BambooHR and Tray

BambooHR is your HR system of record, but it doesn’t update or trigger actions across other tools. Tray connects BambooHR with IT, payroll, finance, and collaboration systems to keep employee data accurate and automate onboarding and offboarding.

Tray acts as the integration and governance layer between BambooHR and enterprise systems such as Okta, ServiceNow, and NetSuite. Workflows can run in both directions, update only approved fields, and branch based on roles or regions.

Tray’s AI orchestration platform combines secure infrastructure, cross-system automation, and agent capabilities so HR and IT teams can manage data and processes safely at scale.

With Tray, you build
Automations
Integrations
 and
Agents
 that connect BambooHR across your business systems and teams.

Automations

Automations with BambooHR and Tray

Tray automates how BambooHR connects with your other systems. Employee events such as new hires, updates, or terminations can start workflows that create tickets, sync records, or notify teams across HR, IT, and finance.

Workflows use BambooHR webhooks or scheduled polling to detect changes, manage dependencies like access setup or removal, and keep every system in sync.

Each workflow includes retries, error handling, and sequencing controls so actions happen in the right order without data loss. Logic and approvals ensure sensitive changes, such as salary or access updates, follow policy and remain governed.

Integrations

Integrations with BambooHR and Tray

Tray connects BambooHR with your HR, IT, and finance tools. Integrations keep employee records aligned across systems so every team works from the same source of truth. Tray supports hybrid HR environments where BambooHR can serve as either the source or target alongside systems like Workday, ADP, or other HR and identity platforms. Workflows can extend with HTTP steps for systems not covered by native Tray connectors, giving teams flexibility to integrate specialized tools while keeping governance consistent.

BambooHR integration capabilities

Integrate BambooHR with 700+ applications using the BambooHR connector or any system with an API using Tray’s HTTP connector. These domains mirror BambooHR APIs and how HR teams manage employee records, time-off requests, and approvals across systems.

Manage employee data across systems

  • Create and update records: Add new hires, update job titles, and sync personal details
  • Sync key fields: Keep job, department, and manager data current
  • Handle deltas: Process only changed records using timestamps or custom logic
  • Deactivate users: Trigger downstream offboarding workflows when employment ends
  • Attach files: Upload or sync employee documents from connected storage

Agents

Build agents with BambooHR and Tray

Tray agents use BambooHR data to help HR and IT teams act directly from chat or web tools. Agents can combine data from BambooHR, Okta, and finance systems to act in context under IT-defined permissions.

Ground agents with relevant knowledge

  • Combine sources: Use BambooHR with identity or finance data for context-aware actions
  • Build a BambooHR data source: Query approved employee and job data through APIs
  • Filter scope: Limit access by department, role, or region
  • Detect changes: Use polling or schedules to capture updates
  • Use company knowledge: Return approved data grounded in internal content and link back to the correct records

FAQs

Yes. Tray integrates through the official BambooHR API using secure authentication and scoped credentials.

What comes standard with Tray

Whether your systems, data, or models run in the cloud or on-premises, Tray connects them in one secure platform. Every connection, workflow, and agent operates under IT governance with encryption, audit logging, and access controls built in. Security teams can trust that all integrations comply with enterprise network and authentication policies.

Universal connectivity

  • Prebuilt connectors: 700+ connectors plus a universal HTTP connector for any REST API
  • Custom connectors: Build custom connectors that behave like native ones
  • Connect anywhere: Cloud or on-prem systems supported

Learn more about our connectivity options

On-premises connectivity

  • Connect securely: Access on-premises systems, whether first-party or third-party
  • Meet network requirements: Connect through approved configurations that align with enterprise security policies
  • Enterprise protocols: Support multiple on-premises security standards for safe integration

Learn more about on-premises connectivity

Authentication management

  • Secure credentials: Collect and store authentications with full encryption
  • Encrypted data: Protect all data at rest and in transit
  • Role-based control: Partition credentials by workspace and access level

Learn more about authentication management

Security and governance

  • Certified compliance: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA
  • End-to-end protection: Encryption, detailed audit logs, scoped connections, and OAuth scopes

Learn more about security and governance