Basecamp 3

The Basecamp 3 modules allow you to watch, create, update, list, and/or delete documents, contacts, projects, messages, todos, files, entries, and comments in your Basecamp 3 account.

Prerequisites

A Basecamp 3 account

In order to use Basecamp 3 with Make, it is necessary to have a Basecamp 3 account. If you do not have one, you can create a Basecamp 3 account at https://basecamp.com/signup.

Connecting Basecamp 3 to Make

1. Go to Make and open the Basecamp 3 module's Create a connection dialog.

2. Enter a connection name and click Continue.

3. Confirm the dialog by clicking the Yes, I'll allow access button.

The connection has been established.

Triggers

Watch Comments

Triggers when a new comment is created, modified, or trashed.

Webhook Name	Enter the name for the webhook.
Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose project's comments you want to watch.
Project	Select the project whose comments you want to watch.

Watch Documents

Triggers when a new document is created.

Webhook Name	Enter a name for the webhook.
Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose project's documents you want to watch.
Project	Select the project whose documents you want to watch.

Watch Messages

Triggers when a new message is created, active, title updated, content updated, copied, inserted, archived, unarchived, trashed, untrashed or deleted.

Webhook Name	Enter a name for the webhook.
Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose project's messages you want to watch.
Project	Select the project whose messages you want to match.

Watch People

Triggers when a new person is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose project newly members you want to watch.
Project	Select the project whose newly created members you want to watch.
Limit	The maximum number of people Make should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Watch Projects

Triggers when a new person is created.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose projects you want to watch.
Limit	The maximum number of projects Make should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Watch Todolists

Triggers when a new todolist is created, modified, or trashed.

Webhook Name	Enter a name for the webhook.
Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose project's todolists you want to watch.
Project	Select the project whose todolists you want to watch.

Watch Todos

Triggers when a new todo is completed or uncompleted.

Webhook Name	Enter a name for the webhook.
Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose project's todos you want to watch.
Project	Select the project whose todos you want to watch.

Watch Uploads

Triggers when a new file is uploaded.

Webhook Name	Enter a name for the webhook.
Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account whose project's uploads you want to watch.
Project	Select the project whose uploads uploads you want to watch.

Actions

Create a Message

Creates a new message.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account for which you want to create a message.
Project	Select the project to create the message.
Subject	Enter the subject of the message.
Content	Enter the message text.
Category	Select the category for the message.

Create a Project

Creates a new project.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account for which you want to create a new project.
Name	Enter the name for the project.
Description	Enter the details of the project.

Create a Schedule Entry

Create a schedule entry.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the account for which you want to create a schedule entry you want to create.
Project	Select the project for which you want to create the project.
Summary	Enter the information for what the schedule entry is for. For example, All Day Meeting
Starts at	Enter the date from which the schedule entry starts.
Ends at	Enter the date on which the schedule entry ends.
All day	Select Yes if the schedule is for the entire day.
Description	Enter the details of the schedule entry.
With	Select the member to whom you want to assign the schedule entry.
Notify the assignees	Select Yes if you want to send notification to the assignee: Yes No Not defined

Create a Todo

Creates a todo.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account to create a todo.
Project	Select the project to create the todo.
Todolist ID	Select the Todolist ID whose todo you. want to create.
Content	Enter the information for what todo is for.
Description	Enter the details of the todo.
Assign to	Select the members to assign the todo.
Notify the assignees	Select Yes if you want to send notification to the assignee: Yes No Not defined
Due on	Enter the date by which the todo must be completed.
Starts on	Enter the date from which the todo can be started.

Create a Todolist

Creates a new todolist.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account for whose projects you want to create a todolist.
Project	Select the project to create the todolist.
Name	Enter a new name for the todolist.
Description	Enter the details of the todolist.

Get a Message

Gets a message.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose project's messages you want to retrieve.
Project	Select the project whose messages you want to retrieve.
Message ID	Select the Message ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Get a Project

Gets a project.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose projects you want to retrieve.
Project	Select the project whose details you want to retrieve.

Trash a Message

Trashes a message.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose messages you want to send to trash.
Project	Select the projects whose messages you want to send to trash.
Message ID	Select the Message ID you want to trash.

Trash a Schedule Entry

Trashes a schedule entry.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose project schedule entries you want to trash.
Project	Select the project whose schedule entries you want to trash.
Schedule Entry ID	Enter the Schedule Entry ID you want to trash.

Trash a Todolist

Trashes a todolist.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose project's todo list you want to trash.
Project ID	Select the Project ID whose todo list you want to trash.

Trash a Project

Puts a project in the trash.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose project's you want to put in the trash.
Project ID	Select the Project ID you want to put in the trash.

Update a Message

Updates a message.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose message you want to update.
Project	Select the project whose message you want to update.
Message ID	Select the Message ID you want to update.
Subject	Enter a new subject of the message.
Content	Enter the message text.
Category	Select the category for the message.

Update a Project

Updates a project.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose project you want to update.
Project ID	Select the Project ID you want to update.
Name	Enter a new name for the project.
Description	Enter the details of the project.

Update a Schedule Entry

Updates a schedule entry.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose schedule entries you want to update.
Project	Select the project whose schedule entries you want to update.
Schedule Entry ID	Select the Schedule Entry ID you want to update.
Summary	Enter the information for what the schedule entry is for. For example, All Day Meeting
Starts at	Enter the start date of the schedule.
Ends at	Enter the end date of the schedule.
All day	Select Yes if the schedule is for the entire day.
Description	Enter the details of the schedule entry.
With	Select the member to whom you want to assign the schedule entry.
Notify the assignees	Select Yes if you want to send notification to the assignee: Yes No Not defined

Update a Todolist

Updates a todolist.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account whose todo list you want to update.
Project	Select the project whose todo list you want to update.
Todolist ID	Select the Todolist ID you want to update.
Name	Enter a new name for the todolist.
Description	Enter the details of the todolist.

Upload a File

Uploads a new file.

Connection	Establish a connection to your Basecamp account.
Basecamp Account	Select the Basecamp account to which you want to upload a file.
Project	Select the project to which you want to upload a file.
Folder	Select the folder location of the file you want to upload.
Data	Enter the data of the file which you need to either get from some source like Dropbox, or you can simply upload a text file.
File name	Enter the file name. For example, Filename: `test.txt`
Base name	Enter a new file name for the upload without an extension. For example, `image.png`
Description	Enter the details of the file.

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