--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch to Moderation API - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Add author\" in Moderation API." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-moderation-api" --- # Connect Buddy Punch to Moderation API When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add author** in [Moderation API](https://apiant.ai/connections/moderation-api). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buddy Punch **4** triggers Buddy Punch **15** actions Moderation API **18** 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 Moderation API 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 Moderation API - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add author** in Moderation API - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Add wordlist** in Moderation API 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 Moderation API ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 33 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 author** Creates a new author (a user of your platform) in Moderation API so their content and behavior can be tracked and moderated. - Action **Add wordlist** Creates a new wordlist in your Moderation API organization, optionally filled with an initial set of words. Add the wordlist to a policy to use it in moderation. - Action **Add words to wordlist** Adds words or phrases to an existing wordlist. Words already on the list are ignored. - Action **Block author** Blocks an author so they cannot post new content until they are unblocked. - Action **Delete author** Deletes an author, resetting their status, blocks, trust level, metrics and action history. The author is recreated with a clean record the next time their content is moderated. - Action **Extract All Data** Analyzes a piece of text and returns all data found in it — email addresses, phone numbers, URLs, addresses, names and other personal information or wordlist matches — along with the overall moderation result. - Action **Get author** Returns an author's details, including their status, trust level, block details, risk level, content metrics and metadata. - Action **Get Moderated Text** Submits a piece of text for moderation and returns the moderated text (with any personal information or banned words masked), along with whether it was flagged and the recommended action. - Action **Get Moderation Object** Submits a structured object made of several named text, image, video or audio parts (for example a profile's name, bio and avatar) for moderation, and returns the evaluation, the recommended action and the per-policy results. - Action **Get wordlist** Returns a single wordlist, including its name, strict-mode setting and every word it contains. - Action **List authors** Returns the authors in your Moderation API project, with their status, trust level and content metrics. By default the most recently active authors come first. - Action **List queue items** Returns the items in a review queue, with the queue's own filters applied. By default only items still waiting for review are returned. - Action **List wordlists** Returns the wordlists in your Moderation API organization, with each wordlist's name, description and creation date. - Action **Moderate content** Submits text, an image, a video, audio or a structured object for moderation and returns whether it was flagged, the recommended action (allow, review or reject) and the per-policy results. - Action **Resolve queue item** Marks an item in a review queue as resolved, removing it from the queue's pending list. - Action **Send feedback** Sends a feature request, bug report or other feedback to the Moderation API team, who may reply by email. - Action **Unblock author** Unblocks a blocked or suspended author so they can post new content again. - Action **Update author** Updates an existing author's profile in Moderation API, such as their name, email, company, trust level or metadata, and returns the updated author. ## 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) - [ **Moderation API** Automatically detect and hide personal information like email addresses and phone numbers - even if the user...](https://apiant.ai/connections/moderation-api) 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 Moderation API - [ **HubSpot to Moderation API** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-moderation-api) - [ **Salesforce to Moderation API** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-moderation-api) - [ **Slack to Moderation API** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-moderation-api) - [ **Google Sheets to Moderation API** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-moderation-api) - [ **Gmail to Moderation API** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-moderation-api) - [ **Google Calendar to Moderation API** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-moderation-api) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Moderation API, 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 Moderation API when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Moderation API's 18 actions, including Send feedback, Update author, Add author and Add wordlist. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Moderation API to Buddy Punch? Moderation API has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buddy Punch. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Moderation API's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Moderation API? 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 Moderation API 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.