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# HiBob

HiBob connects to Cakewalk with service user credentials you create in HiBob's system settings; for the shared flow, see [Connecting an HRIS](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/connecting-an-hris.md).

### ✅ Before You Start

* Your account must belong to the Admins permission group of your company's HiBob instance, or a member of that group must share their access with you.
* To check: log in to HiBob, click the products icon in the top left corner and look for **System Settings** in the menu that opens. If you cannot see it, your account is not in the Admins permission group.

### 🛠 Connect

1. In Cakewalk, go to **Settings → Data Sources → Users** and select HiBob.
2. In HiBob, go to **System Settings → Integration Tools → Service users** and press **Create Service User**.
3. Enter a display name for the service user, for example "Acme Integration Service User", and press **Create**.
4. Copy the service user credentials into the connection flow.
5. Choose how to create employees in HiBob. The default option (Regular API) requires no additional configuration.
6. Create a permission group for the service user: press **Go to permissions group** in the same dialog, then **Create permission group**, then **Service user**. Enter a group name, for example "Integration service users", select the service user you created, click **Create**, then **Confirm**.
7. Click the **People's data** tab and set which people this permission group can access. To select all users, press **Select people by condition** then **Edit**, and select all available fields (Hired, Employed, Terminated, Garden Leave, Leave, Parental Leave). Click **Apply**.
8. Under **Access data for**, enable each permission the connection flow lists. The connection flow shows the exact list.
9. Click **Save** in the top right, then **Apply** when the confirmation of granted permissions appears.
10. Wait roughly 10 seconds while HiBob processes the changes, then click **Set up integration** in the connection flow.
11. Only if you selected Hire API in step 5: open the Hire API configuration in HiBob's dashboard, click **+ Add integration**, name the integration, choose **Service user** as the authentication method, add the display name and click **Generate token**. Copy the credentials into the connection flow, click **Done**, then copy the API URL from the page you are redirected to into the connection flow as well.

The first sync starts immediately. Sync details and cadence: [Connecting an HRIS](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/connecting-an-hris.md).

### 📚 Related

* [HRIS and IdP](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/hris-and-idp.md)
* [Connecting an HRIS](/docs/platform-overview/connections-and-integrations/connecting-an-hris.md)


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