Fountain Applicants API

Manage applicants moving through hiring funnels.

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openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Fountain Developer API (Hire API v2) Applicants API
  description: The Fountain Developer API lets customers of the Fountain high-volume hiring platform programmatically manage their hiring data - applicants, openings (funnels), positions, stages, labels, secure documents, interview scheduling slots, webhooks, and post-hire workers. All requests are authenticated with an API token passed in the X-ACCESS-TOKEN request header.
  termsOfService: https://www.fountain.com/legal/terms-of-use
  contact:
    name: Fountain Support
    email: support@fountain.com
    url: https://developer.fountain.com/reference
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.fountain.com/v2
  description: Fountain Hire API v2
security:
- AccessToken: []
tags:
- name: Applicants
  description: Manage applicants moving through hiring funnels.
paths:
  /applicants:
    get:
      operationId: listApplicants
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: List all applicants
      description: Returns a paginated list of applicants, filterable by funnel, stage, labels, and timestamps.
      parameters:
      - name: funnel_id
        in: query
        description: Filter by opening (funnel) ID.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: stage_id
        in: query
        description: Filter by stage ID.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: stage
        in: query
        description: Filter by stage type.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - hired
          - rejected
          - archived
          - background_check
          - interview
          - signature
      - name: labels
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated, URL-encoded list of label titles.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: cursor
        in: query
        description: Cursor for cursor-based pagination.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number for offset pagination.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: Number of results per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of applicants.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicantList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createApplicant
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Create an applicant
      description: Creates a new applicant in a specified funnel.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicantCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created applicant.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Applicant'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /applicants/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicantId'
    get:
      operationId: getApplicant
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Get applicant info
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The applicant.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Applicant'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    put:
      operationId: updateApplicant
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Update applicant info
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicantUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated applicant.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Applicant'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteApplicant
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Delete an applicant
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Applicant deleted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /applicants/{id}/advance:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicantId'
    put:
      operationId: advanceApplicant
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Advance an applicant
      description: Advances an applicant to the next (or specified) stage in the funnel.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                stage_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Target stage to advance the applicant to.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The advanced applicant.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Applicant'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /applicants/advance:
    post:
      operationId: bulkAdvanceApplicants
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Bulk advance multiple applicants
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                applicant_ids:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                stage_id:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bulk advance accepted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /applicants/{id}/transitions:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicantId'
    get:
      operationId: getApplicantTransitions
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Get transition history
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Applicant transition history.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /applicants/notify:
    post:
      operationId: notifyApplicant
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Notify applicant
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                applicant_id:
                  type: string
                message:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Notification sent.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /applicants/{id}/duplicates:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicantId'
    get:
      operationId: getDuplicateApplicants
      tags:
      - Applicants
      summary: Get duplicate applicants
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of potential duplicate applicants.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicantList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  parameters:
    ApplicantId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The applicant ID.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    ApplicantCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - funnel_id
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        phone_number:
          type: string
        funnel_id:
          type: string
        data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    ApplicantList:
      type: object
      properties:
        applicants:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Applicant'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        next_cursor:
          type: string
        per_page:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
    ApplicantUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        phone_number:
          type: string
        data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    Applicant:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        phone_number:
          type: string
        funnel_id:
          type: string
        stage_id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid X-ACCESS-TOKEN.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    AccessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-ACCESS-TOKEN
      description: Your Fountain API token. Request API access by emailing support@fountain.com; find your token in your Fountain account settings.