How to set up the HiBob integration
Last updated: October 12, 2026
This article walks you through setting up the HiBob integration with your PULT account.
Connect HiBob to PULT to automatically sync your employees and their absences (vacation, sick days, remote work and more). You can also send home office bookings made in PULT back to HiBob.
The integration runs via our partner Kombo and takes about 5 minutes. You don't need to create a service user or API keys – you simply sign in with your HiBob account.
Before you start
You need admin rights in PULT.
You need a HiBob account that is allowed to approve app access for your company (usually a HiBob admin).
Make sure your browser allows pop-ups for PULT – the HiBob login opens in a new window.
Step 1: Open the HiBob integration in PULT
Open the PULT Admin Dashboard and go to Settings → Integrations.
Find the HiBob tile and click Add.
Step 2: Choose HiBob as your HR system
Click Connect An HR System.
Select HiBob from the list.
Step 3: Review the data PULT will access
You'll see an overview of what PULT is allowed to do in HiBob:
Read employees – employee data
Read absence types – your absence/time-off types
Read absences – your employees' absences
Read groups – group data
Manage absences – create and update absences on your behalf (needed if you sync PULT home office bookings to HiBob)
Click on an entry to see exactly which fields are included. Then click Continue.
Step 4: Sign in with HiBob
On the Start HiBob Connection screen, click Continue.
Click Sign in with HiBob. A new window opens where you log in to HiBob.
💡 If nothing happens, your browser is probably blocking the pop-up. Allow pop-ups for PULT and click the button again.
Step 5: Authorize PULT in HiBob
In the HiBob window you'll see the app permissions PULT is requesting:
View employees on private time off
View time off
View employee data
Manage time off
View company metadata
Under People data access, choose whose data PULT may access:
All company (recommended) – all employees are synced to PULT
Select by condition or Select by name – only selected employees are synced
Click Authorize. You'll see "Connection successful" and are redirected back to PULT automatically.
Step 6: Configure your sync settings
Back in PULT, a green banner confirms that the HiBob integration is active. Now choose what should be synced:
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Synchronize Teams | Teams from HiBob are created as groups in PULT, and users are moved into their matching group. |
Use Department for Team Mapping | Uses the HiBob department instead of the team for group mapping. |
Synchronize Vacation Days | Mapped absence types are shown as vacation in PULT. |
Synchronize Sick Days | Mapped absence types are shown as sick days in PULT. |
Synchronize Remote Days | Mapped absence types are shown as remote work in PULT. |
Synchronize Business Trips | Mapped absence types are shown as business trips in PULT. |
Synchronize Absent Days | For absence types without their own PULT category (e.g. parental leave) – shown as "Absent" in PULT. |
Synchronize Home-Office Polls | Choose the direction: To HRIS sends home office bookings made in PULT to HiBob (as "Pult - Home Office"), To PULT brings HiBob home office absences into PULT. |
Prefer Employee's Preferred Name | Uses the preferred name from HiBob instead of the legal first and last name. |
Delete Terminated User's Future Polls | Removes future synced absences when an employee leaves. |
Archive Terminated Users | Archives users in PULT when they are terminated in HiBob. |
To map your absence types: click + Map time-off type in the relevant category and select your HiBob absence type (e.g. "Holiday" under Vacation Days, "Sick" under Sick Days).
When you're done, click Save. To start the first sync right away, click Synchronize now.
Step 7: Check the result
In PULT: absences from HiBob now appear in the calendar of each employee.
In HiBob: if you enabled Home-Office Polls "To HRIS", home office bookings from PULT appear in HiBob as Pult - Home Office.
That's it – your HiBob integration is set up! 🎉
Troubleshooting
The HiBob login window doesn't open
Allow pop-ups for PULT in your browser and click Sign in with HiBob again.
Absences don't show up in PULT
Check that the absence type is mapped in the right category (Step 6), click Save and then Synchronize now.
Some employees are missing
Check the People data access setting in HiBob (Step 5). If you chose "Select by condition" or "Select by name", only those employees are synced.
How do I remove the integration?
Go to Settings → Integrations → HiBob and click Delete integration at the bottom of the page.
Still stuck? Contact us via the chat bubble in PULT or directly at support@pult.com – we're happy to help. 😊