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# Update an applicant

PUT https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/{guid}
Content-Type: application/json

Partially updates an applicant (candidate). Only fields present in the request body are modified; omitted fields are left unchanged. Phones, education, employment history, notes, tags, social links, and resumes are managed separately via their sub-resource endpoints, not through this endpoint.

Reference: https://docs.brightmove.com/public/applicants/core/update-applicant

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — BrightMove OAuth2 client_credentials - use the client_id/client_secret from User > API Keys (or an admin-managed client).

## Request

### Path parameters

- `guid` (string, required) — Stable public identifier of the applicant

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an ApplicantUpdateRequest.

- `firstName` (string, optional) — Applicant's first name.
- `middleName` (string, optional) — Applicant's middle name or initial.
- `lastName` (string, optional) — Applicant's last name.
- `email` (string, optional) — Applicant's personal email address.
- `workEmail` (string, optional) — Applicant's work email address.
- `address` (string, optional) — Street address line 1.
- `address2` (string, optional) — Street address line 2 (apartment, suite, etc.).
- `city` (string, optional) — City.
- `stateId` (long, optional) — State ID from the BrightMove state lookup. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/states to retrieve valid IDs.
- `postalCode` (string, optional) — Postal (ZIP) code.
- `currentCompany` (string, optional) — Applicant's current or most recent employer.
- `currentTitle` (string, optional) — Applicant's current or most recent job title.
- `primarySkills` (string, optional) — Comma-separated list of the applicant's primary skills.
- `confidential` (boolean, optional) — When true, marks this applicant as confidential. Viewing confidential applicants requires the VIEW_APPLICANT_CONFIDENTIAL permission.
- `emailAllowed` (boolean, optional) — When true, the applicant has opted in to email communications.
- `smsAllowed` (boolean, optional) — When true, the applicant has opted in to SMS/text message communications.
- `source` (string, optional) — Applicant source name exactly as configured for your company (e.g. 'LinkedIn', 'Referral').
- `recruiterGuid` (string, optional) — GUID of the recruiter (BrightMove user) to assign to this applicant. Pass an empty string to remove the current assignment.
- `sourceOther` (string, optional) — Free-text detail when source is 'Other'.
- `statusNote` (string, optional) — Internal comment about the current status.
- `dob` (string, optional) — Date of birth, in ISO-8601 format.
- `genderId` (long, optional) — Gender. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/genders to retrieve valid IDs.
- `raceEthnicityId` (long, optional) — Race/ethnicity. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/race-ethnicities to retrieve valid IDs.
- `veteranStatusId` (long, optional) — Veteran status. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/veteran-statuses to retrieve valid IDs.
- `disabilityStatusId` (long, optional) — Disability status. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/disability-statuses to retrieve valid IDs.
- `visaStatusId` (long, optional) — Visa/work permit status. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/visa-statuses to retrieve valid IDs.
- `employmentTypeId` (long, optional) — Preferred employment type. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/employment-types to retrieve valid IDs.
- `currentPay` (double, optional) — Applicant's current pay rate, if known.
- `currentPayTypeId` (long, optional) — Rate type for currentPay. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/pay-types to retrieve valid IDs.
- `desiredPay` (double, optional) — Applicant's desired pay rate, if known.
- `desiredPayTypeId` (long, optional) — Rate type for desiredPay. Use GET /api/v1/lookup/pay-types to retrieve valid IDs.
- `payComments` (string, optional) — Notes about the applicant's pay expectations.
- `doNotHire` (boolean, optional) — When true, this applicant should not be considered for hire.
- `currentEmployee` (boolean, optional) — When true, this applicant is a current employee.
- `availableDate` (string, optional) — Date the applicant becomes available to start, in ISO-8601 format.
- `availabilityComments` (string, optional) — Notes about the applicant's availability.
- `referredBy` (string, optional) — Name of the person or source that referred this applicant.
- `preferredLocation` (string, optional) — Applicant's preferred work location.
- `rank` (integer, optional) — Numeric rank/priority assigned to this applicant.
- `vendorGuid` (string, optional) — GUID of the vendor (staffing partner/subcontractor) that submitted this applicant.
- `linkedContactGuid` (string, optional) — GUID of the client contact to link this applicant to (e.g. an internal employee referral).

## Response

### 200

Applicant updated and returned

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.brightmove.com/ATS/api/v1/applicants/72d7a0b4-1234-5678-abcd-ef0123456789")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```