Setting Up Basecamp as a Source
Connecting Basecamp makes it easy to leverage your team's project management content for AI-powered answers in Guru. Learn how to connect your Basecamp account, manage permissions, and turn existing project content into trusted, searchable resources.
Access Required
- Guru Access: You need to be an Admin, Source Creator, or relevant custom role to set up Sources
- Basecamp Access: You must be a Basecamp Admin to connect to Guru.
Setting up the integration
- Go to Manage > Sources in your Guru workspace.
- Choose Basecamp from the list of available integrations.
- A modal window will open prompting authentication.
- Enter your subdomain. Your domain is located in the URL of your Basecamp account. For example, when you sign in to your Basecamp account, you should see something like this as your URL https://3.basecamp.com/1234567/. Copy & paste the "1234567" part into the following field.
- Open the window to authenticate you Basecamp account.
- Add a display name for the Source (optional) and click Connect Source.
- Assign which Guru Groups should have access to this content.
Objects synced from Basecamp
Primary object is the object used to generated search records.
| Common Model / What You'll See During Setup | Objects/Data Brought In | Key Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket | Primary Object: Individual to-do items (tasks) | • Name • Description • Status (Enum) • Due date • Assignees (Array) • Collections (Array) • Project • Ticket URL • Completed timestamp • Remote created timestamp • Remote updated timestamp • Remote ID |
| Collection | To-do lists and groups | • Name • Description • Collection URL • Parent collection (UUID) • Remote created timestamp • Remote updated timestamp • Remote ID • Remote data |
| Comment | Comments on to-dos | • Body • HTML body • User (UUID) • Ticket (UUID) • Remote created timestamp • Remote ID |
| User | Team members | • Name • Email address • Avatar • Is active (Boolean) • Remote ID • Remote data |
| Role | User roles | • Name |
| Project | Basecamp projects | • Name • Description • Remote ID • Remote data |
| Collection | Projects as collections | • Name • Description • Remote ID • Remote data |
Permissions
- When you connect Basecamp as a source in Guru, you'll permission that content in Guru. Learn more here.
- If someone is not provided with access in Guru to this source, they will not see Basecamp results in searches or when chatting with Guru.
Updated 20 days ago