--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch to Addressfinder - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Verify Email Address\" in Addressfinder." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-addressfinder" --- # Connect Buddy Punch to Addressfinder When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Verify Email Address** in [Addressfinder](https://apiant.ai/connections/addressfinder). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Addressfinder **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 Buddy Punch and Addressfinder 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 Buddy Punch can start in Addressfinder - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Verify Email Address** in Addressfinder - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Verify Address AU** in Addressfinder 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 Buddy Punch and Addressfinder ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 26 actions - 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. - Action **Find addresses AU** Searches Australian addresses matching a partial address and returns the closest matches with their ids. - Action **Find addresses International** Returns international addresses that closely match a partial address in the chosen country. - Action **Find addresses NZ** Searches New Zealand addresses matching partial address text and returns the closest matches with their address ids (pxid). - Action **Find locations AU** Searches Australian streets, suburbs and states matching the text you enter and returns the closest matches. - Action **Get address AU** Returns the full details of an Australian address, such as street parts, locality, state, postcode and optional GPS and census data, from an Addressfinder address id, G-NAF id or delivery point id. - Action **Get address International** Returns the full details of an international address selected from Find addresses International, including its lines, city, state, postcode and optional GPS position. - Action **Get address NZ** Returns the full details of a New Zealand address, including its components, postal lines, coordinates and census areas, looked up by its address id or NZ Post DPID. - Action **Verify Address AU** Checks an Australian address against the Addressfinder database and returns the matched, verified address with its components. - Action **Verify Address NZ** Checks a New Zealand address, even with typos, against Addressfinder's verified address records and returns the matched address with its components. - Action **Verify Email Address** Checks an email address's syntax, domain and mailbox, and returns whether it is verified along with deliverability details. - Action **Verify Phone Number** Verifies a phone number with syntax, range and network connection checks, and returns the formatted number, line type and connection status. ## Each app on its own - [ **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) - [ **Addressfinder** Addressfinder is a powerful tool to validate addresses, emails and phone numbers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/addressfinder) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Buddy Punch - [ **Buddy Punch to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-hubspot) - [ **Buddy Punch to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-salesforce) - [ **Buddy Punch to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-slack) - [ **Buddy Punch to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-google-sheets) - [ **Buddy Punch to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-gmail) - [ **Buddy Punch to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-google-calendar) ## More into Addressfinder - [ **HubSpot to Addressfinder** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-addressfinder) - [ **Salesforce to Addressfinder** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-addressfinder) - [ **Slack to Addressfinder** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-addressfinder) - [ **Google Sheets to Addressfinder** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-addressfinder) - [ **Gmail to Addressfinder** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-addressfinder) - [ **Google Calendar to Addressfinder** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-addressfinder) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Addressfinder, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Buddy Punch? Any of Buddy Punch's 4 triggers in the catalog, including Employee Created, Employee Updated, Punch in Changed and Employee Punched In. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Addressfinder when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Addressfinder's 11 actions, including Find addresses AU, Find addresses International, Find addresses NZ and Find locations AU. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Addressfinder to Buddy Punch? Addressfinder has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Addressfinder's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Addressfinder? 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 Buddy Punch and Addressfinder 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.