Node: Create Board Item

The Create Board Item node automatically adds a new item (or subitem) on a Boards project from a workflow. It's the automated version of the board's "+ New item" button, so the created task behaves exactly like one created by hand: it triggers its own board automations, lands in the right group, and respects workspace permissions.

When to use it

• An external event (WhatsApp, email, form) should turn into a follow-up task on a board.
• A board workflow needs to break an item into subtasks automatically.
• Automating internal processes where each workflow step leaves a record as a task (e.g. customer onboarding).

Configuration

• Title (required): the new item's name. Supports variables.
• Target group (optional): which board group it's created in; if left empty, the item is created with no group assigned (it lands in the board's "Ungrouped" section, not the first group).
• Create as subitem (optional): when enabled and the workflow is running in the context of a triggering item, the new task is created as a subitem of that item instead of a standalone item. This only works if the triggering item is top-level; if the trigger item is itself already a subitem, the node silently falls back to creating a regular top-level item on the board instead of a nested subitem.

The target board is resolved automatically: if the workflow was triggered from a board, it uses that board (or the triggering item's board when applicable).

Example

In a board workflow that runs when a card moves to the "Approved" group, you add Create Board Item with Title = Prepare delivery - {{trigger.item_title}} and Create as subitem enabled. Result: every time a card is approved, a delivery subtask is generated automatically.

Tips

• Pair this node with Update Board Item Cell right after to assign an owner or due date to the newly created item.
• The created item's ID is available as created_item_id for later steps in the same workflow.

Troubleshooting

• No item gets created: confirm Title isn't empty and the workflow has a resolved board (coming from the trigger or a prior item in context).
• It lands in the wrong group: check the Target group ID; when left empty the item doesn't land in the first group — it lands in the board's "Ungrouped" section.
• It doesn't get created as a subitem even though I enabled the option: confirm the triggering item is top-level (not itself a subitem); if the trigger is already a subitem, the node creates a regular top-level item instead of nesting it.