42 available actions

What your AI agent can do in BambooHR

BambooHR is a cloud-based human resources management system (HRMS) that helps businesses manage their employees, payroll, and benefits. This page lists every available action. Your agent only receives the actions and permissions required for the role you approve.

Common starting points

  • Get Job SummariesTool to retrieve a list of ATS job summaries.
  • Get Meta Job TitlesTool to retrieve job title metadata.
  • Create Job OpeningTool to create a new job opening in BambooHR ATS.
  • Create Candidate ApplicationTool to create a candidate application.
  • Update EmployeeTool to update fields on a specified employee record.
  • Update Time Off RequestTool to update the status of an existing time-off request.

Browse all 42 actions by capability

Open a capability to see every supported action and its description.

Find & reviewLook up and review existing recordsView 31 actionsHide actions
  • List Job ApplicationsTool to list job applications with optional filters.
  • Get Benefit CoveragesTool to retrieve standard benefit coverage options.
  • Get Member Benefit EventsTool to list member benefit events.
  • Get Company EINsTool to retrieve company Employer Identification Numbers (EINs).
  • Get Company InformationTool to retrieve company information.
  • List DatasetsTool to list available datasets via the Datasets API.
  • Get All Employee DependentsTool to retrieve all employee dependents.
  • Get Changed EmployeesTool to get employees inserted, updated, or deleted since a given timestamp.
  • List Company FilesTool to list company file categories and their files.
  • Get All EmployeesRetrieves all employees from the BambooHR employee directory including their basic information and status.
  • Get Applicant StatusesTool to retrieve applicant statuses.
  • Get Custom Employee FieldsTool to fetch custom employee field values.
  • Get EmployeeTool to retrieve detailed information for a specific employee.
  • Get Employee PhotoTool to retrieve an employee's profile photo by size.
  • Get Hiring LeadsTool to retrieve potential hiring leads (employees who can manage job openings) for use in creating a new job opening.
  • Get Job SummariesTool to retrieve a list of ATS job summaries.
  • Get Departments MetadataTool to list department metadata.
  • Get Meta DivisionsTool to list all division metadata.
  • List Employment Status MetadataTool to list all employment status metadata.
  • Get Meta Job TitlesTool to retrieve job title metadata.
  • Get Meta LocationsTool to list location metadata.
  • Get Time-Off Types MetadataTool to list time-off type metadata.
  • Get ReportTool to fetch a built-in or published report in JSON or other formats.
  • Get Time-Off BalancesTool to retrieve time-off balances for employees.
  • Get Time-Off PoliciesTool to list time-off policies with accrual rates and details.
  • Get Time-Off RequestsTool to list time-off requests within a date range.
  • List Company ReportsTool to list all available company and custom reports.
  • Get Country OptionsTool to retrieve all available country options.
  • Get List Field DetailsTool to get details for all list fields.
  • Get Tabular Fields MetadataTool to list tabular table fields metadata.
  • Get UsersTool to list active users with basic info.
Create & communicateCreate records or send supported messagesView 8 actionsHide actions
  • Create Candidate ApplicationTool to create a candidate application.
  • Create Job OpeningTool to create a new job opening in BambooHR ATS.
  • Create File CategoryTool to create new company file categories.
  • Create Time Off RequestTool to submit a new time off request.
  • Create Employee DependentTool to add a dependent to an employee.
  • Create EmployeeTool to create a new employee record.
  • Create Employee File CategoryTool to create new employee file categories.
  • Upload Company FileTool to upload a new company file.
Update & manageChange and manage existing recordsView 3 actionsHide actions
  • Run Custom ReportTool to run a custom report by ID or ad-hoc fields.
  • Update EmployeeTool to update fields on a specified employee record.
  • Update Time Off RequestTool to update the status of an existing time-off request.

Connection record

A connection you can control.

Sign-in
OAuth sign-in
Setup
Sign in with your own BambooHR account. Access is limited to the work agreed for the role.
Boundaries
Only the approved role and actions.
Off switch
Revoke the connection from your account.

FAQ

Before you connect BambooHR

How does the agent connect to BambooHR?
You sign in with your own BambooHR account. Permissions are limited to what the agent needs, the connection is health-checked, and you can revoke access from BambooHR at any time.
What can the agent actually do in BambooHR?
The page above lists the 42 actions currently available through the BambooHR connection. The role determines which of those actions the agent may use, and write access is only enabled when the workflow needs it.
Is BambooHR included in my plan?
Connections are priced per tool on top of the base plan. Some are included and some are premium. See pricing for how connection charges work.
How long until BambooHR is ready?
Timing depends on the sign-in method, permissions and workflow being connected. We confirm the scope and setup plan before enabling the connection.

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