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# Moving and Rejecting Candidates

You can take automated action in the ATS by moving an application to a stage or rejecting it. These actions work on **any application that Kombo has synced** — regardless of whether it was originally created through Kombo or already existed in the ATS before the customer connected.

### Moving Application Stage

To move an application, you need the **application ID** and the **stage ID** to move it to.

<Info>
  Always get stage IDs from the [`stages` property on jobs](/ats/v1/get-jobs),
  not from the deprecated `/application-stages` endpoint. Many ATS systems have
  job-specific stages. Using global stage IDs will often result in "Stage not
  found" errors.
</Info>

* Enable the `Set Application Stage` scope in your [scope configuration](https://app.kombo.dev/scope-config).

Use the [Move Application Stage endpoint](/ats/v1/put-applications-application-id-stage) with the target stage:

```json theme={null}
{
  "stage_id": "3PJ8PZhZZa1eEdd2DtPNtVup"
}
```

If you're implementing screening, you'll typically save the target stage ID during the [screening trigger stage setup](/ats/implementation-guide/reading-applicants#set-screening-trigger-stage).

### Reject Applications

Use the [Reject Application endpoint](/ats/v1/post-applications-application-id-reject) to reject an application.

* Enable the `Reject Applications` scope in your [scope configuration](https://app.kombo.dev/scope-config).

To get possible rejection reasons, use the [Get Rejection Reasons endpoint](/ats/v1/get-rejection-reasons). Then pass the reason and an optional note:

```json theme={null}
{
  "rejection_reason_id": "3PJ8PZhZZa1eEdd2DtPNtVup",
  "note": "Candidate was a great culture fit but didn't bring the hard skills we need."
}
```

<Warning>
  Rejecting an application may trigger automated workflows in your customer's
  ATS (e.g., sending a rejection email to the candidate). Make sure your
  customer is aware of this before enabling automated rejections.
</Warning>