---
title: "Update an existing application. You can include custom fields in the body of the request."
method: PUT
path: "/recruiting/applications/position/{positionId}/candidate/{candidateId}"
tags: ["Recruiting"]
---

# Update an existing application. You can include custom fields in the body of the request.

`PUT /recruiting/applications/position/{positionId}/candidate/{candidateId}`

## Path parameters

- `positionId` string, required
- `candidateId` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `stageId` string
  - `source` string
  - `isDisqualified` boolean
  - `rejectionReason` string

## Response `200`

Application updated

- object
  - `_id` string — The unique identifier of the application.
  - `_positionId` string — The id of the position.
  - `_candidateId` string — The id of the candidate who applied to the position.
  - `stageId` string — The id of the stage of this application.
  - `source` string — The source of the entry (e.g., API, manual, agency, browserExtension).
  - `isDisqualified` boolean — If this application has been disqualified or not.
  - `rejectionReason` string — The reason why the candidate got rejected.
  - `hiredDate` string, date-time — Timestamp when the application was moved to the hired status. Omitted if the application was never hired.
  - `rejectionDate` string, date-time — Timestamp when the application was rejected. Omitted if the application was never rejected.
  - `candidateOrigin` string — The origin of the candidate's application.
  - `_createdById` string — The unique identifier of the creator of the record.
  - `_updatedById` string — The unique identifier of the updater of the record.
  - `_createdAt` string, date-time — The creation date of the record in ISO 8601 format.
  - `_updatedAt` string, date-time — The last update date of the record in ISO 8601 format.

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