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

# List rejection reasons

> Retrieve active rejection reasons configured for the requesting team. Use a returned `id` as `rejection_reason_id` when moving a candidate to a rejection stage with `POST /v1/candidates/update-stage`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi-v1.json get /v1/candidates/rejection-reasons
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Stardex API (v1)
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Stardex ATS API — manage candidates, jobs, companies, and recruiting
    workflows.
servers:
  - url: https://api.stardex.ai
    description: Production API server
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Persons
    description: Manage person records — contacts, work history, and custom fields.
  - name: Jobs
    description: Manage job postings — pipeline stages, team members, and custom fields.
  - name: Candidates
    description: Manage candidate records and pipeline stage transitions.
  - name: Companies
    description: Browse and retrieve company records.
  - name: Lists
    description: Create, search, and retrieve saved person and company lists.
  - name: Person Activities
    description: Create and manage activity records (notes, emails, meetings) for persons.
  - name: Team Members
    description: List team members for use in search filters and assignments.
  - name: Custom Fields
    description: Retrieve custom field definitions and tag options for search filters.
paths:
  /v1/candidates/rejection-reasons:
    get:
      tags:
        - Candidates
      summary: List rejection reasons
      description: >-
        Retrieve active rejection reasons configured for the requesting team.
        Use a returned `id` as `rejection_reason_id` when moving a candidate to
        a rejection stage with `POST /v1/candidates/update-stage`.
      operationId: listRejectionReasons
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rejection reasons fetched
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RejectionReasonsListResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  - id: 789e0123-a45b-67c8-d901-234567890123
                    reason: Insufficient relevant experience
        '400':
          description: Validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    enum:
                      - false
                    description: Always false for error responses.
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                        description: >-
                          Machine-readable error code (e.g. "VALIDATION_ERROR",
                          "NOT_FOUND").
                      message:
                        type: string
                        description: Human-readable error description.
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                required:
                  - success
                  - error
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    enum:
                      - false
                    description: Always false for error responses.
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                        description: >-
                          Machine-readable error code (e.g. "VALIDATION_ERROR",
                          "NOT_FOUND").
                      message:
                        type: string
                        description: Human-readable error description.
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                required:
                  - success
                  - error
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    enum:
                      - false
                    description: Always false for error responses.
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                        description: >-
                          Machine-readable error code (e.g. "VALIDATION_ERROR",
                          "NOT_FOUND").
                      message:
                        type: string
                        description: Human-readable error description.
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                required:
                  - success
                  - error
components:
  schemas:
    RejectionReasonsListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - true
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CandidateRejectionReason'
      required:
        - success
        - data
    CandidateRejectionReason:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Rejection reason UUID.
        reason:
          type: string
          description: Rejection reason label.
      required:
        - id
        - reason
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        Authenticate with a Bearer token: API key, OAuth token, or session
        token.

````