Bullhorn Integration

Recruiting ATS and CRM for staffing agencies and talent teams. Keep Bullhorn people data consistent across the systems your organization relies on. Start from Watch Candidates and automatically continue with Get a Candidate or Get a Client Contact.

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Supported triggers and actions for Bullhorn integration

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

Watch CandidatesTriggers when there is a new candidate.
Watch Client ContactsTriggers when there are new client contacts.
Watch Client CorporationsTriggers when there is a new client corporation.
Watch Job OrderTriggers when a job order is created or updated.
Watch Job SubmissionsTriggers when a job submission is created or updated.
Watch NotesTriggers when a new note is created or an existing note is updated.
Watch PlacementsTriggers when a new placement is created.
Watch TasksTriggers when new tasks are created or existing tasks are updated.
Get a CandidateRetrieves a candidate's information from the database.
Get a Client ContactRetrieves a client contact's details from the service.
Get a Client CorporationRetrieves the information associated with a specific client corporation.
Get a Job OrderRetrieves a job order from the service.
Get a Job SubmissionRetrieves a job submission from a specified service or system.
Get a Job SubmissionRetrieves a specific job submission from the service.
Get a NoteRetrieves a note from the service.
Get a PlacementRetrieves a placement from the service.
Get a TaskRetrieves a task from the service by its ID.
Get CandidatesRetrieves all candidates.
Get Client ContactRetrieves all client contact information.
Get Client CorporationsRetrieves all client corporations.
Get Job OrdersRetrieves all job orders from the service.
Get NotesRetrieves all notes.
Get PlacementsRetrieves all placements from the service.
Get TasksRetrieves all tasks.
Convert to Text/HTMLConverts input data to text or HTML format.
Convert to Text/HTML via JSONConverts data to text or HTML format using JSON input.
Create a CandidateCreates a new candidate record in the system.
Create a Client ContactCreates a new contact for a client in the system.
Create a Client CorporationCreates a client corporation in the system.
Create a Job OrderCreates a job order in the system.
Create a Job SubmissionCreates a new job submission for processing.
Create a NoteCreates a new note in the system.
Create a PlacementCreates a placement.
Create a TaskCreates a new task in the system.
Delete a CandidateDeletes a candidate from the database.
Delete a Client ContactDeletes a client contact from the system.
Delete a Client CorporationDeletes a client corporation.
Delete a Job OrderDeletes a job order from the system.
Delete a Job SubmissionDeletes a job submission from the system.
Delete a NoteDeletes a note from the service.
Delete a PlacementDeletes a placement from the system.
Delete a TaskDeletes a specified task from the service.
Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.
Parse to CandidateParses information into a candidate.
Parse to Candidate via JSONParses data to a candidate format using JSON.
Parse to HrXML via JSONParses data into HrXML format using JSON.
Parse to XRXMLParses data into XRXML format.
Update a CandidateUpdates a candidate's information in the system.
Update a Client ContactUpdates a client contact with new information.
Update a Client CorporationUpdates a client corporation with specific details.
Update a Job OrderUpdates a job order with new details or changes existing information.
Update a Job SubmissionUpdates a job submission in the system.
Update a NoteUpdates an existing note with new information.
Update a PlacementUpdates a placement with new details or changes in the service.
Update a TaskUpdates a task with new information.

How to integrate Bullhorn in automation workflow?

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

STEP 1

Select Bullhorn in workflow

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

STEP 2

Connect Bullhorn

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

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STEP 3

Build a workflow

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

Bullhorn

How Bullhorn connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Bullhorn 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 Bullhorn supports.

Full Bullhorn API documentation

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

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

Field	Type	Help
Client IDRequired	text	—
Client SecretRequired	password	—

Connect Bullhorn to popular apps on WEXTL

Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Bullhorn below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Bullhorn. 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 Bullhorn integration

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

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

Bullhorn on WEXTL has 55 modules for combining hr automations. Explore Bullhorn documentation for more.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Client Contacts and Create a Client Corporation nodes are used in Bullhorn workflow.

Video slide demonstrates how Watch Client Contacts and Create a Client Corporation [6] nodes are used in Bullhorn workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating Bullhorn in your workflows.

Bullhorn has 8 triggers, including "Watch Candidates", "Watch Client Contacts", and "Watch Client Corporations", and more. Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.

Integration has 47 actions, including "Get a Candidate", "Get a Client Contact", and "Get a Client Corporation", and more. Refer to our Bullhorn 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 Bullhorn integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Bullhorn official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where Bullhorn 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 Bullhorn 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 Bullhorn 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 Bullhorn 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 Bullhorn integration.

Bullhorn integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal Bullhorn integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official Bullhorn 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® Bullhorn App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

Bullhorn Integration

Supported triggers and actions for Bullhorn integration