Candidate Sync APIs release notes

 

Schema changes since the last release

These GraphQL schema changes are live. The next release notes will summarize them.

October 20, 2026

• Retrieve Candidates API:
  New
  37

October 15, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Documentation

(3)

• Added the sendApplications requirement to Initialize application and upload attachments in the Send Candidates API guide. The feature must be enabled on the employer registration first.
• Moved application deletion out of the Send Candidates sync workflow, where Delete application is now a separate operation rather than a routine step.
• Updated Asset types in the Retrieve Candidates API guide to show which identifier belongs to which asset type in a mixed fetchAssets response.

September 30, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Schema changes:

• September 21 log:
  Documentation
  4

Retrieve Candidates API

Schema changes:

• September 21 log:
  Documentation
  69

Send Candidates API

Schema changes:

• September 21 log:
  Documentation
  49

Employer Registration API

Schema changes:

• September 21 log:
  Documentation
  61

September 15, 2026

Retrieve Candidates API

New

(1)

• Documented the Smart Screening update asset type in the Retrieve Candidates API guide, including the fields it returns and how to stage one in the sandbox. These updates apply to your integration, not to a single employer, and identify the application by Indeed Apply ID.

Documentation

(1)

• Added best practices for candidate assets, including handling both asset types in one response and applying screening updates in createdAt order so older data does not overwrite newer data.

Schema changes:

• August 30 log:
  New
  6

August 31, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Schema changes:

• August 26 log:
  Documentation
  7

Retrieve Candidates API

Schema changes:

• August 26 log:
  New
  1

June 15, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Documentation

(2)

• Clarified in the Send Candidates API best practices that each update replaces the previous version, so you must send the full application every time.
• Consolidated the Candidate Sync API guides under top-level routes and restructured the Employer Registration API integration guide into a four-step workflow.

Retrieve Candidates API

Schema changes:

• June 10 log:
  New
  4
  Documentation
  7

Send Candidates API

Schema changes:

• June 10 log:
  New
  6
  Documentation
  108

May 22, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Documentation

(1)

• Flattened the Candidate Sync APIs structure. Retrieve Candidates API and Send Candidates API integration guides now sit at the top level of their respective sections, with subtopics nested beneath each guide.

Retrieve Candidates API

Breaking change

(1)

• Removed field pdf from object type AtsSyncCandidateSyncInterestedCandidateResume. See the May 18 log.

Schema changes:

• May 18 log:
  Breaking change
  1
  New
  2
  Improvement
  1

May 15, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Documentation

(2)

• Published integration guides for the Retrieve Candidates API and the Send Candidates API. Each guide covers workflow steps, prerequisites, validation, and a release-readiness checklist.
• Reworked the Candidate Sync APIs landing page with explicit prerequisites and an order of operations for each API.

April 15, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Documentation

(2)

• Updated the Retrieve Candidates API guide: added assetsByTimeRange query documentation for listing acknowledged assets by time range, clarified Smart Sourcing scope, and expanded fetchAssets examples with metadata, contact, resume, and tracking fields.
• Restructured the Send Candidates API guide for consistency with other Candidate Sync API guides.

Send Candidates API

Schema changes:

• April 6 log:
  Documentation
  109

Employer Registration API

Schema changes:

• April 9 log:
  Documentation
  16

March 31, 2026

Retrieve Candidates API

Schema changes:

• March 30 log:
  New
  4
• March 25 log:
  Documentation
  15
• March 24 log:
  New
  1

Send Candidates API

Schema changes:

• March 24 log:
  Documentation
  1

March 15, 2026

Employer Registration API

Schema changes:

• March 10 log:
  Documentation
  24

February 28, 2026

Retrieve Candidates API

Documentation

(1)

• Added validation constraints and requirements to the Retrieve Candidates API guide.

Schema changes:

• February 23 log:
  Documentation
  2
• February 20 log:
  New
  3

Employer Registration API

Breaking change

(2)

• Changed the type of field EmployerRegistration.createdAt from String! to DateTime!. See the February 20 log.
• Changed the type of field EmployerRegistration.modifiedAt from String! to DateTime!. See the February 20 log.

Schema changes:

• February 20 log:
  Breaking change
  2

February 15, 2026

Retrieve Candidates API

Breaking change

(3)

• Changed the type of argument input on field AtsSyncCandidateSyncMutations.stageAssets from AtsSyncCandidateSyncStageAssetsInput to AtsSyncCandidateSyncStageAssetsInput!. See the February 11 log.
• Changed the type of field StageAssetsAtsSyncCandidateSyncPayload.ids from [ID!]! to [ID]!. See the February 11 log.
• Changed the type of input field AtsSyncCandidateSyncInterestedCandidateInput.includeResume from Boolean to Boolean!. See the February 2 log.

Schema changes:

• February 11 log:
  Breaking change
  2
• February 2 log:
  Breaking change
  1

January 31, 2026

Candidate Sync APIs

Schema changes:

• January 29 log:
  Documentation
  4

Retrieve Candidates API

Documentation

(1)

• Added stageAssets mutation links to the Retrieve Candidates API guide for easier access to test asset documentation.

Schema changes:

• January 29 log:
  Documentation
  32

January 15, 2026

Retrieve Candidates API

New

(1)

• Added documentation for the stageAssets mutation to the Retrieve Candidates API guide. Partners can now use stageAssets to stage test data for Candidate Sync API testing.

November 15, 2025

Candidate Sync APIs

Documentation

(1)

• Updated Candidate Sync API documentation with latest changes for improved accuracy and completeness.

Retrieve Candidates API

Schema changes:

• November 5 log:
  Documentation
  1

November 3, 2025

Send Candidates API

Breaking change

(3)

• Changed the type of input field AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationIdentifierInput.job from AtsSyncCandidateSyncJobInput to AtsSyncCandidateSyncJobInput!. See the October 21 log.
• Removed input field jobMetadata (deprecated) from input object type AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationIdentifierInput. See the October 21 log.
• Removed type AtsSyncCandidateSyncJobMetadataInput. See the October 21 log.

Schema changes:

• October 21 log:
  Breaking change
  3

October 15, 2025

Retrieve Candidates API

New

(1)

• Published Retrieve Candidates API. Get candidate information from Indeed for employers.

Schema changes:

• October 9 log:
  New
  7

Send Candidates API

Breaking change

(2)

• Removed field jobMetadata from object type AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationIdentifier. See the October 9 log.
• Removed type AtsSyncCandidateSyncJobMetadata. See the October 9 log.

Deprecation

(2)

• Changed the type of input field AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationIdentifierInput.jobMetadata from AtsSyncCandidateSyncJobMetadataInput! to AtsSyncCandidateSyncJobMetadataInput. See the October 9 log.
• Added directive deprecated to argument jobMetadata. See the October 9 log.

New

(1)

• Published Send Candidates API guide. Sync candidate applications with Indeed.

Schema changes:

• October 9 log:
  Breaking change
  2
  Deprecation
  2
  New
  4

Employer Registration API

New

(1)

• Published Employer Registration API. Register employers for Candidate Sync integration so they can manage feature settings and synchronize candidate data between their ATS and Indeed.

October 2, 2025

Send Candidates API

Breaking change

(3)

• Removed field checksumMd5 from object type AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationAttachment. See the September 23 log.
• Removed input field checksumMd5 from input object type AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationAttachmentInput. See the September 23 log.
• Added input field fileChecksum of type AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationAttachmentChecksumInput! to input object type AtsSyncCandidateSyncApplicationAttachmentInput. See the September 23 log.

Schema changes:

• September 23 log:
  Breaking change
  3
  New
  7

Employer Registration API

Schema changes:

• October 1 log:
  New
  19

September 15, 2025

Candidate Sync APIs

Schema changes:

• September 14 log:
  Documentation
  4

Retrieve Candidates API

Schema changes:

• September 14 log:
  New
  5

September 3, 2025

Send Candidates API

Breaking change

(1)

• Made 14 breaking changes. See the August 21 log.

Schema changes:

• August 27 log:
  Documentation
  1
• August 21 log:
  Breaking change
  14
  New
  2

August 4, 2025

Candidate Sync APIs

Schema changes:

• July 21 log:
  New
  4

Send Candidates API

Breaking change

(1)

• Made 11 breaking changes. See the July 31 log.

Schema changes:

• July 31 log:
  Breaking change
  11
  New
  19
  Documentation
  7
• July 21 log:
  New
  39

 

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