BambooHR for AI agents
Agents read BambooHR at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About BambooHR
BambooHR is a cloud-based human resources management system (HRMS) that helps businesses manage their employees, payroll, and benefits.
What an agent can do in BambooHR
Every BambooHR action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in BambooHR without asking first. 30 actions.
- Get All EmployeesRetrieves all employees from the BambooHR employee directory including their basic information and status.
- Get EmployeeTool to retrieve detailed information for a specific employee. Use when you need individual employee data by ID.
- Get Meta DivisionsTool to list all division metadata. Use after authenticating to fetch the account's divisions.
- List Job ApplicationsTool to list job applications with optional filters. Use when retrieving ATS applications for reporting or integration.
- Get Benefit CoveragesTool to retrieve standard benefit coverage options. Use when you need to fetch all or specific coverages before configuring benefit plans.
- Get Member Benefit EventsTool to list member benefit events. Use when you need to fetch all benefit events visible to the authenticated user.
- Get Company EINsTool to retrieve company Employer Identification Numbers (EINs). Use when you need to fetch your account's EINs after authenticating.
- Get Company InformationTool to retrieve company information. Use when you need details about the current account's settings.
- List DatasetsTool to list available datasets via the Datasets API. Use when you need to discover available dataset schemas before querying data.
- Get All Employee DependentsTool to retrieve all employee dependents. Use after ensuring your API key has access to benefit settings.
- Get Changed EmployeesTool to get employees inserted, updated, or deleted since a given timestamp. Use when fetching incremental HR changes.
- List Company FilesTool to list company file categories and their files. Use when you need to retrieve all company files organized by category after confirming file inventory exists.
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- Get Applicant StatusesTool to retrieve applicant statuses. Use when you need to list ATS statuses for your company; requires ATS settings access.
- Get Custom Employee FieldsTool to fetch custom employee field values. Use when you need to retrieve only custom fields for all employees.
- Get Employee PhotoTool to retrieve an employee's profile photo by size. Use when you need to download the image binary for the specified employee after confirming their ID.
- Get Hiring LeadsTool to retrieve potential hiring leads (employees who can manage job openings) for use in creating a new job opening. The API key owner must have access to ATS settings.
- Get Job SummariesTool to retrieve a list of ATS job summaries. Use when you need an overview of all job postings and their key details.
- Get Departments MetadataTool to list department metadata. Use after needing all available department codes and names.
- List Employment Status MetadataTool to list all employment status metadata. Use when you need all defined employment statuses for the company.
- Get Meta Job TitlesTool to retrieve job title metadata. Uses the list-field metadata endpoint and extracts the options for the `jobTitle` field.
- Get Meta LocationsTool to list location metadata. Use when you need all configured company locations for lookups.
- Get Time-Off Types MetadataTool to list time-off type metadata. Use when you need to discover available time-off types before creating time-off requests.
- Get Time-Off BalancesTool to retrieve time-off balances for employees. Use when you need current balances across your team.
- Get Time-Off PoliciesTool to list time-off policies with accrual rates and details. This action retrieves policy configuration including accrual amounts, schedules, maximum accrual limits, and rollover settings. Use this
- Get Time-Off RequestsTool to list time-off requests within a date range. Use after confirming start and end dates; supports optional filters for status, employee, and time off type.
- List Company ReportsTool to list all available company and custom reports. Use after confirming account setup. Requires 'report' scope for OAuth or an API key with report access permissions.
- Get Country OptionsTool to retrieve all available country options. Use when you need a complete list of selectable countries before updating or validating country fields.
- Get List Field DetailsTool to get details for all list fields. Use when you need to discover list field options before using them.
- Get Tabular Fields MetadataTool to list tabular table fields metadata. Use when you need standard table structures before accessing table rows.
- Get UsersTool to list active users with basic info. Use when you need to retrieve current users' IDs, names, and emails.
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 10 actions.
- Create Candidate ApplicationTool to create a candidate application. Use when adding a new applicant to a specific job opening in BambooHR ATS.
- Create Job OpeningTool to create a new job opening in BambooHR ATS. Use when you need to open a new job for applicants.
- Create File CategoryTool to create new company file categories. Use when organizing company files by adding new categories after confirming desired names.
- Create Time Off RequestTool to submit a new time off request. Use after confirming employee ID and valid payload.
- Create Employee DependentTool to add a dependent to an employee. Use when a new dependent needs to be recorded for benefits or HR tracking. Ensure the employee record exists before calling this tool.
- Create EmployeeTool to create a new employee record. Use when adding employees via BambooHR API. Returns the new employee's ID.
- Create Employee File CategoryTool to create new employee file categories. Use when organizing employee files by adding new categories after confirming desired names.
- Upload Company FileTool to upload a new company file. Use when you need to add a file to BambooHR after confirming its category and share settings.
- Update EmployeeTool to update fields on a specified employee record. Use when you need to modify employee properties via BambooHR API after confirming the target employee ID. Example: "Update employee 12345's depart
- Update Time Off RequestTool to update the status of an existing time-off request. Use when you need to approve, deny, or cancel a request after reviewing it. Example: "Approve time-off request 12345".
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in BambooHR are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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BambooHR questions
Can an agent change data in BambooHR on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in BambooHR are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in BambooHR?
This connector lists 30 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does BambooHR connect?
It connects with OAuth 2.0 or API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.