ClockLap + Personio: people, offices and absences in sync

ClockLap reads people and their current employment (status, supervisor, office, departments) from Personio, brings absence balances in, and records approved time off back.

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What syncs

Personio is the source of truth for people. On each sync ClockLap reads:

  • Persons and their most recent employment: status, supervisor, office, departments, termination date
  • Absence types (days or hours) and balances
Time off. Approved ClockLap time off is recorded as an absence period without a second approval.

How it works

  1. Generate API credentialsIn Personio: Settings → Integrations → API credentials. Allow reading persons, employments and absences.
  2. Paste the client ID and secretTokens are refreshed automatically.
  3. Map offices and departmentsTo ClockLap sites and teams.
  4. Choose who winsField by field.
  5. Review the dry runThen apply it.

Matching people

Matched by earlier links, then email, employee number and Personio person ID.

  • Who wins, per field. The HR system by default: ClockLap is updated to match. Set any field to “ClockLap” and it’s only filled in when the person is added.
  • New people. Added automatically, without an invite unless you turn invites on. You choose the role they get.
  • People who leave. Suggested for turning off (default), or turned off automatically. Their history stays.
  • Sites and teams. Map the HR system’s locations or departments to ClockLap sites once; moves follow on every sync.
  • Single sign-on users. People your identity provider manages through SCIM keep what SCIM writes; the sync skips those fields and says so.
  • Schedule. Hourly, daily (default) or manual. A scheduled sync can apply itself or only prepare a preview for an admin.
A dry run first. The first sync is always a dry run: a list of the people who would be added, updated or suggested for turning off, field by field. Nothing changes until an admin applies it, and scheduled syncs wait for that first approval.

What you need

  • Personio with admin access to API credentials
  • Read access to persons, employments and absences

Every run keeps a history: who and what was sent, per-line results, plain-language errors with a fix, and a redacted request log for admins. Webhooks fire on people_sync.completed.

Questions

Is Personio available for Canadian or US workspaces?

Yes. People sync with Personio works for workspaces in every ClockLap region.

Is people sync included in the price?

Yes. HR connections are part of every ClockLap plan, with no add-ons.

Is ClockLap affiliated with Personio?

No. ClockLap connects to Personio using its published API; it isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Personio. The connection is in beta while we verify it with live accounts.

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