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Indeed Jobs API

Operations for creating, updating, expiring, and retrieving job postings on Indeed. Supports qualifications, working hours, salary, benefits, employer information, and Indeed Apply configuration.

Indeed Jobs API is one of 15 APIs that Indeed publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Jobs. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, a JSON-LD context, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 5 operations across 3 paths, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://apis.indeed.com.

5 operations 3 paths 14 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.indeed.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Indeed Jobs API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 3 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token authentication. Obtain access tokens through the Indeed OAuth 2.0 authorization flow using your partner client credentials.
  • OAuth2 — Indeed OAuth 2.0 authentication for partner applications.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Jobs 5

Operations for creating, updating, expiring, and retrieving job postings on Indeed. Supports qualifications, working hours, salary, benefits, employer information, and Indeed Appl…

POST
/v1/jobs
Indeed Create Job Postings
createJobPostings body → 201400401403429
GET
/v1/jobs/{jobPostingId}
Indeed Retrieve a Job Posting
getJobPosting 2 params → 200401404
PUT
/v1/jobs/{jobPostingId}
Indeed Update a Job Posting
updateJobPosting 1 param body → 200400401404429
DELETE
/v1/jobs/{jobPostingId}
Indeed Expire a Job Posting
expireJobPosting 2 params → 204401404429
GET
/v1/employers/{employerId}/jobs
Indeed List Job Postings for an Employer
listEmployerJobPostings 4 params → 200401404

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are JobPosting (18 properties), JobLocation (6 properties), ScreenerQuestion (5 properties), IndeedApplyConfig (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

IndeedApplyConfig
object
Configuration for Indeed Apply integration on the job posting.
4 properties
JobLocation
object
The location of the job.
6 properties
JobPostingList
object
A paginated list of job postings.
3 properties
CreateJobPostingInput
object
Input for creating one or more job postings on Indeed via the Job Sync API.
1 property 1 required
JobSource
object
Information about the source system for the job posting, used to identify the originating ATS or job board.
2 properties 1 required
WorkingHours
object
Working hours and schedule information for the position.
3 properties
JobPosting
object
A job posting on Indeed with all associated metadata including title, description, location, salary, benefits, qualifications, and application configuration.
18 properties 4 required
Qualification
object
A qualification required or preferred for the job position, such as education level, years of experience, certifications, or skills.
3 properties
Salary
object
Salary or compensation details for the job posting.
4 properties
ScreenerQuestion
object
A screener question configured on a job posting.
5 properties
PageInfo
object
Pagination information for list responses.
4 properties
CreateJobPostingPayload
object
Response payload from a job posting creation operation.
3 properties
ApiError
object
An error returned by the Indeed API.
3 properties
Benefit
object
A benefit offered with the job position.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

indeed-jobs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Indeed publishes across the network.

Indeed Job Search API
Indeed Publisher API
Indeed Apply API
Indeed Disposition Sync API
Indeed Sponsored Jobs API
Indeed Job Update API
Indeed Real-time API
Indeed Interview API
Indeed Employer Data API
Indeed Conversion Tracking API
Indeed Employer Registration API
Indeed Retrieve Candidates API