates  
- Creation Method  
- Date Last Activity  
- Desc  
- Desc Data  
- Due  
- Due Reminder  
- Email  
- ID Board  
- ID Checklists  
- ID Labels  
- ID List  
- ID Members  
- ID Members Voted  
- ID Short  
- ID Attachment Cover  
- Labels  
- Limits  
- Location Name  
- Manual Cover Attachment  
- Name  
- Pos  
- Short Link  
- Short URL  
- Subscribed  
- URL  
- Cover

###### Card Deleted

Starts when a card is deleted.

###### Comment Created

Starts when a comment is created in a board.

- ID  
- ID Member Creator  
- Type  
- Date  
- Text  
- Card  
- Board  
- List  
- Member Creator

###### List Created

Starts when a list is created.

- ID  
- Name  
- Closed  
- Pos

###### List Updated

Starts when a list is updated.

- ID  
- Name  
- Closed  
- Pos

###### Send Email

Send an Email to specified recipient(s).