Adzuna API vs Coresignal for AI agents
Adzuna API is a REST API from the Adzuna job search engine for searching its job ads plus salary and labour-market data. Coresignal is a B2B jobs data API and dataset of deduplicated job postings merged from many sources into one format.
The short answer
- Adzuna API: Building a job board or labour-market tool with an aggregated, multi-country job feed plus salary data.
- Coresignal: Large-scale, historical job-postings data for analytics, research and data products.
Side by side
| Adzuna API | Coresignal | |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | Adzuna's aggregated job ads, queried per country via a two-letter code in the URL (docs examples use gb). | Company websites, professional networks, ATS platforms and major job aggregators; 486M+ postings, 52M+ active, 195+ countries. |
| Returns | JSON results with id, title, a description snippet, company.display_name, location, category, salary_min/salary_max, salary_is_predicted, contract_type, created, latitude/longitude and redirect_url. | Records with job_id, status, title, description, seniority, employment_type, company_name, company_domain, location, country/city, salary (min, max, currency), external_url and job_sources[].url. |
| Before the first call | Register for an app_id and app_key, sent as query parameters on every call. | A Coresignal account and API key (trial available); queries use Elasticsearch DSL. |
| Free | Default limits of 25 hits per minute, 250 per day, 1,000 per week and 2,500 per month; commercial use is permitted subject to a 14-day trial. | Trial with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required (1 credit per job posting record). |
| Paid | Not stated on its pages | Self-serve plans from $49 per month (Mini, 2,500 credits per month); datasets are custom-priced from $1,000. |
| Acting on a result | redirect_url; the documented examples point to adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/... (through Adzuna), not straight to the employer. | external_url is the job URL on the company's own site (not always filled); job_sources[].url gives each source posting. |
| Limits on keeping or showing results | Each displayed ad must carry an 'Adzuna' label at least 116x23 px, linked to Adzuna; on termination all Adzuna data must be removed; after the trial a licence agreement may be required. | Not stated on its pages |
| Coverage | Not stated on its pages | 195+ countries. |
| MCP server | No official server listed | Official Coresignal MCP server, OAuth 2.1: https://mcp.coresignal.com/mcp/v2 (legacy https://mcp.coresignal.com/mcp deprecated Nov 1, 2026) |
Where Openpath fits
If the agent needs a job to apply for in Austin, Texas, or a remote one, Openpath returns the listings themselves, free and with no key. See Openpath vs Adzuna API and Openpath vs Coresignal.
Questions people ask
What do I need before I can use Adzuna API?
Register for an app_id and app_key, sent as query parameters on every call.
Is Adzuna API free?
Default limits of 25 hits per minute, 250 per day, 1,000 per week and 2,500 per month; commercial use is permitted subject to a 14-day trial.
What do I need before I can use Coresignal?
A Coresignal account and API key (trial available); queries use Elasticsearch DSL.
Is Coresignal free?
Trial with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required (1 credit per job posting record).
Sources
Every line about another company comes from its own pages. Prices and terms change, so check the source before you rely on one.
Adzuna API, read on October 15, 2026:
- developer.adzuna.com/overview: “two obligatory parameters”
- developer.adzuna.com/docs/terms_of_service: “250 hits per day”
- developer.adzuna.com/docs/terms_of_service: “permitted subject to a 14 day trial period”
- developer.adzuna.com/docs/terms_of_service: “a licence agreement may be required”
- developer.adzuna.com/docs/terms_of_service: “label each displayed advert with the phrase "Adzuna" at least 116 X 23 pixels in size”
- developer.adzuna.com/docs/search: “we currently only provide a snipped of the job description”
- developer.adzuna.com/docs/search: “http://adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/129698749”
Coresignal, read on October 15, 2026:
- coresignal.com/solutions/jobs-data-api: “Jobs data from company websites, professional networks, ATS platforms, and major jobs data aggregators”
- coresignal.com/solutions/jobs-data-api: “2,000 free credits · No credit card required”
- coresignal.com/solutions/jobs-data-api: “195+ countries covered”
- coresignal.com/pricing: “monthly plans starting at $49/month”
- coresignal.com/pricing: “One price, full data record”
- docs.coresignal.com/jobs-api/multi-source-jobs-api/data-dictionary-multi-source-jobs-api: “External (company) job URL”
- docs.coresignal.com/integrations/coresignal-mcp: “OAuth 2.1 sign-in via the Coresignal dashboard”