I used a temporary automation to add a Done label to all existing cards in my Done list before archiving them, so they would remain identifiable in Trello’s general archive.
I then used Trello’s native Move all cards in this list command once.
That single bulk action caused the automation to fire once per card and consumed my entire 250-run monthly Free allowance:
- Runs: 250 / 250
- Operations: 250 / 2500
I understand that the rule technically triggers on each card, but from a user perspective this was one bulk operation, not 250 separate automation actions initiated by me.
This seems like the wrong way to account for automation usage. A native bulk command should ideally count as one automation run, with the individual card changes counted as operations.
Is this expected behaviour, and is there any way to perform a bulk automation like this without exhausting the monthly run allowance?
