--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch to Insightly - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Add contact to organisation\" in Insightly." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-insightly" --- # Connect Buddy Punch to Insightly When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add contact to organisation** in [Insightly](https://apiant.ai/connections/insightly). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Insightly **34** 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 Insightly 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 Insightly - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add contact to organisation** in Insightly - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Create contact** in Insightly 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 Insightly ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 49 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 **Add contact to organisation** Link a contact to an organisation by updating the contact's ORGANISATION_ID. - Action **Create contact** Create a new contact in Insightly. - Action **Create event** Create a new calendar event in Insightly. - Action **Create lead** Create a new lead in Insightly. - Action **Create note** Create a new note in Insightly. - Action **Create opportunity** Create a new opportunity in Insightly. - Action **Create organisation** Create a new organisation in Insightly. - Action **Create project** Create a new project in Insightly. - Action **Create task** Create a new task in Insightly. - Action **Delete contact** Delete a contact by its CONTACT_ID. - Action **Delete lead** Delete a lead by its LEAD_ID. - Action **Delete opportunity** Delete an opportunity by its OPPORTUNITY_ID. - Action **Delete organisation** Delete an organisation by its ORGANISATION_ID. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by its CONTACT_ID. - Action **Get event** Retrieves a single Insightly calendar event by its id, including its custom field values and links. - Action **Get lead** Retrieve a single lead by its LEAD_ID. - Action **Get note** Retrieves a single Insightly note by its id, including its title, body, owner, dates and linked records. - Action **Get opportunity** Retrieve a single opportunity by its OPPORTUNITY_ID. - Action **Get organisation** Retrieve a single organisation by its ORGANISATION_ID. - Action **Get project** Retrieve a single project by its PROJECT_ID. - Action **Get task** Retrieve a single task by its TASK_ID. - Action **List contacts** List contacts (paged) ordered by date. - Action **List leads** List leads (paged). - Action **List opportunities** List opportunities (paged). - Action **List organisations** List organisations (paged). - Action **List projects** List projects (paged). - Action **List tasks** List tasks (paged). - Action **List users** List Insightly users (useful for resolving owner/responsible user IDs). - Action **Search contacts** Search contacts by a single field value (e.g. email_address). - Action **Update contact** Update an existing contact in Insightly. - Action **Update lead** Update an existing lead in Insightly. - Action **Update opportunity** Update an existing opportunity in Insightly. - Action **Update organisation** Update an existing organisation in Insightly. - Action **Update task** Update an existing task in Insightly. ## 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) - [ **Insightly** Insightly CRM — manage contacts, leads, organisations, opportunities, projects, tasks, events and notes.](https://apiant.ai/connections/insightly) 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 Insightly - [ **Mailchimp to Insightly** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-insightly) - [ **Stripe to Insightly** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-insightly) - [ **Zoom to Insightly** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoom-to-insightly) - [ **SendGrid to Insightly** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sendgrid-to-insightly) - [ **Freshdesk to Insightly** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-insightly) - [ **Typeform to Insightly** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/typeform-to-insightly) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Insightly, 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 Insightly when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Insightly's 34 actions, including Create contact, Create event, Create lead and Create note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Insightly to Buddy Punch? Insightly has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Insightly's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Insightly? 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 Insightly 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.