--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Facebook Pages - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Create Comment\" in Facebook Pages." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-facebook-pages" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Facebook Pages When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Create Comment** in [Facebook Pages](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-pages), or **New Comment** in Facebook Pages to **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Facebook Pages **2** triggers Facebook Pages **28** 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 Facebook Pages to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Buddy Punch and Facebook Pages can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Facebook Pages - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Create Comment** in Facebook Pages - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Create Multi Photo Post** in Facebook Pages ### From Facebook Pages to Buddy Punch - When **New Comment** in Facebook Pages then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Post by You** in Facebook Pages 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 Facebook Pages ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 43 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. - Trigger **New Comment** Triggers when someone comments on one of your Facebook Page's recent posts. - Trigger **New Post by You** Triggers when your Facebook Page publishes a new post. - Action **Create Comment** Creates a comment on a facebook post or replies to an existing comment. - Action **Create Multi Photo Post** Publish one Facebook Page feed post containing one or more photos from public URLs. The action first uploads every photo with published=false, then creates one /feed post with those photo IDs as attached_media. If any upload fails, the feed post is not created; earlier uploads can remain unpublished on Facebook temporarily. This action publishes immediately and does not add photos to an existing album. - Action **Create Photo Post** Posts a photo from a URL to a Facebook Page, with an optional caption. - Action **Create Post** Creates a new post on a facebook page. - Action **Delete Comment** Deletes a facebook comment. - Action **Delete Post** Deletes a facebook page post. - Action **Get Comment** Returns one comment on a Facebook Page post. - Action **Get Comments** Retrieves comments from a facebook post or comment (for replies). - Action **Get Page Details** Fetches details about a specific facebook page. - Action **Get Page Photos** Returns the photos on a Facebook Page. - Action **Get Page Posts** Retrieves posts from a facebook page. - Action **Get Page Roles** Retrieves a list of people and their tasks/roles on a facebook page. - Action **Get Page Tagged Posts** Retrieves posts where a Facebook Page is tagged or mentioned. Use when monitoring brand mentions or tracking posts that tag your Page but don't appear on your Page's own feed. - Action **Get Page Videos** Retrieves videos from a facebook page. - Action **Get Photo** Reads a single Facebook photo by id, using the Page access token for the given page_id. Use as the read-back for a photo upload. - Action **Get Post** Retrieves details of a specific facebook post. - Action **Get Post Insights** Returns performance metrics for a Facebook Page post, such as impressions and clicks. - Action **Get Post Reactions** Returns the reactions on a Facebook Page post, with a total per reaction type. - Action **Get User Pages** Retrieves a list of pages the user manages, including tasks and access tokens. - Action **Like Post Or Comment** Likes a facebook post or comment. - Action **List Managed Pages** Retrieves a list of Facebook Pages that the user manages (not personal profiles), including page details, access tokens, and tasks. Requires `pages_show_list` or `pages_read_engagement` OAuth scopes; missing scopes silently return empty results rather than an error. An empty `data` array means the user manages no Pages. Results are paginated via `paging.cursors`; follow `paging.next` until absent to retrieve all Pages when count exceeds `limit`. Graph API throttling (error codes 4, 17, 613) can occur during pagination — use exponential backoff. - Action **List Page Stories** List photo and video stories published by a Facebook Page. - Action **List Published Page Posts** List posts published by a Facebook Page, excluding unpublished posts. - Action **Unlike Post Or Comment** Removes a like from a facebook post or comment. - Action **Update Comment** Updates an existing facebook comment. - Action **Update Page Settings** Updates a Facebook Page's About text, description, contact details or website. - Action **Update Post** Updates an existing facebook page post. - Action **Upload Photos Batch** Uploads several photos from URLs to a Facebook Page or one of its albums in one step. ## 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) - [ **Facebook Pages** Facebook Pages lets you connect with your customers, fans and followers on the world's largest social network.](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-pages) 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 is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](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 Facebook Pages - [ **ActiveCampaign to Facebook Pages** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-facebook-pages) - [ **Airtable to Facebook Pages** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-facebook-pages) - [ **Asana to Facebook Pages** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-facebook-pages) - [ **ClickUp to Facebook Pages** 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-facebook-pages) - [ **Discord to Facebook Pages** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-facebook-pages) - [ **Brevo to Facebook Pages** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-facebook-pages) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Facebook Pages, 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 Facebook Pages when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Facebook Pages's 28 actions, including Create Comment, Create Multi Photo Post, Create Photo Post and Create Post. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Facebook Pages to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Facebook Pages, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Facebook Pages's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Facebook Pages? 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 Facebook Pages 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.