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# Search candidates

> Candidates by name or email, with their applications and current stage. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/ashby/search_candidates

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Candidates by name or email, with their applications and current stage.

Ashby API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/ashby.md

`GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/ashby/candidates/search`

Access: read.

Finds candidates whose name or email matches the query and returns each with the jobs they applied to and the stage of every application. Use candidate_id in get_candidate and send_email, and application_id in the write tools.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | Name or email, or part of it. |
| `tag` | string | no | Only candidates with this tag from Add tags. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl "https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/ashby/candidates/search?query=query" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("ashby", "search_candidates", {"query":"query"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('ashby', 'search_candidates', {"query":"query"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call ashby search_candidates --data '{"query":"query"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "candidates": [
    {
      "candidate_id": "e1f7a309-4c52-4d8b-a063-9b25d7c1e840",
      "name": "Ana Costa",
      "email": "ana.costa@example.com",
      "applications": [
        {
          "application_id": "9c41b7a2-6e03-4d58-a1f9-3b8d25e07c64",
          "job": "Product Designer",
          "stage": "Offer",
          "status": "Active"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

Previous: [List jobs](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/ashby/list_jobs.md)
Next: [Get candidate](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/ashby/get_candidate.md)

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1. Read the fields and their allowed values: GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests
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