Create a Candidate

Request

POST https://api.comeet.co/candidates

Request body parameters:

Name	Type	Optional	Description
position_uid	string	Required	Unique ID of the position in Recruit
partner_candidate_id	string	Optional	Unique ID of the candidate on the partner's system
first_name	string	Required
middle_name	string	Optional
last_name	string	Required
email	string	Optional
phone	string	Optional
mobile_phone	string	Optional
national_id	string	Optional
linkedin_url	string	Optional
salary_expectations	string	Optional	Access to this field is restricted in Recruit (BETA)
prospect_status	string	Optional	One of the following: `Sourced`, `Contacted`, `Responded`, `Interested`, `Not interested`, `Do not contact`
resume	object	Optional	See restrictions below
picture	object	Optional	Profile photo
links	array_object	Optional
files	array_object	Optional	See restrictions below
source_contact	object	By use case	Include the source contact if your app aggregates multiple sources. For example, use this object to include the details of the headhunter who submitted the candidate. Required for employee portals, otherwise it is optional.
source_contact.full_name	string	Required
source_contact.email	string	Required	Required if the source_contact object is provided
source_contact.phone	string	Optional
address	object	Optional
custom_fields	object	Optional	Key-value pairs of custom candidate fields
note	string	Optional	Plain text, no formatting.

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Restrictions on candidate files
The following restrictions apply to files added to theresume array:

File types allowed: .pdf, .doc, .docx.

The following restrictions apply to files added to the files array:

Maximum size of 6MB

Image file types allowed: .jpeg, .jpg, .tiff, .tif, .png, .gif, .bmp, .jfif, .ico

Other file types allowed: .xlsx, .zip, .pptx, .msg, .rar, .xls, .csv, .gsheet, .xml, .7z, .txt, .gz, .gdoc, .ppsx, .ppt, .ics, .html, .htm, .eml, .dwg, .gl, .cs, .css, .py, .java, .json, .mp3, .mp4, .psd, .odt, .pem, .cpp, .swf, .apk, .sql, .mov, .dash, .p7s, .dat, .ipynb, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .rtf, .log, .pages

Note: The list of allowed file types can be customized for Recruit accounts on the Enterprise plan.

{
    "position_uid": "11.11",
    "partner_candidate_id": "1111A",
    "first_name": "Bobby",
    "middle_name": "Robert",
    "last_name": "Chauck",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "phone": "07-4442321",
    "mobile_phone": "052-8644246",
    "national_id": "5454-2233-1",
    "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-hauck-06b0735",
    "salary_expectations": "80k / Annual",
    "prospect_status": "Interested",
    "resume":
    {
        "name": "bobby_cv.docx",
        "file": "BASE64"
    },
    "picture":
    {
        "file": "BASE64",
        "name": "image.png"
    },
    "links": [
    	{
     	   "url": "https://www.github.com/bobbyc"
    	}
    	//...
    ],
    "files": [
    	{
      	  "name": "Coding Challenge",
        	"file": "BASE64"
    	},
    	//...
    ],
    "source_contact": 
    {  
        "full_name": "Michael Rosen",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "phone": "555 555 1234"
    },
    "address":
    {
        "country": "US",
        "city": "New York",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "11249",
        "street": "109 S 5th st. #302"
    },
    "custom_fields":
    {
        "field1": "value1",
        //...
    },
    "note": "The candidate expressed his interest in this position"
}

Response

{  
  "uid": "00.AAA",
  "position_uid": "11.11",
  "source_contact": {  
    "full_name": "Michael Rosen",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "phone": "555 555 1234"
  },
  "time_created": "2018-01-01T12:50:50Z",
  "time_last_status_changed": "2018-01-01T12:50:50Z",
  "current_steps": [  
    {  
      "name": "Technical interview",
      "type": "In person Interview",
      "time_scheduled": "2018-01-01T12:50:50Z"
    }
  ],
  "completed_steps": [  
    {  
      "name": "CV Screen",
      "type": "Go/No-go",
      "time_scheduled": "2018-01-01T12:50:50Z",
      "time_completed": "2018-03-03T12:50:50Z"
    }
  ],
  "status": "In progress"
}

{  
  "status":409,
  "error":"candidate_post_conflict",
  "message":"Candidate with provided partner_candidate_id already exists in position with status in progress",
  "candidate_uid":5555
}

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Keeping track of candidate fields
NOTE: Not all fields submitted in the body of the POST request can be retrieved later through GET. Make sure you keep track of everything you need in your service.

Create a Candidate

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Restrictions on candidate files

Response

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Keeping track of candidate fields

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Keeping track of candidate fields