Basecamp Webhooks API

Manage webhook subscriptions for a project

Operations 5

GET /buckets/{projectId}/webhooks.json List webhooks #
POST /buckets/{projectId}/webhooks.json Create a webhook #
GET /webhooks/{webhookId}.json Get a webhook #
PUT /webhooks/{webhookId}.json Update a webhook #
DELETE /webhooks/{webhookId}.json Delete a webhook #

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OpenAPI Specification

basecamp-webhooks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Basecamp Webhooks 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: Webhooks
  description: Manage webhook subscriptions for a project
paths:
  /buckets/{projectId}/webhooks.json:
    get:
      operationId: listWebhooks
      summary: List webhooks
      description: Returns all webhooks configured for the project with the given ID, including delivery history for each webhook.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of webhooks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: createWebhook
      summary: Create a webhook
      description: Creates a new webhook for the specified project. The payload URL must be HTTPS. Optionally restrict to specific resource types; defaults to all types.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Webhook created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /webhooks/{webhookId}.json:
    get:
      operationId: getWebhook
      summary: Get a webhook
      description: Returns the webhook with the given ID and its recent delivery history.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WebhookId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Webhook details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateWebhook
      summary: Update a webhook
      description: Updates the payload URL, active status, or subscribed types of the specified webhook.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WebhookId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookUpdateRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated webhook
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Webhook'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWebhook
      summary: Delete a webhook
      description: Permanently deletes the webhook with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WebhookId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Webhook deleted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Webhook:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Webhook ID
        active:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this webhook is currently active
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the webhook was created
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the webhook was last updated
        payload_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: HTTPS URL where Basecamp sends event notifications
        types:
          type: array
          description: Resource types that trigger this webhook
          items:
            type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: API URL for this webhook
        app_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Web URL for this webhook configuration
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
    WebhookCreateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - payload_url
      properties:
        payload_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: HTTPS URL to receive webhook event notifications
        types:
          type: array
          description: Resource types to subscribe to. Omit to subscribe to all types.
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - Message
            - Todo
            - Todolist
            - Document
            - Comment
            - Kanban::Card
            - Schedule::Entry
            - Vault
            - Upload
            - Client::Forward
            - Client::Correspondence
            - Question
            - Question::Answer
            - Inbox::Forward
        active:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the webhook should be active upon creation
          default: true
    WebhookUpdateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        payload_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Updated HTTPS URL for event delivery
        types:
          type: array
          description: Updated list of subscribed resource types
          items:
            type: string
        active:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the webhook should be active
  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'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — missing required fields or invalid values
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    ProjectId:
      name: projectId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the project (bucket)
      schema:
        type: integer
    WebhookId:
      name: webhookId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the webhook
      schema:
        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