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Manatal API and MCP server

Manatal's API is only on the Enterprise Plus plan, so on Professional or Enterprise nothing reaches candidates, jobs or notes from code. Sign in to Manatal once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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Manatal has no API for this. So we run one for you.

Manatal's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need Manatal's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Candidates, notes, pipeline moves, drops No No Yes, 13 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when Manatal changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 20, 2026. Sources: Manatal Help: MCP Server · Manatal Help: Manatal Open API · Manatal pricing · Manatal Help: Zapier triggers and actions

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to Manatal in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect Manatal to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 13 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. Manatal and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/manatal with its own method and path, such as POST /api/v1/manatal/candidates/{candidate_id}/note, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the Manatal API and MCP server do?

13 tools on your own Manatal account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools manatal_read and manatal_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
Manatal tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
search_candidates Candidates matching a name, email, position, company or tag. read
get_candidate One candidate profile with contact details, education and work history. read
list_candidate_notes Notes on a candidate profile, with author and date. read
search_jobs Jobs by title, organization or location. read
get_job One job with description, organization and its pipeline stages. read
list_job_pipeline Candidates on a job, by pipeline stage, with their match IDs. read
list_drop_reasons The drop reasons your Manatal account offers. read
search_organizations Client companies or departments by name or location. read
create_candidate A new candidate profile with name, contact details and current position. writeasks first
add_candidate_note A note on a candidate profile, optionally tagging team members. writeasks first
add_candidate_to_job Links a candidate to a job so they show in its pipeline. writeasks first
move_candidate_stage Moves a candidate on a job to another pipeline stage. writeasks first
drop_candidate Drops a candidate from a job with one of the account's drop reasons. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 13 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All Manatal use cases

Is it safe to connect Manatal?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the Manatal API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while Manatal is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

See full pricing
Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does Manatal have an API?

Yes, but only on the top plan (checked 20 Oct 2026). Manatal's Open API and its official MCP server come with Enterprise Plus, $55 to $59 per user per month, and an admin sets them up. The MCP server reads and writes candidates, jobs, organizations, contacts, notes and matches. Professional and Enterprise plans get neither.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open Manatal under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 13 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to Manatal yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so Manatal sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: create_candidate, add_candidate_note, add_candidate_to_job, move_candidate_stage, drop_candidate wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Which Manatal plan has the API and MCP server?

Only Enterprise Plus, $55 to $59 per user per month, lists the Open API and the ChatGPT, Claude and LLM integration. An admin sets up the MCP server, and its URL gives the same access as an Admin user. Professional and Enterprise plans have neither. Sources: Manatal pricing and the MCP Server help page, checked 20 Oct 2026.

Do I need Enterprise Plus to use Cotlet with Manatal?

No. Cotlet works in your own Manatal login and does not use the Open API or Manatal MCP. Your role still counts, and features locked to a plan, such as Workflow Automation or the Advanced Report Builder on higher plans, stay locked. If you use 2FA, you enter the code yourself when you sign in to the Cloud Browser.

What can it not do?

It does not upload or read resume files, delete or merge candidates, email candidates, publish jobs to job boards or run Manatal's AI Interviewer. Notes are plain text. Drop reasons, tags and pipeline stages are only read: an admin edits them in Manatal.

Should I use a Manatal MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when Manatal changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with Manatal?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with Manatal.

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