--- title: "Developer guide to get candidate data using Ashby API (Python Example)" url: "http://35.223.47.52/blog/developer-guide-to-get-candidate-data-using-ashby-api-python-example/" date: "2026-08-13T12:59:25+00:00" modified: "2026-08-23T11:20:57+00:00" type: "post" --- # Developer guide to get candidate data using Ashby API (Python Example) [Blog](http://35.223.47.52/blog) / [Tutorials](http://35.223.47.52/blogs/tutorials/) / Developer guide to get candidate data using Ashby API (Python Example) [Tutorials](http://35.223.47.52/blogs/tutorials/) · August 13, 2026 Developer guide to get candidate data using Ashby API (Python Example) ====================================================================== ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/knit-website-media/2026/08/64c34c8eb1ffc79e7f787ecd_Akshat-3-150x150.png)Akshat Jain 2 min read [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=http%3A%2F%2F35.223.47.52%2Fblog%2Fdeveloper-guide-to-get-candidate-data-using-ashby-api-python-example%2F) [](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2F35.223.47.52%2Fblog%2Fdeveloper-guide-to-get-candidate-data-using-ashby-api-python-example%2F&text=Developer%20guide%20to%20get%20candidate%20data%20using%20Ashby%20API%20%28Python%20Example%29) Table of Contents - [Introduction](#) - [Get Candidate Data from Ashby API](#) - [Introduction](#) - [Step-by-Step Guide](#) - [pip install requests](#) - [Knit for Ashby API Integration](#) Introduction ------------ This article is a part of a series of articles covering the Ashby API in depth, and covers the specific use case of using the Ashby API to Get candidate data from Ashby API. You can find all the other use cases we have covered for the Ashby API along with a comprehensive deep dive on its various aspects like authentication, rate limits etc [in our in-depth Ashby API end point directory.](/blog/ashby-api-directory-jx2vsb/) Get Candidate Data from Ashby API --------------------------------- ### Introduction To retrieve candidate data using the Ashby API, you can utilize the `candidate.info` endpoint. This endpoint allows you to fetch detailed information about a candidate by their unique ID or an external mapping ID. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to use this API with Python code snippets. ### Step-by-Step Guide #### Step 1: Set Up Your Environment Ensure you have Python installed along with the `requests` library. You can install the library using pip: ### `pip install requests` #### Step 2: Fetch Candidate Data Use the following Python code to make a POST request to the `candidate.info` endpoint: ``` import requests import json # Define the API endpoint url = 'https://api.ashbyhq.com/candidate.info' # Set up the headers headers = { 'accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json' } # Define the request body with the candidate ID data = { 'id': 'f9e52a51-a075-4116-a7b8-484deba69004' # Replace with the actual candidate ID } # Make the POST request response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data)) # Check if the request was successful if response.status_code == 200: candidate_data = response.json() print('Candidate Data:', candidate_data) else: print('Failed to retrieve candidate data:', response.status_code, response.text) ``` #### Step 3: Handle the Response If the request is successful, the response will contain detailed information about the candidate, including their name, email addresses, phone numbers, social links, tags, and more. You can process this data as needed for your application. Knit for Ashby API Integration ------------------------------ For quick and seamless access to [Ashby](/integration/ashby-ats/) API, Knit API offers a convenient Unified API solution. By integrating with Knit just once, you can go live with multiple ATS integrations in one go. 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