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Update a profile

PUT
/api/profiles/{profile_id}
curl --request PUT \
--url http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/profiles/example \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{ "label": "Backend", "titles": [ "Software Engineer" ] }'

Update a profile. search_settings on the default profile is a 409: it uses the setup settings (PUT /api/setup). An unknown key inside search_settings lists that object’s allowed_keys.

profile_id
required
string

A profile id from GET /api/profiles.

Media typeapplication/json
object
label
required

Profile name.

string
queries

Search queries.

array
resume_record_id

Stored resume record.

string
resume_revision_id

Stored resume revision.

string
search_settings

Any of {location, work_mode, countries, max_age_days} to change; null = same as default.

object
titles
required

Titles (non-empty).

array
titles_to_avoid

Words or phrases: a posting whose title holds one (whole words, any case) is not in this profile’s list.

array
Example
{
"label": "Backend",
"titles": [
"Software Engineer"
]
}

Success.

Media typeapplication/json
object
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"profile": {
"profile_id": "prof_1"
}
}

Invalid_value

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"error": {
"code": "invalid_value",
"message": "..."
}
}

Forbidden / forbidden_origin: loopback peer and Host 127.0.0.1:<port> or localhost:<port> only (Origin too on writes).

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Examplegenerated
{
"error": {
"allowed_keys": [
"example"
],
"code": "example",
"message": "example"
}
}

Not_found

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "..."
}
}

Scout_profile_default_search_settings

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"error": {
"code": "scout_profile_default_search_settings",
"message": "..."
}
}

Unsupported_media_type: writes need Content-Type: application/json.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Examplegenerated
{
"error": {
"allowed_keys": [
"example"
],
"code": "example",
"message": "example"
}
}

Wrong_type

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
object
allowed_keys
Array<string>
code
required
string
message
required
string
key
additional properties
any
Example
{
"error": {
"code": "wrong_type",
"message": "..."
}
}