---
title: "Start Backfill for a company"
method: POST
path: "/backfill/companies/{companyId}/start"
tags: ["Backfill"]
---

# Start Backfill for a company

`POST /backfill/companies/{companyId}/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cavuno.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.cavuno.com/v1/backfill/companies/{companyId}/start`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Start collecting jobs for a Cavuno company. Registration uses an existing provider match or the company website, resolved server-side. A company with no supported ATS detected on its website and no confirmed match is rejected with `company_not_backfillable` (422). Requires an `Idempotency-Key` header.

## Path parameters

- `companyId` string, required: Cavuno company ID from the companies or Backfill list.

## Response `200`

The company after start.

- BackfillCompany
  - `object` 'backfill_company', required
  - `companyId` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `website` string, nullable, required
  - `state` 'backfilling' | 'available' | 'needs_match' | 'not_backfilling', required
  - `candidates` BackfillMatchCandidate[]
    - `index` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `website` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `default`: An error. Every non-2xx response uses the same envelope; see the Errors section of the introduction.

## Changes

- **2026-10-19** `c34152c38176`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `error/upgrade` to the response with the `default` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/cavuno/apis/cavuno-v1-rest-api/changes/backfill/companies/:companyId/start/post.md)

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