---
title: "Search Candidates"
method: GET
path: "/api/candidates/search"
tags: ["candidates"]
---

# Search Candidates

`GET /api/candidates/search`

## 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/search`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Search candidates by name, email, or phone for autocomplete

Args:
    q: Search query (matches name, email, or phone — substring)
    limit: Maximum results to return

Returns:
    List of matching candidates

## Query parameters

- `q` string
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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