Careerjet API vs The Muse API for AI agents
Careerjet API is a job search API for Careerjet publishers who show Careerjet's job listings on their own sites. The Muse API is a public JSON API for job and company listings posted on The Muse.
The short answer
- Careerjet API: Publishers who want to monetize traffic by showing Careerjet job listings to their own human visitors.
- The Muse API: A free, no-key way to pull The Muse's curated job listings with company context.
Side by side
| Careerjet API | The Muse API | |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | Careerjet's aggregated job listings, selected by a locale_code (language plus country, default en_GB). | Jobs listed on The Muse, filterable by company, category, level and location (including flexible/remote). |
| Returns | Jobs with title, company, date, description excerpt, locations, salary (currency, min, max, type) and url; plus type, hits, pages and response_time. | JSON pages of 20 results; each job has name, contents (description), publication_date, locations, levels, categories, company and refs.landing_page. |
| 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. | Nothing for testing; an api_key from registration is required for any use beyond testing. |
| Free | Not stated on its pages | 500 requests per hour without a key; 3,600 per hour with a registered key. No price is stated. |
| Acting on a result | The url field example is a tracking link (https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/...), not a direct employer link. | refs.landing_page points to the job page on themuse.com. |
| Limits on keeping or showing results | Not stated on its pages | Content shown via the API must link back to The Muse; on termination you must destroy stored Muse Content (terms last modified 7/25/2015). |
| Coverage | Not stated on its pages | The location filter lists cities worldwide; no stated country coverage. |
| MCP server | No official server listed | No official server listed |
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 The Muse API.
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 The Muse API?
Nothing for testing; an api_key from registration is required for any use beyond testing.
Is The Muse API free?
500 requests per hour without a key; 3,600 per hour with a registered key. No price is stated.
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.”
The Muse API, read on October 15, 2026:
- themuse.com/developers/api/v2: “Registration is required for any use beyond testing.”
- themuse.com/developers/api/v2: “you're limited to 500 requests per hour”
- themuse.com/developers/api/v2: “This will allow you to make up to 3600 requests per hour.”
- themuse.com/api/public/jobs: “https://www.themuse.com/jobs/dmcsinaigracehospital/registered-nurse-registered-nurse-medsurg-telemetry-full-time-nights-6ec354”
- themuse.com/developers/api/v2/terms: “any Muse Content provided through the Apps by utilizing the Muse API will link back to The Muse Website”