---
title: "Update a candidate's status on primary assignment"
method: PUT
path: "/candidates/{id}/status"
tags: ["candidates"]
deprecated: true
---

# Update a candidate's status on primary assignment

`PUT /candidates/{id}/status`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com`
- URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/candidates/{id}/status`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-smarttoken`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://www.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/allow`
    - Token URL: `https://api.smartrecruiters.com/identity/oauth/token` scopes: `candidates_manage`

> **Deprecated.**

Update a candidate's status on primary assignment. Please use `PUT /candidates/{id}/jobs/{jobId}/status` instead.

## Request body

- CandidateStatus
  - `status` 'LEAD' | 'NEW' | 'IN_REVIEW' | 'INTERVIEW' | 'OFFERED' | 'HIRED' | 'REJECTED' | 'WITHDRAWN' | 'TRANSFERRED', required
  - `subStatus` string
  - `startsOn` string, date-time
  - `reason` string: id of rejection (GET /configuration/rejection-reasons) or withdrawal (GET /configuration/withdrawal-reasons) reason.

## Response `204`

## Other responses

- `400`: with codes * **NO_REASON_SUPPORT_FOR_STATUS** when reason is not available for given status (availably only for REJECTED and WITHDRAWN) * **REASON_NOT_FOUND** when given reason does not exist * **REQUIRED_SUB_STATUS_OMITTED** when there is a required sub status before the status you want to move a candidate to
- `401`: Candidate access denied
- `403`: with codes * **PERMISSION_DENIED** when you are not permitted to update candidate's status

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/candidates-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/candidates-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/smartrecruiters/apis/candidates-api/revisions/8fde9b33d46d?raw)