Trello Power-Ups Scraper

Scrape the Trello Power-Ups directory using the official Trello public plugins API. Search by keyword, browse all Power-Ups by category, or fetch specific Power-Ups by ID. No authentication or API keys required.

What does it do?

This actor extracts metadata for all publicly listed Trello Power-Ups, including:

• Power-Up name, description, and overview
• Categories (automation, analytics, file management, etc.)
• Capabilities (card-buttons, board-buttons, etc.)
• Usage statistics (number of boards using the Power-Up)
• Author information
• Tags (staff-pick, made-by-trello, essential, etc.)
• Icon and hero image URLs
• Connector URL, manifest URL, privacy URL
• Claimed domains

Output example

{
  "id": "55a5d917446f517774210011",
  "name": "Calendar Power-Up",
  "author": "Trello Inc",
  "categories": ["board-utilities", "communication-collaboration"],
  "capabilities": [],
  "tags": ["staff-pick", "made-by-trello"],
  "usageBoardCount": 7000000,
  "description": "View all your Trello cards in calendar format.",
  "overview": "See cards as calendar events.",
  "iconUrl": "https://calendar.trello.services/images/calendar-icon.svg",
  "heroImageUrl": "https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/calendar@2x.jpg",
  "iframeConnectorUrl": "https://calendar.trello.services/",
  "manifestUrl": "https://calendar.trello.services/manifest.json",
  "privacyUrl": "https://trello.com/privacy",
  "claimedDomains": ["calendar.trello.services"],
  "sourceUrl": "https://trello.com/power-ups/55a5d917446f517774210011",
  "recordType": "powerUp",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-30T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
mode	select	Yes	search — search by keyword; browse — list all (optionally by category); getById — fetch by ID
query	text	No	Search keyword (mode=search). Example: "automation", "calendar"
category	select	No	Filter by category (all modes). See categories below
powerUpIds	list	No	List of Power-Up IDs for getById mode
maxItems	integer	No	Max records to return (1–10000, default 100)

Available categories

Value	Display Name
analytics-reporting	Analytics & Reporting
automation	Automation
board-utilities	Board Utilities
communication-collaboration	Communication & Collaboration
developer-tools	Developer Tools
file-management	File Management
hr-operations	HR & Operations
it-project-management	IT & Project Management
marketing-social-media	Marketing & Social Media
product-design	Product & Design
sales-support	Sales & Support

Modes

Search mode

Search Power-Ups by keyword. Matches against name, description, overview, and author.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "automation",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Browse mode

List all Power-Ups, sorted by usage (most popular first). Optionally filter by category.

{
  "mode": "browse",
  "category": "file-management",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Fetch by ID (getById mode)

Fetch one or more specific Power-Ups by their Trello internal ID.

{
  "mode": "getById",
  "powerUpIds": ["55a5d917446f517774210011", "55a5d916446f517774210006"]
}

Use cases

• Power-Up discovery — explore all available Trello integrations for a category
• Competitive analysis — understand which Power-Ups are most popular and what capabilities they offer
• Ecosystem mapping — track the Trello Power-Up ecosystem over time
• Integration research — find Power-Ups for specific workflows (automation, file management, analytics)
• Developer research — understand what capabilities and patterns other Power-Up developers use

FAQ

Does this require API keys or authentication? No. The Trello Power-Ups directory is publicly accessible. No API key, login, or proxy needed.

How many Power-Ups can I scrape? The Trello directory currently has ~500 public Power-Ups. Set maxItems as needed.

What is usageBoardCount? This shows the approximate number of Trello boards using the Power-Up (reported in brackets: 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 50000, 100000, 500000, 1M, 5M, 7M+).

What are capabilities? Capabilities describe what UI features a Power-Up integrates with. Common capabilities include: card-buttons, board-buttons, show-settings, attachment-thumbnail, format-url, callback, remove-data.

Can I filter by multiple categories? Currently the actor supports one category filter at a time. Run multiple times with different categories if needed.