--- title: "Connect bambooHR and Cartes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in bambooHR, your agent runs \"Add map\" in Cartes, or \"New marker\" in Cartes to \"Add Employee Table Row\" in bambooHR." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-cartes" --- # Connect bambooHR and Cartes When **New Employee** fires in [bambooHR](https://apiant.ai/connections/bamboohr), your agent runs **Add map** in [Cartes](https://apiant.ai/connections/cartes), or **New marker** in Cartes to **Add Employee Table Row** in bambooHR. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. bambooHR **3** triggers bambooHR **20** actions Cartes **1** trigger Cartes **11** 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 Cartes 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 Cartes can do together ### From bambooHR to Cartes - When **New Employee** in bambooHR then **Add map** in Cartes - When **New or Updated Time Off Request** in bambooHR then **Add marker** in Cartes ### From Cartes to bambooHR - When **New marker** in Cartes then **Add Employee Table Row** in bambooHR - When **New marker** in Cartes then **Add Employee File** 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 Cartes ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 31 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 marker** Triggers when a new marker is added to a Cartes map. - Action **Add map** Creates a new map on Cartes.io and returns it, including the one-time map token needed to edit or delete it. - Action **Add marker** Adds a marker at a latitude and longitude on a Cartes.io map, in an existing or new category. - Action **Delete map** Deletes a map from Cartes.io. - Action **Delete marker** Deletes a marker from a Cartes.io map. - Action **Find maps by keyword** Returns public Cartes.io maps that match a keyword. - Action **Get map** Returns a single Cartes.io map, including its title, description, privacy setting and categories. - Action **List categories** Returns all marker categories available on Cartes.io. - Action **List maps** Returns the public maps on Cartes.io, optionally filtered by ID, category or query. - Action **List markers** Returns all markers on a Cartes.io map, optionally including expired ones. - Action **Update map** Updates the title, description, privacy or marker-creation setting of an existing Cartes.io map. - Action **Update marker** Updates a marker on a Cartes.io map: change its description, or (as the map owner) flag it as spam. ## 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) - [ **Cartes** Open-source platform for creating live, community-driven, anonymous maps with custom markers via API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/cartes) 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](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 Cartes - [ **ActiveCampaign to Cartes** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-cartes) - [ **Airtable to Cartes** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-cartes) - [ **Asana to Cartes** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-cartes) - [ **Brevo to Cartes** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-cartes) - [ **Calendly to Cartes** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-cartes) - [ **Capsule CRM to Cartes** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-cartes) Questions ## bambooHR and Cartes, 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 Cartes when something happens in bambooHR? Any of Cartes's 11 actions, including Update map, Update marker, Add map and Add marker. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Cartes to bambooHR? Yes. When something happens in Cartes, your agent can act in bambooHR too. This page covers both directions: Cartes's triggers and bambooHR's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for bambooHR or Cartes? 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 Cartes 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.