# mail.purchaseCandidates

Find existing bank purchases to attach an authorized financial email as supporting evidence. Candidates remain separate; selecting a match requires human review.

`GET | POST /api/v1/accounting/mail.purchaseCandidates`

Permissions: `mail:read`, `accounting:read` · Roles: admin, finance

MCP tool: `accounting_mail_purchase_candidates`

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string (ID) | Yes | The record's ID. |
| `query` | string |  | Text to search for. at most 100 characters. |

## Example request

```bash
curl -G https://app.getoatmilk.com/api/v1/accounting/mail.purchaseCandidates \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OATMILK_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'id=9a8b7c6d-5e4f-4a3b-8c2d-1e0f9a8b7c6d'
```

Reference page: https://app.getoatmilk.com/docs/api/mail.purchaseCandidates