Ashby Job Postings API vs JSearch for AI agents
Ashby Job Postings API is Ashby's public API that returns all currently published job postings for one organization's job board. JSearch is a commercial job search API that returns live job postings and salary estimates gathered from Google for Jobs.
The short answer
- Ashby Job Postings API: Reading a known company's live openings, including pay when published, from its own Ashby board.
- JSearch: Broad, Google-for-Jobs-style job search across many boards from one API.
Side by side
| Ashby Job Postings API | JSearch | |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | One company's Ashby job board per call (by job board name); employer-direct. | Aggregated postings via Google for Jobs, covering LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter and other public job sites. |
| Returns | JSON postings with title, location, isRemote, workplaceType, descriptionHtml, jobUrl, applyUrl and, with includeCompensation=true, compensation. | JSON jobs with job_id, job title, employer_name, job_publisher, job_city, job_country, job_min_salary, job_apply_link and apply_options; endpoints search-v2, job-details, company-job-salary, estimated-salary. |
| Before the first call | Nothing to read postings: no key, only the company’s job board name. | An account and API key from the OpenWeb Ninja developer portal (also sold on RapidAPI). |
| Free | No key needed, and its pages state no price | Not stated on its pages |
| Acting on a result | applyUrl is the Ashby-hosted application page for the employer's job. | job_apply_link is the primary apply link; apply_options lists links from other publishers, each flagged is_direct. |
| Coverage | Wherever the employer hires. | Not stated on its pages |
| MCP server | No official server listed | Official OpenWeb Ninja MCP server (npm @openwebninja/mcp-server) includes a jsearch tool: https://github.com/OpenWeb-Ninja/openwebninja-mcp |
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 Ashby Job Postings API and Openpath vs JSearch.
Questions people ask
What do I need before I can use Ashby Job Postings API?
Nothing to read postings: no key, only the company’s job board name.
Is Ashby Job Postings API free?
No key needed, and its pages state no price.
What do I need before I can use JSearch?
An account and API key from the OpenWeb Ninja developer portal (also sold on RapidAPI).
Is JSearch free?
Its pages listed no free use when we read them on October 15, 2026.
Sources
Every line about another company comes from its own pages. Prices and terms change, so check the source before you rely on one.
Ashby Job Postings API, read on October 15, 2026:
- developers.ashbyhq.com/docs/public-job-posting-api: “This API allows you to get data for all currently published Job Postings for your organization.”
- developers.ashbyhq.com/docs/public-job-posting-api: “URL for the Ashby page where candidates can apply for this job”
- developers.ashbyhq.com/docs/public-job-posting-api: “include compensation data in the response”
JSearch, read on October 15, 2026:
- agents.openwebninja.com/manifest.json: “Returns live job postings from Google for Jobs covering LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter and other public job sites”
- agents.openwebninja.com/zcj/v8c3szxamb6i/services/jsearch/openapi.json: “The primary link to apply for the job.”
- agents.openwebninja.com/zcj/v8c3szxamb6i/services/jsearch/openapi.json: “Alternative apply links from other publishers.”
- openwebninja.com/documentation: “Sign up, manage subscriptions, and access API keys”
- github.com/OpenWeb-Ninja/openwebninja-mcp: “Official Model Context Protocol server for OpenWeb Ninja APIs”