Note

Represent a single note added to an applicant.

URI
/api/v10/applicants/ID/notes/ID

GET Get a note

Retrieve information about a specific note — a text message (sticky note) added to the applicant card.

Syntax
GET /api/v10/applicants/123/notes/321
Host: apply.example.edu
Authorization: DREAM apikey="..."

Example request

Request
curl
curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: DREAM apikey=\"YOUR-API-KEY\"" \
  "https://apply.example.edu/api/v10/applicants/123/notes/321"

Response headers

HeaderValueDescription
Content-Typeapplication/jsonThe media type of the resource
Content-Length1234The size of the response body in bytes

Response codes

Response codeDescription
200 OKThe note data was successfully returned

Example response

Response
curl
{
  "created": "2026-06-24T08:16:00+00:00",
  "removed": null,
  "colour": "Yellow",
  "pinned": true,
  "collapsed": false,
  "notes": "The first line in the note\nThe second line in the note"
}

PUT Update a note

Update a specific note for an applicant.

Syntax
PUT /api/v10/applicants/123/notes/321
Host: apply.example.edu
Authorization: DREAM apikey="..."

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalDescriptionNotes
colourOptionalThe colour of the sticky note. Allowed values: Yellow, Orange, Salmon, Green, Blue, Violet.-
colorOptionalAn alias for colour.If both colour and color values are specified, the colour value is preferred.

Raw request body

The request body must contain a valid JSON string literal that meets the following requirements:

  • The value must be enclosed in double quotes, for example, "Some note", not Some note.
  • According to the JSON specification, only spaces are allowed. Other characters, such as new lines (\n) and quotation marks (\"), must be encoded.
Request body
"The first line in the note\nThe second line in the note"

Example request

Request
curl
curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: DREAM apikey=\"YOUR-API-KEY\"" \
  -d '"The first line in the note\nThe second line in the note"' \
  "https://apply.example.edu/api/v10/applicants/123/notes/321"

Response headers

HeaderValueDescription
Content-Typetext/plainThe media type of the resource
Content-Length0The size of the response body in bytes

Response codes

Response codeDescription
204 No ContentThe note was successfully saved
400 Bad RequestInvalid notes, please make sure that status is a valid JSON string with quotes