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BambooHR to Paylocity Integration: How to Connect BambooHR with Paylocity

When someone is hired in BambooHR, their information appears in Paylocity automatically — nobody retypes it. Flexspring connects BambooHR to Paylocity directly, so new hires, employee changes and approved time off move between the two systems in near real time. Your team gets fewer payroll corrections, faster onboarding, and an end to double-data entry between HR and payroll.

Flexspring builds, hosts, and monitors the connection for you. There are no files to upload and nothing for your team to maintain. Most integrations go live in 4–6 weeks. Every use case is built separately, including sending Paylocity payroll data back into BambooHR so your team can see HR and payroll information in one place.

BambooHR to Paylocity
Paylocity to BambooHR
4–6 week typical setup
Flexspring is a BambooHR Marketplace Partner and a Paylocity Technology Partner

What syncs between the two systems

Everything below flows from BambooHR to Paylocity automatically. Payroll data flows the other way — from Paylocity back into BambooHR, so your team can see HR and payroll information in one place.

What syncs
Trigger
New hires, including your custom fields
Hire button pressed
Employee changes and rehires
When the record changes
Approved paid time off
When time off is approved
Terminations and leave of absence
When the record changes
One-time payments — bonuses, stock and other awards
When the record changes
Direct deposit details, including multiple accounts
When the record changes
Departments, locations, jobs, cost centers and business units
When the record changes
Emergency contacts
When the record changes
Benefits and allowances
When the record changes
Time and attendance for hourly and salaried employees
Each pay cycle
Federal and state tax details and deductions
When the record changes
Payroll data into a custom table
After payroll runs
Post-hire details such as SSN and date of birth
When the employee completes them
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How the integration works

1
Scoping. You pick the use cases you need from the list above. Flexspring maps every field between the two systems, including your custom fields and business rules.
2
Direct connection. Flexspring iPaaS connects the two systems to each other over secure APIs. There are no spreadsheets to export, no files to transfer, and no manual steps in the middle.
3
Near real-time sync. When a record changes — a hire, a promotion, an approved time-off request — the change moves across in near real time rather than waiting for an overnight batch.
4
Monitoring and error handling. The integration is monitored continuously, with error handling, visibility into every transaction, and a named support contact. When either app changes their API, Flexspring updates your integration.
5
Ongoing changes. Your integration is future-proofed for ongoing enhancements without re-implementation, and adapts to custom fields, new locations, new systems and business rules.

Flexspring iPaaS does not store employee data beyond temporary transaction logs, and meets SOC 2, GDPR and ISO 27001 standards.

Real Results: Data Integration Case Study

One Concern HR Team Saves 20 Hours a Month with BambooHR to Paylocity Integration

A cutting-edge disaster and climate technology company frees its HR and payroll teams from double-data entry.

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Do you actually have to choose?

A lot of people arrive here comparing the two products. If you’re deciding which single system to buy, that’s a real decision and this guide won’t make it for you.

But many teams don’t choose. They keep BambooHR as the HR system of record — where managers hire, update records and approve time off — and Paylocity for payroll. That works well, right up until someone has to keep both in sync by hand. Disconnected apps are the problem this data integration solves: BambooHR stays the place people work, and Paylocity gets clean data on time without anyone retyping it.

Frequently asked questions

Does BambooHR integrate with Paylocity?

With data integration, new hires, employee changes and approved time off move from BambooHR to Paylocity automatically, and payroll data flows back the other way. Flexspring builds the integration to match your custom fields and business rules, then hosts and monitors it.

How do I connect BambooHR to Paylocity?

You decide which information you want to sync, and a data integration expert like Flexspring maps every field between the two systems and builds the connection. Custom integrations by Flexspring include unlimited custom fields and unlimited business rules. There is nothing for your team to install or maintain.

What employee information syncs?

With data integration, new hires, employee changes and rehires sync, including your custom fields. You can also add time off, one-time payments, direct deposit, departments and locations, emergency contacts, benefits and allowances, time and attendance, and federal and state tax details.

How long does the integration take?

Flexspring builds, hosts, and monitors the connector. Most integrations go live in 4–6 weeks. More complex builds — extra custom fields, custom tables, multiple countries or specific business rules — take 8–10 weeks. The guide explains which one fits your setup. Custom integration by Flexspring includes unlimited custom fields and unlimited business rules. Flexspring does all the data mapping, so no internal IT resources are needed.

Is our employee data stored anywhere during the transfer?

Flexspring does not store employee data beyond temporary transaction logs, and does not require anyone to handle the data manually. Flexspring meets SOC 2, GDPR and ISO 27001 standards.

Do we need IT or a developer to set this up?

No internal IT resources are needed to create your data integration. Flexspring’s team builds the integration to your requirements and monitors it afterwards, including handling API changes from either vendor. Your part is deciding which use cases you need and confirming Flexspring’s recommendations for how your fields should map.

Why connect BambooHR to Paylocity?

With data integration, when someone is hired in BambooHR, their information appears in Paylocity automatically — nobody retypes it. Your team gets fewer payroll corrections, faster onboarding, and an end to double-data entry between HR and payroll. One Concern’s HR team saves 20 hours a month.

What’s the best way to connect BambooHR to Paylocity?

The best way to connect BambooHR to Paylocity depends on your data and business requirements. A standard connector can work for simple data flows, while custom fields and unique business rules require a tailored integration. If you go the custom route, you can build the integration yourself or choose a managed integration like Flexspring’s — built and maintained for you, which is typically faster and cheaper.

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