--- title: "Connect Buddy Punch and WooCommerce - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Employee Created\" fires in Buddy Punch, your agent runs \"Add order note\" in WooCommerce." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buddy-punch-to-woocommerce" --- # Connect Buddy Punch and WooCommerce When **Employee Created** fires in [Buddy Punch](https://apiant.ai/connections/buddy-punch), your agent runs **Add order note** in [WooCommerce](https://apiant.ai/connections/woocommerce), or **New Customer** in WooCommerce 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 WooCommerce **3** triggers WooCommerce **39** 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 WooCommerce 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 WooCommerce can do together ### From Buddy Punch to WooCommerce - When **Employee Created** in Buddy Punch then **Add order note** in WooCommerce - When **Employee Updated** in Buddy Punch then **Add order refund** in WooCommerce ### From WooCommerce to Buddy Punch - When **New Customer** in WooCommerce then **Create Department Code** in Buddy Punch - When **New Order** in WooCommerce 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 WooCommerce ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 54 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** Polling trigger: fires for each newly registered customer (sorted by registration date descending). - Trigger **New Order** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created order (sorted by date descending). - Trigger **New Product** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created product (sorted by date descending). - Action **Add order note** Adds a note to a WooCommerce order, either private for store staff or shown to the customer. - Action **Add order refund** Creates a refund on a WooCommerce order, optionally for specific line items and through the payment gateway. - Action **Create Coupon** Create a new discount coupon. - Action **Create Customer** Create a new customer. - Action **Create Order** Create a new order. - Action **Create Product** Create a new product in WooCommerce. - Action **Create Product Category** Create a new product category. - Action **Create Product Tag** Create a new product tag. - Action **Create Product Variation** Create a variation under a variable product. - Action **Delete Coupon** Deletes a coupon from your WooCommerce store, either moving it to the trash or removing it permanently. - Action **Delete Customer** Permanently deletes a customer from the WooCommerce store and returns the deleted customer record. - Action **Delete Order** Deletes an order from your WooCommerce store, either moving it to the trash or removing it permanently. - Action **Delete Product** Delete a product by ID (force delete bypasses trash). - Action **Get Coupon** Returns a single coupon by its ID, including its code, discount, restrictions and usage details. - Action **Get Customer** Retrieve a customer by ID. - Action **Get Order** Retrieve an order by ID. - Action **Get Product** Retrieve a product by ID. - Action **Get product by SKU** Emits the details of the product with the specified SKU. An error occurs if zero or multiple are found. - Action **Get product category by name** Emits the id of the product category with the matching name. An error occurs if the category is not found. - Action **Get product tag by name** Emits the id of the product tag with the matching name. An error occurs if the tag is not found. - Action **List Coupons** List discount coupons, optionally filtered by code. - Action **List Customers** List customers, optionally filtered by email or search term. - Action **List order notes** Returns the notes on a WooCommerce order, optionally limited to customer-facing or internal notes. - Action **List order refunds** Returns the refunds issued against a WooCommerce order. - Action **List Orders** List orders, optionally filtered by status or customer. - Action **List Product Categories** List product categories, optionally filtered by search term. - Action **List Product Reviews** Returns product reviews from your WooCommerce store, optionally filtered by product, reviewer, status, date or search text. - Action **List Products** List products with optional search, status, and SKU filters. - Action **List Product Tags** List product tags, optionally filtered by search term. - Action **List Product Variations** List variations under a variable product. - Action **Product attributes - assign to product** Assigns the configured product attributes to the specified product. Send the attributes array as JSON. - Action **Product variation attributes - assign to product variation** Assigns the configured attributes to the specified product variation. - Action **Update Coupon** Updates an existing coupon's code, discount, expiry, usage limits and product or email restrictions. - Action **Update Customer** Updates an existing WooCommerce customer's name, email, login, password, billing and shipping addresses, or meta data. - Action **Update Order** Update an order by ID (e.g. change status). - Action **Update Product** Update an existing product by ID. - Action **Update Product Category** Updates an existing product category's name, slug, parent, description, display type, image or menu order. - Action **Update Product Stock Quantity** Update a product's stock quantity (product must have manage_stock enabled). - Action **Update Product Variation** Update a product variation by ID. ## 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) - [ **WooCommerce** WooCommerce — manage products, variations, categories, tags, orders, customers, and coupons on your...](https://apiant.ai/connections/woocommerce) 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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Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in WooCommerce when something happens in Buddy Punch? Any of WooCommerce's 39 actions, including Create Coupon, Create Customer, Create Order and Create Product. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from WooCommerce to Buddy Punch? Yes. When something happens in WooCommerce, your agent can act in Buddy Punch too. This page covers both directions: WooCommerce's triggers and Buddy Punch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buddy Punch or WooCommerce? 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 WooCommerce 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.