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# Create candidate

> A new candidate record with name, contact fields and skills. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/jobdiva/create_candidate

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A new candidate record with name, contact fields and skills.

JobDiva API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/jobdiva.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/jobdiva/candidates`

Access: write.

Only first_name and last_name are required. Returns the new candidate_id. It does not check for duplicates, so run find_candidate first. It sends nothing and reaches no one, so it does not wait for your OK.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `first_name` | string | yes | First name. |
| `last_name` | string | yes | Last name. |
| `email` | string | no | Email address. |
| `cell_phone` | string | no | Cell phone number. |
| `city` | string | no | City. |
| `state` | string | no | State. |
| `skills` | string[] | no | Skills to put on the record. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/jobdiva/candidates \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"first_name":"Dana","last_name":"Whitfield","email":"dana.whitfield@example.com","cell_phone":"+1 312 555 0182","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","skills":["SQL","Python"]}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("jobdiva", "create_candidate", {"first_name":"Dana","last_name":"Whitfield","email":"dana.whitfield@example.com","cell_phone":"+1 312 555 0182","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","skills":["SQL","Python"]})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('jobdiva', 'create_candidate', {"first_name":"Dana","last_name":"Whitfield","email":"dana.whitfield@example.com","cell_phone":"+1 312 555 0182","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","skills":["SQL","Python"]});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call jobdiva create_candidate --data '{"first_name":"Dana","last_name":"Whitfield","email":"dana.whitfield@example.com","cell_phone":"+1 312 555 0182","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","skills":["SQL","Python"]}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "candidate_id": 5841230,
  "name": "Dana Whitfield",
  "status": "created"
}
```

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