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Basecamp integration details
Use Zapier to connect all the information you need to track projects and communicate efficiently in Basecamp 3. Without writing any extra code, you can transfer emails, support tickets, meeting notes, and more into Basecamp 3 from the other apps your team uses.
Supported triggers and actions
Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.
- New Account
Triggers when a new basecamp account is created.
Try ItTriggerPolling - AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
Try ItTriggerInstant- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Message_board
Try ItTriggerInstant- AccountRequired
Try ItTriggerPolling
- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Types
- Events
Try ItTriggerInstant- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- FolderRequired
- Sub_folder
Try ItTriggerPolling- AccountRequired
- Project
Try ItTriggerPolling- AccountRequired
- ProjectRequired
- Schedule
Try ItTriggerInstant
For builders
Let your AI safely access Basecamp
Go beyond Zap workflows. Install Zapier in your AI to call Basecamp actions directly from your agents—with governance built in. Authenticate once. Revoke access anytime.
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Act in Basecamp from your AI—no exposed credentials, and you control which actions your AI can touch. One install covers 9,000+ other apps.
Example actions on this page
Works with
Claude · ChatGPT · Cursor · Any MCP-compatible AI
Work in code with the Zapier SDK
Expose Basecamp actions from backend services, scripts, or agent code. Zapier handles the OAuth and scoped permissions. Access 9,000+ apps, plus thousands more with .fetch().
Install
npm install @zapier/zapier-sdk npm install -D @zapier/zapier-sdk-cli zapier-sdk login # create a Basecamp connection @ https://zapier.com/app/assets/connections
Run an action
// Typescript
import { createZapierSdk } from "@zapier/zapier-sdk";
const zapier = createZapierSdk();
const { data: connection } = await zapier.findFirstConnection({ app: "basecamp", owner: "me" });
await zapier.runAction({
app: 'basecamp',
action: 'campfire_line',
connection: connection.id,
input: {
{inputKeyValuePairs}
},
});Direct API calls to raw endpoints through fetch are not yet subject to org-level app and action restrictions.













