---
title: "Update Applicant Status"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/applicant_tracking/applications/{applicationId}/status"
tags: ["Applicant Tracking", "Public API"]
---

# Update Applicant Status

`POST /api/v1/applicant_tracking/applications/{applicationId}/status`

Update the status of an application. The authenticated caller must have access to ATS settings. Use the Get Applicant Statuses endpoint to obtain valid status IDs.

OAuth Scopes: hiring:applications.write

## Path parameters

- `applicationId` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `status` integer, required — The ID of the status to assign to the application. Use the Get Applicant Statuses endpoint to get available status IDs.

## Response `200`

Success. Returns the type and ID of the status change record.

- object
  - `type` string — Always 'positionApplicantStatus'
  - `id` integer — The ID of the created status change record

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request. The error message is returned in the `x-bamboohr-error-message` response header; the body is empty.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Invalid API credentials.
- `403` — Insufficient user permissions or API access is not turned on.
- `404` — Bad request url.

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