> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.merge.dev/_mcp/server.

# Candidates

> Build once. Connect to every API, tool, and LLM. Ship products and agents to production without owning the integration stack.

## Docs

- [The Candidate object](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/the-candidate-object.md)

## API Docs

- Candidates [/candidates](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/list.md)
- Candidates [/candidates/{id}](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/retrieve.md)
- Candidates [/candidates/ignore/{model_id}](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/ignore-create.md)
- Candidates [/candidates/meta/patch/{id}](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/meta-patch-retrieve.md)
- Candidates [/candidates/meta/post](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/meta-post-retrieve.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/ats/common-models/candidates/openapi.yaml)