# How to connect Greenhouse to Albato — Albato Help Center

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# How to connect Greenhouse to Albato

Last update:  
22/5/2026 · 5 min read

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[Greenhouse is the top hiring work-tech company](https://albato.com/apps/greenhouse). It helps people-first companies hire top talent by powering all aspects of attracting, hiring, and onboarding.

**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.

-   Candidate has submitted application
-   Job post created
-   New schedule interview
-   New scorecard

**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 candidate
-   Create candidate note
-   Update candidate
-   Find candidate
-   Create prospect
-   Get due scorecard by ID
-   Get due scorecard by application ID

Before setting up integrations with **Greenhouse** 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 **Harvest API key** and click the **Continue** button.

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### How to get API key

Sign in to your **Greenhouse account** → click on the **Settings** icon → go to the **Dev Center** tab.

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Open the **API credentials** tab and click the **Create new API key** button.

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-   In the API type field, choose **Harvest**.
-   In the Partner field, choose **Unlisted Vendor**.
-   In the Description field, specify the **app to connect**.

Click the **Manage permissions** button.

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Just a heads-up: the info in the box is worth a look.

Save and copy your API key.

Click the **I have stored the API key** button.

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Check the following options:

-   Users
-   Scorecards
-   Scheduled Interviews
-   Job Stages
-   Jobs
-   Custom Fields
-   Custom Field Options
-   Candidates

Click the **Save** button.

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Paste the API key into the Albato connection field.

Click the **Continue** button.

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### How to set up webhook

Copy the Albato webhook URL.

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Go back to your **Greenhouse account** → click on the **Settings** icon → go to the **Dev Center** tab → **Web Hooks**.

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Click on the **Web Hooks** button.

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-   Come up with a **name** for your webhook.
-   Choose a trigger - **Candidate has submitted application**.
-   Paste the Albato webhook URL into the **Endpoint URL**.
-   Come up with a **password** in the **Secret** key.

Click the **Create Web hook** button.

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The connection is ready!

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