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Ashby is an applicant tracking and recruiting operations platform. The Ashby app + chat connector lets your Lovable app call the Ashby HTTP API through Lovable’s connector gateway using an API key, so secrets are not hard-coded in your repository. Ashby is available as an app + chat connector: one shared connection that works in the chat while you build and in your published apps. With Ashby connected, your app can:
  • List and manage job postings and openings
  • Search and view candidates and applications
  • Create and update candidates and applications programmatically (within API and permission limits)
  • Work with interview and pipeline data where exposed by the API
Ashby is a strong fit when recruiting is centralized in Ashby and you want internal or candidate-facing tools that stay in sync with your ATS.

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Common use cases and example apps

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How Ashby connections work

  • API key: You create an API key in Ashby and paste it into Lovable as API key. The gateway attaches it to outbound requests; it is not exposed in client-side bundles as plain project text.
  • Gateway: Traffic goes through Lovable’s connector gateway. See Gateway-based connectors for token handling and per-project request limits.
Ashby subscription limits, API quotas, and feature availability are governed by Ashby, not Lovable.

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How to connect Ashby

Workspace admins and owners can connect Ashby. When a connection is created, link it to the projects that should use Ashby.

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Prerequisites

  • An Ashby account with permission to create API keys
  • Lovable workspace admin or owner role

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Step 1: Create an Ashby API key

  1. Sign in to Ashby and open Admin (or your organization’s settings area for integrations).
  2. Go to API keys and create a key with the minimum scopes your app needs.
Ashby’s UI entry point: API keys. For request shapes and endpoints, use Ashby API reference.

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Step 2: Connect Ashby in Lovable

  1. Open Connectors and select Ashby.
  2. Click Add connection.
  3. Enter a Display name (for example Ashby Production).
  4. Paste the API key.
  5. Click Create / Save. Lovable verifies the key against Ashby.

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Limitations

  • The connector represents one Ashby workspace API key per connection—not each candidate’s or employee’s personal Ashby login.
  • Field-level and workflow rules inside Ashby still apply; the API cannot bypass Ashby permissions you have not granted to the key.
  • Gateway limits apply as described in Gateway-based connectors.

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Manage your connection

Connections are managed from Connectors: select , then open the connection.
  • Unlink projects to remove access from specific projects while keeping the connection available for others. See Unlink projects from a connection for the steps.
  • Delete the connection to remove it from the workspace entirely. Deleting is permanent. It removes the credentials from all linked projects, and app features that use stop working until a new connection is added. See Delete a connection for the steps and who can delete.