Troubleshooting Autopilot

A quick checklist to fix Autopilot when it stops finding or submitting jobs—profile, resume, email, filters, daily limit, credits, or paused.

Written By Aplyr Support

Last updated About 3 hours ago

  • Autopilot needs three things to run: a complete profile, a default resume, and a connected email source for verification codes.
  • If it’s finding nothing, your Job Preferences filters are usually too narrow.
  • If it found jobs but stopped submitting, you’ve likely hit your daily limit, run Out of credits, or it’s Paused.

Most Autopilot problems come down to one of a handful of blockers. Work through the checklist below in order and you’ll almost always find the cause. Start on your Autopilot page—the banners and the Active / Paused status at the top tell you a lot at a glance.

The checklist

  1. Is Autopilot actually on? Check the status at the top of the page. If it reads Paused, flip it to Active. Autopilot only finds and submits while it’s active.
  2. Is your profile complete? If you see Configuration incomplete, Autopilot can’t apply yet. Finish the required fields on your profile—missing experience, contact details, or work-authorization answers will block submissions.
  3. Have you selected a resume? Autopilot stays paused until you pick a default resume. Open Resume in your configuration and choose one, or upload a new file under Documents.
  4. Is an email source connected? Many applications send a verification code mid-apply. Without a connected source, those applications fail. Connect Gmail or your Aplyr Inbox under Email Connections and set your Verification email source.
  5. Are your filters too narrow? If Autopilot reports zero matches, widen your Job Preferences—loosen location, title keywords, or minimum match score. A strict filter can shrink the pool to nothing.
  6. Did you hit your daily limit? Autopilot stops for the day once you reach your application limit. If you see Daily limit reached, it resumes automatically at the next reset (UTC midnight).
  7. Are you out of credits? Each submission uses roughly one credit. If you see Out of credits, Autopilot auto-pauses until you top up or your monthly allowance renews. Buy more from your Billing page.
💡 Tip Run the checklist top to bottom. The earlier items (off, incomplete profile, no resume, no email) block everything, while the later ones (limit, credits) only pause submissions after Autopilot has already found jobs.

“It’s finding jobs but not submitting them”

If your queue is filling up but nothing is going out, you’re probably in Review Queue mode—which is working as designed. In Review Queue, every job waits for your approval before it submits. Open each item and approve it, or switch to Fully Automated if you want hands-off submitting. Learn more in Review Queue vs Fully Automated mode.

“It’s finding nothing at all”

Empty results almost always mean filters that are too tight. Open your Job Preferences and try removing one constraint at a time—a single very specific title, a remote-only requirement, or a high minimum match score is the usual culprit. New or niche searches also have fewer fresh postings each day, so give it a cycle or two before judging.

📌 Note Autopilot runs on a schedule rather than instantly. After you fix a blocker, it may take until the next run for new applications to appear—you don’t need to keep refreshing.

Still stuck?

If everything above checks out and submissions are still failing, the issue is usually a single application rather than Autopilot itself—often an expired email connection. Reconnect your email if you see a Reconnect Gmail warning, then re-check the steps above.

⚠️ Warning If your verification email source disconnects, applications that require a code will fail until you reconnect it. Failed submissions are refunded, so you won’t lose credits—but you also won’t get applied.