LinkedIn Jobs vs Coresignal for AI agents
LinkedIn documents no public job search API; its jobs API is for approved partners (ATS systems, job distributors) to post jobs to LinkedIn, and it is closed to new partners. Coresignal is a B2B jobs data API and dataset of deduplicated job postings merged from many sources into one format.
The short answer
- LinkedIn Jobs: ATS vendors and job distributors that already partner with LinkedIn and need to publish jobs to it; not for finding jobs.
- Coresignal: Large-scale, historical job-postings data for analytics, research and data products.
Side by side
| LinkedIn Jobs | Coresignal | |
|---|---|---|
| Searches | Not a search API: it posts jobs into LinkedIn on behalf of customers. | Company websites, professional networks, ATS platforms and major job aggregators; 486M+ postings, 52M+ active, 195+ countries. |
| Returns | – | 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 | LinkedIn approval, a signed API agreement with data restrictions, and Talent Solutions partner status; currently not accepting new partnerships (points to Apply Connect instead). | A Coresignal account and API key (trial available); queries use Elasticsearch DSL. |
| Free | – | Trial with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required (1 credit per job posting record). |
| Paid | – | Self-serve plans from $49 per month (Mini, 2,500 credits per month); datasets are custom-priced from $1,000. |
| Acting on a result | – | 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 | LinkedIn API Terms forbid caching or storing Content except as needed to run your application, and bar content obtained by scraping or crawling outside the APIs. | Not stated on its pages |
| Coverage | – | 195+ countries. |
| MCP server | – | 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 LinkedIn Jobs and Openpath vs Coresignal.
Questions people ask
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.
LinkedIn Jobs, read on October 15, 2026:
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/talent/job-postings/api/overview: “We are currently not accepting new partnerships for LinkedIn's Job Posting API.”
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/talent/job-postings/api/overview: “enables authorized third parties such as clients, ATS systems, and job distributors to post jobs directly to LinkedIn”
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/talent/job-postings/api/overview: “The use of these APIs is restricted to those developers approved by LinkedIn.”
- linkedin.com/legal/l/api-terms-of-use: “You must not capture, copy, cache, or store any Content”
- linkedin.com/legal/l/api-terms-of-use: “scraping, crawling, spidering or using any other technology or software to access LinkedIn content outside the APIs”
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”