Create Breathe HR employees from Trello onboarding cards
Keep onboarding moving by turning one Trello card into a ready employee record.
Trigger
New Card Trigger
Triggered when a card is created in the specified board
Action
Create Employee
Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.
Why this helps
Copying onboarding details between Trello and HR systems creates delays and missing fields.
- Reduces duplicate data entry
- Starts HR setup immediately
- Highlights missing required details
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Trello and Breathe HR in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation and describe that new onboarding cards should create employee records using the card details.
- 3Pick the Trello New Card trigger for the relevant board.
- 4Choose a report channel, then test with one real onboarding card.
Questions about this workflow
What if the card lacks required employee fields?
Notis reports the missing first name, last name, email, or company join date instead of creating an incomplete record.
Can this use a specific Trello board?
Yes. Select the board when choosing the New Card trigger.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Trello to Breathe HR. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Trello triggers
Breathe HR actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Employee
Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.
Card Archived Trigger
Triggered when a card is archived in the specified board
Create Employee Change Request
Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.
New Activity Trigger
Triggered when there is activity in Trello.
Create Employee Expense
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New Board Trigger
Triggered when a board is created in the specified workspace
Create Employee Expense Claim
Tool to create a new expense claim for an employee. Use when you need to submit expenses for reimbursement by grouping one or more unclaimed expense records into a claim.
New Card Trigger
Triggered when a card is created in the specified board
Create Employee Sickness
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Card Updated Trigger
Triggered when a specific card is updated
Delete Employee Expense
Tool to delete an employee expense by ID. Use when you need to remove an expense record from the system.
Delete Employee Training Course
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Trello and Breathe HR, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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