Integrations / Project Management
Connect Basecamp to WhatsApp: projects, cards and documents by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Basecamp once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Time tracked in Basecamp is money you can bill or wages you need to check. Flann reads the timesheets with you, totals them by person or client and flags the odd entry.
138 actions in Basecamp. 62 only look things up, and 76 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.
What you can ask Flann to do in Basecamp
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Basecamp action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Show me my chats in Basecamp.”
“Look up the project in Basecamp.”
“Look up the To-Do list in Basecamp.”
“Create a project in Basecamp.”
“Create a message in Basecamp.”
“Create a comment in Basecamp.”
What Flann can work with in Basecamp
Basecamp gives Flann 138 actions across 49 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Projects | createlook upupdatedelete | 7 |
| Cards | createlook upmoveupdate | 5 |
| Comments | look upcreateupdate | 5 |
| Documents | createlook upupdate | 5 |
| Templates | look upcreateupdatedelete | 5 |
| Messages | look upcreateupdate | 4 |
| Message categories | look upcreateupdate | 3 |
| To-Dos | completelook upcreateupdate | 9 |
There are three ways to get projects work done in Basecamp. Side by side:
| Compare | Opening BasecampLog in, find it, do it | A rules toolRuns the steps you wired up | Basecamp through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Open the app and find the right page | Only what was wired up in advance | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about projects | Filters and searches you run yourself | Only the look-ups someone built | 62 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 76 changes, made from a message |
| Basecamp records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 49 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | One sign-in to Basecamp |
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Step by step: Basecamp jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Basecamp action Flann actually runs.
Create a project from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a project in Basecamp with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get Projectin Basecamp and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Project from Templatein Basecamp. - Flann creates it in Basecamp and confirms in the chat.
Fix a card without opening Basecamp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the card in Basecamp: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get Cards from Card Table Listin Basecamp and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Cardin Basecamp. - Flann makes the change in Basecamp and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your documents
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our documents in Basecamp?”
- Flann runs
Get Documents from VaultandGet Document by IDin Basecamp and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Basecamp is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Repetitive Basecamp work Flann takes off your plate
These are the jobs that come back every day or every week. Message Flann instead, and keep the decisions for yourself.
Nudging the team about late jobs
Today
Some tasks in Basecamp have sat past their due date for days. Messaging each person to ask how it is going feels like nagging, so you put it off.
With Flann
“Chase whoever has overdue jobs in Basecamp, nicely.”
Overdue tasks in Basecamp are grouped by person, and a friendly nudge is drafted for each one, naming the job and asking for a new date if they need it.
What you stop doing: Writing the awkward chaser to each person is no longer yours to do.
Making weekly checklists repeat
Today
Opening checks, cleaning rotas and Friday stock counts get recreated by hand in Basecamp each week. When you are busy, the list simply does not appear, and neither does the cleaning.
With Flann
“Make the closing checklist a repeating task in Basecamp, weekdays, assigned to Jordan.”
Each step of the checklist becomes a sub-task in Basecamp, set to repeat on weekdays.
What you stop doing: Recreating the same checklist every week is not something you do any more.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Basecamp
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Basecamp.
- Sign in to your Basecamp account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Basecamp whenever a request needs it.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Basecamp. You can disconnect Basecamp from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Basecamp with Flann
Know who is on what
Ask who is working on what. Flann summarises Basecamp in a few lines.
What is due today
Ask Flann what is overdue or due today. It reads Basecamp and sends you the list.
Close things off
Tell Flann a job is done. It prepares the update in Basecamp so the list stays honest.
Everything Flann can do in Basecamp
The full list of Basecamp actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 62
- Get a specific card by ID
- Get All People
- Get Campfire
- Get card table (Kanban board)
- Get Chats
- Get Document by ID
- Get Message Board
- Get Message by ID
- Get My Profile
- Get Project
- Get Project by ID
- Get Projects
- Get Schedule Entry
- Get Schedule for Project
- Get To-Do List
- Get To-Do Set
- Get Vault from Project
- List Project People
- Validate Credential
- Get Campfire Chatbot Integrations
- Get Campfire Line
- Get Campfire Lines
- Get Card Table Column
- Get Cards from Card Table List
- Get Chatbot by ID
- Get Circles People
- Get Comment
- Get Documents from Vault
- Get Inbox
- Get Inbox Forwards
and 32 more
Changes 76
- Comment on To-Do
- Complete To-Do
- Create Card in Column
- Create Comment on Recording
- Create Comment on To-Do List
- Create Document in Vault
- Create Message on Message Board
- Create New Project
- Create Project from Template
- Create To-Do in To-Do List
- Move Card to Column
- Update Card
- Update Document
- Update Project
- Update To-Do
- Update To-Do List
- Archive Recording
- Create a Vault
- Create Campfire Line
- Create Campfire Line via Chatbot
- Create Card Table Column
- Create Chatbot
- Create Chatbot Line
- Create Lineup Marker
- Create Message Category
- Create New Template
- Create On-Hold Section in Column
- Create Schedule Entry
- Create Step in Card
- Create To-Do List Group
and 46 more
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LinearCommon questions
What can Flann do with projects in Basecamp?
Flann can create, look up, update and delete projects in Basecamp, using 7 actions (Create Project from Template, Get Project, Get Projects, Get Project by ID and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change projects in Basecamp.
What can Flann do with cards in Basecamp?
Flann can create, look up, move and update cards in Basecamp, using 5 actions (Create Card in Column, Get Cards from Card Table List, Get a specific card by ID, Move Card to Column and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change cards in Basecamp.
How does Flann connect to Basecamp?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Basecamp and sign in to your Basecamp account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 138 actions in Basecamp.
Can I use Basecamp from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Basecamp for you. You do not need to open Basecamp.
Which Flann plan do I need for Basecamp?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Basecamp and every other app.