# How to connect BambooHR to Albato — Albato Help Center

Source: https://albato.com/wiki/articles/bamboohr-automation-for-hr-processes

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# How to connect BambooHR to Albato

Last update:  
22/5/2026 · 2 min read

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[BambooHR is a human resources information system](https://albato.com/apps/bamboohr) for small and medium-sized businesses. With BambooHR integration, businesses can customize their HR processes, automate tasks, and connect with other tools like Slack for efficient communication.

**Available Triggers:**

> Triggers are events that trigger an automation. All triggers run in real time; that is, data is transferred the moment the event occurs.

-   Employee Update

**Available Actions:**

> Actions are what Albato performs when your automation is running. Actions also allow you to transfer data to other apps and systems.

-   Create Employee
-   Update Employee
-   Get Employee by ID
-   Add a Time Off Request
-   Get a list of Who's Out

Before setting up integrations with **BambooHR** connect the app to Albato.

To do this, go to the **Apps** section and click the **Add a connection** button.

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Select the app and click the **Add a connection** button.

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Come up with a **name** for your connection.

Enter your **API key**, **Company Domain** and click the **Continue** button.

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### How to get API key

Sign in to your BambooHR account and click on the account icon. Open the **API Keys** tab.

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Click on the **Add New Key** button.

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Come up with a name for your key and click the **Generate Key** button.

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Just a heads-up: the key is only displayed once, so make sure you save it.

Copy the key and click the **Done** button.

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Paste the key into the Albato connection field.

### How to get Domain

Copy the company's domain in the address bar of your BambooHR account.

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Paste the Domain into the Albato connection field.

Click the **Continue** button.

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The connection is ready!

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