--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and Smartsheet - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Add row\" in Smartsheet." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-smartsheet" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and Smartsheet When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add row** in [Smartsheet](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet), or **New row** in Smartsheet 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 Smartsheet **3** triggers Smartsheet **26** 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 Smartsheet 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 and Smartsheet can do together ### From Buddy Punch to Smartsheet - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add row** in Smartsheet - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Add row attachment** in Smartsheet ### From Smartsheet to Buddy Punch - When **New row** in Smartsheet then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New sheet** in Smartsheet 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 Smartsheet ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 41 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 row** Triggered when a new row is added to the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits new ones. - Trigger **New sheet** Triggered when a new sheet is created. Polls the list of sheets and emits newly seen ones. - Trigger **Updated row** Triggered when any row is updated in the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits updated ones. - Action **Add column** /sheets/{sheetId}/columns - add columns to a sheet. - Action **Add comment** /sheets/{sheetId}/discussions/{discussionId}/comments - add a comment to a discussion. - Action **Add discussion** Starts a new discussion on a sheet with a first comment, and returns the discussion. - Action **Add folder** /folders/{folderId}/folders or /home/folders - create a folder. - Action **Add home folder** Creates a folder at the top level of your Sheets home and returns it. - Action **Add row** Adds a new row to the specified sheet. Provide cells as an array of {columnId, value}. Set location to Top or Bottom. - Action **Add row attachment** /sheets/{sheetId}/rows/{rowId}/attachments - attach file or URL to a row. - Action **Add sheet** /sheets - create a sheet with columns. - Action **Copy row to another sheet** Copies a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic. - Action **Copy sheet** /sheets/{sheetId}/copy - copy a sheet to a folder/workspace. - Action **Delete row** Deletes a row from a sheet given its Row ID. - Action **Delete row if deal does not exist in ActiveCampaign (Cisco)** Compares deals from ActiveCampaign with the Smartsheet 'ActiveCampaign Deal ID' column. Deletes rows whose deal ID is not present in the supplied list of existing ActiveCampaign deal IDs. Built from intent against Smartsheet API 2.0. - Action **Find rows** Searches for rows in a specified sheet containing the specified value (in any column). Returns zero or more row IDs. Use the 'Get row' action within a Loop to fetch each row's contents. - Action **Find rows by column value** Searches for rows in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. Zero, one, or multiple row IDs may be returned. - Action **Find sheets by keyword** Returns the sheets that match the specified keyword. - Action **Find single row** Searches for a single row in a specified sheet matching the specified value (in any column). If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs. - Action **Find single row by column value** Searches for a single row in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs. - Action **Get discussion** Returns a sheet discussion with its title and comments. - Action **Get folder** Returns a folder with the folders and sheets directly inside it. - Action **Get row** Returns the column data for the specified row. An error occurs if the row is not found. - Action **Get sheet** Fetches a sheet by ID, including its columns and rows. An error occurs if the sheet is not found. - Action **List row attachments** Returns the attachments on a row of a Smartsheet sheet, such as files and links, with their names, types and addresses. - Action **Move row to another sheet** Moves a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic. - Action **Two-way sync add or update a row** Creates or updates a row in a sheet. For use only with two-way sync triggers. If a Row ID is supplied the row is updated; otherwise a new row is added. - Action **Update row** Updates a row in a specified sheet. Provide the Row ID and cells as an array of {columnId, value}. - Action **Update sheet** /sheets/{sheetId} - update sheet properties (name, project settings). ## 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) - [ **Smartsheet** Smartsheet is a work execution platform for managing sheets, rows, and columns.](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet) 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 Smartsheet - [ **Salesforce to Smartsheet** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-smartsheet) - [ **Mailchimp to Smartsheet** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-smartsheet) - [ **ServiceM8 to Smartsheet** ServiceM8 is a field service app and small business management platform for your computer, iPhone and iPad.](https://apiant.ai/connect/servicem8-to-smartsheet) - [ **HubSpot to Smartsheet** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-smartsheet) - [ **Slack to Smartsheet** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-smartsheet) - [ **Google Sheets to Smartsheet** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-smartsheet) Questions ## Buddy Punch and Smartsheet, 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 Smartsheet when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of Smartsheet's 26 actions, including Update row, Update sheet, Add column and Add comment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Smartsheet to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in Smartsheet, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: Smartsheet's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or Smartsheet? 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 Smartsheet 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.