Emailing into trello with custom fields

[Deleted user]

Hello - I currently use the butler automation to email in from outlook to create cards. This helps with a zero inbox. When I email the card I add the date and time at the front of the subject line and #colour which helps drop it into lists (delegate / plan / future ideas). 

however, I want to start using custom fields to help manage concepts / projects I have, rather than just treating everything like a task. 

So, what do I need to do when I send the email and what special automation do I need to do in trello to start capturing custom fields. 

this will also help with swimlanes too!

I am a novice at this so please explain as if I have a low reading age 😀

thanks in advance team!

[milynnus · Accepted solution]

@[deleted] 

Here's an example and the card

when a card with a description starting with "{*}={*}\n{*}" is emailed into list "Inbox", set custom field "{wildcard1}" to "{wildcard2}"

Body of the email looks like this

Name=Peter Pan

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[Deleted user]

Hello - thanks for this. I am not sure what this means - how do I use the automation tool to build this? I am not sure how you are using the Name=Peter Pan - is that in the subject line?

Is there a video on you tube for this sort of thing?

[milynnus]

@[deleted] 

Sounds like you need some quick start tutorial @Brittany Joiner , I know you have some introductory Trello automation video. 

[Deleted user]

Thanks! is the Name=Peter Pan in the subject line?

Also, is the word 'Name' a custom field title and is 'Peter Pan' a customfield output already defined?

Thank you

[milynnus]

@[deleted] 

Email to board - the email body goes to card description and yes, Name is a text custom field. 

[Deleted user]

Great. Thanks. 

[Brittany Joiner]

@[deleted] hey there! saw your question on youtube :) i took a stab at trying to answer it with Zapier: https://www.loom.com/share/e9828e056d5f440c93ac8ab1764c60b2

Here's the zap if you want to copy it and set it up for each horizon/time : https://zapier.com/shared/83fae912f1c8a88b4083928de3d7fa3ba74121d0

I tried doing the regex and wildcards with Butler, which seems like an easier solution, but i was struggling to get it to only pull in the rest of the line and not the rest of the email after the = sign, so hopefully you had better luck with me than that, but if not feel free to use this zap!