# How to Automate Basecamp Document Creation from Google Docs with Zapier

> To automate Basecamp document creation from Google Docs, use Zapier by selecting Zap from your dashboard, choosing Google Docs as your trigger app with a specific event and folder, testing the trigger, choosing Basecamp as the action app with the New Document event, selecting the project or folder, testing the step, and publishing your workflow.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-automate-basecamp-document-creation-from-google-docs-with-zapier/
Apps: Zapier, Google, Basecamp, Automation
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a2f9dd673bd5aa8e61f42/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. From your 'Zapier' dashboard, select 'Zap'.
2. Click on the 'Trigger' field to select the event.
3. Search and select 'Google Docs' as your trigger app.
4. Select a trigger event, such as 'New Presentation' or 'New Document in Folder.
5. Connect your Google account.
6. Add a folder and click 'Continue'.
7. Click 'Test trigger'.
8. Choose 'Basecamp' as the action app.
9. Select 'New Document' as the action event.
10. Log in to Basecamp and grant Zapier access.
11. Choose the project or folder where the document will be created and click 'Continue'.
12. Click 'Test step' to run a test to create a sample document in Basecamp and verify its placement and content.
13. Once the test is successful, click 'Publish'.