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Triggers

Zapier triggers fire automatically when something happens in Recruitly. Each trigger delivers a rich JSON payload with full record details.

Record Created

TriggerEvent Code
Candidate Creatednew_candidate_created
Contact Creatednew_contact_created
Company Creatednew_company_created
Job Creatednew_job_created
Lead Creatednew_lead_created
Opportunity Creatednew_opportunity_created
Placement Creatednew_placement_created
Invoice Creatednew_invoice_created
Task Creatednew_task_created
Interview Creatednew_interview_created
Job Advert Creatednew_jobadvert_created

Job Lifecycle

TriggerEvent Code
Job Publishedjob_published_website
Job Closedjob_closed
Job Expiredjob_expired
Job Application Receivednew_job_application

Pipeline Activity

TriggerEvent Code
Pipeline Updatedjob_pipeline_updated
CV Sent to Clientjob_pipeline_cv_sent
Candidate Rejectedjob_pipeline_candidate_rejected

Candidate Sharing

TriggerEvent Code
Candidate Sharedcandidate_shared
Share Viewedcandidate_share_viewed
CV Downloadedcandidate_share_cv_downloaded
Info Requestedcandidate_share_info_requested
Interview Requestedcandidate_share_interview_requested

Client Portal

TriggerEvent Code
Client Shortlistedportal_client_shortlisted
Client Rejectedportal_client_rejected
Client Interview Requestedportal_client_interview_requested

Other

TriggerEvent Code
Opportunity Wonopportunity_won
Task Closedtask_closed
Notes Addednotes_created
Form Submittedcandidate_form_submitted
Sequence Replyemail_sequence_reply_received
User KPIuser_kpi

Payload Format

Every trigger delivers a JSON payload with event metadata and full record details:

json
{
  "eventCode": "new_candidate_created",
  "eventId": "abc123",
  "eventDate": "2025-01-15T10:30:00+0000",
  "tenantId": "your-tenant-id",
  "tenantName": "Your Agency",
  "userName": "John Smith",
  "userEmail": "[email protected]",
  "userId": "user-id",
  "candidateId": "cand-123",
  "name": "Jane Doe",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "phone": "+44 7700 900000"
}

Fields vary by event type. Job-related events include job title, reference, location, commission, and company details. Pipeline events include previous and current status, reject reasons, and candidate information.

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