Basecamp 3 + Slack
Add Slack channel messages as Basecamp 3 to-dos
It's common for action items to be posted in chat, but it's all too easy to forgot to move those items to your to-do list. You can use this Zapier automation as a helping hand. After you set it up, new messages in a Slack channel will be added to Basecamp 3 as to-dos on a list. No more scrolling through Slack to remember what's on your punch list!
It's common for action items to be posted in chat, but it's all too easy to forgot to move those items to your to-do list. You can use this Zapier automation as a helping hand. After you set it up, new messages in a Slack channel will be added to Basecamp 3 as to-dos on a list. No more scrolling through Slack to remember what's on your punch list!
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New Message Posted to ChannelTriggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.
TriggerInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly. - automatically do this!
Create To-DoTriggers when a new to-do is created in a to-do list.
ActionWriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.
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Trigger for Bot Messages?
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.ChannelRequired
Trigger for Bot Messages?
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.Channel
User Name
Shared
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.ChannelRequired
Trigger for Bot Messages?
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.
New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.TextRequired
Remind when?Required
Remind who?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.ChannelRequired
Message TextRequired
Send as a bot?
Bot Name
Bot Icon
Include a link to this Zap?
Attach Image by URL
Auto-Expand Links?
Link Usernames and Channel Names?
Schedule At
File
Thread
Send Channel Message?
Zap Id
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Channel NameRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.ChannelRequired
TopicRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Status Text
Status Emoji
Expiration Time
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Delete Message
This action deletes an existing message in a specific channel on Slack. You need to provide the channel ID and the message timestamp as inputs.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.EmailRequired
Return Raw Results?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appFull NameRequired
Return Raw Results?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your app
New Account
Triggers when a new basecamp account is created.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planAccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Message Board
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Todo Set
Todo List
Completed or Uncompleted?Required
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Todo Set
Todo List
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
CampfireRequired
ContentRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
SubjectRequired
ContentRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Person
Name
Email Address
Title
Company Name
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
TemplateRequired
NameRequired
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Todo SetRequired
Todo ListRequired
NameRequired
Description
Assignees
Notify Assignees
Due On
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Todo SetRequired
NameRequired
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
FolderRequired
Sub Folder
FileRequired
Name
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
To-do SetRequired
To-do ListRequired
Search Query
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appAccountRequired
Search NameRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appAccountRequired
ProjectRequired
FolderRequired
Sub Folder
Search NameRequired
TitleRequired
ContentRequired
Status
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is foundAccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Todo SetRequired
Search NameRequired
NameRequired
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is found
New Channel
Triggers when a new #channel is created.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.User Name
Highlight Word
Trigger for Bot Messages?
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.ChannelRequired
UsersRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Send Multi Message
Message TextRequired
Send as a bot?
Bot Name
Bot Icon
Include a link to this Zap?
Attach Image by URL
Auto-Expand Links?
Link Usernames and Channel Names?
Schedule At
Zap Id
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.ChannelRequired
Message TextRequired
Send as a bot?
Bot Name
Bot Icon
Include a link to this Zap?
Attach Image by URL
Auto-Expand Links?
Link Usernames and Channel Names?
Schedule At
Zap Id
File
Thread
Send Channel Message?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.First Name
Last Name
Title
Email
User
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.HTTP MethodRequired
URLRequired
Query String Parameters
Headers
Additional Request Headers
Body
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Edit Message
This action updates a specific message on Slack. You need to provide the Channel ID, the Timestamp of the message to be edited, the new text for the message, and a boolean to indicate if you want to edit a bot message.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Search QueryRequired
Sort By
Sort Direction
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appIDRequired
Return Raw Results?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appUsernameRequired
Return Raw Results?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appAccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Types
Events
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
FolderRequired
Sub Folder
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planAccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Schedule
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Todo Set
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
FolderRequired
Sub Folder
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planAccountRequired
ProjectRequired
FolderRequired
Sub Folder
TitleRequired
ContentRequired
Status
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Message BoardRequired
MessageRequired
ContentRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
NameRequired
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
ScheduleRequired
SummaryRequired
Starts AtRequired
Ends AtRequired
All Day
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
TodoRequired
ContentRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
To-do SetRequired
To-do ListRequired
To-doRequired
Mark To-do as Complete?
To-Do Title
Assigned to
People to Notify When Completed
Starts On
Due On
Notes
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.AccountRequired
ProjectRequired
FolderRequired
Sub Folder
Search NameRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appAccountRequired
Project
Name or Email to SearchRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appAccountRequired
ProjectRequired
Todo SetRequired
Search NameRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appAccountRequired
Search NameRequired
NameRequired
Description
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is found
About Basecamp 3
Basecamp’s unique blend of tools is everything any team needs to stay on the same page about whatever they’re working on.
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About Slack
Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.
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- Add new Slack users to a project in Basecamp 3
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- Create Slack channels from new Basecamp 3 projects
- Post new Basecamp 3 activity to Slack channels
- Get Slack messages for new Basecamp 3 to-do lists
- Create To-do's in Basecamp 3 from new pushed messages in Slack
- Send Slack direct messages for new Basecamp 3 comments
- Create Slack private channel messages for new Basecamp 3 to-dos
- Post new Slack private channel messages as Basecamp 3 campfire messages
- Send Slack channel messages for new comments in Basecamp 3
- Create to-dos in Basecamp 3 for new Slack messages posted to private channels
- Create to-dos in Basecamp 3 for new reactions added in Slack
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- Add new saved Slack messages as Basecamp 3 to-dos
- Send Slack channel messages with a digest of new Basecamp 3 to-dos on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule
- Post new Basecamp 3 to-dos in a Slack channel message
- Get Slack channel messages from new Basecamp 3 projects
- Send private Slack messages for new Basecamp 3 activities
- Share new Slack channel messages as Basecamp 3 messages
- Create new Basecamp 3 to-dos for incoming Slack mentions
- Send new Basecamp 3 messages to a private Slack channel instantly
- Send direct messages in Slack for new projects in Basecamp 3
- Create Basecamp 3 campfire messages from new public Slack messages
- Create messages in Basecamp 3 when new mentions occur in Slack