STEP 1
Select Rippling in workflow
Pick Rippling app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
Rippling Integration
Unified HR, IT, and payroll platform for growing companies. Keep Rippling people data consistent across the systems your organization relies on. Start from Get a Custom Object Record and automatically continue with Get a Custom Object Record by External ID or List Custom Object Records.
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Supported triggers and actions for Rippling integration
Triggers can detect changes in Rippling and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside Rippling automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Get a Custom Object RecordRetrieves a single custom object record.
- Get a Custom Object Record by External IDRetrieves a single custom object record by external id.
- List Custom Object RecordsRetrieves a list of custom object records.
- Search Custom Object RecordsSearches for custom object records by query.
- Create a Time EntryCreates a new time entry.
- Delete a Custom Object RecordDeletes an existing custom object record by id.
- Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.
How to integrate Rippling in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your Rippling connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect Rippling
When prompted, authorize access to Rippling in WEXTL once. Rippling 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 Rippling yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect Rippling to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
Rippling
How Rippling connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever Rippling 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 Rippling supports.
The following table illustrates what fields Rippling integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Connect Rippling
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Demonstration of Rippling connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
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API KeyRequired | password | API Tokens app can be found by searching for it or under |
Connect Rippling to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with Rippling below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with Rippling. 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 Rippling integration
Select List Custom Object Records action from Rippling - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in Rippling, workflow will start [7] from List Custom Object Records node.
Search for Get a Custom Object Record by External ID, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between List Custom Object Records and Get a Custom Object Record by External ID, so only important data pass from List Custom Object Records to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of Rippling automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
Rippling on WEXTL has 7 modules for combining hr automations. Explore Rippling documentation for more.
Video slide demonstrates how List Custom Object Records and Get a Custom Object Record by External ID [6] nodes are used in Rippling workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating Rippling in your workflows.
Rippling has no triggers, but it provides 7 actions including "Get a Custom Object Record", "Get a Custom Object Record by External ID", and "List Custom Object Records". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate Rippling tasks.
Integration has 7 actions, including "Get a Custom Object Record", "Get a Custom Object Record by External ID", and "List Custom Object Records", and more. Refer to our Rippling 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 Rippling integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by Rippling official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where Rippling 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 Rippling 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 Rippling 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 Rippling 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 Rippling integration.
- Rippling integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal Rippling integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official Rippling 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® Rippling App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation