Indeed Job Market Data API
Extract structured job postings from Indeed — title, company, salary range, location, and posted date — to power labor market research, salary benchmarking, or a job aggregator of your own.
How the Indeed Job Market Data API Workflow Works
Submit an Indeed search-results URL scoped to a role, location, or keyword and AlterLab renders the paginated results (Indeed's listings load via JavaScript and paginate dynamically) and returns each posting's structured fields. For labor market research, crawl the same search query on a recurring schedule and track new_postings_count and salary_range distributions over time — a rising posting count for a given title/location combination is a leading indicator of hiring demand shifts before it shows up in official labor statistics.
Recommended Tier & Cost
Indeed's search results paginate and render job cards via client-side JavaScript, and the site applies rate limiting on high-volume access — full rendering is needed to retrieve complete postings including salary ranges, which are not always present in the initial server response.
Sample Output
{
"search_query": "software engineer, Austin TX",
"job_id": "a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"title": "Senior Software Engineer",
"company": "Example Corp",
"location": "Austin, TX",
"salary_range": { "min": 130000, "max": 175000, "currency": "USD" },
"employment_type": "Full-time",
"posted_date": "2026-07-08",
"remote": false
}Need an API key? — no credit card required.
Responsible Use
AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for Indeed, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.
Quick Start
# Always verify Indeed's robots.txt and terms of service before extracting data.
curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=abc123def456",
"advanced": { "render_js": true }
}'Frequently Asked Questions
Can I extract salary ranges from Indeed job postings?
Yes, when Indeed displays a salary range on the posting (either employer-provided or Indeed's own estimate) it's included in the structured response — not every posting has one, since salary disclosure depends on the employer and jurisdiction.
How do I track hiring demand trends for a specific role?
Re-run the same search query (role + location) on a recurring schedule and track how the total result count and posted_date distribution shift over time — a rising count is a standard leading indicator of hiring demand.
Does this work for Indeed searches outside the US?
Yes — Indeed operates region-specific domains and search parameters; pass the appropriate country-specific Indeed URL and AlterLab renders and extracts it the same way.
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