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# Get Candidate
Retrieve a candidate by its ID.
External Documentation
To learn more, visit the [Greenhouse documentation](https://developers.greenhouse.io/harvest.html#get-retrieve-candidate).
## Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Candidate ID | The ID of the candidate to retrieve. Can be obtained by using the `List Candidates` action. |
## Example Output
```json theme={"dark"}
{
"id": 53883394,
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Locke",
"company": "The Tustin Box Company",
"title": "Customer Success Representative",
"created_at": "2017-08-15T03:31:46.591Z",
"updated_at": "2017-09-28T12:29:30.497Z",
"last_activity": "2017-09-28T12:29:30.481Z",
"is_private": false,
"photo_url": null,
"attachments": [
{
"filename": "John_Locke_Offer_Packet_09_27_2017.pdf",
"url": "https://prod-heroku.s3.amazonaws.com/...",
"type": "offer_packet",
"created_at": "2020-09-27T18:45:27.137Z"
}
],
"application_ids": [
69102626,
65153308
],
"phone_numbers": [
{
"value": "555-555-5555",
"type": "mobile"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"value": "123 City Street\nNew York, Ny 10001",
"type": "home"
}
],
"email_addresses": [
{
"value": "test@work.com",
"type": "work"
},
{
"value": "test@example.com",
"type": "personal"
}
],
"website_addresses": [
{
"value": "mysite.com",
"type": "personal"
}
],
"social_media_addresses": [
{
"value": "twitter.com/test"
}
],
"recruiter": {
"id": 92120,
"first_name": "Greenhouse",
"last_name": "Admin",
"name": "Greenhouse Admin",
"employee_id": "67890"
},
"coordinator": {
"id": 453636,
"first_name": "Jane",
"last_name": "Smith",
"name": "Jane Smith",
"employee_id": "12345"
},
"can_email": true,
"tags": [
"Python",
"Ruby"
],
"applications": [
{
"id": 69102626,
"candidate_id": 53883394,
"prospect": false,
"applied_at": "2017-09-27T12:03:02.728Z",
"rejected_at": "2017-09-27T12:11:40.877Z",
"last_activity_at": "2017-09-28T12:29:30.481Z",
"location": {
"address": "New York, New York, USA"
},
"source": {
"id": 16,
"public_name": "LinkedIn (Prospecting)"
},
"credited_to": {
"id": 165372,
"first_name": "Joel",
"last_name": "Job Admin",
"name": "Joel Job Admin",
"employee_id": null
},
"rejection_reason": {
"id": 9504,
"name": "Hired another candidate",
"type": {
"id": 1,
"name": "We rejected them"
}
},
"rejection_details": {
"custom_fields": {
"custom_rejection_question_field": null
},
"keyed_custom_fields": {
"custom_rejection_question_field": {
"name": "Custom Rejection Question Field",
"type": "short_text",
"value": null
}
}
},
"jobs": [
{
"id": 149995,
"name": "DevOps Engineer"
}
],
"job_post_id": 123,
"status": "rejected",
"current_stage": {
"id": 1073533,
"name": "Take Home Test"
},
"answers": [
{
"question": "How did you hear about this job?",
"answer": "A friend"
},
{
"question": "Website",
"answer": "https://example.com"
},
{
"question": "LinkedIn Profile",
"answer": "https://linkedin.com/example"
}
],
"prospective_office": null,
"prospective_department": null,
"prospect_detail": {
"prospect_pool": null,
"prospect_stage": null,
"prospect_owner": null
},
"attachments": [
{
"filename": "John_Locke_Offer_Packet_09_27_2017.pdf",
"url": "https://prod-heroku.s3.amazonaws.com/...",
"type": "offer_packet",
"created_at": "2020-09-27T18:45:27.137Z"
}
]
},
{
"id": 65153308,
"candidate_id": 53883394,
"prospect": false,
"applied_at": "2017-08-15T03:31:46.637Z",
"rejected_at": null,
"last_activity_at": "2017-09-28T12:29:30.481Z",
"location": {
"address": "New York, New York, United States"
},
"source": {
"id": 12,
"public_name": "Meetups"
},
"credited_to": {
"id": 566819,
"first_name": "Bob",
"last_name": "Smith",
"name": "Bob Smith",
"employee_id": null
},
"rejection_reason": null,
"rejection_details": null,
"jobs": [
{
"id": 299100,
"name": "Data Scientist - BK"
}
],
"job_post_id": 456,
"status": "active",
"current_stage": {
"id": 2966800,
"name": "Face to Face"
},
"answers": [],
"prospective_office": null,
"prospective_department": null,
"prospect_detail": {
"prospect_pool": null,
"prospect_stage": null,
"prospect_owner": null
},
"attachments": []
}
],
"educations": [
{
"id": 561227,
"school_name": "University of Michigan - Ann Arbor",
"degree": "Bachelor's Degree",
"discipline": "Computer Science",
"start_date": "2012-08-15T00:00:00.000Z",
"end_date": "2016-05-15T00:00:00.000Z"
}
],
"employments": [
{
"id": 8485064,
"company_name": "Greenhouse",
"title": "Engineer",
"start_date": "2012-08-15T00:00:00.000Z",
"end_date": "2016-05-15T00:00:00.000Z"
}
],
"linked_user_ids": [
989604
],
"custom_fields": {
"desired_salary": "1000000000",
"work_remotely": true,
"graduation_year": "2018"
},
"keyed_custom_fields": {
"desired_salary": {
"name": "Desired Salary",
"type": "short_text",
"value": "1000000000"
},
"work_remotely": {
"name": "Work Remotely",
"type": "boolean",
"value": true
},
"graduation_year_1": {
"name": "Graduation Year",
"type": "single_select",
"value": "2018"
}
}
}
```
## Workflow Library Example
[Get Candidate with Greenhouse and Send Results Via Email](https://library.blinkops.com/workflows/get-candidate-with-greenhouse-and-send-results-via-email)
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