# Homebase teams: labor numbers and payroll without the copy-and-paste.

## Homebase automation at a glance

| Does Homebase have an API? | Homebase documents a REST API for employees, schedules and timecards. Access depends on your plan, so we check yours first. |
|---|---|
| Connects with | Square, Toast, Clover, Gusto, QuickBooks, Google Sheets |
| Used by | Restaurants, Coffee shops, Retail |
| What we build | Labor vs sales; Timesheet checks; Payroll handoff; Tip split |

## Sound familiar?

What hourly teams on Homebase tell us before a project starts.

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- Labor cost against sales is worked out in a spreadsheet.
- Timesheets are corrected by hand before payroll.
- Missed clock-ins are noticed days later.
- Each location reports hours differently.
- Tips are split with a calculator.

## What we build

Each one is a working piece you can open and check when it's done.

### Labor vs sales

Hours and labor cost from Homebase next to daily sales from your POS.

[Dashboards and reporting](https://pushbuild.com/services/dashboards.html)

### Timesheet checks

Missed punches and overtime flagged before payroll closes.

[n8n, Make and Zapier automation](https://pushbuild.com/services/workflow-automation.html)

### Payroll handoff

Approved hours sent to your payroll provider in its import format.

[API integrations and data sync](https://pushbuild.com/services/api-integrations.html)

### Tip split

Tips divided by hours worked, in one sheet each pay period.

[Google Sheets and Apps Script automation](https://pushbuild.com/services/google-apps-script.html)

**What we connect it to:** [Square](https://pushbuild.com/tools/square.html), [Toast](https://pushbuild.com/tools/toast.html), [Clover](https://pushbuild.com/tools/clover.html), [Gusto](https://pushbuild.com/tools/gusto.html), [QuickBooks](https://pushbuild.com/tools/quickbooks.html), [Google Sheets](https://pushbuild.com/tools/google-sheets.html).

**Industries that use it:** [Restaurants](https://pushbuild.com/for/restaurants.html), [Coffee shops](https://pushbuild.com/for/coffee-shops.html), [Retail](https://pushbuild.com/for/retail.html).

## Example projects

Illustrations of the shape of the work, not past clients. Yours gets its own written scope.

Example project

### Daily labor percentage

Example: a café owner sees labor as a share of sales every morning.

Homebase, Square, Google Sheets

Example project

### Missed punch alert

Example: managers get a message when someone forgets to clock out.

Homebase, Slack

Example project

### Tip split sheet

Example: a bar divides pooled tips by hours each week.

Homebase, Google Sheets

Not sure where to start? [Start with an Automation Audit](https://pushbuild.com/audit.html).

## Questions people ask first

**Does Homebase have an API?**

Homebase documents a REST API for employees, schedules and timecards. Access depends on your plan, so we check yours first.

**Will this replace Homebase?**

No. Your team keeps scheduling and clocking in there. We build the reports and handoffs around it.

**Is staff data safe?**

Yes. We use only the access your account grants and keep credentials out of code.

## Related

[**7shifts**Connect 7shifts scheduling and time punches to your POS, payroll and reports through the 7shifts API and webhooks..](https://pushbuild.com/tools/7shifts.html)[**Gusto**Connect Gusto to your hiring, time tracking, scheduling and accounting, so new hires, hours and payroll journals stop being retyped..](https://pushbuild.com/tools/gusto.html)[**Square**Connect Square sales, customers, bookings and inventory to your accounting, email and spreadsheets, with custom reports, built and handed over..](https://pushbuild.com/tools/square.html)

## Tell us what you need built.

Email a few lines about what you want and which tools you use, or call. We reply with questions or a written scope.

[hello@pushbuild.com](mailto:hello@pushbuild.com?subject=Homebase%20project)

[(617) 299-8887](tel:+16172998887)

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As of 2026-11-10. Source: https://pushbuild.com/tools/homebase.html