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# Drop candidate

> Drops a candidate from a job with one of the account's drop reasons. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/manatal/drop_candidate

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Drops a candidate from a job with one of the account's drop reasons.

Manatal API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/manatal.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/manatal/match/{match_id}/candidate/drop`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Marks the match as dropped, like Drop in the card's three-dots menu. The candidate is no longer considered for this job; the profile and the reason stay in your database. A reason that does not exist fails and lists the valid ones. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `match_id` | integer | yes | Match ID (a candidate on one job) from list_job_pipeline. |
| `drop_reason_id` | integer | yes | Reason ID from list_drop_reasons. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/manatal/match/55120/candidate/drop \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"drop_reason_id":3}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("manatal", "drop_candidate", {"match_id":55120,"drop_reason_id":3})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('manatal', 'drop_candidate', {"match_id":55120,"drop_reason_id":3});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call manatal drop_candidate --data '{"match_id":55120,"drop_reason_id":3}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "match_id": 55120,
  "job_id": 3107,
  "status": "dropped",
  "reason": "No response",
  "profile_kept": true
}
```

Previous: [Move candidate to stage](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/manatal/move_candidate_stage.md)

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