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# Search candidates

> Candidates matching keywords in name, occupation, company, resume, work history and attachments. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

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

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Candidates matching keywords in name, occupation, company, resume, work history and attachments.

Bullhorn API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/bullhorn.md

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

Access: read.

Searches the way the candidate list keyword search does: Candidate Name, Occupation, Current Company, Resume, Work History and File Attachments. Custom fields are not searched. Several keywords combine with and by default; match any uses or, and exclude_keywords removes candidates that contain them. Returns one page of candidates; pass next_cursor back as cursor for more. Use candidate_id in get_candidate and add_note.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `keywords` | string[] | yes | Words or phrases to look for. |
| `match` | enum | no | all (And, default) or any (Or). |
| `exclude_keywords` | string[] | no | Candidates containing any of these are left out. |
| `limit` | integer | no | Candidates per page. |
| `cursor` | string | no | Next page cursor from the previous call. |

## Request

**cURL**

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

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("bullhorn", "search_candidates", {"keywords":["keywords"]})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('bullhorn', 'search_candidates', {"keywords":["keywords"]});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call bullhorn search_candidates --data '{"keywords":["keywords"]}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "total": 31,
  "candidates": [
    {
      "candidate_id": 4821907,
      "name": "Priya Raman",
      "occupation": "Data Analyst",
      "company": "Brightpath Retail",
      "status": "Active",
      "submission_count": 4
    },
    {
      "candidate_id": 4830112,
      "name": "Marcus Lee",
      "occupation": "BI Lead",
      "company": "Harbor Logistics",
      "status": "Active",
      "submission_count": 1
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null
}
```

Next: [Get candidate](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/bullhorn/get_candidate.md)

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