# Create Employee — BambooHR

> Create a new employee. firstName and lastName are required; any other valid writable field can be supplied via Additional Fields. Returns a Location header with the new employee ID. See the documentation

- Key: `bamboohr-create-employee`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: BambooHR (`bamboohr`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/bamboohr.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/bamboohr/actions/create-employee
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/bamboohr/actions/create-employee/create-employee.mjs

## Description

Create a new employee. `firstName` and `lastName` are required; any other valid writable field can be supplied via Additional Fields. Returns a Location header with the new employee ID. [See the documentation](https://documentation.bamboohr.com/reference/create-employee)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `firstName` | `string` | Yes | Employee first name, e.g. Jane. |
| `lastName` | `string` | Yes | Employee last name, e.g. Doe. |
| `workEmail` | `string` | No | Work email address, e.g. jane.doe@example.com. |
| `jobTitle` | `string` | No | Job title, e.g. Software Engineer. |
| `department` | `string` | No | Department name, e.g. Engineering. |
| `hireDate` | `string` | No | Hire date in YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2026-01-15. |
| `additionalFields` | `object` | No | Additional writable employee fields as name-value pairs, e.g. {"division":"Sales","mobilePhone":"555-1234"}. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "bamboohr",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "bamboohr-create-employee",
  arguments: {
    firstName: "First Name",
    lastName: "Last Name",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "bamboohr-create-employee",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    bamboohr: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    firstName: "First Name",
    lastName: "Last Name",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "bamboohr-create-employee",
    "configured_props": {
      "bamboohr": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "firstName": "First Name",
      "lastName": "Last Name"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/bamboohr.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps