---
title: "Update Candidate"
method: PUT
path: "/api/candidates/{candidate_id}/update"
tags: ["candidates"]
---

# Update Candidate

`PUT /api/candidates/{candidate_id}/update`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.thebetterhire.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.thebetterhire.ai/api/candidates/{candidate_id}/update`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Update an existing candidate

Args:
    candidate_id: Candidate UUID
    request: Fields to update

Returns:
    Updated candidate

## Path parameters

- `candidate_id` string, required

## Request body

- CandidateUpdate: Request model for updating a candidate
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `email` string, email, nullable
  - `phone` string, nullable
  - `linkedin_url` string, nullable
  - `github_url` string, nullable
  - `portfolio_url` string, nullable
  - `source` string, nullable
  - `source_details` string, nullable
  - `status` string, nullable
  - `notes` string, nullable
  - `tags` string[], nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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