Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and CATS
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Create a Contact in CATS, or Candidate Updated in CATS to Create Department Code in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)Claude, web and desktop
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What Buddy Punch and CATS can do together
From Buddy Punch to CATS
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Create a Contact in CATS
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Create a Task in CATS
From CATS to Buddy Punch
When Candidate Updated in CATS
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When Company Status Changed in CATS
then Create Employee in Buddy Punch
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 CATS
Triggers and actions 18 triggers · 37 actions
Trigger
Employee CreatedTriggers when a new employee is added to your Buddy Punch account.
Trigger
Employee Punched InTriggers 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 UpdatedTriggers when an employee in your Buddy Punch account is added or any of their details change.
Trigger
Punch in ChangedTriggers 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 CodeAssigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch department code.
Action
Assign Employee to LocationAssigns one or more employees to a Buddy Punch location and returns the location.
Action
Create Department CodeCreates a new department code in Buddy Punch.
Action
Create EmployeeCreates a new employee in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Create LocationCreates a new location in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Create PositionCreates a new position in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Find EmployeeFinds employees in your Buddy Punch account whose email, username, employee ID or full name matches the value you search for.
Action
Get Department CodeReturns the details of a specific department code in your Buddy Punch account.
Action
Get LocationReturns the details of a specific Buddy Punch location.
Action
Get PositionReturns a single Buddy Punch position by its ID.
Action
List Department Code EmployeesReturns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch department code.
Action
List Location EmployeesReturns the employees assigned to a Buddy Punch location.
Action
Punch InPunches an employee in on Buddy Punch, either the connected user or a chosen employee.
Action
Punch OutPunches an employee out in Buddy Punch. Defaults to the connected user when no employee is given.
Action
Update EmployeeUpdates an existing employee in Buddy Punch, such as their name, email, username or active status.
Trigger
Candidate UpdatedTriggers when a candidate is updated in CATS.
Trigger
Company Status ChangedTriggers when a company's status is changed in CATS.
Trigger
Company UpdatedTriggers when a company is updated in CATS.
Trigger
Contact Status ChangedTriggers when a contact's status changes in CATS.
Trigger
Contact UpdatedTriggers when a contact is updated in CATS.
Trigger
Custom TriggerTriggers when the CATS event you choose fires (any record type: candidate, company, contact, job, pipeline, activity or user).
Trigger
Job Status ChangedTriggers when a job's status changes in CATS, returning the job with its previous and new status ids.
Trigger
New ActivityTriggers when a new activity (call, email, meeting, note) is logged in CATS.
Trigger
New CandidateTriggers when a new candidate is created in CATS.
Trigger
New CompanyTriggers when a new company is created in CATS.
Trigger
New ContactTriggers when a new contact is created in CATS.
Trigger
New JobTriggers when a new job order is created in CATS.
Trigger
New PipelineTriggers when a candidate is added to a job's pipeline in CATS.
Trigger
Pipeline UpdatedTriggers when a pipeline (a candidate's placement on a job) is updated in CATS.
Action
Add Candidate to PipelineAdds a candidate to a job's pipeline in CATS and returns the new pipeline record's id.
Action
Change Company StatusChanges the status of a company in CATS, optionally choosing which status-change triggers fire.
Action
Change Contact StatusChanges the status of a contact in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.
Action
Change Job StatusChanges the status of a job in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.
Action
Create a CandidateCreates a new candidate record in CATS with contact details, address, pay, skills and custom field values.
Action
Create a CompanyCreates a new company record in CATS and returns its ID.
Action
Create a ContactCreates a contact in CATS linked to a company and owner, and returns the new contact's ID.
Action
Create a JobCreates a new job order in CATS and returns its ID.
Action
Create a TaskCreates a task in CATS, optionally linked to a candidate, contact, company or job and assigned to a user.
Action
Find a CandidateSearches CATS candidates by a keyword such as a name or email and returns the matching candidate records.
Action
Find a CompanySearches CATS companies by text and returns the matching companies.
Action
Find a ContactSearches CATS contacts by text and returns the matching contacts.
Action
Find a JobSearches CATS jobs by text and returns the matching jobs.
Action
Find a UserFinds CATS users whose email, username or name matches the search term.
Action
Get ActivityReturns a single CATS activity (call, email, meeting, note) by its ID, including the record it is logged against.
Action
Get PipelineReturns a single pipeline — a candidate's placement on a job — including its status, workflow and rating.
Action
Get TaskReturns a single CATS task by its ID, including its description, priority, due date, assignee, completion state and the record it concerns.
Action
Log Candidate ActivityLogs an activity (call, email, meeting or other) against a candidate in CATS.
Action
Update CandidateUpdates an existing candidate in CATS, including name, contact details, pay, availability and custom field values.
Action
Update CompanyUpdates an existing company in CATS, including its name, owner, contact details, address and custom field values.
Action
Update ContactUpdates an existing contact in CATS, including name, owner, company, title, contact details, address and custom field values.
Action
Update PipelineUpdates the rating of a candidate's pipeline record on a job in CATS.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Buddy Punch and CATS, 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 CATS when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of CATS's 22 actions, including Create a Candidate, Create a Company, Create a Contact and Create a Job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from CATS to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in CATS, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: CATS's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or CATS?
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 CATS 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.