---
title: "Update a candidate"
method: PATCH
path: "/ats/{connection_id}/candidate/{id}"
tags: ["ats", "candidate"]
---

# Update a candidate

`PATCH /ats/{connection_id}/candidate/{id}`

## Path parameters

- `connection_id` string, required
- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string[]
- `raw` string

## Request body

- AtsCandidate
  - `id` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `name` string
  - `first_name` string
  - `last_name` string
  - `emails` AtsEmail[]
    - `name` string
    - `email` string, required
    - `type` 'WORK' | 'HOME' | 'OTHER'
  - `title` string
  - `telephones` AtsTelephone[]
    - `telephone` string, required
    - `type` 'WORK' | 'HOME' | 'OTHER' | 'FAX' | 'MOBILE'
  - `company_name` string
  - `image_url` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `address` PropertyAtsCandidateAddress
    - `address1` string
    - `address2` string
    - `city` string
    - `region` string
    - `region_code` string
    - `postal_code` string
    - `country` string
    - `country_code` string
  - `external_identifier` string
  - `link_urls` string[] — URLs for web pages containing additional material about the candidate (LinkedIn, other social media, articles, etc.)
  - `origin` 'AGENCY' | 'APPLIED' | 'INTERNAL' | 'REFERRED' | 'SOURCED' | 'UNIVERSITY'
  - `company_id` string
  - `sources` string[]
  - `date_of_birth` string, date-time
  - `user_id` string
  - `user_ids` string[] — references hris employees
  - `web_url` string
  - `experiences` AtsCandidateExperience[]
    - `company_name` string
    - `title` string
    - `start_at` string, date-time
    - `end_at` string, date-time
  - `education` AtsCandidateEducation[]
    - `institution` string
    - `level` string
    - `degree` string
    - `field_of_study` string
    - `start_at` string, date-time
    - `end_at` string, date-time
  - `skills` string[]
  - `job_ids` string[]
  - `metadata` AtsMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` union
      - object
      - string
      - number
      - boolean
      - union[]
        - union
          - object
          - string
          - number
          - boolean
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` union
      - object
      - string
      - number
      - boolean
      - union[]
        - union
          - object
          - string
          - number
          - boolean
  - `raw` object

## Response `200`

Successful

- AtsCandidate
  - `id` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `name` string
  - `first_name` string
  - `last_name` string
  - `emails` AtsEmail[]
    - `name` string
    - `email` string, required
    - `type` 'WORK' | 'HOME' | 'OTHER'
  - `title` string
  - `telephones` AtsTelephone[]
    - `telephone` string, required
    - `type` 'WORK' | 'HOME' | 'OTHER' | 'FAX' | 'MOBILE'
  - `company_name` string
  - `image_url` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `address` PropertyAtsCandidateAddress
    - `address1` string
    - `address2` string
    - `city` string
    - `region` string
    - `region_code` string
    - `postal_code` string
    - `country` string
    - `country_code` string
  - `external_identifier` string
  - `link_urls` string[] — URLs for web pages containing additional material about the candidate (LinkedIn, other social media, articles, etc.)
  - `origin` 'AGENCY' | 'APPLIED' | 'INTERNAL' | 'REFERRED' | 'SOURCED' | 'UNIVERSITY'
  - `company_id` string
  - `sources` string[]
  - `date_of_birth` string, date-time
  - `user_id` string
  - `user_ids` string[] — references hris employees
  - `web_url` string
  - `experiences` AtsCandidateExperience[]
    - `company_name` string
    - `title` string
    - `start_at` string, date-time
    - `end_at` string, date-time
  - `education` AtsCandidateEducation[]
    - `institution` string
    - `level` string
    - `degree` string
    - `field_of_study` string
    - `start_at` string, date-time
    - `end_at` string, date-time
  - `skills` string[]
  - `job_ids` string[]
  - `metadata` AtsMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` union
      - object
      - string
      - number
      - boolean
      - union[]
        - union
          - object
          - string
          - number
          - boolean
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` union
      - object
      - string
      - number
      - boolean
      - union[]
        - union
          - object
          - string
          - number
          - boolean
  - `raw` object

---

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