Requirements
Connecting Basecamp takes an active account plus OAuth client credentials, granted by signing in with your account — no other setup is required.[3]https://basecamp.com
Get your Basecamp credentials
You’ll be redirected to sign in and approve access — your password is never shared with WEXTL.
- Account IDtextRequired
The number after 3.basecamp.com/ in your browser address bar when you open Basecamp, for example 999999999. If every step fails with a 404, check this number and that the account is still active.
[1] - Client IDtext
Optional. The client ID of your own Basecamp integration from launchpad.37signals.com/integrations. Register the redirect URI https://wextl.com/api/oauth/app/callback on it. Leave empty to use the platform's integration.
[1] - Client Secretpassword
Optional. The client secret of your own Basecamp integration.
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Connect Basecamp in WEXTL
- Log in to your WEXTL account, add the Basecamp node module to your workflow, and click Create new credential.Instant triggers use webhooks — click Create a webhook first when adding one, then create the credential.
- Optional: In the Credential name field, enter a name for the credential.
- Enter the authentication credentials you copied from your Basecamp account, or follow the on-screen instructions to create the credential.
- If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
- If you want to make changes to your credential in the future, follow the steps in Manage credentials →
Notes
Credentials are org-scoped; share them with teammates from the Credentials picker on any of its nodes.For detailed information on connecting an application, see Connect an application →
Basecamp node modules
The list below is a reference of every Basecamp node module the integration supports. You will be able to pick any of them on the workflow canvas while building automations.
Expand any Basecamp node module below to see exactly what it takes in, what it returns, and what connection it needs.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Status | text |
Created At | date |
Updated At | date |
Name | text |
Description | text |
Purpose | text |
Clients Enabled | boolean |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Event ID | text |
Kind | text |
Details | text |
Created At | date |
Recording | object |
ID | text |
Status | text |
Created At | date |
Updated At | date |
Title | text |
Inherits Status | boolean |
Type | text |
API URL | url |
Basecamp URL | url |
Comments Count | number |
Creator | object |
ID | text |
Name | text |
Email | |
Personable Type | text |
Title | text |
Admin | boolean |
Owner | boolean |
Time Zone | time |
Avatar URL | url |
Performed By | object |
ID | text |
Name | text |
Email | |
Personable Type | text |
Title | text |
Admin | boolean |
Owner | boolean |
Time Zone | time |
Avatar URL | url |
Copy | object |
ID | text |
API URL | url |
Basecamp URL | url |
Project | object |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Status | text |
Created At | date |
Updated At | date |
Title | text |
Inherits Status | boolean |
Type | text |
API URL | url |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | number |
Name | text |
Owner Name | text |
Active | boolean |
Created At | date |
Updated At | date |
Trial | boolean |
Trial Ends On | date |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | number |
Attachable SGID | text |
Name | text |
Personable Type | text |
Title | text |
Tagline | text |
Location | text |
Created At | date |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Priorities | array |
Non-priorities | array |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ProjectRequired | choice |
LimitRequired | number |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Title | text |
Status | text |
Paused | boolean |
Visible to clients | boolean |
Schedule | object |
Frequency | text |
Days | array |
Hour | number |
Minute | number |
Week instance | number |
Start date | text |
End date | text |
Answers count | number |
Answers URL | text |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Recording IDRequired | text |
LimitRequired | number |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Recording ID | text |
Action | text |
Details | text |
Created at | date |
Creator | object |
ID | text |
Name | text |
Email | |
Title | text |
Boosts count (only on boostable events) | number |
Boosts URL (only on boostable events) | text |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Project | choice |
LimitRequired | number |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Upload ID | text |
Action | text |
Details | object |
Additional property | text |
Created at | date |
Creator | object |
ID | text |
Attachable SGID | text |
Name | text |
Personable type | text |
Title | text |
Tagline | text |
Location | text |
Created at | date |
Updated at | date |
Email address | |
File at this version | object |
Content type | text |
Byte size | number |
File name | text |
Download URL | url |
App download URL | url |
Is current version | boolean |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Search QueryRequired | text |
LimitRequired | number |
Item Types | text |
Projects | text |
Creators | text |
File Type | choice |
Exclude Chat | boolean |
Time Range | choice |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Status | text |
Visible to clients | boolean |
Created at | date |
Updated at | date |
Title | text |
Subject | text |
Description | text |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ProjectRequired | choice |
QuestionRequired | text |
FrequencyRequired | choice |
Time of DayRequired | text |
DaysRequired | text |
Visible to Clients | boolean |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Title | text |
Status | text |
Paused | boolean |
Visible to clients | boolean |
Schedule | object |
Frequency | text |
Days | array |
Hour | number |
Minute | number |
Answers count | number |
Answers URL | text |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ProjectRequired | choice |
SummaryRequired | text |
Starts AtRequired | text |
Ends AtRequired | text |
Description | text |
Participants | text |
All Day | boolean |
Join URL | text |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Summary | text |
Description | text |
Status | text |
All day | boolean |
Highlighted | boolean |
Starts at | date |
Ends at | date |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ProjectRequired | choice |
ContentRequired | text |
Description | text |
Assignees | text |
Completion subscribers | text |
Notify assignees | boolean |
Due on | date |
Starts on | date |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | number |
Status | text |
Visible to clients | boolean |
Created at | text |
Updated at | text |
Title | text |
Type | text |
URL | text |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ProjectRequired | choice |
SummaryRequired | text |
Starts AtRequired | text |
Ends AtRequired | text |
Description | text |
Participants | text |
All Day | boolean |
Join URL | text |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | text |
Summary | text |
Description | text |
Status | text |
All day | boolean |
Highlighted | boolean |
Starts at | date |
Ends at | date |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ProjectRequired | choice |
ContentRequired | text |
Description | text |
Assignees | text |
Completion subscribers | text |
Notify assignees | boolean |
Due on | date |
Starts on | date |
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ID | number |
Status | text |
Visible to clients | boolean |
Created at | text |
Updated at | text |
Title | text |
Type | text |
URL | text |
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References
- WEXTL® Basecamp Source Code connector implementation.
- Our users use cases and automations.
- Official API Documentation for Basecamp.
- WEXTL® visual workflow builder data.
Last updated: Sep 29, 2026 09:25