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# Update Employee



## OpenAPI

````yaml /actionkit/openapi.json POST /projects/{project_id}/tools/#BAMBOO_HR_UPDATE_EMPLOYEE
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: ActionKit Tools API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://actionkit.useparagon.com
    description: US Cloud
security: []
paths:
  /projects/{project_id}/tools/#BAMBOO_HR_UPDATE_EMPLOYEE:
    post:
      summary: Update Employee
      parameters:
        - name: project_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            description: >-
              Your Paragon Project ID. You can copy your Project ID from your
              dashboard URL or by clicking Copy Project ID under the Environment
              switcher.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                tool:
                  type: string
                  default: BAMBOO_HR_UPDATE_EMPLOYEE
                parameters:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    employeeId:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Employee ID : Specify the ID of the employee to update.
                        (example: "45")
                    firstName:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        First Name : Specify the first name of the employee to
                        update. (example: "John")
                    lastName:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Last Name : Specify the last name of the employee to
                        update. (example: "Doe")
                    dateOfBirth:
                      type: string
                      description: 'Date of Birth (example: "yyyy-mm-dd")'
                    employeeNumber:
                      type: string
                      description: 'Employee Number (example: "5")'
                    gender:
                      type: string
                      description: 'Gender : Specify the plain text name of the gender.'
                    socialSecurity:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Social Security Number : Specify the social security
                        number of the employee to update.
                    maritalStatus:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Marital Status : Specify the plain text status of
                        marriage. (example: "Single")
                    hireDate:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Hire Date : Specify the date of hire for the employee to
                        update. (example: "yyyy-mm-dd")
                    address:
                      type: string
                      description: 'Address Line 1 (example: "2000 Oak Street")'
                    city:
                      type: string
                      description: 'City (example: "San Francisco")'
                    state:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        State : Specify the full name of the state or province.
                        (example: "California")
                    country:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Country : Specify the name of the country. Must exist in
                        the BambooHR country list. (example: "United States")
                    employmentHistory:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Employment History Status : The employee's employment
                        status as used to filter employees in BambooHR.
                      enum:
                        - contractor
                        - full-time
                        - furloughed
                        - intern
                        - part-time
                        - terminated
                    exempt:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Exempt : Specify the FLSA Overtime Status of the
                        employee.
                      enum:
                        - exempt
                        - non exempt
                    payType:
                      type: string
                      description: 'Pay Type : Specify the employee’s current pay type.'
                      enum:
                        - hourly
                        - salary
                        - commision
                        - exception hourly
                        - monthly
                        - piece rate
                        - contract
                        - daily
                        - pro rata
                    payRate:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Pay Rate : Specify the employee’s current pay rate.
                        (example: "8.25")
                    payPer:
                      type: string
                      description: 'Pay Per : Specify the employee’s current pay per.'
                      enum:
                        - hour
                        - day
                        - week
                        - month
                        - quater
                        - year
                    location:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Location : Specify the employee's current location. The
                        provided location must exist in the BambooHR instance’s
                        location table.
                    department:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Department : Specify the employee's current department.
                        The provided department must exist in the BambooHR
                        instance’s department table.
                    division:
                      type: string
                      description: >-
                        Division : Specify the employee's current division. The
                        provided division must exist in the BambooHR instance’s
                        division table.
                    additionalFields:
                      type: object
                      description: |-
                        Additional Fields (example: "{
                          jobTitle: "Accountant",
                          nickname: "John",
                          address2: "Seattle"
                        }")
                      properties: {}
                  required:
                    - employeeId
                  x-integration: bamboohr
              required:
                - tool
                - parameters
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        Your [Paragon User
        Token](/getting-started/installing-the-connect-sdk#setup) (JWT), which
        you can generate using your project's signing keys.

````