--- title: "Connect bambooHR and Beamer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in bambooHR, your agent runs \"Create Idea Comment\" in Beamer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-beamer" --- # Connect bambooHR and Beamer When **New Employee** fires in [bambooHR](https://apiant.ai/connections/bamboohr), your agent runs **Create Idea Comment** in [Beamer](https://apiant.ai/connections/beamer), or **New Idea Comment** in Beamer to **Add Job Application Comment** in bambooHR. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. bambooHR **3** triggers bambooHR **20** actions Beamer **2** triggers Beamer **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want bambooHR and Beamer to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What bambooHR and Beamer can do together ### From bambooHR to Beamer - When **New Employee** in bambooHR then **Create Idea Comment** in Beamer - When **New or Updated Time Off Request** in bambooHR then **Create Post** in Beamer ### From Beamer to bambooHR - When **New Idea Comment** in Beamer then **Add Job Application Comment** in bambooHR - When **New Idea Vote** in Beamer then **Add Employee Table Row** in bambooHR Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with bambooHR and Beamer ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **New Employee** Triggers when a new employee is added. - Trigger **New or Updated Time Off Request** Triggers when a time off request is created or updated. - Trigger **Updated Employee** Triggers when an employee record is updated. - Action **Add Employee** Create a new employee record. The new employee's ID is returned in the Location header. - Action **Add Employee File** Upload a file to an employee record. - Action **Add Employee Table Row** Add a row to an employee table. - Action **Add Job Application Comment** Add a comment to a job application. - Action **Add Time Off Request** Create a time off request for an employee. - Action **Delete Employee** Delete an employee. - Action **Get Company Report** Run a company report by ID and return its rows as JSON. - Action **Get Employee** Retrieve a single employee's fields by employee ID. - Action **Get Employee Directory** Retrieve the full company employee directory. - Action **Get Employee Table Data** Get tabular data (job info, compensation, etc.) for an employee. - Action **Get Time Off Requests** List time off requests filtered by date range, employee, status, or type. - Action **Get Time Off Types** List the time off types configured for the company. - Action **Get Who's Out** List time off and holidays between a start and end date. - Action **List Employee Files** List files and categories for an employee. - Action **List Employees** List employees (paginated, filterable). - Action **List Goals** List an employee's goals. - Action **List Job Applications** List job applications. - Action **List Users** List BambooHR users. - Action **Update Employee** Update an existing employee's details. - Action **Update Time Off Request status** Approve, deny or cancel a time off request. - Trigger **New Idea Comment** Triggers when a new comment is sent for an idea. - Trigger **New Idea Vote** Triggers when a new vote is sent for an idea. - Action **Create Idea** Creates a new Feedback idea. - Action **Create Idea Comment** Creates a new idea comment. - Action **Create Idea Vote** Creates a new idea vote. - Action **Create Post** Creates a new post. - Action **Get Post** Fetches a post by ID, with its per-language title and content, category, publication state, and engagement counts. An error occurs if the post is not found. Reading a post through this action does not count as a view in your Beamer analytics. - Action **List Posts** Returns all posts from your Beamer feed, each with its per-language title and content, category, publication state, and engagement counts. Reading posts through this action does not count as a view in your Beamer analytics. ## Each app on its own - [ **bambooHR** BambooHR is HR software for small and medium businesses, covering employee records, time off, onboarding...](https://apiant.ai/connections/bamboohr) - [ **Beamer** Beamer is an easy to use newsfeed and changelog for your website or app.](https://apiant.ai/connections/beamer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from bambooHR - [ **bambooHR to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-hubspot) - [ **bambooHR to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-salesforce) - [ **bambooHR to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-slack) - [ **bambooHR to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-google-sheets) - [ **bambooHR to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-gmail) - [ **bambooHR to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-google-calendar) ## More into Beamer - [ **HubSpot to Beamer** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-beamer) - [ **Shopify to Beamer** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-beamer) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Beamer** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-beamer) - [ **Airtable to Beamer** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-beamer) - [ **Asana to Beamer** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-beamer) - [ **Discord to Beamer** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-beamer) Questions ## bambooHR and Beamer, answered ### ### What can start an automation from bambooHR? Any of bambooHR's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Employee, New or Updated Time Off Request and Updated Employee. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Beamer when something happens in bambooHR? Any of Beamer's 6 actions, including Create Idea, Create Idea Comment, Create Idea Vote and Create Post. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Beamer to bambooHR? Yes. When something happens in Beamer, your agent can act in bambooHR too. This page covers both directions: Beamer's triggers and bambooHR's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for bambooHR or Beamer? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use bambooHR and Beamer without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.