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# Move application stage

> Move a candidate to the next stage of a job without sending an email. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/vincere/move_application_stage

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Move a candidate to the next stage of a job without sending an email.

Vincere API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/vincere.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/vincere/jobs/{job_id}/application-stage/move`

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

Does what Move to next stage does in Vincere: stage is sent, first_interview, second_plus_interview or offer. It sends no email to the client or the candidate. Vincere does not move a candidate backward, and an offer can need approval first, so it comes back as pending_approval. Placing a candidate stays in Vincere, because it needs the placement details page. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `job_id` | string | yes | Job id from list_jobs. |
| `candidate_id` | string | yes | Candidate id from list_job_applications. |
| `stage` | enum | yes | sent, first_interview, second_plus_interview or offer. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/vincere/jobs/job_8c41d2/application-stage/move \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"candidate_id":"candidate_8c41d2","stage":"sent"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("vincere", "move_application_stage", {"job_id":"job_8c41d2","candidate_id":"candidate_8c41d2","stage":"sent"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('vincere', 'move_application_stage', {"job_id":"job_8c41d2","candidate_id":"candidate_8c41d2","stage":"sent"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call vincere move_application_stage --data '{"job_id":"job_8c41d2","candidate_id":"candidate_8c41d2","stage":"sent"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "job_id": "1042",
  "candidate_id": "88251",
  "from_stage": "sent",
  "stage": "first_interview",
  "emailed": false
}
```

Previous: [Send job list to candidates](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/vincere/send_job_list_to_candidates.md)

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