--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Keap - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Add contact to campaign sequence\" in Keap." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-keap" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Keap When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add contact to campaign sequence** in [Keap](https://apiant.ai/connections/keap), or **New Contact** in Keap 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 Keap **2** triggers Keap **37** 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 Keap 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Buddy Punch and Keap can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Keap - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add contact to campaign sequence** in Keap - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Add order** in Keap ### From Keap to Buddy Punch - When **New Contact** in Keap then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **Updated Contact** in Keap 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 Keap ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 52 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 Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a new contact is created in Keap. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a contact is updated in Keap. - Action **Add contact to campaign sequence** Adds one or more contacts to a sequence in a Keap campaign and returns the result for each contact. - Action **Add order** Creates a one-time order for a contact in Keap, with its order items. - Action **Add product** Creates a new product in Keap with a name, price and description, plus optional SKU, tax, shipping and inventory settings. - Action **Apply Tag to Contact** Apply one or more tags to a contact. - Action **Create Company** Create a new company. - Action **Create Contact** Create a new Keap contact. - Action **Create Contact Custom Field** Create a new custom field on the contact model. - Action **Create Note** Create a note attached to a contact. - Action **Create Opportunity** Create a sales opportunity. - Action **Create Tag** Create a new tag, optionally in a category. - Action **Create Task** Create a task, optionally linked to a contact. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete a Keap contact by ID. - Action **Delete note** Deletes a note from a Keap contact's record. - Action **Delete task** Deletes a task in Keap by its ID. - Action **Get company** Returns a single Keap company by its ID, including address, contact details and custom fields. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a Keap contact by ID. - Action **Get Contact Tags** List tags applied to a contact. - Action **Get note** Returns a single note on a Keap contact, including its title, text, type and assigned user. - Action **Get opportunity** Returns one Keap opportunity by its id, including its contact, stage, owner, revenue projections and custom field values. - Action **Get order** Returns a single Keap order by its id, including the contact, order items, totals, payment plan and shipping information. - Action **Get product** Returns a single Keap product by its ID, including price, inventory, options and subscription plans. - Action **Get task** Returns a single Keap task by its ID, including its title, due time, priority, assignee and completion status. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your Keap account, optionally filtered by name and sorted. - Action **List Companies** List companies. - Action **List Contact Custom Fields** Retrieve the contact model including custom fields. - Action **List Contacts** List Keap contacts, optionally filtered by email. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a Keap contact, optionally filtered by title, assigned user or time range. - Action **List products** Returns a list of products in your Keap account, optionally filtered by name. - Action **List Tags** List all tags. - Action **List users** Returns the users of the Keap account, optionally filtered by email or name. - Action **Remove Tag from Contact** Remove a tag from a contact. - Action **Send email** Sends an email from a Keap user to one or more contacts. - Action **Update company** Updates an existing company in Keap with the values you provide; fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Update an existing Keap contact by ID. - Action **Update note** Updates an existing note on a Keap contact, changing its title, type, text, pin state or assigned user. - Action **Update opportunity** Updates an existing opportunity in Keap, changing only the details you fill in. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in Keap, changing only the details you provide. ## 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) - [ **Keap** Keap (formerly Infusionsoft) CRM and marketing automation.](https://apiant.ai/connections/keap) 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 Keap - [ **HubSpot to Keap** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-keap) - [ **Google Sheets to Keap** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-keap) - [ **Gmail to Keap** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-keap) - [ **Google Calendar to Keap** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-keap) - [ **Google Drive to Keap** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-keap) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Keap** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-keap) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Keap, 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 Keap when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Keap's 37 actions, including Create Company, Create Contact, Create Contact Custom Field and Create Note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Keap to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Keap, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Keap's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Keap? 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 Keap 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.