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# Search candidates

> Candidates matching a name, email, position, company or tag. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

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

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Candidates matching a name, email, position, company or tag.

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

`GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/manatal/candidates/search`

Access: 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 | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | no | Name, email, position or company to look for. |
| `tag` | string | no | Only candidates with this candidate tag, as written in Manatal. |
| `cursor` | string | no | Next page cursor from the previous call. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/manatal/candidates/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("manatal", "search_candidates")
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('manatal', 'search_candidates');
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call manatal search_candidates
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "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
}
```

Next: [Get candidate](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/manatal/get_candidate.md)

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