Custom data via the job description

Some ATS integrations cannot pass every field inploi needs. When that happens, you can add the extra data inside the job description in your ATS, and inploi will pull it out into the job’s custom_data during Job Import — no integration changes required. This is a no-code workaround: the only thing that changes is the job description text in your ATS. It is available across all ATS integrations.

When to use it

Your ATS cannot send a field that inploi’s standard import expects.
You need to tag jobs for filtering (for example, sponsorship eligibility or internal-only roles) without a code change.

How it works

You add a marker to the description

In your ATS, add -inploi- to the job description, followed by your key: value pairs.

inploi parses everything after the marker

During the next import, inploi reads everything after -inploi- and turns each key: value pair into a field in the job’s custom_data.

The marker and data are stripped from the public description

Everything from -inploi- onwards is removed from the description shown to candidates. The marker block never appears on the public job page.

Example

Set the job description in your ATS to:

Regular job description that candidates will see.

-inploi-
sponsor: 100
is_internal: false

After the next import, the job is updated to:

custom_data → { "sponsor": "100", "is_internal": "false" }
Description → Regular job description that candidates will see.

You can then use a Segment to filter jobs on a key: value match — for example, only showing jobs where is_internal is false.

Formatting rules

The parser is strict, so the structure matters:

Rule	Detail
Marker	Use the exact text `-inploi-` to start the data block. Everything before it stays in the public description; everything after it is parsed and removed.
Pair format	Each entry is `key: value`. Keys may contain letters, numbers, and underscores only — no spaces or hyphens.
Values stop at whitespace	A value ends at the first space, comma, or semicolon, so values cannot contain spaces. Use single tokens like `100` or `false`.
Separators	Separate multiple pairs with new lines, commas, or semicolons.
Stored as strings	Every value is stored as a string. `100` becomes `"100"` and `false` becomes `"false"` — there are no numbers or booleans in `custom_data`.
Overwrites on match	If `custom_data` already has a key with the same name, the value from the description overwrites it.

Adhere to the key: value structure exactly. Pairs that do not match (for example, a value containing a space, or a missing colon) are silently skipped — they will not appear in custom_data and you will not see an error.

What to expect

Changes appear after the next import — typically within 15 minutes, the same cadence as any other Job Import update.
The data block is never shown to candidates.
If the data does not appear in custom_data, the most common cause is a value containing a space or a malformed pair.

Speak to your Customer Success Manager before rolling this out, so the keys you choose line up with how you intend to use them.

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Custom data via the job description

When to use it

How it works

Example

Formatting rules

What to expect

​When to use it

​How it works

​Example

​Formatting rules

​What to expect

When to use it

How it works

Example

Formatting rules

What to expect