Workday Recruiting · JSON Structure

Recruiting Rest Api Candidate Structure

A candidate represents an individual being considered for employment, including their personal information, contact details, source, and associated job applications.

Type: object Properties: 13

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Candidate is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Recruiting, describing 13 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id firstName lastName fullName email phone address source tags jobApplications isInternal createdOn updatedOn

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-recruiting/refs/heads/main/json-structure/recruiting-rest-api-candidate-structure.json",
  "name": "Candidate",
  "description": "A candidate represents an individual being considered for employment, including their personal information, contact details, source, and associated job applications.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Workday ID (WID) uniquely identifying the candidate",
      "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
    },
    "firstName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Candidate first name",
      "example": "Jordan"
    },
    "lastName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Candidate last name",
      "example": "Reyes"
    },
    "fullName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Candidate full display name",
      "example": "Jordan Reyes"
    },
    "email": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary email address",
      "example": "candidate@example.com"
    },
    "phone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary phone number",
      "example": "+1-415-555-0123"
    },
    "address": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "addressLine1": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Street address line 1",
          "example": "123 Market Street"
        },
        "addressLine2": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Street address line 2",
          "example": "123 Market Street"
        },
        "city": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "City",
          "example": "San Francisco"
        },
        "stateProvince": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "State or province",
          "example": "CA"
        },
        "postalCode": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Postal or ZIP code",
          "example": "94105"
        },
        "country": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
          "properties": {
            "id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
              "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
            },
            "descriptor": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
              "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Candidate mailing address"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
          "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
          "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
        }
      }
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Tags applied to the candidate record"
    },
    "jobApplications": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
            "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
          },
          "descriptor": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
            "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Job applications associated with this candidate"
    },
    "isInternal": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the candidate is an existing Workday worker",
      "example": false
    },
    "createdOn": {
      "type": "datetime",
      "description": "Timestamp when the candidate record was created",
      "example": "2026-05-03T14:30:00Z"
    },
    "updatedOn": {
      "type": "datetime",
      "description": "Timestamp when the candidate was last updated",
      "example": "2026-05-03T14:30:00Z"
    }
  }
}