Servant of two masters — sending a task via Telegram bot to Trello and YouGile

Some time ago I developed free Telegram bot for sending tasks to YouGilethe Russian analogue of Trello, which left the Russian Federation. Today, this bot received an unexpected expansion of functionality. Initially, the bot was created for convenient task setting via Telegram, but after talking with one of the users, an idea arose to expand its capabilities. The user wanted the bot to be able to simultaneously send tasks to both YouGile and Trello.

Initially, I suggested using the YouGile API and specifying the Trello column address to duplicate tasks. However, a problem arose: Trello did not accept tasks sent via email. As it turned out, the user had set up integration with YouGile via email and specified the Trello email for dual integration, which the bot was not designed for. Making small changes to the algorithm allowed us to solve this problem. Now the bot sends tasks to both addresses, providing the user with the necessary functionality.

I am currently working on a project. “Bot in a Notepad”. This is a constructor that allows you to create complex dialogues for Telegram bots without special knowledge, including scoring and tracking correct answers. The project provides the ability to send results to various third-party services, such as Google Sheets, Telegram groups, and, of course, YouGile. Now, with an understanding of mail integration, I see the possibility of sending data to Trello as well, and perhaps to other services that support receiving tasks via email.

This article is short, but it may be useful for those who use both YouGile and Trello.

Unofficial bot https://t.me/YouGile_Bot
Project “Bot in a Notepad” https://BotPad.ru
My channel “Bot in a notebook” https://t.me/BotNotePad