--- title: "Connect bambooHR and Chaport - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in bambooHR, your agent runs \"Send a Message\" in Chaport." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-chaport" --- # Connect bambooHR and Chaport When **New Employee** fires in [bambooHR](https://apiant.ai/connections/bamboohr), your agent runs **Send a Message** in [Chaport](https://apiant.ai/connections/chaport), or **Chat Stage Updated (instant)** in Chaport 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 Chaport **8** triggers Chaport **12** 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 Chaport 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 Chaport can do together ### From bambooHR to Chaport - When **New Employee** in bambooHR then **Send a Message** in Chaport - When **New or Updated Time Off Request** in bambooHR then **Create an Operator** in Chaport ### From Chaport to bambooHR - When **Chat Stage Updated (instant)** in Chaport then **Add Employee Table Row** in bambooHR - When **New Chat Started** in Chaport 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 Chaport ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 32 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 **Chat Closed (instant)** Fires when a chat is closed. Webhook event: chat.closed. - Trigger **Chat Finished** Triggers when chat is finished. - Trigger **Chat Stage Updated (instant)** Fires when a chat's stage changes. Webhook event: chat.stageUpdated. - Trigger **Message Read (instant)** Fires when a message is read. Webhook event: message.read. - Trigger **New Chat Started** Triggers when chat is started. - Trigger **New Message Sent (instant)** Fires when a new message is sent in a chat. Webhook event: message.sent. - Trigger **New Visitor (instant)** Fires when a new visitor is created. Webhook event: visitor.created. - Trigger **Visitor Updated** Triggers when visitor data is updated. - Action **Create an Operator** Adds a new operator to your Chaport account and returns the created operator. - Action **Delete a Message** Deletes one message from a Chaport chat. Identify the visitor and the message you want removed. - Action **Delete an Operator** Removes an operator from your Chaport account. - Action **List Operators** Returns every operator in your Chaport account, with each operator's name, email, role and status. - Action **List Visitors** Returns the visitors in your Chaport account, one page at a time. - Action **Retrieve an Operator** Returns one Chaport operator with their name, email, role, job title and current status. - Action **Retrieve a Visitor** Returns one Chaport visitor with their name, contact details, notes and any custom data held about them. - Action **Retrieve Last Visitor Chat** Returns a visitor's most recent Chaport chat, including its stage, operators and — when asked for — the transcript. - Action **Send a Message** Posts a message into a Chaport visitor's chat, starting a chat if there isn't one open. - Action **Update an Operator** Updates a Chaport operator's details. Anything you leave blank keeps its current value. - Action **Update a Visitor** Updates an existing Chaport visitor's contact details, notes and custom data. Only the fields you fill in are changed; blank fields are left untouched. - Action **Update Operator Status** Sets a Chaport operator's availability status, such as online or offline, optionally for a limited time. ## 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) - [ **Chaport** Chaport is a live chat for websites designed as a modern messenger.](https://apiant.ai/connections/chaport) 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 Chaport - [ **aikstockdata to Chaport** KOSPI/KOSDAQ/KONEX daily settled closes, DART filings with receipt times, quarterly earnings](https://apiant.ai/connect/aikstockdata-to-chaport) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Chaport** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-chaport) - [ **Airtable to Chaport** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-chaport) - [ **Asana to Chaport** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-chaport) - [ **Freshdesk to Chaport** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-chaport) - [ **Brevo to Chaport** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-chaport) Questions ## bambooHR and Chaport, 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 Chaport when something happens in bambooHR? Any of Chaport's 12 actions, including Create an Operator, Send a Message, Update an Operator and Update a Visitor. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Chaport to bambooHR? Yes. When something happens in Chaport, your agent can act in bambooHR too. This page covers both directions: Chaport's triggers and bambooHR's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for bambooHR or Chaport? 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 Chaport 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.