The Jobs API vs ZipRecruiter API
How The Jobs API and ZipRecruiter 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
ZipRecruiter API is zipRecruiter’s partner job search access. 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 ZipRecruiter API come from its public pages, checked October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check its site before you decide.
| The Jobs API | ZipRecruiter API | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job postings API for Canada and the United States | ZipRecruiter’s partner job search access |
| Where jobs come from | Employer career sites and their hiring systems (ATS) only | ZipRecruiter’s job marketplace |
| LinkedIn or Indeed data | No. We do not collect LinkedIn, Indeed or other job boards | It is a job board |
| Canada and French | A core focus: every province and territory, English and French posts | ZipRecruiter operates in Canada |
| How you get the data | REST API, change feeds, MCP server, Apify | Partner access only, as far as we can tell |
| Change feeds | Ordered changes on every plan; expired-ID feed from 20k, modified feed from 50k | Partner feeds |
| Starting price | $50 a month for 20,000 jobs, or $0.50 per 1,000 jobs on Apify | Not available to new self-serve developers, as far as we can tell |
| Free trial | 7 days, 500 jobs, 50 requests, no card | Not available |
When ZipRecruiter API is the better choice
- You are an approved ZipRecruiter partner.
When The Jobs API is the better choice
- You need a self-serve jobs API you can sign up for today.
- You want jobs from employers’ own career sites.
Questions people ask
Does The Jobs API use ZipRecruiter 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.