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Kombo ATS API

Kombo ATS API

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Kombo is a unified API for HRIS, ATS, LMS, and Payroll that lets B2B vendors offer hundreds of HR and recruiting integrations through a single connection. It provides a developer-friendly API, webhooks, SFTP options, a white‑label connector, and an operations dashboard with scopes and logs. Kombo is GDPR-aligned and certified for ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type II.

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Use Case

Vendors in Talent Acquisition and adjacent HR tech need to connect to many different ATS platforms to enable job syncing, one‑click apply, candidate routing, interview and assessment updates, and ongoing status visibility. Building and maintaining dozens of integrations individually is slow, costly, and brittle. Kombo’s ATS API provides a single, unified API to read and write ATS data bi‑directionally, enabling real‑time or near‑real‑time updates for recruiting workflows. Common use cases include job boards pulling job descriptions and posting status while passing candidates with screening answers; assessment and background check providers triggering evaluations and writing back results; TA platforms syncing applications, candidates, interviews, offers, tags, and rejection reasons; and solutions that need deep, workflow‑level ATS integration without disrupting recruiter or candidate experiences.

Enable background check providers to plug directly into recruiters' ATS workflows with a single API. Vendors can be surfaced natively in 90+ ATSs so recruiters trigger checks at specific hiring stages without leaving their ATS; dynamically manage per-customer packages and regional variants; automatically start orders when candidates reach a stage; write back statuses, URLs, and scores; and drive hiring decisions by updating ATS pipeline stages based on results. Real-time notifications eliminate manual polling, and enterprise ATS coverage (Workday, Avature, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, iCIMS, UKG Pro) unlocks volume and larger contracts.

Target Audience

B2B vendors in the future‑of‑work ecosystem, especially TA and recruiting tech: job boards, sourcing tools, referral platforms, recruiting CRMs, hiring intelligence, assessment and background check providers, AI interviews/screening solutions; also broader HR tech and benefits platforms that need ATS connectivity. Suitable for startups through enterprises operating globally.

Data Residency

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Target Segments

StartupLarge

Source URLs

  • https://www.kombo.dev/use-cases/ats-api
  • https://docs.kombo.dev/ats/features/real-time-data?utm_source=openai
  • https://docs.kombo.dev/ats/features/passthrough-api?utm_source=openai
  • https://docs.kombo.dev/assessment/features/komboman?utm_source=openai
  • https://www.kombo.dev/pricing?utm_source=openai
  • https://www.kombo.dev/solutions/security-compliance?utm_source=openai
  • https://docs.kombo.dev/ats/connectors/covetorest?utm_source=openai

data synchronization

Default ~3‑hour sync cadence; higher frequencies on Scale/Enterprise. Real‑time via upstream webhooks where supported.

observability_controls

Logs with extended retention, audit logs, data quality views, scope controls, error handling, deletion policy.

developer_experience

Komboman in-dashboard API client with saved request history and no credential management; friendly docs, changelog, status page.

partnerships

Commercial/partnership support for marketplace listings and co‑selling with ATS vendors.

differentiators

  • Unified API with deep data models (e.g., postings, CVs, hiring teams, assessments)
  • Passthrough API to cover ATS‑specific gaps while reusing Kombo auth
  • High‑quality support with access to integration experts, engineers, and PMs

plan_based_features

Enterprise adds SAML SSO, advanced log retention, bespoke integrations with SLAs, and formal support SLAs/training.