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Summary
Pinpoint applicant tracking (ATS): jobs, job postings, hiring workflows and stages, applications, candidates, interviews, comments, scorecards, requisitions, users and company structure. JSON:API v1 on your company's pinpointhq.com subdomain, X-API-KEY header.
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Pinpoint
Pinpoint applicant tracking (ATS): jobs, job postings, hiring workflows and stages, applications, candidates, interviews, comments, scorecards, requisitions, users and company structure. JSON:API v1 on your company's pinpointhq.com subdomain, X-API-KEY header.
Setup
The connector reads Pinpoint's JSON:API v1 on your company's own subdomain with an API key. Two write tools add internal comments and move applications between stages.
- Set
PINPOINT_SUBDOMAINto the part before.pinpointhq.comin the address you sign in at: foracme.pinpointhq.comenteracme. - A Pinpoint administrator opens Settings > API & Webhooks and switches on the Pinpoint API toggle. Without it no key can be created and calls answer 403.
- On the API Keys tab, create a key and paste it into
PINPOINT_API_KEY. Pinpoint recommends a separate read-only key for AI tools;pinpoint_add_commentandpinpoint_move_application_stageneed a key with write access. - Start with
pinpoint_list_jobs(statusopen), thenpinpoint_list_applicationswithjob_id, andpinpoint_get_applicationwithinclude=candidate,stagefor the details.
Things to know:
- Answers follow JSON:API: records are in
data[], related records requested withincludeare inincluded[]. Ids are strings. pagestarts at 1 andpage_sizedefaults to 100 (max 1000). Confidential jobs are hidden frompinpoint_list_jobsunlessvisibilitynamesconfidential.- The limits are 120 requests per IP per minute and 240 per 8 minutes; above that Pinpoint answers 429 with
Retry-After. One filtered list call withincludeis better than many single fetches. - Moving an application can trigger the automatic e-mails configured on the target stage. Comments are visible to the hiring team, not to the candidate.
Prerequisites: PINPOINT_SUBDOMAIN, PINPOINT_API_KEY
Install the connector locally
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Pinpoint and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
pinpoint_list_jobs | List jobs (vacancies) with title, status, visibility, employment type, workplace type and dates |
pinpoint_get_job | Return one job by id with its attributes; use include to embed the hiring stages, job postings, questions, managers, department and location |
pinpoint_list_applications | List applications (a candidate applying to a job) with stage, status dates, source and contact details |
pinpoint_get_application | Return one application by id; include=stage,candidate,job,answers,offers,comments embeds the current stage, the candidate, the job… |
pinpoint_list_candidates | List candidates (people, across all their applications) with name, e-mail, phone and timestamps |
pinpoint_get_candidate | Return one candidate by id with contact details; include=applications lists every application of this person |
pinpoint_list_comments | List comments (internal notes) with text, author and date |
pinpoint_list_interviews | List scheduled interviews with start and end time, attendance (attended, no_show) and the stage |
pinpoint_get_interview | Return one interview by id with its times, attendance and, with include, the stage, the interview parts and the application interviewed |
pinpoint_list_hiring_workflows | List hiring workflows (the stage pipelines jobs use). include defaults to stages, so each workflow comes with its ordered stages and their… |
pinpoint_list_job_postings | List job postings (the adverts of a job on the careers site and job boards) with title, status, employment and workplace type |
pinpoint_list_departments | List the company's departments with id and name |
pinpoint_list_divisions | List the company's divisions with id and name, the level above departments in Pinpoint's company structure |
pinpoint_list_locations | List the company's locations with id, name and address |
pinpoint_list_users | List Pinpoint users (recruiters, hiring managers, interviewers) with name, e-mail and role |
pinpoint_list_scorecards | List the interview scorecard templates with their sections and the stages they apply to (use include) |
pinpoint_list_requisitions | List job requisitions (approved requests to hire) with identifier, status and dates |
pinpoint_add_comment | Add an internal comment (note) to an application, a candidate or a job seeker |
pinpoint_move_application_stage | Move an application to another stage of its hiring workflow, e.g. from review to interview |
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