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Create a Comment with Basecamp API

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Getting Started

Create a workflow to Create a Comment with the Basecamp API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Create a Comment action
    1. Connect your Basecamp account
    2. Select a Account Id
    3. Select a Project Id
    4. Select a Recording Type
    5. Select a Recording Id
    6. Configure Content
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Create a Comment on Basecamp
Description:Publishes a comment to the select recording. [See the docs here](https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/comments.md#create-a-comment)
Version:0.0.1
Key:basecamp-create-comment

Code

import app from "../../basecamp.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "basecamp-create-comment",
  name: "Create a Comment",
  description: "Publishes a comment to the select recording. [See the docs here](https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/comments.md#create-a-comment)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    app,
    accountId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "accountId",
      ],
    },
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "projectId",
        ({ accountId }) => ({
          accountId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    recordingType: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "recordingType",
      ],
    },
    recordingId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "recordingId",
        ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
          recordingType,
        }) => ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
          recordingType,
        }),
      ],
    },
    content: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Content",
      description: "The body of the comment. See [Rich text guide](https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/rich_text.md) for what HTML tags are allowed.",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      accountId,
      projectId,
      recordingId,
      content,
    } = this;

    const comment = await this.app.createComment({
      $,
      accountId,
      projectId,
      recordingId,
      data: {
        content,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully posted comment with ID ${comment.id}`);
    return comment;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
BasecampappappThis component uses the Basecamp app.
Account IdaccountIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Project IdprojectIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Recording TyperecordingTypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:CommentDocumentMessageTodoTodolistQuestion::AnswerSchedule::EntryUploadVault
Recording IdrecordingIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Contentcontentstring

The body of the comment. See Rich text guide for what HTML tags are allowed.

Authentication

Basecamp uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Basecamp account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Basecamp and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Basecamp API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

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