Recruitee ATS API

Recruitee REST API for collaborative applicant tracking system. Enables AI agents to query job openings, retrieve candidate profiles and applications, access pipeline stage data, and integrate recruiting intelligence into HR workflows. Recruitee is known for its team-based collaborative hiring approach and modern API design.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
Homepage ↗ Developer Tools recruitee ats recruiting talent-acquisition hr applicant-tracking smb
⚙ Agent Friendliness
62
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
73
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
68
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
32
Documentation
70
Error Messages
68
Auth Simplicity
78
Rate Limits
72

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
92
Auth Strength
72
Scope Granularity
62
Dep. Hygiene
68
Secret Handling
72

Candidate hiring data under GDPR. SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR. EU data residency default. GDPR erasure compliance required.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
70
Version Stability
70
Breaking Changes
68
Error Recovery
65
AF Security Reliability

Best When

A growing company using Recruitee wants AI agents to surface pipeline metrics, track candidate velocity, and integrate recruiting data into HR reporting workflows.

Avoid When

PRIVACY: Candidate application data including resumes and interview feedback is sensitive. Automated screening without human review risks EEOC violations.

Use Cases

  • • Querying job opening status and candidate pipeline from talent analytics agents
  • • Retrieving candidate application and disqualification data from HR reporting agents
  • • Managing job posting workflows and pipeline configurations from recruiting automation agents
  • • Integrating Recruitee data into HRIS and onboarding systems from HR workflow agents

Not For

  • • Non-Recruitee ATS platforms
  • • Enterprise talent acquisition at Fortune 500 scale
  • • Automated candidate screening without human review

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
Yes
OpenAPI Spec ↗

Authentication

Methods: api_key
OAuth: No Scopes: No

Recruitee API token authentication. Tokens generated per user in profile settings. Company-subdomain-scoped API.

Pricing

Model: freemium
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: No

SMB/mid-market ATS with free tier for small teams. Good European data residency options.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
page
Idempotent
Partial
Retry Guidance
Documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ PRIVACY: Candidate PII and hiring data subject to GDPR (EU data residency default)
  • ⚠ No public MCP server — REST API integration required
  • ⚠ API rate limit: 60 req/min — throttle for bulk candidate queries
  • ⚠ Company subdomain required in API URL — configure per Recruitee account
  • ⚠ GDPR right-to-erasure must be implemented for candidate data deletion

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.

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