Basecamp 3 + Box Integrations

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Supported triggers and actions

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New Account
Triggers when a new basecamp account is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
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Instant
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Message Board
  Filter by Message Board.
Trigger
Instant
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- AccountRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Todo Set
  Filter by To-do set.
Trigger
Instant
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- FolderRequired
- Sub Folder
Trigger
Scheduled
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- FolderRequired
- Sub Folder
- TitleRequired
- ContentRequired
  Some HTML tags allowed.
- Status
Action
Write

- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Message BoardRequired
- MessageRequired
- ContentRequired
  Some HTML tags allowed.
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- NameRequired
- Description
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- ScheduleRequired
- SummaryRequired
- Starts AtRequired
- Ends AtRequired
- All Day
- Description
  Some HTML tags allowed.
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Todo SetRequired
- NameRequired
- Description
  Some HTML tags allowed.
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- FolderRequired
- Sub Folder
- Search NameRequired
Action
Search
- AccountRequired
- Search NameRequired
Action
Search
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- FolderRequired
- Sub Folder
- Search NameRequired
- TitleRequired
- ContentRequired
  Some HTML tags allowed.
- Status
Action
Search or write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Todo SetRequired
- Search NameRequired
- NameRequired
- Description
  Some HTML tags allowed.
Action
Search or write
New Event
Triggered when a new event is performed (this is the activity stream).
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Folder
  Keep clicking the drop down to drill down into your folders.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- EmailRequired
  An email address to invite to collaborate on the folder.
- FolderRequired
- RoleRequired
Action
Write
- FolderRequired
- FileRequired
  Must be a file object from another service (or some text).
- Name
  Overwrites the natural file name from the trigger service.
- Share this file?
  Define how, if at all, this file will be shared after creation (this just makes a URL available for use in another action).
Action
Write
- File IdRequired
  The ID of an existing file in Box.
- New FolderRequired
- Action to Perform
  Defaults to copying the file. Note: While testing your Zap, we will always copy the file.
Action
Write
- File IdRequired
  The ID of the file to add the task to.
- Message
- Due At
- Assign To
  Can be the user id or email address of a Box user.
Action
Write
- Folder NameRequired
- Parent Folder
Action
Search

- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Types
  For what specific types should this trigger on? Nothing means "Any" or "All".
- Events
  What specific events should this trigger on? Nothing means "Any" or "All".
Trigger
Instant
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- FolderRequired
- Sub Folder
Trigger
Scheduled
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- AccountRequired
- Project
Trigger
Scheduled
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Schedule
  Filter by Schedule.
Trigger
Instant
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Todo Set
  Choose to be able to filter by To-do list below.
- Todo List
  Filter by To-do list. Requires To-do set to be defined first.
Trigger
Instant
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- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- CampfireRequired
- ContentRequired
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- SubjectRequired
- ContentRequired
  Some HTML tags allowed.
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Person
  Choose an existing person or create a new one using the fields below.
- Name
- Email Address
- Title
- Company Name
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- TemplateRequired
- NameRequired
- Description
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Todo SetRequired
- Todo ListRequired
- NameRequired
- Description
  Some HTML tags allowed.
- Assignees
- Notify Assignees
- Due On
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- FolderRequired
- Sub Folder
- FileRequired
- Name
  A file name without an extension.
- Description
  Some HTML tags allowed.
Action
Write
- AccountRequired
- Project
- Name or Email to SearchRequired
Action
Search
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Todo SetRequired
- Search NameRequired
Action
Search
- AccountRequired
- Search NameRequired
- NameRequired
- Description
Action
Search or write
New Comment
Triggered when someone comments on a file in a folder you own/collaborate on.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FolderRequired
  Check a specific folder for new files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new files added to folders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap.
- Share
  Define how, if at all, to share files triggered by Zapier (this just makes a URL available for use in the action).
Trigger
Scheduled
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Task Assigned to You
Triggered when you are assigned a task.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- File IdRequired
  The ID of the file to add the comment to.
- MessageRequired
Action
Write
- Folder
  Keep clicking the drop down to drill down into your folders.
- Name of New FolderRequired
  Specify the name of this folder.
Action
Write
- FolderRequired
- Name of New FileRequired
  Specify the name of this file. "txt" will always be appended as the filetype.
- File ContentRequired
  Plain text content to put inside the new text file.
- Share this file?
  Define how, if at all, this file will be shared after creation (this just makes a URL available for use in another action).
Action
Write
- File NameRequired
- Folder
  Restrict the search to a folder. Will search subfolders.
- File Extensions
  Restrict the search to specific file types
Action
Search

How Basecamp 3 + Box Integrations Work

Step 1: Authenticate Basecamp 3 and Box.
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Step 2: Pick one of the apps as a trigger, which will kick off your automation.
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Step 3: Choose a resulting action from the other app.
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Step 4: Select the data you want to send from one app to the other.
2 minutes
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Basecamp 3 + Box Integrations

How to connect Basecamp 3 + Box

Create to-dos in Basecamp 3 for new Box files

Create to-dos in Basecamp 3 for new Box files

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New Account

New Comment

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

New Message

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

Message Board

New Project

AccountRequired

New To-do List

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

Todo Set

New Upload

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

FolderRequired

Sub Folder

Create Document

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

FolderRequired

Sub Folder

TitleRequired

ContentRequired

Status

Create Comment on Message

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

Message BoardRequired

MessageRequired

ContentRequired

Create Project

AccountRequired

NameRequired

Description

Create Schedule Entry

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

ScheduleRequired

SummaryRequired

Starts AtRequired

Ends AtRequired

All Day

Description

Create To-do List

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

Todo SetRequired

NameRequired

Description

Find Document

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

FolderRequired

Sub Folder

Search NameRequired

Find Project

AccountRequired

Search NameRequired

Find or Create Document

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

FolderRequired

Sub Folder

Search NameRequired

TitleRequired

ContentRequired

Status

Find or Create To-do List

AccountRequired

ProjectRequired

Todo SetRequired

Search NameRequired