Get a specific applicant to a job posting

GEThttps://api.postpress.ai/v1/linkedin/jobs/applicants/{applicant_id}

Retrieve the details of a user who has applied to a given offer. Applies to Classic job postings only.

Authorization

X-API-KEYstringrequired

API key from your postpress dashboard. Sent as a request header.

Path parameters

applicant_idstringrequired

The id of the applicant.

Query parameters

account_idstringrequired

The id of the account to trigger the request from.

Response 200 OK

objectstringLinkedinJobApplicantrequired

idstringrequired

profile_idstringrequired

public_identifierstringrequired

public_profile_urlstringrequired

namestringrequired

locationstringrequired

headlinestringrequired

profile_picture_urlstring

applied_atnumberrequired

Unix timestamp (ms).

ratingstringrequired

UNRATEDGOOD_FITMAYBENOT_A_FIT

email_addressstring

phone_numberstring

contact_infoobject

contact_info object

email_addressesarray of stringsrequired

phone_numbersarray of stringsrequired

work_experiencearray of objectsrequired

work_experience object

companystringrequired

company_idstring

positionstringrequired

locationstring

descriptionstring

picture_urlstring

startobjectrequired

start object

yearnumberrequired

monthnumberrequired

endobjectrequired

end object

yearnumberrequired

monthnumberrequired

educationarray of objectsrequired

education object

schoolstringrequired

school_idstring

degreestring

descriptionstring

field_of_studystring

picture_urlstring

startobjectrequired

start object

yearnumberrequired

monthnumberrequired

endobjectrequired

end object

yearnumberrequired

monthnumberrequired

screening_questionsarray of objectsrequired

screening_questions object

questionstringrequired

answersarray of stringsrequired

successbooleanrequired

Whether the answers met the must-have criteria.

Example request

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.postpress.ai/api/v1/linkedin/jobs/applicants/appl_01HXYZ4QK3WJ8FN3M6QH7TZ8GR?account_id=acc_linkedin_01HXYZ4QK3WJ8FN3M6QH7TZ8GR' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: pp_live_...' \
  --header 'accept: application/json'

Example response

{
  "object": "LinkedinJobApplicant",
  "id": "appl_01HXYZ4QK3WJ8FN3M6QH7TZ8GR",
  "profile_id": "ACoAAA...",
  "public_identifier": "jordan-walke",
  "public_profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-walke",
  "name": "Jordan Walke",
  "location": "San Francisco, California, United States",
  "headline": "Senior Frontend Engineer",
  "profile_picture_url": "https://media.licdn.com/.../picture.jpg",
  "applied_at": 1746460000000,
  "rating": "GOOD_FIT",
  "email_address": "jordan@example.com",
  "phone_number": "+1-415-555-0140",
  "contact_info": {
    "email_addresses": ["jordan@example.com"],
    "phone_numbers":   ["+1-415-555-0140"]
  },
  "work_experience": [
    {
      "company": "Acme Corp",
      "company_id": "9374000",
      "position": "Staff Software Engineer",
      "location": "San Francisco, California",
      "description": "Led the design system team.",
      "start": { "year": 2023, "month": 1 },
      "end":   null
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "school": "Stanford University",
      "degree": "BS",
      "field_of_study": "Computer Science",
      "start": { "year": 2014, "month": 9 },
      "end":   { "year": 2018, "month": 6 }
    }
  ],
  "screening_questions": [
    {
      "question": "How many years of React experience do you have?",
      "answers": ["5"],
      "success": true
    }
  ]
}

Errors

Every error response follows the same envelope:

titlestringrequired

Short error title.

detailstringoptional

Human-readable explanation.

instancestringoptional

Request identifier for support.

typestringrequired

Error type identifier.

statusnumberrequired

HTTP status code.

400 Bad Request8 types

The request is malformed or a parameter is invalid.

errors/invalid_parameters - One or more parameters are invalid.
errors/malformed_request - The request is malformed.
errors/content_too_large - The request is too large.
errors/invalid_url - A URL field is invalid.
errors/too_many_characters - A string field exceeds the allowed length.
errors/unescaped_characters - A field contains characters that must be encoded.
errors/missing_parameters - A required field (`account_id`, `applicant_id`) is missing.
errors/limit_too_high - `limit` exceeds the allowed maximum.

401 Unauthorized13 types

Credentials are missing, expired, or otherwise invalid.

errors/missing_credentials - Some credentials are necessary to perform the request.
errors/multiple_sessions - LinkedIn limits multiple sessions on certain Recruiter accounts. Use the cookie connection method.
errors/wrong_account - The provided credentials do not match the correct account.
errors/invalid_credentials - The provided credentials are invalid.
errors/invalid_proxy_credentials - The provided proxy credentials are invalid.
errors/invalid_checkpoint_solution - The checkpoint resolution did not pass successfully. Retry.
errors/checkpoint_error - The checkpoint does not appear to be resolvable.
errors/expired_credentials - Credentials have expired. Reconnect the account.
errors/expired_link - This link has expired. Generate a new one.
errors/insufficient_privileges - This resource is out of your API-key scopes.
errors/disconnected_account - The account is disconnected from the provider service.
errors/disconnected_feature - The service you're trying to reach is disconnected.
errors/invalid_credentials_but_valid_account_imap - IMAP/SMTP credentials are invalid but the account is otherwise valid.

403 Forbidden9 types

Authenticated but the account is restricted or the action is not allowed.

errors/insufficient_permissions - Valid authentication but insufficient permissions to perform the request.
errors/account_restricted - The account has been restricted by the provider.
errors/account_mismatch - This action cannot be done with your account.
errors/unknown_authentication_context - An additional step seems necessary to complete login.
errors/session_mismatch - Token user id does not match client session id.
errors/feature_not_subscribed - The requested feature has not been subscribed or authenticated properly.
errors/subscription_required - A subscription is required to use this feature.
errors/resource_access_restricted - You don't have access to this resource.
errors/action_required - An additional step is required.

404 Not Found2 types

The targeted account or applicant does not exist.

errors/resource_not_found - The requested applicant was not found.
errors/invalid_resource_identifier - The provided identifier is not valid for this resource.

422 Unprocessable Entity3 types

The request is well-formed but cannot be fulfilled as-is. Most commonly, the applicant belongs to a Recruiter job posting (this endpoint is Classic-only).

errors/invalid_account - The provided account is not designed for this feature (e.g. Recruiter applicant).
errors/unprocessable_entity - The request cannot be processed in its current form.
errors/account_configuration_error - The account configuration prevents this request.

500 Internal Server Error3 types

Something went wrong on our side or with the upstream provider.

errors/unexpected_error - Something went wrong.
errors/provider_error - The provider is experiencing operational problems. Retry later.
errors/authentication_intent_error - The current authentication intent was killed after failure.

503 Service Unavailable5 types

postpress is temporarily unable to handle the request.

errors/no_client_session - No client session is currently running.
errors/no_channel - No channel to client session.
errors/no_handler - Handler missing for that request.
errors/network_down - Network is down on the server side. Retry shortly.
errors/service_unavailable - Service temporarily unavailable. Retry later.

504 Gateway Timeout1 types

The upstream provider did not respond in time.

errors/request_timeout - Request timed out. Retry, and contact support if it persists.

Updated May 2026