Update Application Status

Update the status of a job application

PATCH /api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id

Update Application Status

cURL

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "status": {}
}'

import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id"

payload = { "status": {} }
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({status: {}})
};

fetch('https://api.example.com/api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.example.com/api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'status' => [
        
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"status\": {}\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.example.com/api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"status\": {}\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"status\": {}\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Endpoint

PATCH /api/v1/companies/me/applications/:id

Base URL: http://localhost:3000/api/v1

This endpoint requires Company authentication.

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer

Path Parameters

id · string · required

The unique identifier of the application (UUID).

Request Body

status · enum · required

The new status for the application. Supported values: PENDING, REVIEWED, SHORTLISTED, INTERVIEW_SCHEDULED, REJECTED, HIRED, WITHDRAWN

Example Request

{
  "status": "SHORTLISTED"
}

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Application status updated successfully",
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/companies/me/applications/5d524fd9-8ea1-4c4f-bc15-b32072c144a1",
    "method": "PATCH"
  }
}

Current Implementation: This endpoint currently returns a success envelope only. It does not return the updated application object.

Error Responses

400 Bad Request - Validation Error

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": ["status must be a valid enum value"],
    "statusCode": 400,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/companies/me/applications/5d524fd9-8ea1-4c4f-bc15-b32072c144a1",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Bad Request"
  }
}

401 Unauthorized

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Unauthorized",
    "statusCode": 401,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/companies/me/applications/5d524fd9-8ea1-4c4f-bc15-b32072c144a1",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Unauthorized"
  }
}

403 Forbidden

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Forbidden resource",
    "statusCode": 403,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/companies/me/applications/5d524fd9-8ea1-4c4f-bc15-b32072c144a1",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Forbidden"
  }
}

404 Not Found

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "no application exists with this id",
    "statusCode": 404,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/companies/me/applications/5d524fd9-8ea1-4c4f-bc15-b32072c144a1",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Not Found"
  }
}