Trigger: Board Item Created

The Board Item Created trigger fires a workflow every time a new item (a card, task, or record) is created on a Board. It's the typical entry point for auto-assigning work, sending a welcome step into the flow, or mirroring the data into another system.

When it fires

Immediately after a new item is created on any of your Boards.

Trigger configuration

• Board: restrict to a specific board. Empty = any board.

Available variables

• $record.object_type, $record.object_id, $record.workspace_id

Example workflow

"Auto-assign new work": Board Item Created trigger (Board = "Tech Support") → "Update column" action to set the Person column to the on-duty agent → "Notify team" action in Team: "New task #{{$record.object_id}} was created."

Tips

• Combine with the generic "Record Created" trigger if you need to filter further by object_type; this trigger is already scoped to Board items.
• Pair it with "Subitem Created" if you need to distinguish parent tasks from subtasks inside the same board.

Troubleshooting

If it fires more often than expected, check for duplicate automations pointed at the same board, or an external integration creating items twice.