ActionHiBobUpdated September 2026
How do I fetch a HiBob employee?
Short answer: You can get hibob employee in HiBob by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the HiBob Get HiBob Employee action to a workflow, map its 1 input from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.
Inputs
The fields this action accepts.
Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Employee ID employee_id | string | Required | The Employee ID assigned by Hibob. Find via the corresponding list/search operation in this app. Use the exact ID, not a name or label. |
Sample request
{"employee_id": "{{trigger.employee_id}}"}
Returns
{"id": "emp_abc","work": {"title": "Engineer","department": "R&D"},"email": "jane@x.com","surname": "Doe","firstName": "Jane"}
Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.
Triggered by
Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get HiBob Employee.
Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.
FAQ
Questions about Get HiBob Employee.
What does the Get HiBob Employee action do in HiBob?
Returns the employee record with personal, work, and custom fields. The standard lookup for HR-sync workflows or for "show employee info" reporting.
What inputs does Get HiBob Employee require?
Required: Employee ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if HiBob returns an error?
The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message HiBob returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.
Does Get HiBob Employee support batch operations?
Run Get HiBob Employee inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within HiBob's rate limits.
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