The Jobs API vs Proxycurl
How The Jobs API and Proxycurl 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
Proxycurl is a LinkedIn-based people, company and jobs API that shut down in July 2025. The Jobs API is a job postings API for Canada and the US that collects only from employer career sites and hiring systems. They are mainly a people and company data provider. Jobs are one part of what they sell; for us, jobs are the whole product.
Side by side
Facts about Proxycurl come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | Proxycurl | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | A LinkedIn-based people, company and jobs API that shut down in July 2025 |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | LinkedIn data |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | Yes |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | Not applicable |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | Was an API; no longer available |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Not applicable |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | Not available |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | Not available |
What happened to Proxycurl?
Proxycurl announced its shutdown on July 4, 2025, after LinkedIn sued it in January 2025. Its founder’s post says the team now runs a narrower company data API.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- You need a jobs API that does not depend on LinkedIn data.
- You want jobs from employer career sites, with links to the original posting.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use Proxycurl 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.