Does Indeed still offer a public API?

No. Indeed retired its public Job Search API and its publisher program is closed to new applicants, with data access reserved for select ATS and enterprise partners. The Indeed Jobs API scrapes the public posting page instead: any /viewjob URL with your API Codex key returns the live job record as JSON.

Do I get salary data even when the employer hides it?

You get whatever the public posting shows: the employer-provided range when listed, or the "Indeed estimated" range when Indeed displays one. When no salary information appears on the page at all, the salary field comes back null rather than a guess.

How fresh is the data?

Every request triggers a live scrape of the posting at that moment, so you immediately see edits, salary updates or that a job has been taken down, which matters because job postings churn fast. That is also why responses take 5-45 seconds instead of milliseconds.

What does an HTTP 202 response mean and how do I handle it?

If a scrape exceeds the synchronous window, the API returns 202 with a snapshot_id instead of making you wait on an open connection. Poll GET /v1/result?snapshot_id=... until it returns 200 with status "ready" and your data; results are typically ready within 1-2 minutes.

Does it work outside the US, and should I encode the URL?

Yes, any public Indeed country domain works (indeed.com, uk.indeed.com, de.indeed.com and so on). Because posting URLs contain their own ?jk= query parameter, URL-encode the url value or let your HTTP client do it, as shown in the code examples.

Scrape any public job posting as clean JSON

Indeed Jobs API

Name: Indeed Jobs API
Brand: API Codex
SKU: indeed-jobs-api

The Indeed Jobs API turns any public Indeed job posting into structured JSON with a single GET request. Job title, company, location, salary range, job type, benefits, full description and posting date, scraped live with no publisher account, partner agreement or proxies on your side.

Indeed retired its public Job Search API and now reserves data access for select partners. This Indeed scraper API works on any public posting URL: pass it with your key and get the live job record back, including the salary data Indeed displays or estimates. Most requests complete synchronously in 5-45 seconds.

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Free calls / month: 40
Endpoints: 2
Response Time: 5-45s
Data Freshness: Live

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Key features

Any public job posting, no publisher or partner program
Live scraping on every request, closed jobs detected immediately
Salary ranges as displayed or estimated by Indeed
Full job description text, benefits and job type
Company name, rating and location data
fields= selection to trim responses to just what you need
Enterprise scraping infrastructure handles blocks on our side

Built for

Salary benchmarking and compensation research
Labor market analytics and trend tracking
Competitor hiring intelligence
Job board aggregation and enrichment
Recruiting datasets for sourcing tools

MCP · for your agent

Hand the Indeed Jobs API to your agent

Connect Claude, Cursor or any MCP client once, then ask in plain words. Your agent finds this API, reads its docs and makes the call: 25 credits per call, the same as REST, from your team's balance.

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Benchmark a salary band

“Pull the pay ranges from these Indeed and LinkedIn postings for senior backend engineers in Austin to set our offer band.”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /indeed/v1/job?url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8 25 cr

+ Advanced LinkedIn API25 cr

Listed pay ranges with title, company and job type, summarized into a proposed band.

Read a competitor's hiring plans

“Globex just posted a Head of Payments role on Indeed. What does the description reveal about their plans?”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /indeed/v1/job?url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9f8e7d6c5b4a3f2e 25 cr

The full posting with location and requirements, summarized into strategic signals.

Tailor a job application

“Compare my resume with this Indeed posting for a product analyst role. Which skills am I missing?”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /indeed/v1/job?url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b 25 cr

+ Skill Parser API25 cr

The posting's requirements matched against your resume, with the missing skills listed.

$ claude mcp add --transport http apicodex https://mcp.apicodex.io

Illustrative asks; the calls and prices are real. Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf setup: mcp.apicodex.io

Try it

Build the request for your data

Edit the parameters below and see the exact request and curl command you'd send. No key required to preview.

GET /indeed/v1/job

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Parameters

url

Request · HTTP

GET /indeed/v1/job?url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8 HTTP/1.1
Host: api.apicodex.io
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Response · JSON 200 OK

{
  "type": "job",
  "url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8",
  "data": {
    "title": "Senior Backend Engineer",
    "company": "Datadog",
    "company_rating": 3.9,
    "location": "New York, NY (Hybrid)",
    "salary": "$150,000 - $200,000 a year",
    "job_type": "Full-time",
    "benefits": ["401(k)", "Health insurance", "Unlimited PTO"],
    "posted_at": "2026-08-14",
    "description": "We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build the ingestion pipeline..."
  }
}

Run it with your key

Documentation

Indeed Jobs API Documentation

Pass an Indeed job posting URL and get a complete, structured JSON record back in a single request. All endpoints are GET, and fields= lets you keep only the top-level fields you need. If a scrape exceeds the sync window you get HTTP 202 with a snapshot_id to resolve via /v1/result.

Base URL

url

https://api.apicodex.io/indeed

Authentication

Create a key at apicodex.io/register and send it as an X-Api-Key header (or an ?apikey= query parameter) on every request. No Indeed account or publisher credential is ever involved.

headers

GET /indeed/v1/job?url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Request and response

Illustrative values. Confirm current endpoint behavior, quotas, and data freshness in the API documentation before production use.

request · http

GET /indeed/v1/job?url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8 HTTP/1.1
Host: api.apicodex.io
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

response · json

{
  "type": "job",
  "url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8",
  "data": {
    "title": "Senior Backend Engineer",
    "company": "Datadog",
    "company_rating": 3.9,
    "location": "New York, NY (Hybrid)",
    "salary": "$150,000 - $200,000 a year",
    "job_type": "Full-time",
    "benefits": ["401(k)", "Health insurance", "Unlimited PTO"],
    "posted_at": "2026-08-14",
    "description": "We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build the ingestion pipeline..."
  }
}

Code examples

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.apicodex.io/indeed/v1/job' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8' \
  --get \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

JavaScript/Node.js

const url = new URL('https://api.apicodex.io/indeed/v1/job');
url.searchParams.set('url', 'https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8');

const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
});
console.log(await res.json());

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.apicodex.io/indeed/v1/job"
querystring = {"url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8"}
headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
print(requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring).json())

Available Endpoints

GET /v1/job

Scrape a job posting by URL: title, company, salary, location, job type, benefits, description.

/v1/job?url=https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8

GET /v1/result

Fetch a pending result using the snapshot_id from a 202 response.

/v1/result?snapshot_id=s_abc123

Request Parameters

Required parameters

url Indeed job posting URL to scrape (a /viewjob?jk=... URL, any country domain). Required on /v1/job.

Optional parameters

fields Comma-separated top-level fields to keep, e.g. fields=title,company,salary,location.
snapshot_id /v1/result only: the id returned by a 202 response.

Pricing

Indeed Jobs API Pricing

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FAQ

Indeed Jobs API

Key features

Built for

Hand the Indeed Jobs API to your agent

Benchmark a salary band

Read a competitor's hiring plans

Tailor a job application

Build the request for your data

Indeed Jobs API Documentation

Base URL

Authentication

Request and response

Code examples

Available Endpoints

GET /v1/job

GET /v1/result

Request Parameters

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Indeed Jobs API Pricing

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