Basecamp · Schema

PersonRef

Minimal reference to a Basecamp person

CollaborationProject ManagementRESTSoftware-as-a-ServiceTeam Communication

Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Person ID
attachable_sgid string Signed global ID for attaching this person
name string Full name
email_address string Email address
personable_type string Type of personable (User, Client, etc.)
title string Job title
bio string Short biography
location string Location string
created_at string Account creation timestamp
updated_at string Last update timestamp
admin boolean Whether the person is an account administrator
owner boolean Whether the person is the account owner
client boolean Whether the person is a client user
employee boolean Whether the person is an employee
time_zone string IANA time zone name
avatar_url string URL to the person's avatar image
company object Company the person belongs to
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JSON Schema

personref-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/basecamp/json-schema/personref-schema.json",
  "title": "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"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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