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# Move candidate to stage

> Moves a candidate on a job to another pipeline stage. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

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

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Moves a candidate on a job to another pipeline stage.

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

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

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

Moves the match to the named stage, like dragging the card in the pipeline view. The stage must be one of the job's stages from get_job: another name fails and the error lists the stages. Any automation your account runs on a stage change runs as usual. 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. |
| `stage` | string | yes | Target stage, named as in get_job. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/manatal/match/1/candidate-stage/move \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"stage":"stage"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("manatal", "move_candidate_stage", {"match_id":1,"stage":"stage"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('manatal', 'move_candidate_stage', {"match_id":1,"stage":"stage"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call manatal move_candidate_stage --data '{"match_id":1,"stage":"stage"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "match_id": 55120,
  "job_id": 3107,
  "stage": "Interview",
  "moved_at": "2026-10-20T11:05:00Z"
}
```

Previous: [Add candidate to job](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/manatal/add_candidate_to_job.md)
Next: [Drop candidate](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/manatal/drop_candidate.md)

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