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# List candidates

> List the candidates of one job, filtered by stage, tag or status. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/homerun/list_candidates

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List the candidates of one job, filtered by stage, tag or status.

Homerun MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/homerun.md

MCP tool: `homerun_read → list_candidates`

Access: read.

Returns each candidate with their ID, name, stage, origin (applied or sourced), tags, application date and whether the first reply is overdue. Disqualified candidates are returned only with status disqualified, as Homerun shows them in Table view only.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `job_id` | string | yes | Job ID from list_jobs. |
| `stage` | string | no | Stage name as shown in get_job, for example Application. |
| `tag` | string | no | Tag name from list_tags. |
| `status` | string | no | active or disqualified. Default active. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "homerun_read",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "list_candidates",
      "arguments": {
        "job_id": "job_8c41d2"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "candidates": [
      {
        "candidate_id": "ap_N4pQ8sT2vX6zB1cD3eF5",
        "name": "Dana Whitfield",
        "stage": "Application",
        "origin": "applied",
        "tags": [],
        "applied_at": "2026-10-20",
        "first_reply_overdue": true
      },
      {
        "candidate_id": "ap_K2mP7rS1uW5yA9bC3dE6",
        "name": "Priya Raman",
        "stage": "Application",
        "origin": "applied",
        "tags": [
          "shortlist"
        ],
        "applied_at": "2026-10-18",
        "first_reply_overdue": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

Previous: [Get a job](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/homerun/get_job.md)
Next: [Get a candidate](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/homerun/get_candidate.md)

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