---
title: "Update a seen entry"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/seen/{seen_id}"
tags: ["Lists"]
---

# Update a seen entry

`PATCH /v1/seen/{seen_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.recruitmcp.com`
- URL: `https://api.recruitmcp.com/v1/seen/{seen_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://recruitmcp.com/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://recruitmcp.com/oauth/token`, scopes: `lists:write`)
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://recruitmcp.com/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://recruitmcp.com/oauth/token`, scopes: `sourcing:spend`)

external_ids are merged; tags replace the stored tags.

Scope: `lists:write`. A key with `sourcing:spend` is also accepted.

## Path parameters

- `seen_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string
- `RecruitMCP-Version` '2026-10-13'
- `RecruitMCP-Customer` string

## Request body

- object
  - `status` 'seen' | 'shortlisted' | 'contacted' | 'rejected' | 'do_not_contact'
  - `note` string, nullable
  - `tags` string[]
  - `external_ids` object

## Response `200`

Updated.

- SeenEntry
  - `id` string, required
  - `object` 'seen_entry', required
  - `status` 'seen' | 'shortlisted' | 'contacted' | 'rejected' | 'do_not_contact', required
  - `profile_url` string, nullable
  - `full_name` string, nullable
  - `current_employer` string, nullable
  - `note` string, nullable
  - `tags` string[]
  - `external_ids` object: Your ids for this person, for example {"ats": "cand_123"}.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: `invalid_request` (do not retry): A field is missing or has a value this endpoint does not accept. `unsupported_version` (do not retry): RecruitMCP-Version is not a supported version.
- `401`: `unauthorized` (do not retry): Missing bearer API key.
- `403`: `forbidden` (do not retry): This customer is disabled. `insufficient_scope` (do not retry): This key does not include the scope this endpoint requires.
- `404`: `not_found` (do not retry): No record with this id exists in the workspace.
- `429`: `rate_limited` (retry): Per-key rate limit exceeded.

## Changes

- **2026-10-20** `ad27b35513a6`: 5 warning, 2 info
  - added the new `approval_forced` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `approval_forced` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `approval_forced` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `approval_forced` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `404`
  - …3 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/recruitmcp/apis/recruitmcp-api/changes/v1/seen/:seen_id/patch.md)

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