---
title: "Create a candidate"
method: POST
path: "/candidates"
tags: ["Candidates"]
---

# Create a candidate

`POST /candidates`

Creates a new candidate. Provide the candidate details directly. Use the unsupervised endpoint for raw CV uploads.

## Request body

- CreateCandidateDto
  - `firstName` string, required
  - `lastName` string, required
  - `gender` 'male' | 'female' | 'x', nullable
  - `nationality` string[]
  - `status` string[]
  - `emails` CreateCandidateEmailDto[]
    - `email` string, email, required
    - `purpose` 'personal' | 'work', nullable, required
    - `isPrimary` boolean
  - `phoneNumbers` CreateCandidatePhoneNumberDto[]
    - `phoneNumber` string, required
    - `purpose` 'personal' | 'work', nullable, required
    - `isPrimary` boolean
  - `locations` CreateLocationDto[]
    - `street1` string, nullable, required
    - `street2` string, nullable, required
    - `postalCode` string, nullable, required
    - `city` string, nullable, required
    - `region` string, nullable, required
    - `state` string, nullable, required
    - `country` string, nullable, required
    - `latitude` number, nullable
    - `longitude` number, nullable
    - `type` 'primary_home' | 'secondary_home' | 'primary_work' | 'headquarters' | 'regional_office', required
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date-time
  - `socialMedia` object[]
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `type` 'LINKEDIN' | 'TWITTER' | 'FACEBOOK' | 'INSTAGRAM', required
    - `isPrimary` boolean
  - `education` CreateCandidateEducationRequestDto[]
    - union
      - object
        - `degree` 'High School' | 'Certificate' | 'Diploma' | 'Associate' | 'Professional' | 'Vocational' | 'Bachelor' | 'Master' | 'Postgraduate Diploma' | 'MBA' | 'LLM' | 'PhD' | 'Postdoctoral', nullable, required
        - `fieldOfStudy` string, nullable, required
        - `grade` string, nullable, required
        - `description` string, nullable, required
        - `startDate` string, date-time, required
        - `endDate` string, date-time, required
        - `companyId` string, required
      - object
        - `degree` 'High School' | 'Certificate' | 'Diploma' | 'Associate' | 'Professional' | 'Vocational' | 'Bachelor' | 'Master' | 'Postgraduate Diploma' | 'MBA' | 'LLM' | 'PhD' | 'Postdoctoral', nullable, required
        - `fieldOfStudy` string, nullable, required
        - `grade` string, nullable, required
        - `description` string, nullable, required
        - `startDate` string, date-time, required
        - `endDate` string, date-time, required
        - `company` CandidateCompanyCreateDto, required
          - `name` string, required
          - `linkedInId` string
          - `domain` string, hostname
  - `workExperiences` CreateCandidateWorkExperienceRequestDto[]
    - union
      - object
        - `jobTitle` string, required
        - `location` LocationDto, required
          - `street1` string, nullable, required
          - `street2` string, nullable, required
          - `postalCode` string, nullable, required
          - `city` string, nullable, required
          - `region` string, nullable, required
          - `state` string, nullable, required
          - `country` string, nullable, required
          - `rawCityCountry` string, nullable, required
          - `latitude` number, nullable, required
          - `longitude` number, nullable, required
          - `formattedAddress` string, nullable, required
          - `type` 'primary_home' | 'secondary_home' | 'primary_work' | 'headquarters' | 'regional_office', required
        - `description` string, nullable, required
        - `startDate` string, date-time, required
        - `endDate` string, date-time, required
        - `companyId` string, required
      - object
        - `jobTitle` string, required
        - `location` LocationDto, required
          - `street1` string, nullable, required
          - `street2` string, nullable, required
          - `postalCode` string, nullable, required
          - `city` string, nullable, required
          - `region` string, nullable, required
          - `state` string, nullable, required
          - `country` string, nullable, required
          - `rawCityCountry` string, nullable, required
          - `latitude` number, nullable, required
          - `longitude` number, nullable, required
          - `formattedAddress` string, nullable, required
          - `type` 'primary_home' | 'secondary_home' | 'primary_work' | 'headquarters' | 'regional_office', required
        - `description` string, nullable, required
        - `startDate` string, date-time, required
        - `endDate` string, date-time, required
        - `company` CandidateCompanyCreateDto, required
          - `name` string, required
          - `linkedInId` string
          - `domain` string, hostname
  - `certifications` CreateCandidateCertificationDto[]
    - union
      - object
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, nullable, required
        - `issueDate` string, date-time, required
        - `expirationDate` string, date-time, required
        - `companyId` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, nullable, required
        - `issueDate` string, date-time, required
        - `expirationDate` string, date-time, required
        - `company` CandidateCompanyCreateDto, required
          - `name` string, required
          - `linkedInId` string
          - `domain` string, hostname
  - `customAttributes` UpdateAttributeValueDto[]
    - `attributeDefinitionId` string, required
    - `value` union, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customText', required
        - `text` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customNumber', required
        - `number` number, nullable, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customCheckbox', required
        - `checked` boolean, nullable, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customDate', required
        - `date` string, date-time, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customTimestamp', required
        - `timestamp` string, date-time, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customRating', required
        - `rating` number, nullable, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customSelect', required
        - `select` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customMultiSelect', required
        - `multiSelect` string[], required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customCurrency', required
        - `monetaryAmount` MonetaryAmountDto, required
          - `currency` 'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTC' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYN' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHF' | 'CLF' | 'CLP' | 'CNH' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CUC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GGP' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HRK' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'IMP' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JEP' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MRU' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SDG' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHP' | 'SLE' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'SSP' | 'STD' | 'STN' | 'SVC' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'UZS' | 'VEF' | 'VES' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XCD' | 'XCG' | 'XDR' | 'XOF' | 'XPD' | 'XPF' | 'XPT' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMW' | 'ZWG' | 'ZWL', required
          - `amount` number, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customDateRange', required
        - `dateRange` DateRangeDto, required
          - `startDate` string, date-time, required
          - `endDate` string, date-time, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customDuration', required
        - `duration` number, nullable, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customUrl', required
        - `url` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customEntity', required
        - `type` 'user', required
        - `id` string, nullable, required
        - `entity` UserBadgeDto
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, required
          - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
          - `deactivatedAt` string, date-time, required
      - object
        - `viewType` 'customMultiEntity', required
        - `type` 'user', required
        - `ids` string[], required
        - `entities` UserBadgeDto[]
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, required
          - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
          - `deactivatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `mainContact` CreateCandidateMainContactRequestDto
    - `userId` string, required
  - `languages` LanguageDto[]
    - `id` string
    - `language` 'Afrikaans' | 'Albanian' | 'Amharic' | 'Arabic' | 'Armenian' | 'Assamese' | 'Aymara' | 'Azerbaijani' | 'Bangla' | 'Basque' | 'Belarusian' | 'Bemba' | 'Berber' | 'Bislama' | 'Bosnian' | 'Bulgarian' | 'Burman' | 'Catalan' | 'Chechen' | 'Chewa' | 'Chinese (Mandarin)' | 'Chinese (Cantonese)' | 'Chittagonian' | 'Croatian' | 'Czech' | 'Danish' | 'Dari' | 'Dhivehi' | 'Dutch' | 'Dzongkha' | 'English' | 'Estonian' | 'Ewe' | 'Fijian' | 'Filipino' | 'Finnish' | 'French' | 'Galician' | 'Georgian' | 'German' | 'Greek' | 'Guarani' | 'Gujarati' | 'Haitian Creole' | 'Hausa' | 'Hebrew' | 'Hindi' | 'Hungarian' | 'Icelandic' | 'Igbo' | 'Indonesian' | 'Irish' | 'Italian' | 'Japanese' | 'Kannada' | 'Kazakh' | 'Khmer' | 'Kinyarwanda' | 'Kirundi' | 'Korean' | 'Kurdish' | 'Kyrgyz' | 'Lao' | 'Latvian' | 'Lingala' | 'Lithuanian' | 'Luganda' | 'Luxembourgish' | 'Macedonian' | 'Malagasy' | 'Malay' | 'Malayalam' | 'Maltese' | 'Maori' | 'Marathi' | 'Moldovan' | 'Mongolian' | 'Montenegrin' | 'Ndebele' | 'Nepali' | 'Norwegian' | 'Odia' | 'Oromo' | 'Pashto' | 'Persian' | 'Polish' | 'Portuguese' | 'Punjabi' | 'Quechua' | 'Romanian' | 'Russian' | 'Samoan' | 'Sango' | 'Serbian' | 'Sesotho' | 'Setswana' | 'Shona' | 'Sindhi' | 'Sinhala' | 'Slovak' | 'Slovenian' | 'Somali' | 'Spanish' | 'Swahili' | 'Swedish' | 'Tajik' | 'Tamil' | 'Telugu' | 'Tetum' | 'Thai' | 'Tigrinya' | 'Tok Pisin' | 'Tongan' | 'Tsonga' | 'Tswana' | 'Turkish' | 'Turkmen' | 'Ukrainian' | 'Urdu' | 'Uzbek' | 'Venda' | 'Vietnamese' | 'Welsh' | 'Xhosa' | 'Yoruba' | 'Zulu', required
    - `fluency` 'Elementary proficiency' | 'Limited working proficiency' | 'Professional working proficiency' | 'Full professional proficiency' | 'Native or bilingual proficiency', nullable
  - `compensation` CompensationDto
    - `id` string
    - `currency` 'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTC' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYN' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHF' | 'CLF' | 'CLP' | 'CNH' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CUC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GGP' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HRK' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'IMP' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JEP' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MRU' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SDG' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHP' | 'SLE' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'SSP' | 'STD' | 'STN' | 'SVC' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'UZS' | 'VEF' | 'VES' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XCD' | 'XCG' | 'XDR' | 'XOF' | 'XPD' | 'XPF' | 'XPT' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMW' | 'ZWG' | 'ZWL', required
    - `totalCompensation` number, nullable
    - `baseCompensation` number, nullable
  - `skills` CandidateSkillReferenceDto[]
    - `id` string, required
  - `acquisitionSource` 'juicebox' | 'pin'

## Response `201`

Candidate created successfully. Returns the candidate ID.

- string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - missing or invalid required fields
- `401` — Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
- `409` — The contact identifier is already in use by another candidate or user.
- `500` — Error response

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