Indeed vs Jooble API for AI agents
Indeed’s developer docs list no self-serve job search API: third parties get a JavaScript plugin for approved partners, and a beta MCP server that works only as a Claude connector. Jooble API is a REST API that lets site owners take Jooble job search results and show them on their own website.
The short answer
- Indeed: Job seekers using Claude who want Indeed's own listings and their Indeed resume in one place; not an open data API for developers.
- Jooble API: Embedding Jooble search results in your own site design for a single country.
Side by side
| Indeed | Jooble API | |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | Jobs from Indeed and Indeed PLUS job boards (aggregated), shown through Indeed's own plugin UI. | Jooble's aggregated job search, one country per key (a jooble.org key covers US listings; other countries use their regional domain). |
| Returns | The plugin renders Indeed's own job search UI on your page (no raw data documented). The MCP Job Search tool returns titles, companies, locations, salaries and application URLs. | JSON with totalCount and jobs, each with id, title, location, snippet, salary, source, type, link, company and updated. |
| Before the first call | Indeed partner status and a partner app ID arranged through an Indeed representative (plugin); an Indeed account sign-in inside Claude (MCP). | Fill in a form (name, position, email, website, phone) to get a key; each country domain needs its own key, sent in the URL path of a POST. |
| Free | – | The free plan has a lifetime limit of 500 requests per key (not monthly). |
| Acting on a result | MCP results include application URLs; the docs do not say whether they point to Indeed or to the employer. | link is the job posting on Jooble. |
| Limits on keeping or showing results | Plugin rules: HTTPS pages only, explanatory headers, 16px margins, no leading users to click jobs for monetization; Indeed caps each publisher's click revenue. No caching or storage clause found. | Not stated on its pages |
| AI in its terms | Indeed's Terms of Service define Agentic AI and prohibit bots automating Indeed Apply outside Indeed's official vendors; the MCP server is beta and subject to Indeed's Terms of Service. | Not stated on its pages |
| Coverage | – | Per-country keys via Jooble's regional domains (e.g. jooble.org for the US, uk.jooble.org, de.jooble.org). |
| MCP server | Official Indeed MCP server, beta, available only as a Claude connector: https://docs.indeed.com/mcp/ | 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 Indeed and Openpath vs Jooble API.
Questions people ask
What do I need before I can use Jooble API?
Fill in a form (name, position, email, website, phone) to get a key; each country domain needs its own key, sent in the URL path of a POST.
Is Jooble API free?
The free plan has a lifetime limit of 500 requests per key (not monthly).
Sources
Every line about another company comes from its own pages. Prices and terms change, so check the source before you rely on one.
Indeed, read on October 15, 2026:
- docs.indeed.com/publisher-js-plugin: “To use the plugin, you must be an Indeed partner.”
- docs.indeed.com/publisher-js-plugin: “Integrate Indeed features into your job board or publisher site by making only front-end changes.”
- docs.indeed.com/publisher-js-plugin: “Indeed assigns each publisher a cap on how much revenue they can receive from clicks on jobs”
- docs.indeed.com/mcp: “is available only for Claude Connector”
- docs.indeed.com/mcp: “titles, companies, locations, salaries, and application URLs”
- docs.indeed.com/mcp: “Sign in with your Indeed account for first-time use”
- docs.indeed.com/mcp: “offered in beta and subject to Indeed's Terms of Service”
- indeed.com/legal: “Use of any automation, scripting, or bots to automate the Indeed Apply process outside of Indeed's official vendors”
- indeed.com/legal: “Agentic AI: An algorithm which can perform tasks in accordance with a person's instructions.”
Jooble API, read on October 15, 2026:
- jooble.org/api/about: “take search queries from Jooble and post the results on your website in your own design”
- jooble.org/api/about: “please fill out the following form. This is required to obtain a key.”
- help.jooble.org/en/support/solutions/articles/60001448238-rest-api-documentation: “The free REST API plan includes a total lifetime limit of 500 requests per key.”
- help.jooble.org/en/support/solutions/articles/60001448238-rest-api-documentation: “Each Jooble domain (country) requires its own unique REST API key.”
- help.jooble.org/en/support/solutions/articles/60001448238-rest-api-documentation: “Direct URL to the job posting on Jooble.”