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# duplicate-hire

> A hire with this external reference already exists.

**Status 409.** A hire with this external reference already exists.

The response is `application/problem+json`, and its `type` is
`https://docs.andteam.com/api/problems/duplicate-hire`:

```json theme={null}
{
  "type": "https://docs.andteam.com/api/problems/duplicate-hire",
  "title": "A hire with this external reference already exists",
  "status": 409,
  "existingId": "hire_9Lm3…"
}
```

## What it means

A hire with the same `externalRef` already exists. `existingId` is its id.

## What to do

Read the existing hire with `GET /v1/hires/{id}` instead of creating another. See [New hires from an ATS](https://docs.andteam.com/guides/new-hires-from-an-ats.md).

See [Errors](https://docs.andteam.com/errors.md) for every type.


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