The Jobs API vs Fantastic.jobs
How The Jobs API and Fantastic.jobs 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
Fantastic.jobs is a job posting API mixing career-site jobs with job-board jobs, plus AI-enriched fields. The Jobs API is a job postings API for Canada and the US that collects only from employer career sites and hiring systems. Both are job data APIs, so the real differences are where the jobs come from, coverage and price.
Side by side
Facts about Fantastic.jobs come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | Fantastic.jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | A job posting API mixing career-site jobs with job-board jobs, plus AI-enriched fields |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Career sites on many ATS platforms, plus job boards; it says it adds LinkedIn, Wellfound and Y Combinator jobs |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Yes, LinkedIn jobs are a stated source |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Global coverage; no Canada or French specific details published |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | REST API, count endpoints, Apify actors |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Expired jobs on paid plans; modified jobs from about the 50,000-job plan |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | $45 a month for 5,000 jobs; $95 for 20,000 (fantastic.jobs/api) |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | 14 days, 500 jobs, 100 requests, no card |
When Fantastic.jobs is the better choice
- You need jobs from many countries, not only Canada and the US.
- You want LinkedIn-sourced jobs or its AI-enriched fields.
- You want a longer free trial.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- You want every job to come from the employer’s own career site, with no job-board copies.
- You need deep Canadian coverage, including French posts from Quebec and New Brunswick.
- You want documented sync options: ordered changes on every plan, expired IDs from 20k and modified jobs from 50k.
- You want 20,000 jobs for $50 a month instead of $95.
Moving from Fantastic.jobs
Our feed endpoints use the same names and time frames as Fantastic.jobs (/v1/active-ats, /v1/modified-ats, /v1/expired-ats, /v1/ats-organizations), but IDs, filters and field support must be mapped and tested before switching. See our migration guide in the docs.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use Fantastic.jobs 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.