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Boards

Boards are where you organize your work - they contain your cards.

GET /:account_slug/boards

Returns a list of boards that you can access in the specified account.

Response:

[
  {
    "id": "03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
    "name": "Fizzy",
    "all_access": true,
    "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.534Z",
    "auto_postpone_period_in_days": 30,
    "url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/boards/03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
    "creator": {
      "id": "03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7",
      "name": "David Heinemeier Hansson",
      "role": "owner",
      "active": true,
      "email_address": "david@example.com",
      "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.401Z",
      "url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/users/03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7"
    }
  }
]

GET /:account_slug/boards/:board_id

Returns the specified board.

Response:

{
  "id": "03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
  "name": "Fizzy",
  "all_access": true,
  "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.534Z",
  "auto_postpone_period_in_days": 30,
  "url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/boards/03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
  "creator": {
    "id": "03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7",
    "name": "David Heinemeier Hansson",
    "role": "owner",
    "active": true,
    "email_address": "david@example.com",
    "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.401Z",
    "url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/users/03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7"
  },
  "public_url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/public/boards/aB3dEfGhIjKlMnOp"
}

The public_url field is only present when the board is published.

POST /:account_slug/boards

Creates a new Board in the account.

Parameter Type Required Description
name string Yes The name of the board
all_access boolean No Whether any user in the account can access this board. Defaults to true
auto_postpone_period_in_days integer No Number of days of inactivity before cards are automatically postponed (e.g. 30)
public_description string No Rich text description shown on the public board page

Request:

{
  "board": {
    "name": "My new board"
  }
}

Response:

Returns 201 Created with a Location header pointing to the new board:

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: /897362094/boards/03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm.json

PUT /:account_slug/boards/:board_id

Updates a Board. Only board administrators can update a board.

Parameter Type Required Description
name string No The name of the board
all_access boolean No Whether any user in the account can access this board
auto_postpone_period_in_days integer No Number of days of inactivity before cards are automatically postponed (e.g. 30)
public_description string No Rich text description shown on the public board page
user_ids array No Array of all user IDs who should have access to this board (only applicable when all_access is false)

Request:

{
  "board": {
    "name": "Updated board name",
    "auto_postpone_period_in_days": 30,
    "public_description": "This is a **public** description of the board.",
    "all_access": false,
    "user_ids": [
      "03f5v9zppzlksuj4mxba2nbzn",
      "03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7"
    ]
  }
}

Response:

Returns 204 No Content on success.

DELETE /:account_slug/boards/:board_id

Deletes a Board. Only board administrators can delete a board.

Response:

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Board Publications

Publishing a board makes it publicly accessible via a shareable link, without requiring authentication. Only board administrators can publish or unpublish a board.

POST /:account_slug/boards/:board_id/publication

Publishes a board, generating a shareable public link.

Response:

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
{
  "id": "03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
  "name": "Fizzy",
  "all_access": true,
  "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.534Z",
  "auto_postpone_period_in_days": 30,
  "url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/boards/03f5v9zkft4hj9qq0lsn9ohcm",
  "creator": {
    "id": "03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7",
    "name": "David Heinemeier Hansson",
    "role": "owner",
    "active": true,
    "email_address": "david@example.com",
    "created_at": "2025-12-05T19:36:35.401Z",
    "url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/users/03f5v9zjw7pz8717a4no1h8a7"
  },
  "public_url": "http://fizzy.localhost:3006/897362094/public/boards/aB3dEfGhIjKlMnOp"
}

If the board is already published, the existing publication is returned.

DELETE /:account_slug/boards/:board_id/publication

Unpublishes a board, removing public access.

Response:

Returns 204 No Content on success.