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title: "Connecting to BambooHR for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "connecting-payhawk-to-bamboohr"
description: "Connect Payhawk to BambooHR through Merge with your credentials or an API key and your BambooHR domain, so employees sync automatically. See how to disconnect."
updated: 2026-10-22T12:46:07Z
published: 2026-10-22T12:46:07Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/connecting-payhawk-to-bamboohr"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Connecting Payhawk to BambooHR

BambooHR is a cloud-based Human Resource Information System (HRIS) designed to help small and medium-sized businesses manage employee information, onboarding, time off, and performance in one place.

Payhawk supports integration with BambooHR through utilizing the [Merge API](https://www.merge.dev/categories/hr-payroll-api).

> [!TIP]
> To successfully connect Payhawk with your HR system, first review the [Payhawk connection recommendations](/help/about-connecting-your-hris-to-payhawk#setting-up-a-proper-connection) and the [Merge setup guide](https://help.merge.dev/articles/5431279-bamboohr-how-do-i-link-using-an-api-key?lang=en) to cover all requirements.

## Connecting to BambooHR

To connect Payhawk to the BambooHR HR Information System:

1. Go to **Settings** > **Integrations** > **Available integrations** > **HR**.
2. Go to the **BambooHR** card and click on **Connect**.
3. Select the checkbox and click on **Continue**.![Integration options for syncing employee data with BambooHR and other services.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Adm%3AHRIS/BambooHR%201.jpg)
4. In the dialog that opens, select the option that applies to your use case:
  1. **Use my credentials (recommended)** will authenticate the Administrator User via API.
  2. **Use my API key or access token** will authenticate the Service User or the whole HR system with the applicable API key.
5. In the dialog that opens next, select **I am an admin** and then, click on **Next**.
6. Enter your BambooHR domain and click on **Next**.

If you have trouble providing the required domain to continue, click on the **Stuck? See detailed instructions** **link with screenshots** link to access the [Merge authorization guide](https://help.merge.dev/articles/5431279-bamboohr-how-do-i-link-using-an-api-key?lang=en) for the HR system.
7. As a result, Payhawk will connect and fetch data from your HR system. Once the process is complete, you can review the data that will be synced between the systems. Click on **Continue**.

![Data fetching screen displaying employee count, groups, and location information.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Adm%3AHRIS/fetching%20data%20hris.jpg)
8. Complete the process by clicking on **Done**. As a result, employees will be automatically retrieved into the Payhawk system and your active BambooHR integration will now be visible in the **Settings** > **Integrations** > **Active** section.

## Disconnecting from BambooHR

To disconnect from your active BambooHR integration:

1. Go to the **Settings** > **Integrations** > **Active** section and find BambooHR.
2. Click on its three-dot menu and select **Disconnect**.