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 17 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
Ordered by how many endpoints each API exposes, then alphabetically.
| # | Engine | What it returns | Actions | Snapshot sample | Free tier | Landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glassdoor | Resolve a company name to its Glassdoor employer_id + basic profile. Start here — every other a... | 10 | name: Google | yes | View API |
| 2 | Indeed | Search live job postings on Indeed by keyword and location. Each result includes the full job d... | 7 | title: MES Analyst; company: Corning | yes | View API |
| 3 | Freelancer.com | Search live freelance PROJECTS on Freelancer.com by keyword, skills, category, budget/hourly ba... | 6 | projects: 40729929; total_count: 186 | yes | View API |
| 4 | LinkedIn Jobs | Search public LinkedIn job postings by keywords, with optional location and date/seniority/job-... | 6 | title: Python Developer; company: CACI International Inc | yes | View API |
| 5 | Levels.fyi | The flagship action: full Levels.fyi compensation breakdown for one company + role. Returns the... | 5 | company: 1; location: United States | yes | View API |
| 6 | Company Job Boards | all open jobs for a board → {jobs[]{id,title,url,company,location,locations,...}, count, total,... | 4 | title: Senior Python Engineer; company: Binagora | yes | View API |
| 7 | Fiverr | Search live Fiverr GIGS by keyword. Returns title, starting price + delivery days, package coun... | 4 | gigs: 317160323; total_count: 186534 | yes | View API |
| 8 | Guru.com | Search live freelance JOBS across the whole Guru.com board. `query` is served SERVER-SIDE via G... | 4 | projects: 2121022 | yes | View API |
| 9 | Reed.co.uk | Search Reed.co.uk job postings by keyword with optional location, distance, salary range, job-t... | 4 | title: AWS/Python Software Engineer; company: E.ON | yes | View API |
| 10 | SEEK | Search SEEK (seek.com.au) job postings by keyword with optional location, salary range, work-ty... | 4 | title: Full Stack Developer (4+ years): AI‑Augmented; company: Elan Projects PTY LTD | yes | View API |
| 11 | Shixian | Find remote-work briefs by keyword — the ones that mention 爬虫 (scraping), 数据采集 (data collection... | 4 | title: 高级爬虫工程师 | yes | View API |
| 12 | Hiring Signals | domain → company hiring snapshot: ATS provider + direct open-roles count, per-source counts (de... | 3 | count_by_source: 694; dedup_count: 1 | yes | View API |
| 13 | Kwork project exchange | Search live BUYER project requests on the Kwork exchange. Returns the full description, the buy... | 3 | projects: 3260349; total_count: 659 | yes | View API |
| 14 | Truelancer.com | Search live freelance PROJECTS on Truelancer.com by keyword. Returns title, description, budget... | 3 | projects: 659425; total_count: 15 | yes | View API |
| 15 | Upwork | Search live Upwork jobs by keyword and Upwork's own filters — contract type, experience level,... | 3 | title: Python Scraper | yes | View API |
| 16 | ZipRecruiter | Search live ZipRecruiter job listings by keyword and location, with pagination and an optional... | 3 | title: Software Engineer; company: Platform Recruitment | yes | View API |
| 17 | Global Jobs | Search live job listings on Naukri (India), Gupy and Catho (Brazil), or StepStone (Germany & Eu... | 2 | title: Analista Juridico | 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 resolve a company name to its glassdoor employer_id + basic profile. start here — every other a....
Indeed includes 7 actions (jobs/search, job, company). Job search and company profiles. The primary catalog return is search live job postings on indeed by keyword and location. each result includes the full job d....
Freelancer.com includes 6 actions (search, project, user). Freelancer.com The primary catalog return is search live freelance projects on freelancer.com by keyword, skills, category, budget/hourly ba....
LinkedIn Jobs includes 6 actions (jobs/search, jobs/detail, company). Public job listings and details. The primary catalog return is search public linkedin job postings by keywords, with optional location and date/seniority/job-....
Levels.fyi includes 5 actions (company/salaries, company/roles, company/search). Levels.fyi The primary catalog return is the flagship action: full levels.fyi compensation breakdown for one company + role. returns the....
Company Job Boards includes 4 actions (company_jobs, job_detail, search). Jobs straight from company career pages. The primary catalog return is all open jobs for a board → {jobs[]{id,title,url,company,location,locations,...}, count, total,....
Fiverr includes 4 actions (search, category, gig). Freelance gigs with starting prices, packages, delivery times and seller profiles. The primary catalog return is search live fiverr gigs by keyword. returns title, starting price + delivery days, package coun....
Guru.com includes 4 actions (search, project, user). Guru.com The primary catalog return is search live freelance jobs across the whole guru.com board. `query` is served server-side via g....
Reed.co.uk includes 4 actions (search, detail, company-jobs). Reed.co.uk The primary catalog return is search reed.co.uk job postings by keyword with optional location, distance, salary range, job-t....
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SEEK API
SEEK includes 4 actions (search, detail, company-jobs). SEEK The primary catalog return is search seek (seek.com.au) job postings by keyword with optional location, salary range, work-ty....
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 find remote-work briefs by keyword — the ones that mention 爬虫 (scraping), 数据采集 (data collection....
Hiring Signals includes 3 actions (hiring_signal, hiring_signal_rich, batch). Hiring Signals The primary catalog return is domain → company hiring snapshot: ats provider + direct open-roles count, per-source counts (de....
Kwork project exchange includes 3 actions (search, categories, stats). Kwork project exchange The primary catalog return is search live buyer project requests on the kwork exchange. returns the full description, the buy....
Truelancer.com includes 3 actions (search, project, user). Truelancer.com The primary catalog return is search live freelance projects on truelancer.com by keyword. returns title, description, budget....
Upwork includes 3 actions (search, job, filters). Live freelance job postings with the full brief, fixed or hourly budget, required skills and experience level. The primary catalog return is search live upwork jobs by keyword and upwork's own filters — contract type, experience level,....
ZipRecruiter includes 3 actions (search, job_detail, jobs_by_company). Job listings with full details. The primary catalog return is search live ziprecruiter job listings by keyword and location, with pagination and an optional....
Global Jobs includes 2 actions (jobs/search, jobs/detail). Job listings aggregated across many sources. The primary catalog return is search live job listings on naukri (india), gupy and catho (brazil), or stepstone (germany & eu....
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, Kwork project exchange, Truelancer.com, Upwork, 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.