> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.taptalent.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get candidate details > Retrieve detailed information about a specific candidate, including their associated jobs. The response includes all candidate fields with a flattened structure (miscellaneous fields such as educations and workExperiences are extracted to the top level). Always handle 404 errors for candidates that may have been deleted. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi.yaml get /candidates/{candidateId} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: TapTalent Partner API version: 1.0.0 summary: Partner API for jobs, candidates, pipelines, custom fields, and webhooks. description: > The TapTalent Partner API lets partner systems manage jobs, candidates, job-candidate relationships, hiring pipelines, and custom fields, and receive real-time event notifications via webhooks. All communication is JSON over HTTPS. ## Authentication Every request requires an API key sent as an HTTP bearer token: ``` Authorization: Bearer sk_live_AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv ``` Keys are prefixed `sk_live_` (production) or `sk_test_` (sandbox) followed by 22 base62 characters, are scoped to a company, and are generated from the TapTalent dashboard (Account Settings → Developers → API Key Management). Key management is dashboard-only and not available via this API. ## Response envelopes The API uses three envelope styles, by resource family: | Family | Success envelope | |---|---| | Jobs | Bare object (e.g. `{ "jobs": [...], "totalJobs": 45 }` or the job object itself) | | Candidates, Job Candidates, Pipelines, Custom Fields | `{ "status": "success", "data": ... }` | | Bulk resume upload and batch retrieval | `{ "success": true, "data": ... }` | Each operation in this specification models its family's actual envelope; no unified envelope is imposed. ## Pagination Pagination conventions vary by endpoint and are modeled as documented: | Endpoint | Page parameter | First page | Default page size | Page size rule | |---|---|---|---|---| | `GET /jobs` | `pageNumber` | 1 | 10 | one of 10, 20, 40, 80, 100 | | `GET /candidates/list` | `pageNumber` | **0** | 10 | one of 10, 20, 40, 80, 100 | | `GET /candidates/batch/{batchId}` | `pageNumber` | 1 | 10 | one of 10, 20, 40, 80, 100 | | `GET /job-candidates/job/{jobId}/candidates` | `page` | 1 | 20 | one of 10, 20, 40, 80, 100 | | `GET /job-candidates/stage/{stageId}/candidates` | `page` | 1 | 20 | any value from 1 to 100 | ## Errors Most errors use the canonical envelope: ```json { "error": { "code": "ERROR_CODE", "type": "error_type", "message": "Human-readable error message", "details": { "field": "Specific validation error message" } } } ``` Authentication failures use flat shapes instead (`{"message": ...}`, `{"code": ..., "message": ...}` or `{"message": ..., "isApiKeyExists": false}`); see the shared 401 response. Rate limits are applied at the company level; numeric limits and the 429 response body are not yet published. ## Webhooks Event notifications are delivered as HTTP POST requests to a single company-level HTTPS endpoint configured in the dashboard. Deliveries carry the headers `X-Webhook-Event`, `X-Webhook-Timestamp`, and `X-Webhook-Key` (verify by plain equality against the key generated in the dashboard; HMAC signatures are not yet available). Endpoints must respond with a 2xx status within 5 seconds; failed deliveries are retried at 200 ms, 400 ms, and 800 ms before being marked failed. See the `webhooks` section of this document for every event payload. ## Conventions used in this specification - `x-inferred: true` marks schemas or responses whose shape is inferred from related endpoints because the source documentation does not include an example; verify against the sandbox before relying on exact field names. - `x-known-quirk` marks fields whose wire format deviates from the API's prevailing conventions (for example an epoch timestamp where other endpoints return ISO 8601 strings). - Where the published documentation shows placeholder string identifiers (for example `"pipelineId_1"` or `"companyId_1"`), this specification models the underlying integer identifier types used by the API and notes the resolution on the affected field. contact: name: TapTalent Support email: support@taptalent.ai url: https://docs.taptalent.io license: name: Proprietary url: https://taptalent.ai servers: - url: https://partner-api.taptalent.io/v1/partner description: Production (use `sk_live_` keys) - url: https://sandbox.partner-api.taptalent.io/v1/partner description: Sandbox / staging (use `sk_test_` keys) security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Jobs description: Create, read, update, and list jobs. - name: Candidates description: >- Create and retrieve candidates, upload resumes in bulk, and fetch candidates by batch or id list. - name: Job Candidates description: >- Manage the relationship between candidates and jobs, including stage placement and per-job resume ingestion. - name: Pipelines description: Manage hiring pipelines and their stages. - name: Custom Fields description: Define custom field templates for candidates and jobs. - name: Custom Field Values description: Read and write custom field values attached to candidates and jobs. - name: Webhooks description: >- Event notifications delivered to your configured webhook endpoint. See the top-level `webhooks` section for payloads. paths: /candidates/{candidateId}: get: tags: - Candidates summary: Get candidate details description: | Retrieve detailed information about a specific candidate, including their associated jobs. The response includes all candidate fields with a flattened structure (miscellaneous fields such as educations and workExperiences are extracted to the top level). Always handle 404 errors for candidates that may have been deleted. operationId: getCandidate parameters: - name: candidateId in: path required: true description: The unique identifier of the candidate. schema: type: integer example: 67890 responses: '200': description: Full candidate details. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetCandidateResponse' examples: candidateDetails: summary: Full candidate profile value: status: success data: id: 12345 firstName: John lastName: Doe email: john.doe@example.com phone: '+1234567890' currentJobTitle: Software Engineer currentCompany: Tech Corp city: San Francisco state: California country: United States skills: - JavaScript - React - Node.js resume: https://storage.example.com/resumes/john-doe.pdf coverLetter: I am interested in... majors: - Computer Science summary: Experienced software engineer with 5+ years... languages: - English - Spanish educations: - degree: Bachelor's field: Computer Science institution: University of California startDate: '2015-09-01' endDate: '2019-06-01' workExperiences: - title: Senior Software Engineer company: Tech Corp location: San Francisco, CA startDate: '2020-01-01' endDate: null description: Led development of... projectExperiences: - name: E-commerce Platform description: Built a full-stack e-commerce platform... technologies: - React - Node.js - PostgreSQL certifications: - name: AWS Certified Solutions Architect issuer: Amazon Web Services issueDate: '2022-03-15' expiryDate: '2025-03-15' githubUrl: https://github.com/johndoe linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/johndoe gender: Male dateOfBirth: '1995-05-15' nationality: American industry: Technology category: Engineering '400': description: | Validation error. HTTP status inferred from the error category; the source documentation specifies the body but not the status code. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' examples: missingCandidateId: summary: Missing candidateId value: error: code: MISSING_CANDIDATE_ID type: validation_error message: candidateId is required '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '404': description: | Candidate not found. HTTP status inferred from the error category (`resource_error`); the source documentation specifies the body but not the status code. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' examples: candidateNotFound: summary: Candidate not found value: error: code: CANDIDATE_NOT_FOUND type: resource_error message: Candidate not found '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError' components: schemas: GetCandidateResponse: type: object description: Success envelope for the get-candidate-details endpoint. required: - status - data properties: status: type: string description: Response status ("success"). enum: - success data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CandidateDetail' ApiError: type: object description: Canonical error envelope used by most non-authentication errors. required: - error properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorBody' CandidateDetail: description: | Full candidate object as returned by the get-candidate-details endpoint. Identical to the create-candidate response candidate object, plus the `state` field. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CandidateProfile' - type: object properties: state: type: string description: State/province. ApiErrorBody: type: object description: Canonical error object carried under the `error` key. required: - code - type - message properties: code: type: string description: Machine-readable error code, e.g. `INVALID_REQUEST`. examples: - INVALID_REQUEST type: type: string description: Error category. enum: - validation_error - internal_error - not_found - authorization_error - resource_error - payment_error - subscription_error message: type: string description: Human-readable error message. details: type: object description: Optional per-field validation messages or structured error context. additionalProperties: true AuthMessageError: type: object description: >- Flat authentication error shape (does not use the canonical `error` envelope). required: - message properties: message: type: string examples: - Invalid API key AuthCodeMessageError: type: object description: >- Flat authentication error shape returned when the account subscription is inactive. required: - code - message properties: code: type: string examples: - ACCOUNT_INACTIVE message: type: string examples: - >- Your subscription is inactive. Please renew your plan to continue using this feature. AuthApiKeyError: type: object description: >- Flat authentication error shape returned when the API key does not exist. required: - message - isApiKeyExists properties: message: type: string examples: - API key not found isApiKeyExists: type: boolean CandidateProfile: type: object description: | Full candidate object with flattened structure (miscellaneous fields such as educations and workExperiences are extracted to the top level), as returned by the create-candidate endpoint. properties: id: type: integer description: Unique candidate identifier. firstName: type: string description: Candidate's first name. lastName: type: string description: Candidate's last name. email: type: string description: Candidate's email address. phone: type: string description: Candidate's phone number. currentJobTitle: type: string description: Current job title. currentCompany: type: string description: Current company name. city: type: string description: City location. country: type: string description: Country. skills: description: | Candidate skills. Documented and observed responses return an array of skill strings; the plain-string variant is inferred from the input-side CSV coercion and is not verified against production behavior. x-inferred: true oneOf: - type: array items: type: string - type: string resume: type: string description: URL to the stored resume file. coverLetter: type: string description: Cover letter text. majors: type: array description: | Array of majors/fields of study. Note: submitted as a comma-separated string on input, returned as an array of strings. items: type: string summary: type: string description: Professional summary. languages: type: array description: Array of languages. items: type: string educations: type: array description: Array of education objects. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CandidateEducation' workExperiences: type: array description: Array of work experience objects. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CandidateWorkExperience' projectExperiences: type: array description: Array of project experience objects. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CandidateProjectExperience' certifications: type: array description: Array of certification objects. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CandidateCertification' githubUrl: type: string description: GitHub profile URL. linkedin: type: string description: LinkedIn profile URL. gender: type: string description: Gender. dateOfBirth: type: string format: date description: Date of birth. nationality: type: string description: Nationality. industry: type: string description: Industry. category: type: string description: Category. CandidateEducation: type: object description: | Education object as returned in detailed candidate responses. Differs from the request-side `CandidateEducationInput` shape. properties: degree: type: string description: Degree name. field: type: string description: Field of study. institution: type: string description: Institution name. startDate: type: string format: date description: Start date. endDate: type: string format: date description: End date. CandidateWorkExperience: type: object description: | Work experience object as returned in detailed candidate responses. Differs from the request-side `CandidateWorkExperienceInput` shape. properties: title: type: string description: Job title. company: type: string description: Company name. location: type: string description: Work location. startDate: type: string format: date description: Start date. endDate: type: - string - 'null' format: date description: End date. `null` for current positions. description: type: string description: Role description. CandidateProjectExperience: type: object description: | Project experience object as returned in candidate responses. Differs from the request-side `CandidateProjectExperienceInput` shape. properties: name: type: string description: Project name. description: type: string description: Project description. technologies: type: array description: Technologies used. items: type: string CandidateCertification: type: object description: | Certification object as returned in candidate responses. Differs from the request-side `CandidateCertificationInput` shape. properties: name: type: string description: Certification name. issuer: type: string description: Certification issuer. issueDate: type: string format: date description: Issue date. expiryDate: type: string format: date description: Expiry date. responses: Unauthorized: description: | Authentication failed. Note that authentication errors use flat body shapes rather than the canonical `error` envelope. content: application/json: schema: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthMessageError' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthCodeMessageError' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthApiKeyError' examples: invalidApiKey: summary: Invalid API key value: message: Invalid API key accountInactive: summary: Subscription inactive value: code: ACCOUNT_INACTIVE message: >- Your subscription is inactive. Please renew your plan to continue using this feature. apiKeyNotFound: summary: API key not found value: message: API key not found isApiKeyExists: false TooManyRequests: x-inferred: true description: | Rate limit exceeded. Rate limits are applied at the company level; the response body below is inferred because the current documentation mentions handling 429 responses but does not publish a body. Retry with exponential backoff. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' examples: rateLimited: summary: Rate limit exceeded (inferred example) value: error: code: RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED type: validation_error message: Too many requests. Please retry with exponential backoff. InternalError: description: Unexpected server error. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' examples: internalError: summary: Internal error value: error: code: INTERNAL_ERROR type: internal_error message: Something went wrong. securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: API key description: | Company-scoped API key. Production keys are prefixed `sk_live_`, sandbox keys `sk_test_`, each followed by 22 base62 characters (pattern `^sk_(live|test)_[0-9A-Za-z]{22}$`). Generate keys in the TapTalent dashboard under Account Settings → Developers → API Key Management; a key is shown once at generation and old keys are invalidated immediately on regeneration. ````