BuddyPunch Integration

Employee time clock and attendance tracking for hourly teams. Connect BuddyPunch employee events to workflows that provision tools, notify managers, and update records. Start with Watch Employees, then use Get a Location or Get a Position for the next step.

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Supported triggers and actions for BuddyPunch integration

Triggers can detect changes in BuddyPunch and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside BuddyPunch automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.

Watch EmployeesTriggers when a new employee is added or an existing employee is updated.
Watch PositionsTriggers when a new position is available or an existing position is updated.
Get a LocationRetrieves a specific location using the provided criteria.
Get a PositionRetrieves a specific position.
Get a ScheduleRetrieves a schedule.
Get a Time CardRetrieves a specific time card by ID.
Get an EmployeeRetrieves a specific employee.
Get Pay RatesRetrieves pay rates for an employee.
List Assigned EmployeesRetrieves employees assigned to a location.
List EmployeesRetrieves a list of employees.
List LocationsRetrieves a list of locations.
List Pay PeriodsRetrieves a list of pay periods.
List PositionsRetrieves a list of positions.
List Time by Pay PeriodRetrieves time entries for a pay period.
List Time Cards by Pay PeriodRetrieves time cards for a pay period.
List Time Entries for a Time CardRetrieves time entries for a time card.
Assign Department CodesAssigns department codes to a location.
Assign Employees to a LocationAssigns employees to a location.
Create a LocationCreates a new location.
Create a PositionCreates a new position.
Create a Punch InRecords a punch-in time for attendance management.
Create an EmployeeCreates an employee record in the system.
Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API request.
Record a Punch-Out TimeRecords a punch-out time for an employee or user.
Remove Department CodesRemoves department codes from a location.
Remove EmployeesRemoves employees from a location.
Update a LocationUpdates an existing location in the system.
Update a PositionUpdates an existing position.
Update an EmployeeUpdates an existing employee.

How to integrate BuddyPunch in automation workflow?

3 simple steps to make your BuddyPunch connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.

STEP 1

Select BuddyPunch in workflow

Pick BuddyPunch app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.

STEP 2

Connect BuddyPunch

When prompted, authorize access to BuddyPunch in WEXTL once. BuddyPunch credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].

WEXTL wants to integrate with your BuddyPunch account. Approve?

STEP 3

Build a workflow

Build your workflow with BuddyPunch yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect BuddyPunch to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.

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How BuddyPunch connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever BuddyPunch app is called in workflows. That allows your hr automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that BuddyPunch supports.

Full BuddyPunch API documentation

The following table illustrates what fields BuddyPunch integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].

Video slide demonstrates how BuddyPunch is connected in WEXTL builder [4].

Field	Type	Help
Buddy Punch – Subscription KeyRequired	password	Paste your Buddy Punch Subscription Key (`required`). Get it from the Buddy Punch Developer Portal: go to developers.buddypunch.com → Profile → Subscriptions → copy your Subscription Key. If you don’t have access yet, request approval first by subscribing to the Standard product in the portal.

Connect BuddyPunch to popular apps on WEXTL

Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with BuddyPunch below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with BuddyPunch. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.

Example automation with BuddyPunch integration

Select Watch Employees trigger from BuddyPunch - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in BuddyPunch, workflow will start [7] from Watch Employees node.

Search for Assign Employees to a Location, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Watch Employees and Assign Employees to a Location, so only important data pass from Watch Employees to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of BuddyPunch automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].

BuddyPunch on WEXTL has 29 modules for combining hr automations. Explore BuddyPunch documentation for more.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Employees and Assign Employees to a Location nodes are used in BuddyPunch workflow.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Employees and Assign Employees to a Location [6] nodes are used in BuddyPunch workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating BuddyPunch in your workflows.

BuddyPunch has 2 triggers, including "Watch Employees" and "Watch Positions". Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.

Integration has 27 actions, including "Get a Location", "Get a Position", and "Get a Schedule", and more. Refer to our BuddyPunch Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.

No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].

Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.

The BuddyPunch integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by BuddyPunch official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where BuddyPunch provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever BuddyPunch or any other service sends event to webhook URL.

WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for BuddyPunch inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with BuddyPunch modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.

References

List of sources used to gather information about the BuddyPunch integration.

BuddyPunch integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal BuddyPunch integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official BuddyPunch vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
WEXTL® Apps Library
WEXTL® BuddyPunch App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

BuddyPunch Integration

Supported triggers and actions for BuddyPunch integration