--- title: "Connect bambooHR and Notion - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in bambooHR, your agent runs \"Add Block to Page\" in Notion." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bamboohr-to-notion" --- # Connect bambooHR and Notion When **New Employee** fires in [bambooHR](https://apiant.ai/connections/bamboohr), your agent runs **Add Block to Page** in [Notion](https://apiant.ai/connections/notion), or **New Comment** in Notion 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 Notion **5** triggers Notion **23** 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 Notion 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What bambooHR and Notion can do together ### From bambooHR to Notion - When **New Employee** in bambooHR then **Add Block to Page** in Notion - When **New or Updated Time Off Request** in bambooHR then **Add Comment** in Notion ### From Notion to bambooHR - When **New Comment** in Notion then **Add Job Application Comment** in bambooHR - When **New Data Source Item** in Notion 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 Notion ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 43 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 Comment** Triggers when a new comment is created in your Notion workspace. You can filter by database or specific page. - Trigger **New Data Source Item** Triggers when a new item is created in a data source. - Trigger **Updated Content in Data Source Item** Triggers when the content in a data source item is updated. - Trigger **Updated Content in Page** Triggers when the content in a page is updated. - Trigger **Updated Properties in Data Source Item** Triggers when one or more properties of a data source item are updated. - Action **Add Block to Page** Adds a new content block to an existing Notion page. Supports various block types including paragraphs, headings, lists, to-dos, callouts, code blocks, and more. - Action **Add Comment** Adds a new comment to a Page. - Action **Add Content to Page** Adds Content to a Page. - Action **Archive Data Source Item** Soft deletes an item in a data source. - Action **Create Data Source Item** Creates an item in a data source. - Action **Create Page** Creates a Page inside a parent page - Action **Find Data Source Items** Searches for items in a data source by its properties. - Action **Find Page (By Title)** Searches for a page by title. - Action **Get Block** Retrieves a block by ID. - Action **Get Block Children** Retrieves child blocks of a parent block or page with support for pagination. - Action **Get Page** Retrieves a specific page or data source item from Notion using its ID. - Action **Get Page and Children** Retrieves a page by its ID and all of its block children. - Action **Get Page Comments** Retrieves comments from a Page. - Action **Get Page Property** Retrieves a specific property value from a Notion page. - Action **Get User Details** Retrieves user information by ID. - Action **Query Data Source (Advanced)** Query a Notion data source with advanced filtering and sorting using JSON. Supports complex logic like AND/OR conditions, multiple sorts, and all Notion filter types. - Action **Restore Data Source Item** Restores a data source item which was previously archived. - Action **Retrieve Database** This action retrieves a database in Notion using the ID of the database. - Action **Update Database** Updates a Notion database's title, description and column (property) schema. - Action **Update Data Source Item** Updates a data source item. - Action **Update Data Source Schema** Updates a Notion data source schema including properties and title. Allows adding, modifying, or removing data source properties to change the schema. - Action **Upload File to Data Source Item** Uploads a file to a files property in a data source item. - Action **Upload File to Page or Block** Uploads a file to a page or block in Notion. ## 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) - [ **Notion** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connections/notion) 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 Notion - [ **Salesforce to Notion** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-notion) - [ **Google Sheets to Notion** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-notion) - [ **Gmail to Notion** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-notion) - [ **Google Calendar to Notion** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-notion) - [ **Google Drive to Notion** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-notion) - [ **Mailchimp to Notion** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-notion) Questions ## bambooHR and Notion, 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 Notion when something happens in bambooHR? Any of Notion's 23 actions, including Create Data Source Item, Create Page, Update Database and Update Data Source Item. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Notion to bambooHR? Yes. When something happens in Notion, your agent can act in bambooHR too. This page covers both directions: Notion's triggers and bambooHR's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for bambooHR or Notion? 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 Notion 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.