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Learn about syncing your user list with BambooHR.

This guide outlines how to synchronize your application’s BambooHR directories.

To synchronize an organization’s users and groups provisioned for your application, you’ll need the following information from the organization:

  • The BambooHR subdomain.
  • A BambooHR API key to authenticate requests.

Note: The BambooHR integration isn’t enabled by default in the WorkOS Dashboard or Admin Portal. Please reach out to support@workos.com or via your team’s WorkOS Slack channel if you would like BambooHR enabled.

Login to your WorkOS Dashboard and select “Organizations” from the left hand navigation bar.

Select the organization you’ll be configuring a new Directory Sync Connection with.

Click “Manually Configure Connection”.

A screenshot showing where to find “Manually Configure Connection” for an Organization in the WorkOS Dashboard.

Input the Name, and select “BambooHR” as the directory type.

Click the “Create Directory” button.

A screenshot showing "Create Directory" details in the WorkOS Dashboard.

You will now see your BambooHR directory sync has created successfully with an Endpoint, as well as fields to input your subdomain and API Key from BambooHR.

To generate an API key, an IT Admin should log into BambooHR and click their name in the upper right-hand corner of the BambooHR console. Select “API Keys” from the list.

A screenshot showing where to find the "API Keys" option in the BambooHR Dashboard.

Next, the IT Admin should click “Add New Key”.

A screenshot showing where to find the "Add New Key" in the BambooHR Dashboard.

Give your key a descriptive name and select “Generate Key.”

A screenshot showing where to find "Generate Key" in the BambooHR Dashboard.

Select “Copy Key” and save this API key, which you’ll upload in the next step.

A screenshot showing where to find "Copy Key" in the BambooHR Dashboard.

Click “Update Directory”.

There are two fields to enter, one is the API key you created in step 2.

The other is “Subdomain” which is the subdomain name of the Company’s BambooHR instance.

A screenshot showing where to find the "Update Directory" button in the WorkOS Dashboard.

When the connection is successfully made, you will see the green “Linked” icon appear. Now, whenever your customer assigns users or groups to your application, you’ll receive Dashboard updates based on changes in their directory.

A detailed guide to integrate the WorkOS API with your application can be found here

How do I add BambooHR’s custom fields?

For BambooHR’s custom fields, please contact support@workos.com with your directory ID and a list of the custom fields you would like to be added.

How often do BambooHR directories perform a sync?

BambooHR directories poll every 30 minutes starting from the time of the initial sync.