CONNECT APP
Build with Basecamp
Productivity
- OAuth
MCP
Give your agent Basecamp tools
Every Basecamp action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's Basecamp account for each tool call — you store no tokens.
// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "basecamp",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// e.g. run Create a Card:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "basecamp-create-card",
arguments: {
accountId: "Account ID",
projectId: "Project ID",
},
})# access_token: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "basecamp",
}
async with streamablehttp_client("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3", headers=headers) as (read, write, _):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
tools = await session.list_tools()
# e.g. run Create a Card:
result = await session.call_tool("basecamp-create-card", {
"accountId": "Account ID",
"projectId": "Project ID",
})API PROXY
Call the Basecamp API directly
For an endpoint with no pre-built tool, the Connect proxy forwards your request to the Basecamp API with the connected user's credentials attached. You store no tokens and write no refresh logic.
const resp = await pd.proxy.get({
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
accountId: "apn_xxxxxxx",
url: "https://launchpad.37signals.com/authorization.json",
})
// Any allowed Basecamp endpoint works here. Pipedream attaches the
// connected account's credentials to the outgoing request.# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://launchpad.37signals.com/authorization.json
curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9sYXVuY2hwYWQuMzdzaWduYWxzLmNvbS9hdXRob3JpemF0aW9uLmpzb24?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-H "x-pd-environment: production"SDK
Run Basecamp actions from your backend
Connect a user's Basecamp account once, then run Create a Card on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "basecamp-create-card",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
basecamp: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
accountId: "Account ID",
projectId: "Project ID",
},
})from pipedream import Pipedream
pd = Pipedream(
client_id="{oauth_client_id}",
client_secret="{oauth_client_secret}",
project_id="{project_id}",
project_environment="production",
)
result = pd.actions.run(
id="basecamp-create-card",
external_user_id="{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
configured_props={
"basecamp": {"authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx"},
"accountId": "Account ID",
"projectId": "Project ID",
},
)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "basecamp-create-card",
"configured_props": {
"basecamp": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"accountId": "Account ID",
"projectId": "Project ID"
}
}'TOOLS
Basecamp actions
On-demand operations your product or agent can configure and run on behalf of a connected user.
-
Create a Card
actionCreates a card in a selected column. See the documentationWritev0.1.2 -
Create a Comment
actionCreates a comment in a selected recording. See the documentationWritev0.1.1 -
Create Campfire Chatbot Message
actionCreates a message in a Campfire for a Basecamp Chatbot. See the documentationWritev0.0.5 -
Create Campfire Message
actionCreates a message in a selected Campfire. See the documentationWritev0.0.9 -
Create Message
actionCreates a message in a selected message board. See the documentationWritev0.0.9 -
Create To-do Item
actionCreates a to-do item in a selected to-do list. See the documentationWritev0.0.9 -
List Account ID Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Account ID field.Read-onlyv0.0.1
EVENTS
Basecamp triggers
Event sources your backend can deploy for users and receive through a webhook.
-
New Comment Created (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when a comment is created. See the documentationInstantv0.0.8 -
New Message Created (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when a message is created. See the documentationInstantv0.0.8 -
New To-Do Item Created (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when a to-do item is created. See the documentationInstantv0.1.0 -
New To-Do List Created (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when a to-do list is created. See the documentationInstantv0.0.8 -
New Webhook Event (Instant)
triggerEmit events of one or more selected types. See the documentationInstantv0.0.8 -
To-Do Item Completed Or Uncompleted (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when a to-do item's status changes. See the documentationInstantv0.0.8
MULTI-APP
Use Basecamp with other popular apps
Most products don't stop at one integration. Pair Basecamp with the other apps your users rely on, and ship use cases that span both.
- App slug
- basecamp
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Categories
- Productivity
- Actions
- 7
- Triggers
- 6
- API proxy
- Available