This article provides a guide to the tables you'll find in your Greenhouse Recruiting BI Connector data.
Reference our BI Connector ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram) for more information on how the tables relate to each other.
Application-level data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
applications |
A snapshot of relevant application data | Represents the latest status of a single application | This table contains the current/latest data per application, so status and stage_name will represent the current status and current stage, and prospect will represent whether or not the application is a prospect application. If a prospect application is converted to an actual application, the status on the prospect application will change to converted . This table does NOT contain any historical records. You'll also find prospect_pool , prospect_pool_stage and prospect_owner_id on this table to manage prospect statuses on Greenhouse CRM.This table contains several ID numbers that can be joined to other tables to get the names (e.g. source_id and referrer_id ). |
application_custom_fields |
Custom fields associated with an application | Represents a single value of a single custom field for a single application |
Note: Application custom fields are only available to Expert subscription tier customers. |
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The questions and answers that the candidate answered on the job post when submitting an application | Represents a single question and answer | N/A |
application_stages |
Historical activity of all stages an application can be in | Represents a stage that an application can be in, and the timestamp that the application entered and exited the stage | This table contains a row for each stage that an application can be in (taken from the job that the application is on). Thus, there may be rows for stages that an application has yet to reach, or will not reach (if the application was rejected). |
applications_jobs |
Mapping of applications to jobs | Represents a mapping of one application to one job | A candidate can have multiple applications, but a single application is only on one job. |
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Custom referral questions associated with an application | Represents a single value of a single custom referral question for a single application | custom_field represents the name of the custom rejection question, and display_value represents the value of the custom question. |
rejection_question_custom_fields |
Custom fields associated with an application's rejection | Represents a single value of a single custom rejection question for a single application |
Note: Rejection question custom fields are only available to Expert subscription tier customers. |
Candidate-level data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
candidates |
A snapshot of relevant candidate data | Represents a single candidate | A candidate is a person. A candidate may have multiple applications on multiple jobs. The "recruiter" and "coordinator" that is assigned to a candidate may or may not be the same recruiter and coordinator that is assigned to the hiring team of a job that the candidate has an application on. |
candidate_custom_fields |
Custom fields associated with a candidate | Represents a single value of a single custom field for a single candidate | custom_field represents the name of the custom field, and display_value represents the value of the custom field. |
candidates_tags |
All tags associated with a candidate | Represents a single tag on a single candidate | This table only has tag_id and needs to be joined to the tags table to get the tag name. |
educations |
All educations associated with a candidate | Represents a single structured education for a single candidate | This data is only generated when education is added in a structured manner in the candidate info section of the Candidate Details tab in Greenhouse Recruiting. |
employments |
All employments associated with a candidate | Represents a single structured employment record for a single candidate | This data is only generated when employment is added in a structured manner in the candidate info section of the Candidate Details tab in Greenhouse Recruiting. |
Candidate PII
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
candidate_email_addresses |
A list of email addresses by candidate | Represents a single email address and the associated candidate | This table is opt-in only. Please reach out to your Account Manager or to Greenhouse Support to enable this table. |
candidate_mailing_addresses |
A list of mailing addresses by candidate | Represents a single mailing address and the associated candidate | This table is opt-in only. Please reach out to your Account Manager or to Greenhouse Support to enable this table. |
candidate_phone_numbers |
A list of phone numbers by candidate | Represents a single phone number and the associated candidate | This table is opt-in only. Please reach out to your Account Manager or to Greenhouse Support to enable this table. |
Demographic-level data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
demographic_answers |
Responses to custom demographic questions | Represents a single application’s response to a custom demographic question. | N/A |
demographic_answer_options |
Custom demographic question answer options | Represents a single custom demographic question answer option. | If free_form = true, the custom demographic question answer option allows for free-text answers. |
demographic_answer_option_translations |
Translated custom demographic question answer options | Represents a single translated custom demographic question answer option. | Translations have been deprecated; only en (English) is supported at this time. |
demographic_free_form_answers |
Free-text responses to custom demographic questions | Represents a single application’s free-text responses to custom demographic questions. | If your custom demographic question answer options allow for self-describe via free-text, applicant responses will show here. |
demographic_questions |
Custom demographic questions | Represents a single custom demographic question. |
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Note: Custom demographic questions are only available to Expert subscription tier customers. |
demographic_question_translations |
Translated custom demographic questions | Represents a single translated custom demographic question. | Translations have been deprecated; only en (English) is supported at this time. |
eeoc_responses |
Responses to EEOC questions | Represents a single application's responses to the EEOC questions | Data is only generated in this table when an application responds to the EEOC questions, or a request is sent to an application to respond to the questions. Data is not generated for applications that did not respond to questions on the job post, and did not receive a request to respond to the questions afterwards. |
Job-level data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
jobs |
A snapshot of relevant job data | Represents the latest status of a single job | Each job only has one set of opened_at and closed_at values. If a job is opened, closed, and re-opened again, the first pair of open/close dates are lost. This table does NOT contain any historical records. A history of job open/close dates can be found in the Change Log in Greenhouse. |
job_custom_fields |
Custom fields associated with a job | Represents a single value of a single custom field for a single job | custom_field represents the name of the custom field, and display_value represents the value of the custom field. |
job_snapshots |
A daily snapshot of job-level activity | Represents various job-level metrics for a single day | N/A |
jobs_attributes |
A list of attributes on scorecards by job | Represents a single tag on a single job | N/A |
jobs_departments |
A list of departments by job | Represents a single department on a single job | N/A |
jobs_interviews |
A list of interviews by job | Represents a single interview on a single stage for a single job | N/A |
jobs_offices |
A list of offices by job | Represents a single office on a single job | N/A |
job_posts |
A list of job posts by job | Represents the details of a job post that are associated with a job | N/A |
jobs_stages |
A list of stages by job | Represents a single stage for a single job | N/A |
hiring_team |
The hiring team for a job | Represents a single Greenhouse user in a hiring team role on a single job | Each row represents a single user on a single role, so if a hiring team has 2 or more members on the same role, those members will be represented in multiple rows. This table only contains user_id and not user name, which can be identified by joining onto the users table. |
openings |
The openings for a job | Represents a single opening for a single job | N/A |
Offer data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
offers |
All offer details | Represents the details of a single version an offer for an application | Each version of an offer generates a new row of data. The older versions are all marked with status = deprecated. |
offer_custom_fields |
Custom fields associated with an offer | Represents a single value of a single custom field for a single offer | custom_field represents the name of the custom field, and display_value represents the value of the custom field. |
Organization-level data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
organizations |
The name of your organization | The name of your organization | N/A |
attributes |
A list of all attributes ever used on a scorecard | A single attribute | This table can be joined to any other table that has an attribute ID to get the name of the attribute |
departments |
A list of all departments | A single department | This table can be joined to any other table that has a department ID to get the name of a department |
interviews |
A list of all interviews | A single interview | This table can be joined to any other table that has an interview ID to get the name of an interview |
interviewer_tags |
A list of all interviewer tags associated with users | A single interviewer tag for a single user | N/A |
offices |
A list of all offices | A single office | This table can be joined to any other table that has an office ID to get the name of an office |
referrers |
A list of all referrers | A single referrer | This table can be joined to any other table that has a referrer_ID to get the name of a referrer |
rejection_reasons |
A list of all rejection reasons | A single rejection reason | This table can be joined to any other table that has a rejection_reason_ID to get the name of a rejection reason |
sources |
A list of all sources | A single source | This table can be joined to any other table that has a source_ID to get the name of a source |
stages |
A list of all stages | A single stage | This table can be joined to any other table that has a stage_ID to get the name of a stage |
tags |
A list of all tags | A single tag | This table can be joined to any other table that has a tag_ID to get the name of a tag |
users |
A list of all users | A single user | This table can be joined to any other table that has a user_ID to get the name of a user |
Process data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
scheduled_interviews |
Data on scheduled interviews | Represents a scheduled interview | Data is only generated when an interview is scheduled with Greenhouse (as evidenced the presence of a Greenhouse calendar on the scheduled interview's calendar invite). If an interview occurs or a scorecard is submitted when the interview was not scheduled with Greenhouse, it will NOT appear in this table. If interviews are rescheduled, this table does not capture the timestamp at which it was rescheduled; the scheduled_at table only represents the very first the interview was scheduled. |
interviewers |
A list of interviewers per scheduled interview | Represents an interviewer for a scheduled interview | This table is joined to the scheduled_interviews table on scheduled_interviews.id = interviewers.interview_id |
scorecards |
Data on submitted scorecards | Represents a submitted scorecard | Data is only generated when a scorecard is submitted in Greenhouse. If a scorecard is not submitted, it will NOT appear in this table.If an interview has been scheduled, you can connect the scheduled_interviews table to the interviewers table, and then connect the scorecards table to the interviewers table. |
scorecards_attributes |
Attribute-level data on a submitted scorecard | Represents an attribute rating on a submitted scorecard | This table can be joined to the scorecards data to show attribute-level ratings, in addition to the overall recommendation. |
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The questions and answers that exist on a scorecard | Represents a single question and answer | N/A |
stage_snapshots |
A daily snapshot of stage-level activity | Represents the number of active applications in a stage at 4am EST on a given date, only for jobs that were open at that time | N/A |
candidate_surveys |
Candidate survey responses | Represents a single response to the candidate survey | For privacy, candidate survey responses are not associated to the candidate or to the job. |
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The list of candidate survey questions | The text of the question asked on the candidate survey | The ID numbers here correspond to question #1, question #2 etc. |
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A list of all approvals | A specific job or offer approval associated with each approver |
This includes all approvals, including offer approvals and both one-stage and two-stage job approvals. Some data may not be present depending on the approval type, e.g. Open Job approvals will not have candidate or application details.
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Usage data
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
greenhouse_usages |
A record of Greenhouse usages | Represents a record of a user using Greenhouse on a single date | N/A |
user_actions |
A record of user actions in Greenhouse | Represents a single action from a user on a single job | Not all actions are recorded in this table. In general, it is better to look for a specific timestamped activity in a different table than to use this table. |
Metadata
Table | What does the table represent? | What does each row represent? | Anything to watch out for? |
schema_migrations |
N/A - this table is not accessible | N/A - this table is not accessible | N/A - this table is not accessible |