> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Candidate

Retrieve a candidate by its ID. Returns a list containing the matching candidate, since Harvest v3 has no dedicated single-candidate endpoint.

> [!NOTE]
>
> External Documentation
>
> To learn more, visit the [Greenhouse documentation](https://harvestdocs.greenhouse.io/reference/get_v3-candidates).

## Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
| - | - |
| Candidate ID | The ID of the candidate to retrieve. Can be obtained by using the `List Candidates` action. |

## Example Output

```json theme={"dark"}
[
	{
		"id": 53883394,
		"first_name": "John",
		"last_name": "Locke",
		"preferred_name": null,
		"company": "The Tustin Box Company",
		"title": "Customer Success Representative",
		"created_at": "2017-08-15T03:31:46.591Z",
		"updated_at": "2017-09-28T12:29:30.497Z",
		"can_email": true,
		"time_zone": "Eastern Time (US & Canada)",
		"last_activity_at": "2017-09-28T12:29:30.481Z",
		"private": false,
		"tags": [
			"Python",
			"Ruby"
		],
		"linked_user_ids": [
			989604
		],
		"phone_numbers": [
			{
				"value": "555-555-5555",
				"type": "mobile"
			}
		],
		"addresses": [
			{
				"value": "123 City Street\nNew York, Ny 10001",
				"type": "home"
			}
		],
		"email_addresses": [
			{
				"value": "test@work.com",
				"type": "work"
			},
			{
				"value": "test@example.com",
				"type": "personal"
			}
		],
		"website_addresses": [
			{
				"value": "mysite.com",
				"type": "personal"
			}
		],
		"social_media_addresses": [
			{
				"value": "twitter.com/test"
			}
		],
		"custom_fields": {
			"graduation_year": {
				"name": "Graduation Year",
				"type": "single_select",
				"value": "2018"
			}
		}
	}
]
```