BasecampInstall

Overview

The node interacts with the Basecamp API, specifically to retrieve details about a schedule within a project. The "Get Schedule" operation under the "Schedule" resource fetches information about a particular schedule identified by its ID within a specified project (referred to as a bucket in the API). This is useful for workflows that need to access or display scheduling data from Basecamp projects, such as automating reporting, syncing schedules with other calendar tools, or triggering actions based on schedule details.

Practical examples:

• Automatically retrieving schedule details when a project update occurs.
• Integrating Basecamp schedules into external dashboards or calendar applications.
• Using schedule data to trigger notifications or reminders in other systems.

Properties

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the schedule details retrieved from the Basecamp API. If the "Return Full Response" property is set to true, the output includes the full HTTP response object containing status code, headers, and body; otherwise, only the body (the schedule data) is returned.

The JSON structure typically contains fields describing the schedule's properties such as its name, description, start and end times, and any other metadata provided by Basecamp's schedule API.

No binary data output is involved in this operation.

Dependencies

• Requires an active connection to the Basecamp API using OAuth2 authentication.
• The node expects the user to provide valid project and schedule IDs.
• The Basecamp account ID must be configured in the credentials to construct the correct API base URL.

Troubleshooting

• Invalid Project or Schedule ID: If the provided IDs do not exist or are incorrect, the API will return an error. Verify the IDs in Basecamp before running the node.
• Authentication Errors: Ensure the OAuth2 credentials are correctly set up and have sufficient permissions to access the schedule data.
• API Rate Limits: Frequent requests may hit Basecamp API rate limits; handle errors gracefully and consider adding delays or retries.
• Return Full Response Confusion: If enabled, the output format changes to include HTTP metadata which might require adjusting downstream processing.

Common error messages:

• Unauthorized or 401 errors indicate issues with authentication tokens.
• 404 Not Found errors suggest invalid project or schedule IDs.
• 429 Too Many Requests indicates hitting API rate limits.

Links and References

• Basecamp API Documentation - Schedules
• Basecamp Official Website
• n8n Documentation on OAuth2 Credentials