Search candidates
Candidates matching a name, email, position, company or tag.
GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/manatal/candidates/search
read
Returns the candidates that match the query, with current position, company, tags and the date the profile was created. Use candidate_id in get_candidate, list_candidate_notes, add_candidate_note and add_candidate_to_job. A query that matches nobody returns an empty list. What you see follows your Manatal role.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query string | string | Name, email, position or company to look for. |
| tag string | string | Only candidates with this candidate tag, as written in Manatal. |
| cursor string | string | Next page cursor from the previous call. |
Request
curl https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/manatal/candidates/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"result = client.call("manatal", "search_candidates")const result = await cotlet.call('manatal', 'search_candidates');cotlet call manatal search_candidatesExample response
{
"candidates": [
{
"candidate_id": 48213,
"name": "Daniel Reyes",
"current_position": "Senior Product Designer",
"current_company": "Brightwell",
"email": "daniel.reyes@example.com",
"tags": [
"design"
],
"created_at": "2026-10-02T09:14:00Z"
}
],
"next_cursor": null
}