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updatedAt: 2026-05-27T10:11:03.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://developers.manatal.com/llms.txt
---

# /candidates/

Create a new candidate.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Manatal Open API",
    "description": "Manatal Open API documentation and API reference",
    "version": "v3"
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "api_key": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/candidates/": {
      "post": {
        "operationId": "candidates_create",
        "description": "Create a new candidate.",
        "requestBody": {
          "$ref": "#/components/requestBodies/candidates_createData"
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "required": [
                    "full_name"
                  ],
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "id": {
                      "title": "ID",
                      "type": "integer",
                      "readOnly": true
                    },
                    "external_id": {
                      "title": "External id",
                      "description": "Id of the candidate in the API consumer systems",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "full_name": {
                      "title": "Full name",
                      "description": "Full name of the candidate",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "minLength": 1
                    },
                    "creator": {
                      "title": "Creator",
                      "description": "User who created the candidate",
                      "type": "integer",
                      "readOnly": true
                    },
                    "owner": {
                      "title": "Owner",
                      "description": "ID of the owner of the candidate - default to creator if none is provided",
                      "type": "integer",
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "source_type": {
                      "title": "Source type",
                      "description": "Origin of the candidate",
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "sourced",
                        "applied",
                        "referred",
                        "agency",
                        "other"
                      ]
                    },
                    "source_other": {
                      "title": "Source other",
                      "description": "Field to add manual information to the source if the source_type is other",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "source_details": {
                      "title": "Source details",
                      "description": "The source details of the candidate",
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "type": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "channel": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "portal": {
                          "type": "object",
                          "properties": {
                            "id": {
                              "type": "integer"
                            },
                            "display_name": {
                              "type": "string"
                            }
                          }
                        },
                        "referrer": {
                          "type": "object",
                          "properties": {
                            "id": {
                              "type": "integer"
                            },
                            "full_name": {
                              "type": "string"
                            }
                          }
                        },
                        "agency": {
                          "type": "object",
                          "properties": {
                            "id": {
                              "type": "integer"
                            },
                            "given_name": {
                              "type": "string"
                            }
                          }
                        },
                        "other_label": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "reference": {
                          "type": "string"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "consent": {
                      "title": "Consent",
                      "description": "Whether the candidate gave permission to use his data (GDPR,Brazil's LGPD, USA´s CCPA ...)",
                      "type": "boolean",
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "consent_date": {
                      "title": "Consent date",
                      "description": "Date at which the candidate gave his consent",
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "readOnly": true
                    },
                    "picture": {
                      "title": "Picture",
                      "description": "Link to the candidate picture",
                      "type": "string",
                      "readOnly": true,
                      "format": "uri"
                    },
                    "email": {
                      "title": "Email",
                      "description": "Candidate email",
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "email",
                      "maxLength": 254,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "resume": {
                      "title": "Resume",
                      "description": "Link to the candidate resume",
                      "type": "string",
                      "readOnly": true,
                      "minLength": 1
                    },
                    "phone_number": {
                      "title": "Phone number",
                      "description": "Candidate phone number",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "gender": {
                      "title": "Gender",
                      "description": "Gender of the candidate",
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "male",
                        "female",
                        "other",
                        "unknown"
                      ],
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "birth_date": {
                      "title": "Birth date",
                      "description": "Candidate birth date",
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date",
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "address": {
                      "title": "Address",
                      "description": "Full address of the candidate",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255
                    },
                    "zipcode": {
                      "title": "Zipcode",
                      "description": "Code for the city of the address field",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255
                    },
                    "latest_degree": {
                      "title": "Latest degree",
                      "description": "Latest degree obtained by the candidate",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "latest_university": {
                      "title": "Latest university",
                      "description": "Latest university the candidate graduated from",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "current_company": {
                      "title": "Current company",
                      "description": "Company where the candidate currently works",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "current_department": {
                      "title": "Current department",
                      "description": "Department where the candidate works",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "current_position": {
                      "title": "Current position",
                      "description": "Position of the candidate at his current job",
                      "type": "string",
                      "maxLength": 255,
                      "nullable": true
                    },
                    "description": {
                      "title": "Description",
                      "description": "Description of the candidate - can only input text here.",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "hash": {
                      "title": "Hash",
                      "description": "Unique hash of the candidate",
                      "type": "string",
                      "readOnly": true,
                      "minLength": 1
                    },
                    "custom_fields": {
                      "title": "Custom fields",
                      "description": "Candidate values for custom fields defined in Manatal.",
                      "type": "object"
                    },
                    "created_at": {
                      "title": "Created at",
                      "description": "Date at which the candidate was created",
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "readOnly": true
                    },
                    "updated_at": {
                      "title": "Updated at",
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "readOnly": true
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "tags": [
          "candidates"
        ]
      },
      "parameters": []
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.manatal.com/open/v3"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "requestBodies": {
      "candidates_createData": {
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "required": [
                "full_name"
              ],
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "id": {
                  "title": "ID",
                  "type": "integer",
                  "readOnly": true
                },
                "external_id": {
                  "title": "External id",
                  "description": "Id of the candidate in the API consumer systems",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "full_name": {
                  "title": "Full name",
                  "description": "Full name of the candidate",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "minLength": 1
                },
                "creator": {
                  "title": "Creator",
                  "description": "User who created the candidate",
                  "type": "integer",
                  "readOnly": true
                },
                "owner": {
                  "title": "Owner",
                  "description": "ID of the owner of the candidate - default to creator if none is provided",
                  "type": "integer",
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "source_type": {
                  "title": "Source type",
                  "description": "Origin of the candidate",
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": [
                    "sourced",
                    "applied",
                    "referred",
                    "agency",
                    "other"
                  ]
                },
                "source_other": {
                  "title": "Source other",
                  "description": "Field to add manual information to the source if the source_type is other",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "consent": {
                  "title": "Consent",
                  "description": "Whether the candidate gave permission to use his data (GDPR,Brazil's LGPD, USA´s CCPA ...)",
                  "type": "boolean",
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "consent_date": {
                  "title": "Consent date",
                  "description": "Date at which the candidate gave his consent",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "date-time",
                  "readOnly": true
                },
                "picture": {
                  "title": "Picture",
                  "description": "Link to the candidate picture",
                  "type": "string",
                  "readOnly": true,
                  "format": "uri"
                },
                "email": {
                  "title": "Email",
                  "description": "Candidate email",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "email",
                  "maxLength": 254,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "resume": {
                  "title": "Resume",
                  "description": "Link to the candidate resume",
                  "type": "string",
                  "readOnly": true,
                  "minLength": 1
                },
                "phone_number": {
                  "title": "Phone number",
                  "description": "Candidate phone number",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "gender": {
                  "title": "Gender",
                  "description": "Gender of the candidate",
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": [
                    "male",
                    "female",
                    "other",
                    "unknown"
                  ],
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "birth_date": {
                  "title": "Birth date",
                  "description": "Candidate birth date",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "date",
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "address": {
                  "title": "Address",
                  "description": "Full address of the candidate",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255
                },
                "zipcode": {
                  "title": "Zipcode",
                  "description": "Code for the city of the address field",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255
                },
                "latest_degree": {
                  "title": "Latest degree",
                  "description": "Latest degree obtained by the candidate",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "latest_university": {
                  "title": "Latest university",
                  "description": "Latest university the candidate graduated from",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "current_company": {
                  "title": "Current company",
                  "description": "Company where the candidate currently works",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "current_department": {
                  "title": "Current department",
                  "description": "Department where the candidate works",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "current_position": {
                  "title": "Current position",
                  "description": "Position of the candidate at his current job",
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 255,
                  "nullable": true
                },
                "description": {
                  "title": "Description",
                  "description": "Description of the candidate - can only input text here.",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "hash": {
                  "title": "Hash",
                  "description": "Unique hash of the candidate",
                  "type": "string",
                  "readOnly": true,
                  "minLength": 1
                },
                "custom_fields": {
                  "title": "Custom fields",
                  "description": "Candidate values for custom fields defined in Manatal.",
                  "type": "object"
                },
                "created_at": {
                  "title": "Created at",
                  "description": "Date at which the candidate was created",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "date-time",
                  "readOnly": true
                },
                "updated_at": {
                  "title": "Updated at",
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "date-time",
                  "readOnly": true
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "required": true
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "api_key": {
        "in": "header",
        "name": "Authorization",
        "x-default": "Token ",
        "type": "apiKey"
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "proxy-enabled": true,
    "samples-enabled": true
  }
}
```