Update Trello card instead of creating a new one

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Hi folks,sorry for opening a new request, but I guess it is not very smart to combine two questions in one post.I would like to tell Zapier to update informations on Trello cards (in the card name and/or description) as soon as something has changed in a Google Contact (e.g. card name is the name of the contact, card description contains phone number, e-mail address etc. - if I correct the spelling of the name or add another number, I would like Zapier to edit those informations on the Trello card instead of duplicating the whole card).I have tried to work with paths and designed one path for a new contact (=create a card, filter: "update time doesn't exist") and one for an edited contact (=update card, “update time does exist”). Unfortunately I am struggeling to set up the right action. I chose the correct board, left the list value empty (cause I want to update every card on any list as soon as there have been changes) and at the point where I have to pick a card to update, I struggle. How can I tell the system to choose ANY card that has been changed instead of choosing a specific card?Or is there any other way to update the content of a card automatically when a contact has been edited?Thanks!

Danvers · Accepted Answer

Hi @Atg87!From what you’ve described, you’ll need a Zap that looks like this:Google Contacts: New or Updated ContactTrello: Find card (tick the box at the bottom that will create a new card if none is found)Trello: Update cardThe Find Card stepwill find the card that you’re looking for on a board, and if it doesn’t find one it will create a new one. That step will give you a card ID, which you use as a custom valuein the Update card step:That will make sure that you’re updating the right card.This is going to be the hard part:if I correct the spelling of the name or add another number, I would likeZapier to edit those informations on the Trello card instead of duplicating the whole card).You can add another number in to the description, but if the name is different then the card wont be found.To add another number to a card, add a filter step in the Zap. Have it set up so that the card will only continue if a card was found in the Trello Find card step. Then add a step after the filter that adds the new contact information at the end. This article explains how to add information into a field, rather than replacing it

william · Answer

Hey @Atg87, hope you’re well, I just wanted to check in here!Were you able to get things working with the info from Danvers, or can we still help out?

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