--- title: "Get Started with Lever API" url: "https://lb.getknit.dev/blog/lever-api/" date: "2026-08-13T13:00:33+00:00" modified: "2026-08-22T15:13:04+00:00" type: "post" --- # Get Started with Lever API [Blog](https://lb.getknit.dev/blog) / [API Directory](https://lb.getknit.dev/blogs/api-directory/) / Get Started with Lever API [API Directory](https://lb.getknit.dev/blogs/api-directory/) · August 13, 2026 Get Started with Lever API ========================== ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/knit-website-media/2026/08/64c34c8eb1ffc79e7f787ecd_Akshat-3-150x150.png)Akshat Jain 3 min read [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flb.getknit.dev%2Fblog%2Flever-api%2F) [](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Flb.getknit.dev%2Fblog%2Flever-api%2F&text=Get%20Started%20with%20Lever%20API) Table of Contents - [Lever API endpoints](#) - [Lever API use cases](#) - [Lever API FAQs](#) - [How to integrate with Lever API](#) - [Get started with Lever API](#) Lever is a leading recruitment software that combines the power of ATS and CRM to help hire top talent for companies. It provides a complete talent management solution to facilitate sourcing, nurturing and interviews. It helps companies ensure inclusivity in recruitment while eliminating bias in hiring with its tools including Lever Hire, Lever Nurture, Lever Analytics. All data in Lever API is sent and received as JSON over HTTPS and unencrypted HTTP is not supported. Lever API uses basic auth for authentication using API key as the username or OAuth. Lever API endpoints ------------------- Top Lever API endpoints to access particular information are as follows: ‍ - GET to use an access token - GET /opportunities/:opportunity/applications/:application to retrieve full record of a single application - GET /opportunities/:opportunity/applications to list all applications for a candidate - GET /archive\_reasons/:archive\_reason to retrieve a single archive reason - GET /archive\_reasons to list all archive reasons in Lever account - GET /audit\_events to list all audit events - GET /contacts/:contact to retrieve a single account - GET /opportunities/:opportunity/feedback/:feedback to retrieve a feedback form - GET /opportunities/:opportunity/feedback to list all feedback for a candidate for this opportunity - GET /feedback\_templates/:feedback\_template to retrieve a feedback template - GET /feedback\_templates to list all feedback templates - GET /opportunities/:opportunity/files/:file/download to download a file - POST /opportunities/:opportunity/interviews to create a new interview - POST /opportunities/:opportunity/notes to create a note and add it to a candidate profile - POST /opportunities/:opportunity/addLinks to update contact links by opportunity - POST /opportunities/:opportunity/removeTags to remove tags from an opportunity - GET /postings/:posting to retrieve a single posting - GET /postings to list all postings - POST /postings to create a posting ‍ [Check out](https://hire.lever.co/developer/documentation) this detailed documentation for more endpoints. ‍ Lever API use cases ------------------- - Candidate relationship building with easy-to-use nurturing capabilities - Collaborative interviews with visibility into the entire candidate pipeline and a single location for every candidate interaction - Hiring and recruiting insights with out-of-the-box, actionable analytics - Inclusive hiring to set and assess DEI strategies and overcome unconscious - Candidate record maintenance to keep every candidate’s information and all correspondence ‍ Lever API FAQs -------------- Check out the top FAQs for Lever API to help you get started ‍ 1. What is the difference between the Lever API and Postings API? [Answer](https://hire.lever.co/developer/support#faq-general) 2. Does the Lever API archive encompass all candidates that have been either rejected or somehow stopped the interview process? [Answer](https://hire.lever.co/developer/support#faq-archive) 3. Are stages in Lever API customized by each company? [Answer](https://hire.lever.co/developer/support#faq-stages) 4. How do I add global tags to a Lever account? [Answer](https://hire.lever.co/developer/support#faq-tags) 5. Are tags customized by each company in Lever? [Answer](https://hire.lever.co/developer/support#faq-tags) ‍ How to integrate with Lever API ------------------------------- To learn how you can get started with Lever API integration, check out this detailed [guide](https://hire.lever.co/developer/partner). ‍ Get started with Lever API -------------------------- To get access to Lever pricing for integration, you can get a free quote [here](https://www.lever.co/demo/). However, you can get started with Knit, one API for all your integrations. Sign up with Knit, starting at $1500 for up to 5 connected customers. Claim your free access [here](https://dashboard.getknit.dev/signup) --- **Ready to build this integration?** Explore Knit’s [Lever integration](/integration/lever/) or read more about our [Unified ATS API](/integration-categories/unified-ats-api/). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/knit-website-media/2026/08/64c34c8eb1ffc79e7f787ecd_Akshat-3-150x150.png)Written by Akshat Jain Coding chaos into innovation and building from zero to scale Keep Reading ------------ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/knit-website-media/2026/08/blog-banner-red-scaled-640x400.png) [Tutorials](https://lb.getknit.dev/blogs/tutorials/) ### [How to fetch job application data from Lever ATS API](https://lb.getknit.dev/blog/how-to-fetch-job-application-data-from-lever-ats-api/) Learn how to retrieve job application data from the Lever ATS API. 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