Project Templates

Get project templates

• GET /project_templates.json will return all project templates.

[
  {
    "id": 605816632,
    "name": "Client Project",
    "description": "Let's get started!",
    "updated_at": "2012-03-23T13:55:43-05:00",
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/605816632.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/605816632",
    "template" :true,
    "archived": false,
    "starred": false,
    "trashed": false,
    "is_client_project": true,
    "color": "3185c5"
  },
  {
    "id": 684146117,
    "name": "Other Template",
    "description": null,
    "updated_at": "2012-03-22T16:56:51-05:00",
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/684146117.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/684146117",
    "template": true,
    "archived": false,
    "starred": false,
    "trashed": false,
    "is_client_project": false,
    "color": "3185c5"
  }
]

Get project template

Getting a project template is the same as getting a project via the API.

• GET /projects/1.json will return the specified project template.

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Client Project",
  "description": "Let's get started!",
  "template": true,
  "archived": false,
  "created_at": "2012-03-23T13:55:43-05:00",
  "updated_at": "2012-03-23T13:55:43-05:00",
  "starred": false,
  "trashed": false,
  "is_client_project": true,
  "color": "3185c5",
  "creator": {
    "id": 149087659,
    "name": "Jason Fried",
    "avatar_url": "https://asset0.37img.com/global/4113d0a133a32931be8934e70b2ea21efeff72c1/avatar.96.gif?r=3",
    "fullsize_avatar_url": "https://asset0.37img.com/global/4113d0a133a32931be8934e70b2ea21efeff72c1/original.gif?r=3"
  },
  "accesses": {
    "count": 5,
    "updated_at": "2012-03-23T13:55:43-05:00",
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/605816632/accesses.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/605816632/accesses"
  },
  "attachments": {
    "count": 0,
    "updated_at": null,
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/605816632/attachments.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/605816632/attachments"
  },
  "calendar_events": {
    "count": 3,
    "updated_at": "2012-03-22T17:35:50-05:00",
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/605816632/calendar_events.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/605816632/calendar_events"
  },
  "documents": {
    "count": 0,
    "updated_at": null,
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/605816632/documents.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/605816632/documents"
  },
  "topics": {
    "count": 2,
    "updated_at": "2012-03-22T17:35:50-05:00",
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/605816632/topics.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/605816632/topics"
  },
  "todolists": {
    "remaining_count": 4,
    "completed_count": 0,
    "updated_at": "2012-03-23T12:59:23-05:00",
    "url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/api/v1/projects/605816632/todolists.json",
    "app_url": "https://basecamp.com/999999999/projects/605816632/todolists"
  }
}

Create project template

• POST /project_templates.json will create a new project template from the parameters passed.

{
  "name": "This is my new project template!",
  "description": "It's a real nice template!"
}

This will return 201 Created, with the location of the new project template in the Location header along with the current JSON representation of the project template if the creation was a success. See the Get project endpoint for more info. If the user does not have access to create new project templates you'll see 403 Forbidden.

Update project template

Updating a project template is the same as updating a project via the API.

• PUT /projects/1.json will update the project template from the parameters passed.

{
  "name": "This is a new name for the project template!",
  "description": "And a new description for my template"
}

This will return 200 OK if the update was a success along with the current JSON representation of the project. See the Get project endpoint for more info. If the user does not have access to update the project template, you'll see 403 Forbidden.

Delete project template

Deleting a project template is the same as deleting a project via the API.

• DELETE /projects/1.json will delete the project template specified and return 204 No Content if that was successful. If the user does not have access to delete the project template, you'll see 403 Forbidden.