Choose a Basecamp message category
Keep project communication organized when a Todoist task needs an update.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Get Message Categories
Tool to retrieve all message types (categories) from a Basecamp project. Use when you need to list all available message categories for organizing messages in a project.
Why this helps
Messages become hard to scan because similar updates use inconsistent categories.
- Improve message findability
- Standardize updates
- Reduce publishing hesitation
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Basecamp once.
- 2Create a named automation.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve Basecamp message categories and recommend the best one for the new task context.
- 4Select New Task Created as the trigger.
- 5Choose reports and test with a task that needs communication.
Questions about this workflow
Does this post the message too?
This workflow retrieves categories and recommends the best classification.
Can it handle uncategorized projects?
Yes. Ask Notis to report when no suitable category exists.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Basecamp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist triggers
Basecamp actions
Recurring trigger
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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