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1. Choose trigger event

2. Choose action

1. Select the event

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Trigger event

Choose a trigger event

Choose a trigger

A trigger is the event that starts your Zap—like a "Submission Completed" from Paperless.

Add your action

An action happens after the trigger—such as "Create Applicant" in Personio.

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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

Submission Completed
Triggers when a Submission is completed by all participants.
Trigger
Instant
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New Absence
Triggers when a new absence is created.
Trigger
Polling
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Updated Attendance (Instant)
Triggers instantly when an attendance period is updated.
Trigger
Instant
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- Person ID
- Legal Entity ID
Trigger
Polling
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New Employee
Triggers when a new employee is created.
Trigger
Polling
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New Employment Created
Triggers when one or more Employment details of a Person are created
Trigger
Instant
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Employment Updated
Triggers when one or more Employment details of a Person are updated
Trigger
Instant
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- Job Position
  Required
- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
- Gender
- Phone
- Location
- Salary Expectations
- Available From
- Message
- Birthday
- Recruiting Channel ID
- File
- FileNameInfo
- Desired File Name
- File Category
Action
Write
- Project ID
- Employee
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Start_time
  Required
- End_time
  Required
- Break
- Break Start Time
- Comment
  Required
Action
Write
- Attendance ID
  Required
- Date
- Start_time
- End Time
- Break Time
- Comment
Action
Write
- Employee ID
  Required
- Category ID
  Required
- File
  Required
- Desired File Name
  Required
- File Comment
Action
Write
- Employee ID
  Required
- Include Pending
Action
Search
- Email
  Required
Action
Search
- Employee ID
  Required
- Employee
  Required
- Absence type
  Required
- Start date
  Required
- End date
  Required
- Half-day Off Start Date
  Required
- Half-day Off End Date
  Required
- Comment
- Skip_approval
Action
Search or write
- Email
  Required
- File
- File Title
- Category ID
- File Comment
Action
Search or write

- New document name
  Required
- (Destination-) Workspace
  Required
- (Source-) Template
  Required
- Dispatch after create?
  Required
Action
Write
New Attendance (Instant)
Triggers instantly when a new attendance period is created.
Trigger
Instant
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New Candidate
Triggers when a new Candidate is created.
Trigger
Polling
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- Owner ID
  Required
- Category ID
- Created On or After
- Created Before
Trigger
Polling
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Employee Updated
Triggers when an employee is updated.
Trigger
Polling
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Employment Terminated
Triggers when an existing employment is terminated.
Trigger
Instant
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New Open Position
Triggers when a new open position is created.
Trigger
Polling
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- Employee
  Required
- Absence type
  Required
- Start date
  Required
- End date
  Required
- Half-day Off Start Date
  Required
- Half-day Off End Date
  Required
- Comment
- Skip_approval
Action
Write
- File
- File Title
- Category ID
- File Comment
Action
Write
- File
- File Title
- Category ID
- File Comment
Action
Write
- Employee ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Owner ID
  Required
- Document Name
- Document Type
- Category ID
- Created On or After
- Created Before
Action
Search
- Person ID
- Email
- First Name
- Last Name
- Include Absence Information
Action
Search
- Employee ID
  Required
- Include Pending
- Project ID
- Employee
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Start_time
  Required
- End_time
  Required
- Break
- Break Start Time
- Comment
  Required
Action
Search or write

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Example actions on this page

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Call from code with the Zapier SDK

Trigger Paperless and Personio actions from backend services, scripts, or agent code.

Install

# TypeScript / Node
npm install @zapier/zapier-sdk

Run an action

import { createZapierSdk } from '@zapier/zapier-sdk';

const zapier = createZapierSdk();
await zapier.runAction({ /* paperless / personio action */ });

Run the SDK docs

There is no Python package yet. SDK is TypeScript-only (@zapier/zapier-sdk). The MCP server URL is personal to your account; get it at zapier.com/mcp.

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