> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api.jobaffinity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reject an application (one-click)

> Moves the application to the configured rejection step and optionally sends a rejection email. Requires a OneClickRejectConfig to be enabled for the application's process.

The rejection step and email template are determined by the organisation's one-click reject configuration.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /application/{applicationid}/reject
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: JobAffinity REST API
  version: '1.12'
  description: >
    JobAffinity REST API for managing jobs, candidates, applications, and
    recruitment processes.


    ## Authentication

    All endpoints require HTTP Basic Authentication.


    ## Versioning

    Current version: 1.12


    See `/restapi/changelog` for version history and changes.
  contact:
    name: JobAffinity API Support
servers:
  - url: https://jobaffinity.fr/restapi/v1
    description: REST API v1
  - url: https://jobaffinity.fr/restapi
    description: REST API root (for changelog)
security:
  - basicAuth: []
tags:
  - name: API Info
    description: API metadata and changelog
  - name: Jobs
    description: Job listings and details
  - name: Candidates
    description: Candidate information
  - name: Applications
    description: Job applications
  - name: Processes
    description: Recruitment processes and steps
  - name: Notes
    description: Candidate notes
  - name: Questionnaires
    description: Questionnaire answers
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Webhook tasks
  - name: Job Application Submission
    description: >-
      Submit candidate applications to a job posting via the apply URL provided
      in the job feed. The authentication token is embedded in the URL — no
      additional credentials are required.
paths:
  /application/{applicationid}/reject:
    post:
      tags:
        - Applications
      summary: Reject an application (one-click)
      description: >-
        Moves the application to the configured rejection step and optionally
        sends a rejection email. Requires a OneClickRejectConfig to be enabled
        for the application's process.


        The rejection step and email template are determined by the
        organisation's one-click reject configuration.
      operationId: rejectApplication
      parameters:
        - name: applicationid
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Application ID
          schema:
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Application rejected successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  _status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - OK
                  application_id:
                    type: integer
                    description: ID of the rejected application
                  step_id:
                    type: integer
                    description: ID of the rejection step
                  step_name:
                    type: string
                    description: Name of the rejection step
                  email_sent:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether a rejection email was sent or scheduled
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedError'
        '404':
          description: >-
            Application not found or no one-click reject configuration enabled
            for this application's process
        '409':
          description: Application is already on an END step (already rejected or archived)
components:
  responses:
    UnauthorizedError:
      description: Authentication information is missing or invalid
      headers:
        WWW-Authenticate:
          schema:
            type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication with API credentials

````