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# Get candidate

> One candidate with contact details, tags, custom fields, jobs with stages and latest notes. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/recruiterflow/get_candidate

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One candidate with contact details, tags, custom fields, jobs with stages and latest notes.

Recruiterflow API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/recruiterflow.md

`GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/recruiterflow/candidates/{candidate_id}`

Access: read.

Returns one profile: name, title, company, location, tags, custom fields, owner, the jobs they are on with the current stage and status in each, and the latest notes. Private notes show only if your user may see them. Use list_activities for the full history.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `candidate_id` | string | yes | Candidate id from list_candidates or list_job_candidates. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/recruiterflow/candidates/candidate_8c41d2 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("recruiterflow", "get_candidate", {"candidate_id":"candidate_8c41d2"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('recruiterflow', 'get_candidate', {"candidate_id":"candidate_8c41d2"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call recruiterflow get_candidate --data '{"candidate_id":"candidate_8c41d2"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "candidate_id": "772318",
  "name": "Dana Whitfield",
  "title": "Product Designer",
  "company": "Brightline",
  "location": "London",
  "email": "dana.whitfield@example.com",
  "tags": [
    "design-lead"
  ],
  "custom_fields": {
    "notice_period": "4 weeks"
  },
  "jobs": [
    {
      "job_id": "48307",
      "title": "Product Designer",
      "stage": "Phone Screen",
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "notes": [
    {
      "note_id": "90412",
      "body": "Intro call booked for Thursday.",
      "private": false,
      "created_at": "2026-10-20T09:12:00Z"
    }
  ]
}
```

Previous: [List candidates](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/recruiterflow/list_candidates.md)
Next: [List job candidates](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/recruiterflow/list_job_candidates.md)

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