--- title: "Connect Booker Merchant and Buddy Punch - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Customer\" fires in Booker Merchant, your agent runs \"Create Department Code\" in Buddy Punch." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-buddy-punch" --- # Connect Booker Merchant and Buddy Punch When **New Customer** fires in [Booker Merchant](https://apiant.ai/connections/booker-merchant), your agent runs **Create Department Code** in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), or **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch to **Create Employee** in Booker Merchant. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Booker Merchant **6** triggers Booker Merchant **53** actions Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Booker Merchant and Buddy Punch to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Booker Merchant and Buddy Punch can do together ### From Booker Merchant to Buddy Punch - When **New Customer** in Booker Merchant then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Order** in Booker Merchant then **Create Employee** in Buddy Punch ### From Buddy Punch to Booker Merchant - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Create Employee** in Booker Merchant - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Update Employee** in Booker Merchant 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 Booker Merchant and Buddy Punch ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 68 actions - Trigger **New Customer** Triggered when a new customer is added at a location. - Trigger **New Order** Triggered when a new order is added at a location. - Trigger **New or Updated Appointment** Triggered when an appointment is added or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Appointment Treatment** Triggered when an appointment treatment line is added or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Customer** Triggered when a customer is added or updated. - Trigger **Updated Customer** Triggered when an existing customer is updated. - Action **Create Customer** Create a new customer. - Action **Create Dependent Customer** Create a customer that belongs to another customer's account. - Action **Create Employee** Create a new employee. - Action **Create Membership** Create a new membership. - Action **Create Room** Create a new room. - Action **Create Special** Create a special/promotion at a location. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete a customer. - Action **Delete Employee** Delete an employee. - Action **Delete Membership** Delete a membership. - Action **Delete Room** Delete a room. - Action **Find Appointments** List appointments at a location within a date range. - Action **Find Customers** List/search customers at a location. - Action **Find Employees** List employees/staff at a location. - Action **Find Location** Find a single location matching your filters. - Action **Find Locations** List locations for the merchant account. - Action **Find Orders** List orders at a location. - Action **Find Packages** Search the packages a location sells. - Action **Find Products** Search the products available to sell on an order. - Action **Find Rooms** Search the treatment rooms at a location. - Action **Find Series** Search the service series a location sells. - Action **Find Specials** List active specials/promotions at a location. - Action **Find Treatments** List bookable treatments/services at a location. - Action **Get Appointment** Get a single appointment by ID. - Action **Get Appointment By Booking Number** Retrieves an appointment using the booking reference the customer was given, rather than its internal Booker id. - Action **Get Appointments** Retrieves a batch of appointments by their Booker ids, with their treatments, staff, customer and times. - Action **Get Customer** Get a single customer by ID. - Action **Get Customer Appointments** List the appointments booked for one customer. - Action **Get Customer Types** List the customer types configured at a location. - Action **Get Employee** Get a single employee by ID. - Action **Get Employee Schedule** Retrieve an employee's working schedule. - Action **Get Gift Certificate Templates** List the gift certificate templates a location offers. - Action **Get Location** Get a single location by ID. - Action **Get Location Cancellation Policy** Retrieve a location's cancellation policy. - Action **Get Location Categories** List a location's service categories. - Action **Get Location Return Policy** Retrieve a location's return policy. - Action **Get Location Schedule** Get a location's day schedule / business hours. - Action **Get Location Sub Categories** List the sub-categories under a location's service category. - Action **Get Package** Retrieve a package by its id. - Action **Get Product Categories** List the product categories available. - Action **Get Product Sub Categories** List the product sub-categories available. - Action **Get Quantity In Stock** Check the stock level of a product. - Action **Get Room** Retrieve a room by its id. - Action **Get Special By Code** Retrieve a promotional special using its code. - Action **Get Treatment** Get a single treatment/service by ID. - Action **Update Customer** Update a customer record. - Action **Update Employee** Update an existing employee. - Action **Update Employee Schedule** Update an employee's working schedule. - Action **Update Location** Update an existing location. - Action **Update Location Cancellation Policy** Update a location's cancellation policy. - Action **Update Location Weekly Day Schedule** Update a location's weekly opening hours. - Action **Update Membership** Update an existing membership. - Action **Update Room** Update an existing room. - Action **Update Treatment** Update an existing treatment. - Trigger **Employee Created** Triggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account. - Trigger **Employee Punched In** Triggers when an employee punches in, returning the punch with the employee, punch-in time, approval status and hours. Watches the current pay period's time cards. - Trigger **Employee Updated** Triggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change. - Trigger **Punch in Changed** Triggers when an employee's punch-in in the current pay period is recorded or changed (time, approval status or notes). - Action **Assign Employee to Department Code** Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code. - Action **Assign Employee to Location** Assigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location. - Action **Create Department Code** Creates a new department code in Buddy Punch. - Action **Create Employee** Creates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Create Location** Creates a new location in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Create Position** Creates a new position in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Find Employee** Finds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for. - Action **Get Department Code** Returns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account. - Action **Get Location** Returns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location. - Action **Get Position** Returns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID. - Action **List Department Code Employees** Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code. - Action **List Location Employees** Returns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location. - Action **Punch In** Punches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee. - Action **Punch Out** Punches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given. - Action **Update Employee** Updates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status. ## Each app on its own - [ **Booker Merchant** Booker by Mindbody is a cloud booking and business-management platform for spas and salons.](https://apiant.ai/connections/booker-merchant) - [ **Buddy Punch** Buddy Punch is an employee time tracking and scheduling app that lets your employees track their hours and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Booker Merchant - [ **Booker Merchant to EasyCSV** EasyCSV enables your users or team members to import CSV files and Google Sheets into your app or any public...](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-easycsv) - [ **Booker Merchant to MailerLite** MailerLite’s super-fast email marketing platform helps you grow your business online using innovative email...](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-mailerlite) - [ **Booker Merchant to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-hubspot) - [ **Booker Merchant to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-salesforce) - [ **Booker Merchant to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-slack) - [ **Booker Merchant to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-google-sheets) ## More into Buddy Punch - [ **ActiveCampaign to Buddy Punch** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-buddy-punch) - [ **Airtable to Buddy Punch** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-buddy-punch) - [ **Asana to Buddy Punch** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-buddy-punch) - [ **Brevo to Buddy Punch** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-buddy-punch) - [ **2Chat to Buddy Punch** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-buddy-punch) - [ **3Scribe to Buddy Punch** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-buddy-punch) Questions ## Booker Merchant and Buddy Punch, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Booker Merchant? Any of Booker Merchant's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Customer, New Order, New or Updated Appointment and New or Updated Appointment Treatment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Buddy Punch when something happens in Booker Merchant? Any of Buddy Punch's 15 actions, including Create Department Code, Create Employee, Create Location and Create Position. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Buddy Punch to Booker Merchant? Yes. When something happens in Buddy Punch, your agent can act in Booker Merchant too. This page covers both directions: Buddy Punch's triggers and Booker Merchant's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Booker Merchant or Buddy Punch? 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 Booker Merchant and Buddy Punch 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.