The Jobs API vs JSearch
How The Jobs API and JSearch 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
JSearch is a real-time job search API from OpenWeb Ninja, also sold on RapidAPI. The Jobs API is a job postings API for Canada and the US that collects only from employer career sites and hiring systems. It searches what a search engine already shows. We keep a maintained catalogue of employer jobs with change feeds.
Side by side
Facts about JSearch come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | JSearch | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | A real-time job search API from OpenWeb Ninja, also sold on RapidAPI |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | Google for Jobs results, which include LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter and other sites |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Yes, results include job-board listings |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Wherever Google for Jobs works; no Canada specific details published |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | Per-request search API |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | None: each call is a fresh search |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | $0.003 per request pay as you go (openwebninja.com) |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | 50 free requests |
When JSearch is the better choice
- You need quick, cheap searches across everything Google for Jobs shows.
- You need countries outside North America.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- You want to keep your own copy of jobs and know when each one changes or closes.
- You want the employer’s own posting, not whichever copy a search engine picked.
- You need full descriptions and source fields for every job.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use JSearch 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.