BambooHR – How do I create an employee?

This guide explains how to create an employee using Bindbee's write APIs. The tutorial uses BambooHR for demonstration purposes.

Pre-requisite : Ensure you have write access to the HRIS you want to create an employee in

Step 1: A connector should already be created and its data should be synced for seamless experience. Open the connector for which an employee needs to be created and copy the connector token

Step 2: To get the API key, navigate to the settings section.

Step 3: Regenerate the API key, copy it, and save it for future use. OR use the API key already generated and saved before hand.

Step 4: Navigate to the Bindbee documentation and open the 'Create Employee' section.

Step 5: Add the API Key that we have generated in Step 3

Step 6: Add the connector token and paste in the x-connector-token header

Step 7: Use this curl request to create a request in an appropriate request tool to easily modify the request data

Step 8: Update the payload after setting the bearer token and the x-connector-token.

Step 9: Modify the payload according to the requirements. For instance, change the employee number and email ID.

Step 10: Remove any unnecessary fields, such as home location or work location. Modify other fields if needed, like the SSN.

Step 11: Once the payload is set, click 'Send'. If the employee is successfully created, the success message will be true. If there are errors, the success message will be false.

Step 12: To verify the creation of the employee, navigate to the BambooHR dashboard.

Step 13: Go to the 'People' section and search for the employee using the employee number.

This concludes the guide on creating an employee using Bindbee's write APIs.