--- title: "Connect bambooHR and Elai - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in bambooHR, your agent runs \"List users\" in Elai, or \"New Video\" in Elai to \"Add Employee Table Row\" in bambooHR." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-elai" --- # Connect bambooHR and Elai When **New Employee** fires in [bambooHR](https://apiant.ai/connections/bamboohr), your agent runs **List users** in [Elai](https://apiant.ai/connections/elai), or **New Video** in Elai 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 Elai **2** triggers Elai **10** 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 Elai 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 Elai can do together ### From bambooHR to Elai - When **New Employee** in bambooHR then **List users** in Elai - When **New or Updated Time Off Request** in bambooHR then **Add video** in Elai ### From Elai to bambooHR - When **New Video** in Elai then **Add Employee Table Row** in bambooHR - When **Video Ready** in Elai 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 Elai ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 30 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 Video** Triggers when a new video is created in the account. - Trigger **Video Ready** Triggers when any video change it's status to "ready", "moderation" or "error". - Action **Add video** Create a new video (blank/from slides definition). - Action **Delete video** Delete a video by id. - Action **Get avatar** Retrieve one avatar by id. - Action **Get video** Retrieve a single video by id. - Action **List avatars** List available AI avatars. - Action **List users** List users in the workspace. - Action **List videos** List all videos in the workspace. - Action **List voices** List available languages/voices for speech synthesis. - Action **Render Video From Template** Request to render one video from a template providing proper tags. - Action **Update video** Update an existing video's slides/settings. ## 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) - [ **Elai** Elai.io is a leading text-to-video platform that allows anyone to build customized AI videos with a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/elai) 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 Elai - [ **ActiveCampaign to Elai** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-elai) - [ **Airtable to Elai** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-elai) - [ **Asana to Elai** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-elai) - [ **ClickUp to Elai** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-elai) - [ **Discord to Elai** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-elai) - [ **Freshdesk to Elai** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-elai) Questions ## bambooHR and Elai, 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 Elai when something happens in bambooHR? Any of Elai's 10 actions, including Update video, Add video, Get avatar and Get video. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Elai to bambooHR? Yes. When something happens in Elai, your agent can act in bambooHR too. This page covers both directions: Elai's triggers and bambooHR's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for bambooHR or Elai? 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 Elai 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.