Buddy Punch + Slack

Send private Slack messages for new Buddy Punch employee punch-outs

Stay updated on your team's work hours with this efficient automation between Buddy Punch and Slack. Whenever an employee punches out of Buddy Punch, a private channel message will be sent to Slack, keeping you informed about their work hours. Save time and improve communication within your team with this seamless workflow.

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Employee Punched Out
Triggered when an employee punches out.
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Send Private Channel Message
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.
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Employee Created
Triggers when a new employee is added.
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Employee Punched Out
Triggered when an employee punches out.
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Punch Out Changed
Triggered when a punch out has been changed
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- Department CodeRequired
- EmployeeRequired
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- PositionRequired
- EmployeeRequired
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- UsernameRequired
- First NameRequired
- Last NameRequired
- E-Mail AddressRequired
- Is ActiveRequired
- Employee ID
Action
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- NameRequired
- Active
Action
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- User
- Punch Source
- Punch Date-Time
- Note
- Latitude
- Longitude
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- Search TermRequired
Action
Search
New Channel
Triggers whenever a new #channel is created.
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- Include Alias
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- User Name
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Pushed Message
Triggers when you click the "Push to Zapier" button from a message in Slack.
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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- TextRequired
- Remind when?Required
- Remind who?
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- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
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- Channel NameRequired
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- ChannelRequired
- TopicRequired
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- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
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Delete Message
This action deletes an existing message in a specific channel on Slack. You need to provide the channel ID and the message timestamp as inputs.
Action
Write
- Search QueryRequired
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

Employee Punched In
Triggered when an employee punches in.
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Punch in Changed
Triggered when a punch in has been changed
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Employee Updated
Triggers when an existing employee is updated.
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- LocationRequired
- EmployeeRequired
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- NameRequired
- Payroll Code
- Active
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- NameRequired
- Active
Action
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- User
- Punch Date-Time
- Punch Source
- Location
- Department
- Note
- Latitude
- Longitude
Action
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- User IDRequired
- UsernameRequired
- First NameRequired
- Last NameRequired
- E-Mail AddressRequired
- Is ActiveRequired
- Employee ID
Action
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- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Channel
- User Name
- Shared
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Reaction
- Channel
- User
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
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- ChannelRequired
- UsersRequired
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- Send Multi Message
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
Action
Write
- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
Action
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- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- User
Action
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- Raw Request User Info
- Api Docs Info
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
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Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
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- EmailRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

About Buddy Punch

Buddy Punch is an employee time tracking and scheduling app that lets your employees track their hours and helps streamline scheduling, time off, and payroll.

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Buddy Punch + Slack

Send private Slack messages for new Buddy Punch employee punch-outs

Employee Created

Employee Punched Out

Punch Out Changed

Assign Employee to Department Code

EmployeeRequired

Assign Employee to Position

PositionRequired

EmployeeRequired

Create Employee

UsernameRequired

First NameRequired

Last NameRequired

E-Mail AddressRequired

Is ActiveRequired

Employee ID

Create Position

NameRequired

Active

Punch Out

User

Punch Source

Punch Date-Time

Note

Latitude

Longitude

Find Employee

Search TermRequired

New Channel

New Team Custom Emoji

Include Alias

New Mention

User Name

Highlight Word

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Pushed Message

New Saved Message

Add Reminder

TextRequired

Remind when?Required

Remind who?

Send Channel Message

ChannelRequired

Message TextRequired

Send as a bot?

Bot Name

Bot Icon

Include a link to this Zap?

Attach Image by URL

Auto-Expand Links?

Link Usernames and Channel Names?

Schedule At

Zap Id

File

Thread

Send Channel Message?

Create Channel

Channel NameRequired

Set Channel Topic

ChannelRequired

TopicRequired

Set Status

Status Text

Status Emoji

Expiration Time

Delete Message

Find Message

Search QueryRequired

Sort By

Sort Direction

Find User by ID

IDRequired

Return Raw Results?

Find User by Username

UsernameRequired

Return Raw Results?