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Workday Recruiting Job Applications API

Manage the lifecycle of job applications from submission through disposition, including stage movement and offer initiation.

Workday Recruiting Job Applications API is one of 13 APIs that Workday Recruiting publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 56 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Job Applications. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, a JSON-LD context, and 56 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v41.2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{tenant}.workday.com/ccx/api/recruiting/v41.2.

4 operations 4 paths 5 schemas 2 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v41.2
Base URL
https://wd2-impl-services1.workday.com/ccx/api/recruiting/
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Workday Recruiting Job Applications API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authentication. Register an API client in Workday, grant recruiting scopes, and obtain access tokens.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Job Applications 4

Manage the lifecycle of job applications from submission through disposition, including stage movement and offer initiation.

GET
/jobApplications
Workday Recruiting List Job Applications
listJobApplications 5 params → 200401
GET
/jobApplications/{id}
Workday Recruiting Get a Job Application
getJobApplication 1 param → 200401404
POST
/jobApplications/{id}/move
Workday Recruiting Move Candidate to a Different Stage
moveCandidateStage 1 param body → 200400401404
POST
/jobApplications/{id}/offer
Workday Recruiting Initiate an Offer
initiateOffer 1 param body → 201400401404

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Offer (9 properties), JobApplication (9 properties), OfferCreate (5 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

OfferCreate
object
Request body for initiating an employment offer
5 properties 1 required
JobApplication
object
A job application links a candidate to a job requisition and tracks their progress through the recruiting stages from application through hire or disposition.
9 properties
Error
object
API error response
3 properties
Offer
object
An employment offer extended to a candidate through a job application, including compensation details and start date.
9 properties
Reference
object
A reference to a related Workday resource
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

workday-recruiting-job-applications-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Workday Recruiting Applicants API
Workday Recruiting Background Checks API
Workday Recruiting Candidates API
Workday Recruiting Configuration API
Workday Recruiting Evergreen Requisitions API
Workday Recruiting Interviews API
Workday Recruiting Job Postings API
Workday Recruiting Job Requisitions API
Workday Recruiting Positions API
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