Merge

Merge Subpackage Candidates API

The subpackage_candidates API from Merge — 5 operation(s) for subpackage_candidates.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Business capability

Talent Acquisition Management BC-300.10

Operations 7

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /ats/v1/candidates List candidates · List #

Ask an LLM

“How do I find a candidate by email address in the ATS?”

“Can I list candidates with a particular tag?”

Tell an agent

List candidates with email {email_addresses}.

Find candidates named {first_name} {last_name}.

POST /ats/v1/candidates Add a candidate · Create #

Ask an LLM

“How do I add a new candidate to a customer's applicant tracking system?”

“Can I create a candidate on behalf of a specific recruiter?”

Tell an agent

Create candidate {model} as recruiter {remote_user_id}.

Add a new applicant with details {model}, acting as user {remote_user_id}.

GET /ats/v1/candidates/{id} Get a candidate · Retrieve #

Ask an LLM

“What does the ATS have on file for one candidate?”

“Can I view a candidate's applications and attachments together?”

Tell an agent

Get candidate {id}.

Fetch candidate {id} with {expand} expanded.

PATCH /ats/v1/candidates/{id} Update a candidate's profile · Partial Update #

Ask an LLM

“How do I edit an existing candidate's contact details?”

“Can I change a candidate profile as a particular recruiter?”

Tell an agent

Update candidate {id} with {model} as user {remote_user_id}.

Edit existing applicant {id}: {model}, on behalf of {remote_user_id}.

POST /ats/v1/candidates/ignore/{model_id} Stop syncing a candidate · Ignore Create #

Ask an LLM

“How do I exclude a candidate from future syncs, for example on a GDPR request?”

“What happens to a candidate's record when I ignore it?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Ignore candidate {model_id} because {reason}.

Stop syncing applicant {model_id}, reason {reason}, with note {message}.

GET /ats/v1/candidates/meta/patch/{id} See which candidate fields can be updated · Meta Patch Retrieve #

Ask an LLM

“Which fields can I change on a given candidate?”

“What does the ATS accept when editing a candidate?”

Tell an agent

Get the update metadata for candidate {id}.

Show editable fields on applicant {id}.

GET /ats/v1/candidates/meta/post See which fields creating a candidate needs · Meta Post Retrieve #

Ask an LLM

“What fields are required to add a candidate in this ATS?”

“Before creating a candidate, how do I check which fields are supported?”

Tell an agent

Get candidate creation metadata for linked account {account_token}.

Show the fields needed to add a new candidate.

Documentation

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/hris/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/accounting/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ticketing/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/crm/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/filestorage/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/knowledge-base/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/chat/overview

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-agent-handler/agent-handler

https://docs.merge.dev/merge-gateway/api-overview

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/openapi/merge-subpackage-candidates-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/hris-api-employee-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/hris-api-employee-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ats-api-candidate-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ats-api-application-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/ats-api-candidate-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/accounting-api-invoice-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/accounting-api-invoice-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ticketing-api-ticket-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/ticketing-api-ticket-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/crm-api-opportunity-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/crm-api-opportunity-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/file-storage-api-file-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/file-storage-api-file-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/knowledge-base-api-article-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/knowledge-base-api-article-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/chat-api-message-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/chat-api-message-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/agent-handler-tool-pack-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/agent-handler-tool-pack-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-schema/gateway-response-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-structure/gateway-response-structure.json

Other Resources

https://www.merge.dev/categories/hr-payroll-api

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-hris-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/hris-api-employee-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/categories/ats-recruiting-api

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-ats-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/ats-api-candidate-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/ats-api-application-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/categories/accounting-api

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-accounting-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/accounting-api-invoice-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/categories/ticketing-api

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-ticketing-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/ticketing-api-ticket-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/categories/crm-api

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-crm-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/crm-api-opportunity-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/categories/file-storage-api

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-file-storage-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/file-storage-api-file-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/categories/knowledge-base

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-knowledge-base-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/knowledge-base-api-article-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/categories/chat

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-chat-api-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/chat-api-message-example.json

https://www.merge.dev/merge-agent-handler

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-agent-handler-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/agent-handler-tool-pack-example.json

https://help.ah.merge.dev/

https://www.merge.dev/gateway

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/json-ld/merge-gateway-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merge/refs/heads/main/examples/gateway-response-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ATS Subpackage Candidates API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.merge.dev/api
- url: https://api-eu.merge.dev/api
- url: https://api-ap.merge.dev/api
tags:


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