Workday Recruiting · Schema

Candidate

A candidate represents an individual being considered for employment, including their personal information, contact details, source, and associated job applications.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Workday ID (WID) uniquely identifying the candidate
firstName	string	Candidate first name
lastName	string	Candidate last name
fullName	string	Candidate full display name
email	string	Primary email address
phone	string	Primary phone number
address	object	Candidate mailing address
source	object	A reference to a related Workday resource
tags	array	Tags applied to the candidate record
jobApplications	array	Job applications associated with this candidate
isInternal	boolean	Whether the candidate is an existing Workday worker
createdOn	string	Timestamp when the candidate record was created
updatedOn	string	Timestamp when the candidate was last updated

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "Candidate",
  "description": "A candidate represents an individual being considered for employment, including their personal information, contact details, source, and associated job applications.",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-recruiting/refs/heads/main/json-schema/recruiting-rest-api-candidate-schema.json",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Workday ID (WID) uniquely identifying the candidate",
      "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
    },
    "firstName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Candidate first name",
      "example": "Jordan"
    },
    "lastName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Candidate last name",
      "example": "Reyes"
    },
    "fullName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Candidate full display name",
      "example": "Jordan Reyes"
    },
    "email": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "email",
      "description": "Primary email address",
      "example": "[email protected]"
    },
    "phone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary phone number",
      "example": "+1-415-555-0123"
    },
    "address": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "addressLine1": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Street address line 1",
          "example": "123 Market Street"
        },
        "addressLine2": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Street address line 2",
          "example": "123 Market Street"
        },
        "city": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "City",
          "example": "San Francisco"
        },
        "stateProvince": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "State or province",
          "example": "CA"
        },
        "postalCode": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Postal or ZIP code",
          "example": "94105"
        },
        "country": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
          "properties": {
            "id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
              "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
            },
            "descriptor": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
              "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Candidate mailing address"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
          "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
          "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
        }
      }
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Tags applied to the candidate record"
    },
    "jobApplications": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
            "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
          },
          "descriptor": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
            "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Job applications associated with this candidate"
    },
    "isInternal": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the candidate is an existing Workday worker",
      "example": false
    },
    "createdOn": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the candidate record was created",
      "example": "2026-05-03T14:30:00Z"
    },
    "updatedOn": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the candidate was last updated",
      "example": "2026-05-03T14:30:00Z"
    }
  }
}