---
title: "Create a new candidate"
method: POST
path: "/recruiting/candidates"
tags: ["Recruiting"]
---

# Create a new candidate

`POST /recruiting/candidates`

This endpoint will create a new candidate. You can include custom fields in the creation of the candidate, too.

## Request body

- object
  - `firstName` string
  - `lastName` string
  - `email` string
  - `phone` string
  - `sourceField` string

## Response `201`

CREATED

- object
  - `_id` string — The _id of the candidate just created.
  - `firstName` string — The name of the candidate created.
  - `lastName` string — The last name of the candidate created.
  - `phone` string — The phone of the candidate created.
  - `sourceField` string — The source field of the candidate.
  - `origin` string — The source of the entry (e.g., API, manual, agency, browserExtension).
  - `_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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