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Getting Started

Create a workflow to Create Todo Item 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 Todo Item action
    1. Connect your Basecamp account
    2. Select a Account Id
    3. Select a Project Id
    4. Select a Todo Set Id
    5. Select a Todo List Id
    6. Configure Content
    7. Optional- Configure Description
    8. Optional- Select one or more Assignee
    9. Optional- Configure Due on
    10. Optional- Configure Starts on
  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 Todo Item on Basecamp
Description:Creates a todo in the project and message board selected. [See the docs here](https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/todos.md#create-a-to-do)
Version:0.0.6
Key:basecamp-create-todo-item

Code

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

export default {
  key: "basecamp-create-todo-item",
  name: "Create Todo Item",
  description: "Creates a todo in the project and message board selected. [See the docs here](https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/todos.md#create-a-to-do)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.6",
  props: {
    app,
    accountId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "accountId",
      ],
    },
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "projectId",
        ({ accountId }) => ({
          accountId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    todoSetId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "todoSetId",
        ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
        }) => ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    todoListId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "todoListId",
        ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
          todoSetId,
        }) => ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
          todoSetId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    content: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Content",
      description: "The title of the todo item.",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Containing information about the to-do.  See [Rich text guide](https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/rich_text.md) for what HTML tags are allowed.",
      optional: true,
    },
    assigneeIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "peopleIds",
        ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
        }) => ({
          accountId,
          projectId,
        }),
      ],
      label: "Assignee",
      description: "An array of people that will be assigned to this to-do.",
      optional: true,
    },
    dueOn: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Due on",
      description: "A date when the to-do should be completed. format: `yyyy-mm-dd`.",
      optional: true,
    },
    startsOn: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Starts on",
      description: "Allows the to-do to run from this date to the due date. format: `yyyy-mm-dd`.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      accountId,
      projectId,
      todoListId,
      content,
      description,
      assigneeIds,
      dueOn,
      startsOn,
    } = this;

    const todo = await this.app.createTodoItem({
      $,
      accountId,
      projectId,
      todoListId,
      data: {
        content,
        description,
        assignee_ids: assigneeIds,
        due_on: dueOn,
        starts_on: startsOn,
      },
    });

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

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.
Todo Set IdtodoSetIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Todo List IdtodoListIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Contentcontentstring

The title of the todo item.

Descriptiondescriptionstring

Containing information about the to-do. See Rich text guide for what HTML tags are allowed.

AssigneeassigneeIdsstring[]Select a value from the drop down menu.
Due ondueOnstring

A date when the to-do should be completed. format: yyyy-mm-dd.

Starts onstartsOnstring

Allows the to-do to run from this date to the due date. format: yyyy-mm-dd.

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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