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Ashby

Ashby is a modern all-in-one recruiting platform combining Applicant Tracking System (ATS), sourcing/CRM, interview scheduling, structured-hiring workflows, and recruiting analytics with AI embedded throughout — including AI Application Review for criteria scoring and an AI Notetaker for interview transcripts and structured feedback. The Ashby API exposes 164 operations across 14 product modules with HTTP Basic Auth, 22 webhook event types, async reporting, public job postings for custom careers pages, and partner-implemented assessment integrations. Customers include Deel, Snowflake, Shopify, Notion, Linear, Zapier, and Replit; pricing spans Foundations ($400/mo flat for sub-100 employees), Plus, and Enterprise tiers, plus a standalone Ashby Analytics product layered on existing ATS deployments.

agent native

Reference-quality API operations across every facet — a rich contract, published governance, transparent operations, and machine-readable commercial terms.

Kin Score

API Evangelist profiles Ashby the way a machine reads it — 106 machine-readable artifacts across 52 APIs, pulled from the provider's own public surface and indexed so a developer, an analyst, or an AI agent can evaluate it against every other provider on the network.

Every provider in the network is reduced to the same set of machine-readable artifacts — OpenAPI contracts, event specifications, GraphQL schemas, runnable collections, pricing and rate-limit signals, security posture, OAuth scopes, and the agent surfaces (MCP servers and skills) that let software drive the API on its own. We profile them because the interface is the part of a company you can actually inspect: it is a truer signal of what a provider does than any marketing page. From those artifacts we compute the Kin Score — Ashby scores 74.5/100 (exemplar), with a separate agent-readiness read of 71/100 (agent native). The full breakdown is below, followed by every artifact we hold — each card links through to its machine-readable definition on apis.io.

Kin Score

This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance.

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 74.5/100 · exemplar
Contract Quality 18.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20
Operational Transparency 10.3 / 13
Governance 8.8 / 12
Discoverability 8.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 71/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

How we profile Ashby

Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for Ashby. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.

APIs 52

Each API is captured as its own OpenAPI definition — every operation, parameter, and response. This is the single most useful machine-readable description of what an API does, and it's what lets us score, lint, mock, and generate against it without asking the provider for anything.

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Ashby Job Postings Public API

Public, unauthenticated job postings endpoint for building custom careers pages and partner job feeds (LinkedIn, Indeed, Otta, Built In, ZipRecruiter, Levels.fyi). Returns publi...

Ashby API Key API

The API Key API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for api key.

Ashby Application API

The Application API from Ashby — 12 operation(s) for application.

Ashby Application Feedback API

The Application Feedback API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for application feedback.

Ashby Application Feedback Request API

The Application Feedback Request API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for application feedback request.

Ashby Application Form API

The Application Form API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for application form.

Ashby Application Hiring Team Role API

The Application Hiring Team Role API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for application hiring team role.

Ashby Approval API

The Approval API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for approval.

Ashby Approval Definition API

The Approval Definition API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for approval definition.

Ashby Archive Reason API

The Archive Reason API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for archive reason.

Ashby Assessment API

The Assessment API from Ashby — 6 operation(s) for assessment.

Ashby Brand API

The Brand API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for brand.

Ashby Candidate API

The Candidate API from Ashby — 19 operation(s) for candidate.

Ashby Candidate Tag API

The Candidate Tag API from Ashby — 3 operation(s) for candidate tag.

Ashby Close Reason API

The Close Reason API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for close reason.

Ashby Communication Template API

The Communication Template API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for communication template.

Ashby Custom Field API

The Custom Field API from Ashby — 6 operation(s) for custom field.

Ashby Department API

The Department API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for department.

Ashby Department & Team API

The Department & Team API from Ashby — 5 operation(s) for department & team.

Ashby Feedback Form Definition API

The Feedback Form Definition API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for feedback form definition.

Ashby File API

The File API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for file.

Ashby Hiring Team API

The Hiring Team API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for hiring team.

Ashby Hiring Team Role API

The Hiring Team Role API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for hiring team role.

Ashby Interview API

The Interview API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for interview.

Ashby Interview Briefing API

The Interview Briefing API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for interview briefing.

Ashby Interview Event API

The Interview Event API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for interview event.

Ashby Interview Plan API

The Interview Plan API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for interview plan.

Ashby Interview Schedule API

The Interview Schedule API from Ashby — 4 operation(s) for interview schedule.

Ashby Interview Stage API

The Interview Stage API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for interview stage.

Ashby Interview Stage Group API

The Interview Stage Group API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for interview stage group.

Ashby Interviewer Pool API

The Interviewer Pool API from Ashby — 8 operation(s) for interviewer pool.

Ashby Job API

The Job API from Ashby — 7 operation(s) for job.

Ashby Job Board API

The Job Board API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for job board.

Ashby Job Interview Plan API

The Job Interview Plan API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for job interview plan.

Ashby Job Posting API

The Job Posting API from Ashby — 3 operation(s) for job posting.

Ashby Job Template API

The Job Template API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for job template.

Ashby Location API

The Location API from Ashby — 10 operation(s) for location.

Ashby Notetaker Transcript API

The Notetaker Transcript API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for notetaker transcript.

Ashby Offer API

The Offer API from Ashby — 7 operation(s) for offer.

Ashby Offer Process API

The Offer Process API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for offer process.

Ashby Openings API

The Openings API from Ashby — 11 operation(s) for openings.

Ashby Project API

The Project API from Ashby — 3 operation(s) for project.

Ashby Referral API

The Referral API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for referral.

Ashby Referral Form API

The Referral Form API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for referral form.

Ashby Report API

The Report API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for report.

Ashby Source API

The Source API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for source.

Ashby Source Tracking Links API

The Source Tracking Links API from Ashby — 1 operation(s) for source tracking links.

Ashby Survey Form Definition API

The Survey Form Definition API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for survey form definition.

Ashby Survey Request API

The Survey Request API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for survey request.

Ashby Survey Submission API

The Survey Submission API from Ashby — 2 operation(s) for survey submission.

Ashby User API

The User API from Ashby — 10 operation(s) for user.

Ashby Webhook API

The Webhook API from Ashby — 4 operation(s) for webhook.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic collections carry the same runnable value as Postman without locking you to one client — the portable, forkable form of the same exercise.

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Ashby API

OPEN COLLECTION

Arazzo Workflows 16

Real integrations are rarely a single call. Arazzo describes the multi-step sequences — auth, then create, then confirm — so both a human and an agent can follow the choreography, not just the endpoints.

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Ashby Advance an Application to a Named Interview Stage

Resolve an application's plan, find the target stage by title, move the application, and verify.

ARAZZO

Ashby Archive an Application with a Reason

Resolve an archive reason and an Archived stage, then archive the application.

ARAZZO

Ashby Create an Application on a Job

Resolve the job's interview plan and first stage, create the application, then read it back.

ARAZZO

Ashby Candidate Intake with Deduplication

Search for a candidate by email, then update the match or create a new candidate.

ARAZZO

Ashby Attach a Resume to a Candidate

Mint a presigned upload handle, attach the uploaded resume, and verify the file.

ARAZZO

Ashby Tag a Candidate by Tag Title

Resolve a tag title to an id, creating the tag when it does not exist, then apply it.

ARAZZO

Ashby Define a Custom Field and Set Its Value

Create a custom field definition, locate it in the field list, set a value on a record, and verify.

ARAZZO

Ashby Request and Submit Interview Feedback

Resolve a feedback form definition, request feedback from an interviewer, submit it, and read it back.

ARAZZO

Ashby Schedule an Interview for an Application

Verify the interviewer exists, create an interview schedule, and confirm the events.

ARAZZO

Ashby Create a Job and Open It

Resolve department, location, and interview plan, create the job, then open it.

ARAZZO

Ashby Sync a Job Posting to a Careers Site

Resolve the job board, list its live postings, read one in full, and update its copy.

ARAZZO

Ashby Run an Offer from Start to Approval

Start an offer process, open an offer version, fill and create it, run approvals, and read the result.

ARAZZO

Ashby Create an Opening and Bind It to a Job

Create an opening, attach a job and a location, set its state, and read it back.

ARAZZO

Ashby Generate a Report and Poll for the Result

Kick off an asynchronous report, poll it by request id until it completes, and take the data.

ARAZZO

Ashby Send a Candidate Survey and Collect Submissions

Resolve a survey form definition, request the survey from a candidate, and read submissions back.

ARAZZO

Ashby Register and Manage a Webhook Subscription

Confirm the API key's access, register a webhook, verify it, then enable or rotate it.

ARAZZO

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers expose these APIs directly to AI agents. We profile them because agent-native access is the fastest-growing way this provider's capabilities actually get used.

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

ashby-hq-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

GraphQL 1

Where a provider ships GraphQL, the schema is the contract. We profile it alongside the REST surface so the whole interface is legible in one place.

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Ashby HQ GraphQL Schema

This is a conceptual GraphQL schema for the Ashby recruiting platform, derived from the Ashby REST API documented at [https://developers.ashbyhq.com](https://developers.ashbyhq....

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Pricing is part of the interface. Machine-readable plans tell you what a tier costs and includes before you commit — one of the six things the Kin Score reads for commercial clarity.

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Rate limits are the difference between a demo that works and a production integration that doesn't fall over. Publishing them is an operational-transparency signal — and a hard requirement for any agent that plans its own throughput.

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ashby Hq Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals let a buyer model the financial operations of an API before it's live. We profile them for the same reason we profile pricing: the money is part of the contract.

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Features 21

The notable capabilities this provider advertises, captured as structured features so they can be searched and compared instead of read one landing page at a time.

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

All-in-one recruiting platform — ATS + CRM/sourcing + scheduling + analytics + AI Notetaker in a single product
164 REST operations across 14 product modules — Applications, Candidates, Jobs, Openings, Job Postings, Interviews, Offers, Approvals, Surveys, Assessments, Custom Fields, Organization, Files, Reports, Webhooks, API Keys
HTTP Basic Auth with API key as username — keys are scoped to read/write modules (Jobs, Candidates, Interviews, Offers, Approvals, Organization, Reports, API Keys)
22 outbound webhook event types — HMAC-SHA256 signed via Ashby-Signature header — with automatic retries and related-webhook ordering guarantees
AI Application Review — application.listCriteriaEvaluations exposes AI-generated criteria scoring with outcome and reasoning per candidate against job requirements
AI Notetaker — notetakerTranscript.info surfaces live interview transcripts and AI-drafted structured feedback for reviewers
Pagination and incremental sync via syncToken — most list endpoints return a sync cursor for delta polling
Expansions — request related entities inline (jobs include departments, locations; applications include candidates, jobs) via the expand request parameter
Endpoint naming convention — resource.verb (e.g., application.list, candidate.create) over POST with JSON body; not REST-pure but stable and consistent across 164 operations
Async Reports API — generate analytics reports at 15 req/min / 3 concurrent; powers Ashby Analytics standalone product
Public, unauthenticated job postings API for custom careers pages — drives Ashby-hosted and self-hosted careers experiences
Dedicated partner job feeds — pre-built integrations with LinkedIn, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Otta, Built In, Levels.fyi via the public job postings surface
Push to HRIS — pushToHRIS webhook and pushToHRIS API trigger handoff to Workday, Rippling, Gusto, HiBob, Deel, Paylocity, BambooHR after candidate hire
200+ integration partners across HRIS, assessments (SHL, CodeSignal, HackerRank, CoderPad), background checks (HireRight, Checkr), video (Zoom), comms (Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365), and contract / offer letter tools (Pave, Ironclad, Metaview)
Zapier connector for low-code workflows
Custom fields data model — define, list, set values (single and batch), update selectable values — drives structured-hiring data extensibility
Approval definitions API for governance — manage multi-step approval workflows on offers and other entities; supports force-approve overrides
Candidate fraud check status surfaced via candidate.info / candidate.list
File upload via two-step presigned URL — request URL, PUT bytes — keeps binary payloads off the API plane
llms.txt index at developers.ashbyhq.com/llms.txt — every operation page exposes its OpenAPI definition inline in a fenced JSON block
ReadMe-hosted developer portal with API Reference, Guides, Webhooks, Changelog, and Try It console

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts give the data shared meaning across APIs. We profile them because semantics are what let a machine reconcile 'customer' here with 'customer' somewhere else.

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Ashby Context

0 classes · 18 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Governance rulesets we run against this provider's specs — the automated checks behind parts of the score. Profiling them makes the quality bar explicit and re-runnable, not a matter of opinion.

Ashby API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 4

Standalone JSON Schema definitions describe the data models behind the API. We profile them so the shapes are validatable on their own — useful long after a single request is forgotten.

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Ashby Application

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Ashby Candidate

27 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Ashby Interview Schedule

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Ashby Job

16 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Ashby Hq Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Ashby Hq Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Ashby Hq Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Ashby Hq Trust Center

SOC 2

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

An x-agentic-access contract marks which operations are safe for an agent to run on its own and which need a human in the loop. It is the difference between an API an agent can use and one it can use safely.

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Ashby Hq Agentic Access

164 operations · 164 acting

164 operations · 164 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Every other property we hold for Ashby — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

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