Best Jobs & Hiring APIs (2026)
Best Jobs & Hiring APIs (2026) are ReefAPI category hubs for live JSON: jobs APIs return open roles, employer profiles, locations and job descriptions. ReefAPI offers 15 non-legal jobs & hiring APIs behind one key, one credit pool and the same { ok, data, meta, error } envelope, with examples derived from the catalog and committed live snapshots.
Ranked Jobs & Hiring API list
Ranked by catalog action count, then alphabetically for ties; legal-heavy engines are excluded.
| # | Engine | What it returns | Actions | Snapshot sample | Free tier | Landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glassdoor | results[]{employer_id, name, category, logo_url} | 10 | name: Google | yes | View API |
| 2 | Indeed | jobs[]{jobkey, title, company, formatted_location, city, state, country, remote, employment_typ... | 7 | title: Senior Associate - Developer Engineer; company: New York Life | yes | View API |
| 3 | Freelancer.com | projects[]{id, title, description, type, budget{type,min,max,currency}, skills[], status, bids_... | 6 | projects: 40590421; total_count: 159 | yes | View API |
| 4 | LinkedIn Jobs | jobs[]{job_id, job_url, title, company{name, url, slug}, location, workplace_type, posted_date,... | 6 | title: Python Developer; company: [redacted-name] | yes | View API |
| 5 | Levels.fyi | company{id,slug,name,…}, role, location, percentiles{total_comp,base_salary,bonus,stock_grant e... | 5 | company: 1; location: United States | yes | View API |
| 6 | Company Job Boards | jobs[]{id, title, url, company, location, locations, department,...}, count, total, company, at... | 4 | title: Junior Python Engineer (f/m/d); company: Adverity | yes | View API |
| 7 | Fiverr | gigs[]{id, title, slug, url, is_promoted, is_pro, price{from,currency,delivery_days,package_cou... | 4 | gigs: 485339192; total_count: 175020 | yes | View API |
| 8 | Guru.com | projects[]{id, title, description, type, budget{type,min,max,currency}, skills[], category, bid... | 4 | projects: 2119617 | yes | View API |
| 9 | Reed.co.uk | jobs[]{job_id, title, url, company, company_slug, location, county, job_type, is_full_time, is_... | 4 | title: Python Developer; company: McGregor Boyall | yes | View API |
| 10 | SEEK | jobs[]{job_id, title, url, company, advertiser_id, location, locations[], salary_label, currenc... | 4 | title: Web Developer; company: Duo Group | yes | View API |
| 11 | Shixian | jobs[]{id, title, url, job_type, description, budget{amount,currency,period,label,raw}, rate{am... | 4 | title: 高级爬虫工程师 | yes | View API |
| 12 | Hiring Signals | entity{input, resolved_name, confidence, match: ats-board|name-only, evidence[]}, ats{provider,... | 3 | count_by_source: 524; dedup_count: 1 | yes | View API |
| 13 | Truelancer.com | projects[]{id, title, description, type, budget{type,min,max,currency}, skills[], category, bid... | 3 | projects: 651287; total_count: 15 | yes | View API |
| 14 | ZipRecruiter | jobs[]{job_id, title, company, location, salary{min,max,currency,period}, posted_date, snippet,... | 3 | title: Software Engineer; company: SF Partners | yes | View API |
| 15 | Global Jobs | jobs[] (title, company_name, location, url, …), count, and the platform searched. Personal data... | 2 | title: Software Engineer | yes | View API |
What each Jobs & Hiring API covers
Glassdoor includes 10 actions (employer/search, employer/detail, employer/reviews). Company reviews, ratings and salary insights. The primary catalog return is results[]{employer_id, name, category, logo_url}.
Indeed includes 7 actions (jobs/search, job, company). Job search and company profiles. The primary catalog return is jobs[]{jobkey, title, company, formatted_location, city, state, country, remote, employment_typ....
Freelancer.com includes 6 actions (search, project, user). Freelancer.com The primary catalog return is projects[]{id, title, description, type, budget{type,min,max,currency}, skills[], status, bids_....
LinkedIn Jobs includes 6 actions (jobs/search, jobs/detail, company). Public job listings and details. The primary catalog return is jobs[]{job_id, job_url, title, company{name, url, slug}, location, workplace_type, posted_date,....
Levels.fyi includes 5 actions (company/salaries, company/roles, company/search). Levels.fyi The primary catalog return is company{id,slug,name,…}, role, location, percentiles{total_comp,base_salary,bonus,stock_grant e....
Company Job Boards includes 4 actions (company_jobs, job_detail, search). Jobs straight from company career pages. The primary catalog return is jobs[]{id, title, url, company, location, locations, department,...}, count, total, company, at....
Fiverr includes 4 actions (search, category, gig). Freelance gigs with starting prices, packages, delivery times and seller profiles. The primary catalog return is gigs[]{id, title, slug, url, is_promoted, is_pro, price{from,currency,delivery_days,package_cou....
Guru.com includes 4 actions (search, project, user). Guru.com The primary catalog return is projects[]{id, title, description, type, budget{type,min,max,currency}, skills[], category, bid....
Reed.co.uk includes 4 actions (search, detail, company-jobs). Reed.co.uk The primary catalog return is jobs[]{job_id, title, url, company, company_slug, location, county, job_type, is_full_time, is_....
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SEEK API
SEEK includes 4 actions (search, detail, company-jobs). SEEK The primary catalog return is jobs[]{job_id, title, url, company, advertiser_id, location, locations[], salary_label, currenc....
Shixian includes 4 actions (search, jobs, job). Chinese remote-work briefs with the client's own budget, duration and requirements. The primary catalog return is jobs[]{id, title, url, job_type, description, budget{amount,currency,period,label,raw}, rate{am....
Hiring Signals includes 3 actions (hiring_signal, hiring_signal_rich, batch). Hiring Signals The primary catalog return is entity{input, resolved_name, confidence, match: ats-board|name-only, evidence[]}, ats{provider,....
Truelancer.com includes 3 actions (search, project, user). Truelancer.com The primary catalog return is projects[]{id, title, description, type, budget{type,min,max,currency}, skills[], category, bid....
ZipRecruiter includes 3 actions (search, job_detail, jobs_by_company). Job listings with full details. The primary catalog return is jobs[]{job_id, title, company, location, salary{min,max,currency,period}, posted_date, snippet,....
Global Jobs includes 2 actions (jobs/search, jobs/detail). Job listings aggregated across many sources. The primary catalog return is jobs[] (title, company_name, location, url, …), count, and the platform searched. personal data....
Questions about Jobs & Hiring APIs
Which Jobs & Hiring API is free?
Every Jobs & Hiring API listed here can be tried with ReefAPI's free tier: 1,000 credits on signup, no card required. The current hub includes Glassdoor, Indeed, Freelancer.com, LinkedIn Jobs, Levels.fyi, Company Job Boards, Fiverr, Guru.com, Reed.co.uk, SEEK, Shixian, Hiring Signals, Truelancer.com, ZipRecruiter, Global Jobs.
Do these Jobs & Hiring APIs need login?
No source-site login is needed for the listed ReefAPI responses. You call ReefAPI with an x-api-key header, and each engine returns the standard JSON envelope.
How fresh is the Jobs & Hiring data?
Production requests fetch live data through ReefAPI. The table's sample data point comes from the committed snapshot for each engine, and the sitemap uses catalog freshness for recrawling.
What is the best Jobs & Hiring API to start with?
Glassdoor appears first because this hub ranks engines by action count, then alphabetically for ties. Use that as a coverage signal, then choose the API whose returned fields match your workflow.