# Connect Buddy Punch and Orderspace When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add invoice** in [Orderspace](https://apiant.ai/connections/orderspace), or **New Customer** in Orderspace 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 Orderspace **10** triggers Orderspace **19** 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 Orderspace 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Buddy Punch and Orderspace can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Orderspace - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add invoice** in Orderspace - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Create Customer** in Orderspace ### From Orderspace to Buddy Punch - When **New Customer** in Orderspace then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Dispatch** in Orderspace 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 Orderspace ## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 34 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 Customer** Triggers when a new customer is created in Orderspace. - Trigger **New Dispatch** Triggers when items on an Orderspace order are dispatched. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when an invoice is created in Orderspace. - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new order is placed in Orderspace. - Trigger **New Payment** Triggers when a payment is made or recorded on an Orderspace invoice. - Trigger **New Product** Triggers when a new product is created in Orderspace. - Trigger **Updated Customer** Triggers when a customer is updated in Orderspace, returning the customer record with the updates applied. - Trigger **Updated Inventory Level** Triggers when the stock on hand or available quantity of a product variant changes in Orderspace. - Trigger **Updated Order** Triggered when an order is changed. Watches the 200 most recently created orders. - Trigger **Updated Product** Triggers when a product is updated in Orderspace, returning the product with the updates applied. - Action **Add invoice** Creates an invoice in Orderspace for one or more of a customer's orders. - Action **Add product** Creates a new product with its variants, prices and categories in Orderspace. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer (a company that places orders) in Orderspace, with its buyer login, contact emails and address. - Action **Create Dispatch** Creates a dispatch for an order, marking the given items as shipped and reducing stock on hand. The order becomes fulfilled once all its items are dispatched. - Action **Create Order** Creates an order for an existing customer, with product, custom and shipping lines. - Action **Delete customer** Deletes a customer from your Orderspace site. - Action **Delete order** Deletes an order in Orderspace. - Action **Delete product** Deletes a product (and its variants) from your Orderspace catalog. - Action **Get customer** Returns a single Orderspace customer by its ID, including buyers, addresses, email addresses and assigned price list, payment terms and customer group. - Action **Get dispatch** Returns a single dispatch (the fulfilled items of an order) by its ID, including shipping address and dispatch lines. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single invoice by its ID, including its lines, orders, billing address and payments. - Action **Get order** Returns a single Orderspace order by its ID, including customer details, addresses, order lines and totals. - Action **Get product** Returns a single product by its ID, including its variants, prices, categories and images. - Action **List customers** Returns a list of customers, most recently created first, optionally filtered by company name, buyer email, status, reference, payment terms, group or price list. - Action **List inventory levels** Returns stock levels (on hand and available quantities) for product variants, optionally filtered by product, SKU, or created/updated date. - Action **List orders** Returns orders from your Orderspace site, most recently created first, optionally filtered by date, number, status, reference, customer or standing order. - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing Orderspace customer. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Inventory Level** Sets the on-hand or available stock quantity for a product variant, identified by its SKU. - Action **Update product** Updates an existing product in Orderspace, including its details, variants, categories and images. Fields left blank stay unchanged. ## 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) - [ **Orderspace** Orderspace is the easy way to take wholesale orders online](https://apiant.ai/connections/orderspace) 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. 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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 Orderspace when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Orderspace's 19 actions, including Create Customer, Create Dispatch, Create Order and Update customer. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Orderspace to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Orderspace, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Orderspace's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Orderspace? 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 Orderspace 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.