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# Find candidate

> Quick search for a candidate by name, email, phone or address. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

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

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Quick search for a candidate by name, email, phone or address.

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

`GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/jobdiva/candidates/find`

Access: read.

Matches first name, last name, email, alternate email, work, home and cell phone, fax and address. Returns every record that matches, so a common name gives several rows; compare location and title before you use one. Use it to check whether a person already exists before create_candidate.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `value` | string | yes | Name, email, phone or address to look for. |
| `limit` | integer | no | Maximum number of records returned. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl "https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/jobdiva/candidates/find?value=value" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("jobdiva", "find_candidate", {"value":"value"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('jobdiva', 'find_candidate', {"value":"value"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call jobdiva find_candidate --data '{"value":"value"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "candidates": [
    {
      "candidate_id": 5821904,
      "name": "Priya Raman",
      "title": "Data Analyst",
      "location": "Chicago, IL",
      "email": "priya.raman@example.com"
    }
  ]
}
```

Previous: [Search candidates](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/jobdiva/search_candidates.md)
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