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SmartRecruiters Candidate API — Candidates

SmartRecruiters Candidate API — Candidates. 8 operations. Lead operation: List Candidates. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Smartrecruiters business surface.

Run with Naftiko SmartrecruitersCandidates

What You Can Do

GET
Listcandidates — List Candidates
/v1/candidates
POST
Createcandidate — Create Candidate
/v1/candidates
GET
Getcandidate — Get Candidate
/v1/candidates/{candidateid}
PATCH
Updatecandidate — Update Candidate
/v1/candidates/{candidateid}
GET
Listcandidateapplications — List Candidate Applications
/v1/candidates/{candidateid}/applications
GET
Listcandidatedocuments — List Candidate Documents
/v1/candidates/{candidateid}/documents
GET
Listcandidatemessages — List Candidate Messages
/v1/candidates/{candidateid}/messages
POST
Createcandidatemessage — Create Candidate Message
/v1/candidates/{candidateid}/messages

MCP Tools

list-candidates

List Candidates

read-only idempotent
create-candidate

Create Candidate

get-candidate

Get Candidate

read-only idempotent
update-candidate

Update Candidate

idempotent
list-candidate-applications

List Candidate Applications

read-only idempotent
list-candidate-documents

List Candidate Documents

read-only idempotent
list-candidate-messages

List Candidate Messages

read-only idempotent
create-candidate-message

Create Candidate Message

Capability Spec

candidates-candidates.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: SmartRecruiters Candidate API — Candidates
  description: 'SmartRecruiters Candidate API — Candidates. 8 operations. Lead operation: List Candidates. Self-contained
    Naftiko capability covering one Smartrecruiters business surface.'
  tags:
  - Smartrecruiters
  - Candidates
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    SMARTRECRUITERS_API_KEY: SMARTRECRUITERS_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: candidates-candidates
    baseUri: https://api.smartrecruiters.com
    description: SmartRecruiters Candidate API — Candidates business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: candidates
      path: /candidates
      operations:
      - name: listcandidates
        method: GET
        description: List Candidates
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: q
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Search query for candidate name or email
        - name: limit
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Maximum number of results to return
        - name: offset
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Number of results to skip for pagination
        - name: status
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by application status
      - name: createcandidate
        method: POST
        description: Create Candidate
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    - name: candidates-candidateId
      path: /candidates/{candidateId}
      operations:
      - name: getcandidate
        method: GET
        description: Get Candidate
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: candidateId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The unique candidate identifier
          required: true
      - name: updatecandidate
        method: PATCH
        description: Update Candidate
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: candidateId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The unique candidate identifier
          required: true
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    - name: candidates-candidateId-applications
      path: /candidates/{candidateId}/applications
      operations:
      - name: listcandidateapplications
        method: GET
        description: List Candidate Applications
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: candidateId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The unique candidate identifier
          required: true
    - name: candidates-candidateId-documents
      path: /candidates/{candidateId}/documents
      operations:
      - name: listcandidatedocuments
        method: GET
        description: List Candidate Documents
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: candidateId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The unique candidate identifier
          required: true
    - name: candidates-candidateId-messages
      path: /candidates/{candidateId}/messages
      operations:
      - name: listcandidatemessages
        method: GET
        description: List Candidate Messages
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: candidateId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The unique candidate identifier
          required: true
      - name: createcandidatemessage
        method: POST
        description: Create Candidate Message
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: candidateId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The unique candidate identifier
          required: true
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.SMARTRECRUITERS_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: candidates-candidates-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for SmartRecruiters Candidate API — Candidates. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed
      operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/candidates
      name: candidates
      description: REST surface for candidates.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcandidates
        description: List Candidates
        call: candidates-candidates.listcandidates
        with:
          q: rest.q
          limit: rest.limit
          offset: rest.offset
          status: rest.status
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: POST
        name: createcandidate
        description: Create Candidate
        call: candidates-candidates.createcandidate
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/candidates/{candidateid}
      name: candidates-candidateid
      description: REST surface for candidates-candidateId.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcandidate
        description: Get Candidate
        call: candidates-candidates.getcandidate
        with:
          candidateId: rest.candidateId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: PATCH
        name: updatecandidate
        description: Update Candidate
        call: candidates-candidates.updatecandidate
        with:
          candidateId: rest.candidateId
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/candidates/{candidateid}/applications
      name: candidates-candidateid-applications
      description: REST surface for candidates-candidateId-applications.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcandidateapplications
        description: List Candidate Applications
        call: candidates-candidates.listcandidateapplications
        with:
          candidateId: rest.candidateId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/candidates/{candidateid}/documents
      name: candidates-candidateid-documents
      description: REST surface for candidates-candidateId-documents.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcandidatedocuments
        description: List Candidate Documents
        call: candidates-candidates.listcandidatedocuments
        with:
          candidateId: rest.candidateId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/candidates/{candidateid}/messages
      name: candidates-candidateid-messages
      description: REST surface for candidates-candidateId-messages.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcandidatemessages
        description: List Candidate Messages
        call: candidates-candidates.listcandidatemessages
        with:
          candidateId: rest.candidateId
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: POST
        name: createcandidatemessage
        description: Create Candidate Message
        call: candidates-candidates.createcandidatemessage
        with:
          candidateId: rest.candidateId
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: candidates-candidates-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for SmartRecruiters Candidate API — Candidates. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
      through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: list-candidates
      description: List Candidates
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: candidates-candidates.listcandidates
      with:
        q: tools.q
        limit: tools.limit
        offset: tools.offset
        status: tools.status
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: create-candidate
      description: Create Candidate
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: candidates-candidates.createcandidate
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-candidate
      description: Get Candidate
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: candidates-candidates.getcandidate
      with:
        candidateId: tools.candidateId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: update-candidate
      description: Update Candidate
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: candidates-candidates.updatecandidate
      with:
        candidateId: tools.candidateId
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: list-candidate-applications
      description: List Candidate Applications
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: candidates-candidates.listcandidateapplications
      with:
        candidateId: tools.candidateId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: list-candidate-documents
      description: List Candidate Documents
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: candidates-candidates.listcandidatedocuments
      with:
        candidateId: tools.candidateId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: list-candidate-messages
      description: List Candidate Messages
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: candidates-candidates.listcandidatemessages
      with:
        candidateId: tools.candidateId
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: create-candidate-message
      description: Create Candidate Message
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: candidates-candidates.createcandidatemessage
      with:
        candidateId: tools.candidateId
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.