The Jobs API vs Adzuna API
How The Jobs API and Adzuna API differ: where the jobs come from, Canadian coverage, change feeds and price. With when each one is the better choice.
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The short answer
Adzuna API is the API of the Adzuna job search engine, with salary and vacancy statistics. The Jobs API is a job postings API for Canada and the US that collects only from employer career sites and hiring systems. It is built for publishers who show search results on their site, not for building a job data product.
Side by side
Facts about Adzuna API come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | Adzuna API | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | The API of the Adzuna job search engine, with salary and vacancy statistics |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Adzuna’s own aggregated job index |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Its index aggregates many sites; the mix is not published |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Adzuna runs a Canadian site; Canada in the API is not confirmed on its overview page |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | Search API plus salary and vacancy statistics |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | None |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | Free key for publishing with attribution; commercial and data uses need a written licence |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | Free key; 14-day evaluation for organisations |
When Adzuna API is the better choice
- You run a site that can show Adzuna ads with its required attribution.
- You want its salary statistics.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- You are building a product, data feed or analysis that needs commercial use rights without extra licensing.
- You need full job descriptions and links to the employer’s own posting.
- You need change feeds to keep a copy in sync.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use Adzuna API data?
No. We collect every job ourselves from employer career sites and hiring systems.
Do you scrape LinkedIn or Indeed?
No. Many jobs that appear on those sites are first posted on the employer’s own career site, and that is where we collect them.
Can I try The Jobs API for free?
The free trial lasts 7 days and includes 500 jobs and 50 API requests. You do not need a card.