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Job postings API for staffing and recruiting firms

See who is hiring.

What staffing firms need from job postings API, what Forager returns, and how teams like yours test it.

2 recipes use job postings API for recruiting / staffing firms using data directly.

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Jordan ExampleSenior engineer

Priya ExampleOperations Manager

Sam ExampleFinance Director

Alex ExampleProject Manager

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Search job postingsFilter by titleShow who is hiring

CandidateExample

Jordan ExampleSenior engineer · Example Co

Example Co · 3 open roles Hiring

Account Executive · 2 days ago New

Austin · hybrid Location

Hiring now

Built for channels candidates read

A selection of staffing firms using Forager for job postings API · plus other recruiting platforms

For recruiting / staffing firms using data directly

The job: Turn open job postings into business-development leads for a recruiting or staffing firm by reaching the CTO or hiring leader who owns the role.
When: A funded startup or scale-up posts several engineering roles or keeps a role open for weeks.
Outcome: Recruiters pitch a real, current hiring need and get more replies from hiring leaders.

Lead recipe 1

Win new staffing clients by reaching hiring leaders behind open roles

When to use it: A funded startup or scale-up posts several engineering roles or keeps a role open for weeks.

Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date)
Filter by funding stage, size and industry with POST /organization_search/
Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/
Fetch work_email via /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and pitch candidates or capacity for that role

Inputs	Outputs
role keywords	`company with open roles`
company filters	`hiring leader`
	`work_email`

Lead recipe 2

Size local demand for a role before opening a staffing desk

When to use it: A staffing firm plans a new specialty desk, a new branch, or its quarterly territory review.

Show the steps

Count postings for the role per metro with POST /job_search/totals/ (title, locations, date_featured_start, date_featured_end)
Repeat for the prior period to see whether demand is growing
List the employers behind the postings with POST /job_search/ (title, locations, is_active)
Rank metros by posting volume and employer count and share the shortlist with leadership

Inputs	Outputs
role titles	`posting count per metro`
candidate metros	`period-over-period change`
date range	`employers posting the role`

Open the recipe: Size local demand for a role before opening a staffing desk

Fields

Fields you get back

company with open roles
hiring leader
work_email
posting count per metro
period-over-period change
employers posting the role

From the workflows above. Full field reference: Job postings API and the Job postings API reference.

Who owns this

Who evaluates job postings API at recruiting / staffing firms using data directly, and what they are judged on

Product manager who owns the enrichment feature: judged on what users see when they open a record
Engineering lead integrating the API: judged on response time and errors they can route on
Partnerships or data lead managing vendors: judged on cost per valid result

A selection of staffing firms using Forager for job postings API · plus other recruiting platforms

Juicebox
- AI candidate sourcing
Selected use case: Forager data behind its PeopleGPT search and sourcing agents.
HubSpot
- CRM add-ons
Selected use case: enriching contact and company records with people, company and job-posting data.
Velox
- Staffing firms
Technical staffing firm in the Netherlands.
SBR2TH
- Staffing firms
Selected use case: people and job-postings feeds loaded into its own data lake for AI search.
PrimeHammer
- Staffing firms
Software studio in Czechia.
10x Management
- Staffing firms
Tech talent agency that connects companies with senior freelance technologists.
Martyn Bassett Associates
- Staffing firms
Executive search firm for product, sales and marketing leaders at growth-stage software companies.
Sellershub
- Staffing firms
Recruiting firm that places only sales talent.

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65M+companies

How to test it

Test job postings API on your own sample

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Run it. Use a self-serve key, or book a demo and send us the list.
Measure what your users feel. Connect rate for mobiles, bounces for emails, and whether the right person answers.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do staffing and recruiting firms use the job postings API?

Turn open job postings into business-development leads for a recruiting or staffing firm by reaching the CTO or hiring leader who owns the role. Search live and historical job postings by company, title and location to spot hiring signals. This page walks through 3 workflows with the exact steps.

What does the job postings API cost for staffing and recruiting firms?

Job postings API: 2 credits per request, charged whether or not data comes back. 1,000 job search requests use 2,000 credits: about $27 of Starter credits month to month, or about $20 on Pro with yearly billing. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices

Why do staffing and recruiting firms add the job postings API?

Reach candidates on the channels they actually read. Products like yours are judged on candidate replies, which is why the cost that counts is per result that reaches the right person. Run your own sample to see what the job postings API returns for your users before you build on it.

How do I find companies hiring engineers and their cto?

Find companies posting target roles with POST /job_search/ (title, location, posted date). Find the CTO, VP Engineering or talent lead with POST /person_role_search/.

What inputs does it take and what does it return?

You send candidate location or remote preference, candidate metros and candidate target title. You get back work_email, company industry and size, company with open roles and date_featured, from POST /job_search/, as JSON.

Can our users see Forager data in our product?

Yes, under platform terms. Self-serve plans cover internal use by your own team. Showing Forager data to your users, or passing records on, is licensed separately: talk to sales about volume and which fields your users need to see.

Am I charged when nothing is found?

Yes. Job postings API is charged per request, whether or not data comes back. Only mobile and email lookups are free when nothing is found, so try your inputs on a small run before you scale.

Can staffing and recruiting firms test the job postings API for free?

Yes. Create a free account at app.forager.ai: it comes with $5 in free credits and an API key, and there is no credit card to sign up. Run it on records you already know, or book a demo and send us a list: we run it and show you what we find.

How many companies are hiring a role in a city?

Count postings for the role per metro with POST /job_search/totals/ (title, locations, date_featured_start, date_featured_end). Repeat for the prior period to see whether demand is growing.

How accurate is Forager data?

The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.

How is a job postings API different from scraping job boards?

Scraping job boards means maintaining a crawler per site and cleaning duplicates. A job postings API lets you search live and historical postings by company, title and location in one call and use hiring as a signal in your product.

Where can I use Forager job postings API?

Native in Clay, partner-built in Deepline and called through the API from your own code. Everything else connects through the REST API with one API key.