Integration
Connect Buddy Punch and GitLab
When Employee Created fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs Add Note to Issue in GitLab, or New Code Snippet Comment in GitLab to Create Department Code in Buddy Punch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Buddy Punch and GitLab can do together
From Buddy Punch to GitLab
When Employee Created in Buddy Punch
then Add Note to Issue in GitLab
When Employee Updated in Buddy Punch
then Create Issue in GitLab
From GitLab to Buddy Punch
When New Code Snippet Comment in GitLab
then Create Department Code in Buddy Punch
When New Commit in GitLab
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 GitLab
Triggers and actions 25 triggers · 77 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
Deployment Event (instant)Fires on a deployment status change (deployment_events).
Trigger
New Code Snippet CommentTriggers when a new comment is made on a code snippet in the selected project
Trigger
New CommitTriggers when a new commit is pushed to a GitLab project's repository.
Trigger
New Commit CommentTriggers when a new comment is made on a commit in the selected project
Trigger
New Group Issue EventTriggers on group issue events, e.g. when an issue is opened, updated, or closed.
Trigger
New Group Merge Request EventTriggers on an open, merge, close, or update merge request event.
Trigger
New IssueTriggers when a new issue is created in a GitLab project.
Trigger
New Issue CommentTriggers when a new comment is made on an issue in the selected project
Trigger
New Job EventTriggers for a specified job event in a project.
Trigger
New Merge RequestTriggers when a new merge request is opened in a GitLab project.
Trigger
New Merge Request CommentTriggers when a new comment is made on a merge request in the selected project
Trigger
New PipelineTriggers when a new CI/CD pipeline is created in a GitLab project.
Trigger
New ProjectTriggers when a new GitLab project is created that the connected user can see.
Trigger
New Project Issue EventTriggers on project issue events, e.g. when an issue is opened, updated, or closed.
Trigger
New Project Merge Request EventTriggers on an open, merge, close, or update merge request event.
Trigger
New ReleaseTriggers when a new release is created in a GitLab project.
Trigger
New Release (instant)Fires when a release is created or updated (releases_events).
Trigger
New TagTriggers when a new tag is added to a GitLab project's repository.
Trigger
New Tag (instant)Fires when a tag is pushed (tag_push_events).
Trigger
Pipeline Event (instant)Fires on a pipeline status change (pipeline_events).
Trigger
Wiki Page Event (instant)Fires when a wiki page is created or updated (wiki_page_events).
Action
Accept Merge RequestMerges an open merge request into its target branch, optionally squashing commits, deleting the source branch, or setting it to merge automatically once checks pass.
Action
Add Comment to CommitAdds a comment to a commit in a GitLab project, optionally on a specific line of a file.
Action
Add Note to IssueAdds a comment to an issue in a GitLab project.
Action
Add Note to Merge RequestAdds a comment to a merge request in a GitLab project.
Action
Add Note to SnippetAdds a comment to a project snippet in GitLab and returns the created comment.
Action
Approve Merge RequestApproves a merge request as the connected GitLab user and returns the merge request's updated approval state.
Action
Cancel PipelineCancels all running and pending jobs in a GitLab pipeline and returns the pipeline with its updated status.
Action
Create BranchCreates a new branch in a GitLab project's repository from an existing branch or commit.
Action
Create CommitCreates a commit on a branch of a GitLab project, applying a batch of file changes (create, update, delete, move, chmod).
Action
Create FileCreates a new file in a GitLab project's repository by committing it to a branch.
Action
Create IssueCreates a new issue in a GitLab project, with optional description, labels, assignees, milestone and due date.
Action
Create LabelCreates a label in a GitLab project with the name and color you choose.
Action
Create Merge RequestCreates a new merge request in a GitLab project from a source branch to a target branch.
Action
Create MilestoneCreates a milestone in a GitLab project, with an optional description, start date and due date.
Action
Create PipelineStarts a new CI/CD pipeline on a branch or tag of a GitLab project, optionally with pipeline variables and inputs.
Action
Create ProjectCreates a new GitLab project in your personal namespace or in a group you choose.
Action
Create ReleaseCreates a release in a GitLab project from an existing tag, or from a branch or commit that is tagged as part of the release.
Action
Create SnippetCreates a personal snippet with a title and one file of content in your GitLab account.
Action
Create TagCreates a new Git tag in a GitLab project pointing at a branch, commit or existing tag. Add a message to make it an annotated tag.
Action
Create Wiki PageCreates a new wiki page in a GitLab project with the given title and content.
Action
Delete BranchDeletes a branch from a GitLab project's repository. The default branch and protected branches cannot be deleted.
Action
Delete FileDeletes a file from a GitLab project's repository by committing its removal to a branch.
Action
Delete IssueDeletes an issue from a GitLab project. Only administrators and project owners can delete issues.
Action
Delete TagDeletes a tag from a GitLab project's repository.
Action
Find Group Merge RequestsReturns merge requests across a GitLab group and its subgroups, filtered by state, author, assignee, reviewer, labels, milestone, branch, dates or search text.
Action
Find Project Merge RequestsFinds merge requests in a GitLab project, filtered by text search, state, author, assignee, reviewer, labels, branches, dates and more.
Action
Find ProjectsFinds GitLab projects whose name, path or description matches your search text, optionally narrowed by membership, ownership, visibility, topic and activity dates.
Action
Find UserFinds GitLab users by username, public email, or a name/username/email search, with optional filters on account state and type.
Action
Get BranchReturns a repository branch in a GitLab project, including its protection status, merge status and latest commit.
Action
Get CommitReturns a single commit from a project's repository, identified by its SHA or by a branch or tag name, including stats and the latest pipeline.
Action
Get FileReturns a file from a GitLab repository, including its name, size, commit details and Base64-encoded content.
Action
Get GroupReturns the details of a GitLab group, such as its name, path, visibility and parent group.
Action
Get IssueReturns a single issue in a GitLab project, including its title, description, state, labels, assignees and milestone.
Action
Get JobReturns a single CI/CD job in a GitLab project, including its status, stage, pipeline, commit and runner details.
Action
Get Merge RequestReturns a single merge request in a GitLab project, including its state, branches, author, reviewers and pipeline.
Action
Get Merge Request ApprovalsReturns the approval state of a merge request: whether it is approved, who approved it, and how many approvals are still required.
Action
Get PipelineReturns a single CI/CD pipeline in a project, including its status, ref, commit, timing and who triggered it.
Action
Get ProjectReturns a single GitLab project by its ID or full path, including its settings, visibility and links.
Action
Get ReleaseReturns a project's release for the given Git tag, including its description, commit, milestones and assets.
Action
Get SnippetReturns a personal snippet by its ID, including its title, file name, visibility, author and links.
Action
Get Snippet NoteReturns a single comment (note) posted on a project snippet.
Action
Get Wiki PageReturns a wiki page from a GitLab project, including its title, content and format.
Action
List BranchesReturns the branches in a GitLab project's repository, sorted by name, optionally filtered by a search term or regular expression.
Action
List Commit CommentsReturns the comments left on a commit in a GitLab project.
Action
List CommitsReturns the commits in a GitLab project's repository, optionally filtered by branch, author, file path or date range.
Action
List GroupsReturns the GitLab groups visible to the connected user, optionally filtered by name, visibility, ownership or access level.
Action
List LabelsReturns the labels defined for a GitLab project, optionally filtered by keyword and including issue and merge request counts.
Action
List MilestonesReturns the milestones of a GitLab project, optionally filtered by state, title, search text or dates.
Action
List PipelinesReturns the pipelines in a GitLab project, optionally filtered by branch, status, commit, date range or user.
Action
List Project JobsReturns the CI/CD jobs in a project, newest first, optionally filtered to one job status such as success or failed.
Action
List Project MembersReturns the direct members of a GitLab project, optionally filtered by name, email or username.
Action
List ReleasesReturns the releases of a GitLab project, newest first by release date.
Action
List TagsReturns the Git tags in a GitLab project's repository, optionally filtered by name and sorted.
Action
Retry JobRetries a single CI/CD job in a GitLab project and returns the new job that was queued.
Action
Retry PipelineRetries the failed or canceled jobs in a GitLab pipeline and returns the updated pipeline.
Action
Update FileUpdates the content of an existing file in a GitLab repository by committing the change to a branch.
Action
Update IssueUpdates an existing issue in a GitLab project, including closing or reopening it, changing its title, description, labels, assignees, milestone or dates.
Action
Update Merge RequestUpdates an existing merge request in a GitLab project — title, description, assignees, reviewers, labels, milestone, target branch or state.
Action
Update MilestoneUpdates a project milestone's title, description, dates, or open/closed state.
Action
Update ProjectUpdates an existing GitLab project's name, description, visibility, default branch, topics, merge settings and feature visibility. Returns the updated project.
Action
Update ReleaseUpdates an existing release's name, description, milestones or release date in a GitLab project.
Action
Update Wiki PageUpdates the title, content or format of an existing wiki page in a GitLab project.
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Questions
Buddy Punch and GitLab, 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 GitLab when something happens in Buddy Punch?
Any of GitLab's 62 actions, including Create Branch, Create Commit, Create File and Create Issue. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from GitLab to Buddy Punch?
Yes. When something happens in GitLab, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: GitLab's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or GitLab?
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 GitLab 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.