Update Employee
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://{tenant_name}.{region}.techwolf.ai/employees/{external_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "assigned_position": "Python Developer",
  "assigned_position_id": "b3903505-eb84-42dc-a79f-5e7b1fe897b7",
  "active": true,
  "organisational_unit": "e4d3a59c-2f37-4a3f-9318-9d75e0e7a8f1",
  "working_history": [
    {
      "start_date": "2018-09-05",
      "end_date": "2020-06-17",
      "company": "TechWolf BV",
      "job_title": "HR Manager",
      "job_description": "Manage the HR department and perform workforce planning"
    }
  ],
  "education_history": [
    {
      "start_date": "2016-09-05",
      "end_date": "2018-09-05",
      "school": "Harvard University",
      "degree_name": "Master in Human Resources Management"
    }
  ],
  "languages": [
    {
      "language": "nl",
      "level": 2
    }
  ],
  "desired_functions": [
    {
      "title": "Business Analyst",
      "importance": 0.5
    },
    {
      "title": "Police Officer",
      "importance": 1
    }
  ],
  "non_desired_functions": [
    "<any>"
  ],
  "location": {
    "lat": 51.0216707,
    "lng": 3.6887328
  },
  "employee_documents": [
    {
      "mimeType": "application/pdf",
      "base64Content": "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"
    }
  ]
}'
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Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Path Parameters

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external_id
string<uuid>
required

The unique ID in your system, consisting of alphanumeric characters, hyphens and underscores.

Required string length: 1 - 100
Example:

"a3903505-eb84-42dc-a79f-5e7b1fe897b7"

Query Parameters

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language
enum<string>
required

The language of the input data, which has an impact on the Skill extraction. auto will automatically detect the language used in the provided data.

Available options:
auto,
nl,
fr,
en,
de
Example:

"en"

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strict
boolean
default:true

If strict is enabled, entity creation will fail when a Skill Profile cannot be constructed. If strict is set to false, failed Skill Profile creation will still result in entity creation, but the Skill Profile will be empty.

Body

application/json

Default structure for updating Employee data. Employee information to submit for processing by the system. Reduced structure for Employee data. Nested structure for Employee data.

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location
object

A geographic location, expressed in latitude and longitude. This can represent a home address, an office location... Each entity is limited to having a single location. To get the latitude and longitude for a given address, you can use the Google Maps Geocoding API or a predefined lookup table (for example by zip code). If location is present in matching or filters, it will act as an override for geo-distance calculations.

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employee_documents
object[]

List of base64 encoded documents (e.g. CVs) related to the Employee in PDF (.pdf), Word (.doc or .docx) or plain-text (.txt) format.

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active
boolean | null
default:true

The Employee will not be used in matching if active is false. This is useful when an Employee is being phased out.

Example:

true

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organisational_unit
string | null

The external ID of the Organisational Unit the Employee is assigned to.

Required string length: 1 - 255
Example:

"e4d3a59c-2f37-4a3f-9318-9d75e0e7a8f1"

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assigned_position
string | null

Job title of the Employee's assigned position. Only one of assigned_position or assigned_position_id should be provided upon creation or update.

Required string length: 1 - 255
Example:

"Python Developer"

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assigned_position_id
string<uuid>

external_id of the Job the Employee is assigned to. Only one of assigned_position or assigned_position_id should be provided upon creation or update. The assigned_position is automatically filled in with the job_name of the Job. Upon update or delete of the Job, the assigned_position is also updated accordingly.

Required string length: 1 - 100
Example:

"b3903505-eb84-42dc-a79f-5e7b1fe897b7"

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working_history
object[] | null

The working history of an Employee. It is recommended to add these through the Skill Event endpoints as to not overwrite any existing Working History events.

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education_history
object[] | null

The education history of an Employee. It is recommended to add these through the Skill Event endpoints as to not overwrite any existing Education History events.

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languages
object[] | null

List of ISO 639-1 codes for languages spoken by the Employee, combined with the proficiency level. The proficiency levels go from 1 (elementary proficiency) to 5 (native proficiency). If the level is omitted, the default proficiency level of 2 is used.

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desired_functions
object[] | null

List of desired functions of the Employee. Elements consist of a title and an importance. The title can be either a single-line string or free text. The desired function is only processed and stored when the desired function is recognized by TechWolf AI.

Example:
[
  {
    "title": "Business Analyst",
    "importance": 0.5
  },
  {
    "title": "Police Officer",
    "importance": 1
  }
]
​
non_desired_functions
any[] | null
deprecated

List of non-desired functions of the Employee. Elements consist of a title and an importance. The title can be either a single-line string or free text. The non-desired function is only processed and stored when the non-desired function is recognized by TechWolf AI.

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