---
title: "Mark an application as hire"
method: POST
path: "/v3/applications/{id}/hire"
tags: ["Applications"]
---

# Mark an application as hire

`POST /v3/applications/{id}/hire`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://harvest.greenhouse.io`
- URL: `https://harvest.greenhouse.io/v3/applications/{id}/hire`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://auth.greenhouse.io/authorize`
    - Client credentials
    - Token URL: `https://auth.greenhouse.io/token` scopes: `harvest:applications:hire`
  - HTTP bearer

Mark an application as hired and close out the matching opening on the job. Pass `opening_id` to identify which opening on the job the candidate fills (required when the job has more than one open opening); `start_date` records the candidate's start date; `close_reason_id` is the reason the opening is being closed (typically the `Hire` close reason). The application's status transitions to `hired`.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `start_date` string, date-time
  - `opening_id` integer
  - `close_reason_id` integer, nullable

## Response `204`

Successful (No Content)

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `422`: Unprocessable Content

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/greenhouse/apis/harvest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/greenhouse/apis/harvest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/greenhouse/apis/harvest-api/revisions/822822e3f771?raw)