Creating a BambooHR connection
To create the connection you need:- An API key
Obtaining the credentials
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Click your profile picture, and then select API Keys.
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Click Add New Key.
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Enter an API Key Name and click Generate Key.
Each API request sent from a third-party application to the BambooHR website
will be authenticated and permissioned as if a real user were using the
software. The permissions of the user associated with the API request will
determine which fields and employees each API request is allowed to view
and/or edit.
- Copy the generated token.
Creating your connection
- In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
- Select the BambooHR icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
- (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
- Select API Key as the method to make the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The company domain
- The API key
- (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
- Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.