Basecamp Subscriptions API
Manage per-recording notification subscriptions
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Basecamp Subscriptions API
description: The Basecamp API is a REST API that provides programmatic access to Basecamp's project management and team communication platform.
version: '1.0'
contact:
name: Basecamp Developer Support
url: https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api
termsOfService: https://basecamp.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://3.basecampapi.com/{accountId}
description: Production Server
variables:
accountId:
description: Your Basecamp account ID
default: '999999999'
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Subscriptions
description: Manage per-recording notification subscriptions
paths:
/recordings/{recordingId}/subscription.json:
get:
operationId: getSubscription
summary: Get subscription
description: Returns the current subscription status and list of subscribers for the specified recording.
tags:
- Subscriptions
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RecordingId'
responses:
'200':
description: Subscription details
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
post:
operationId: subscribeToRecording
summary: Subscribe to recording
description: Adds the authenticated user as a subscriber to the specified recording.
tags:
- Subscriptions
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RecordingId'
responses:
'200':
description: Subscription updated
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
delete:
operationId: unsubscribeFromRecording
summary: Unsubscribe from recording
description: Removes the authenticated user as a subscriber from the specified recording.
tags:
- Subscriptions
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RecordingId'
responses:
'204':
description: Unsubscribed
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
put:
operationId: updateSubscription
summary: Update subscription
description: Bulk adds or removes subscribers from the specified recording using arrays of person IDs.
tags:
- Subscriptions
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RecordingId'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionUpdateRequest'
responses:
'200':
description: Updated subscription
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
parameters:
RecordingId:
name: recordingId
in: path
required: true
description: Unique identifier of the recording
schema:
type: integer
responses:
NotFound:
description: Not found — the requested resource does not exist
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
Unauthorized:
description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid Bearer token
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
schemas:
Error:
type: object
properties:
error:
type: string
description: Human-readable error message
Subscription:
type: object
properties:
subscribed:
type: boolean
description: Whether the authenticated user is subscribed
count:
type: integer
description: Total number of subscribers
url:
type: string
format: uri
description: API URL for this subscription resource
subscribers:
type: array
description: List of subscribed people
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonRef'
PersonRef:
type: object
description: Minimal reference to a Basecamp person
properties:
id:
type: integer
description: Person ID
attachable_sgid:
type: string
description: Signed global ID for attaching this person
name:
type: string
description: Full name
email_address:
type: string
format: email
description: Email address
personable_type:
type: string
description: Type of personable (User, Client, etc.)
title:
type: string
description: Job title
bio:
type: string
description: Short biography
location:
type: string
description: Location string
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Account creation timestamp
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Last update timestamp
admin:
type: boolean
description: Whether the person is an account administrator
owner:
type: boolean
description: Whether the person is the account owner
client:
type: boolean
description: Whether the person is a client user
employee:
type: boolean
description: Whether the person is an employee
time_zone:
type: string
description: IANA time zone name
avatar_url:
type: string
format: uri
description: URL to the person's avatar image
company:
type: object
description: Company the person belongs to
properties:
id:
type: integer
description: Company ID
name:
type: string
description: Company name
SubscriptionUpdateRequest:
type: object
properties:
subscriptions:
type: array
description: Person IDs to add as subscribers
items:
type: integer
unsubscriptions:
type: array
description: Person IDs to remove as subscribers
items:
type: integer
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
description: 'OAuth 2.0 Bearer token obtained via the Basecamp authorization code flow at launchpad.37signals.com. Include as "Authorization: Bearer {token}" in all requests.'
externalDocs:
description: Basecamp API Documentation
url: https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api