Careerjet API vs JSearch: a job feed for publisher sites or Google for Jobs results by API
Careerjet API is a job search API for Careerjet publishers who show Careerjet's job listings on their own sites. JSearch is a commercial job search API that returns live job postings and salary estimates gathered from Google for Jobs.
The short answer
- Careerjet API: Publishers who want to monetize traffic by showing Careerjet job listings to their own human visitors.
- JSearch: Broad, Google-for-Jobs-style job search across many boards from one API.
Side by side
| Careerjet API | JSearch | |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | Careerjet's aggregated job listings, selected by a locale_code (language plus country, default en_GB). | Aggregated postings via Google for Jobs, covering LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter and other public job sites. |
| Returns | Jobs with title, company, date, description excerpt, locations, salary (currency, min, max, type) and url; plus type, hits, pages and response_time. | 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 | A Careerjet Publisher account and one API key per publisher website (Basic auth); every call must send the end user's IP address and user agent. | An account and API key from the OpenWeb Ninja developer portal (also sold on RapidAPI). |
| Acting on a result | The url field example is a tracking link (https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/...), not a direct employer link. | job_apply_link is the primary apply link; apply_options lists links from other publishers, each flagged is_direct. |
| 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 Careerjet API and Openpath vs JSearch.
Questions people ask
What do I need before I can use Careerjet API?
A Careerjet Publisher account and one API key per publisher website (Basic auth); every call must send the end user's IP address and user agent.
Is Careerjet API free?
Its pages listed no free use when we read them on October 15, 2026.
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.
Careerjet API, read on October 15, 2026:
- careerjet.com/partners/api: “Each publisher website requires a unique API key, which you can obtain from your Publisher account.”
- careerjet.com/partners/api: “the IP address of the user whose action(s) triggered the API call”
- careerjet.com/partners/api: “https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/unique link”
- careerjet.com/partners/publishers: “Monetize your web traffic by displaying Careerjet's job listings.”
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”