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# Bulk create applications

> Create up to 250 standard applications in one request. Each item links one candidate to one job stage.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /applications/_bulk
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Spott API Reference
  version: '0.1'
servers:
  - url: https://api.gospott.com
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /applications/_bulk:
    post:
      tags:
        - Applications
      summary: Bulk create applications
      description: >-
        Create up to 250 standard applications in one request. Each item links
        one candidate to one job stage.
      operationId: bulkCreateApplications
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkCreateApplicationsDto'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: >-
            Applications created successfully. Returns created application IDs
            in request order.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkCreateApplicationsResponseDto'
        '400':
          description: >-
            Bad request - invalid payload, duplicate candidate/job combinations,
            or incompatible target stage
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExceptionBaseDto'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExceptionBaseDto'
        '404':
          description: Candidate, job, stage, or status not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExceptionBaseDto'
        '500':
          description: Error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExceptionBaseDto'
      security:
        - x-api-key: []
components:
  schemas:
    BulkCreateApplicationsDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          minItems: 1
          maxItems: 250
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BulkCreateApplicationDto'
      required:
        - items
      id: PrivateBulkCreateApplicationsDto
    BulkCreateApplicationsResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRecordResponseDto'
          type: array
      required:
        - items
      id: PrivateBulkCreateApplicationsResponseDto
    ExceptionBaseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          minimum: -9007199254740991
          maximum: 9007199254740991
        message:
          type: string
        requestId:
          type: string
      required:
        - status
        - message
        - requestId
      id: ExceptionBaseDto
    BulkCreateApplicationDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        candidateId:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        stageId:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        statusId:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        vacancyId:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      required:
        - candidateId
        - stageId
        - vacancyId
      id: PrivateBulkCreateApplicationDto
    CreateRecordResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      required:
        - id
      id: CreateRecordResponseDto
  securitySchemes:
    x-api-key:
      type: apiKey
      name: x-api-key
      in: header
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. Get your API key from Settings → API Keys in
        your Spott dashboard.

````