---
title: "Create a document for a candidate"
method: POST
path: "/candidate/{candidate_id}/documents"
tags: ["Candidate Documents"]
---

# Create a document for a candidate

`POST /candidate/{candidate_id}/documents`

## Request body

- DocumentInputBodyParam — Candidate document details
  - `type_id` string, required
  - `metadata` object, required
    - `file_size` integer, required
    - `file_type` string, required
    - `etag` string, required
    - `md5_digest` string, required
    - `original_file_name` string, required

## Response `201`

The created document details

- DocumentUploadResult
  - `_id` string, required
  - `signed_upload_url` string
  - `headers` object[]
    - `name` string
    - `value` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Usually caused by invalid user input
- `401` — Failed to authenticate the user making the request
- `default` — Server error occurred

---

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