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/api/applicants
HEAD, GET
List applicants using the filters set as parameters. The number of applicants is represented in the X-Count
header - use the HEAD
request to simply count the number of applicants matching the filters. Use the GET
request to actually fetch them.
There is a hard limit of 8192 items returned, which is capped to 512 if the expand
parameter is used.
Syntax
GET /api/applicants Host: apply.example.edu Authorization: DREAM apikey="..."
Parameters
Name | Description | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
byCitizenships | Optional | List of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes | [1] |
byEmails | Optional | List of emails | [1] |
byTrackerIDs | Optional | List of tracker ID-s | [1] [2] |
byTrackerCodes | Optional | List of tracker codes | [1] [2] |
limit | Optional | How many applicants to return (Allowed range is normally 1..16384, 16384 being the default). If the expand parameter is used, the limit is 512. | |
expand | Optional | Expand the chosen relational element(s), for example applicant,offer | [3] |
- Note [1]: Lists can be either comma or space separated. All list items are combined with logical
OR
operators - in other words an application is considered matching if it matches to any of the values in the list. - Note [2]: you may use either tracker ID-s or codes to reference trackers. However ID-s are guaranteed not to change while the tracker codes offer no such guarantee.
- Note [3]: Some elements in the returned objects are links to other API calls. Using the
expand
parameter, it is possible to expand this data to the actual records, saving additional API calls. The full list of possible expansions istrackers,documents,consents,invoices,wishes
. You can set one or multiple expansions, combining them in a comma-separated fashion to theexpand
parameter. Note also that using this parameter caps tolimit
to 512 due to performance reasons.
Response headers
Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 1456 X-Count: 15
Response codes
400 Bad Request | One of the filters has bad parameters (see error description) |
Response example
{ "123": { "registered": "2014-06-20T08:13:41+00:00", "name": { "given": "Joe", "middle": "", "family": "Smith" }, "email": "sample.applicant.21@example.com", "skype": null, "phone": "+372 123456789", "reference": "foobar", "citizenship": "US", "trackers": "/api/applicants/123/trackers", "photo": "/api/applicants/123/photo", "documents": "/api/applicants/123/documents" } }
POST
Create a new applicant/lead. The owner of the new account will be notified via email, using the applicant-welcome-api
template. The welcome letter will also contain the account credentials needed for the applicant to start using his/her new account. Please include any additional instructions in the template - you can configure all templates using the admin interface (look for the “Settings” → “Templates” menu).
The URI for the new applicant account that was created is returned in the Location
header.
Note that since this API call will send an email before returning, it is slightly slower than other API calls. This is a deliberate choice to avoid storing the (secrets-containing) email in more intermediate queues than required, while also guaranteeing that if the call succeeds, the email was accepted upstream.
If an applicant/lead with this email address exists, a 409 Conflict
will be returned, along with the URI of the offending applicant in the Location
header.
Syntax
POST /api/applicants Host: apply.example.edu Authorization: DREAM apikey="..."
Parameters
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
email | Required | A valid email address. Must be unique (see above). |
citizenship | Optional | This is optional, but highly recommended. The citizenship affect all deadlines/fees display for the applicant. If not provided, it will be asked when applicant is logging in. Accepts an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code |
name | Required | Full name of the lead/applicant. 1 to 50 characters. You must provide either name or both name_given/family |
name_given | Required | Given name of the lead/applicant. 1 to 50 characters. You must provide either name or both name_given/family |
name_family | Required | Family name of the lead/applicant. 1 to 50 characters. You must provide either name or both name_given/family |
phone | Optional | Phone number of the lead/applicant, for example “+372 123456789”. Up to 30 characters. |
notes | Optional | Any notes accompanying the lead/applicant. Up to 2048 characters. |
reference | Optional | A reference code (often an external ID). Can also be managed individually, read more |
Response headers
Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 0 Location: /api/applicants/12345
Response codes
201 Created | New applicant/lead was created |
409 Conflict | An applicant with this email address already exists |