Track competitors' hiring by function and location

Show a competitive-intelligence product's users where each tracked competitor is hiring, in which functions and locations, so moves into new markets or products show up early.

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Uses POST /organization_search/, POST /job_search/, POST /job_search/totals/ · Company enrichment API reference

What it costs: Charged per request: credit pricing.

Job postings API
Company enrichment
API
Embedded in a platform
B2B SaaS

How the data flows

2 inputs → Job postings API + Company enrichment → 4 fields sample data

01 · Inputs

Company domain

exampleinsights.example

Head of Research · New York, NY

02 · Forager

Job postings API + Company enrichment POST /organization_search/

Match found

03 · Outputs

Alex SampleHead of Research · Example Insights

new hiring locations: New York, NY
posting urls: exampleinsights.example
name: Alex Sample
title: Head of Research
mobile: +1 (212) 555-0199
work email: alex@exampleinsights.example

4 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

Resolve each competitor domain with POST /organization_search/ (domains) and store the organization id
Pull active postings with POST /job_search/ (organization_ids, is_active) and group by title keywords and location
Count new postings per week with POST /job_search/totals/ to build a trend
Surface new locations and new functions in the digest with links to the postings

import json, os, requests

BASE = "https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage"
HEADERS = {"X-API-KEY": os.environ["FORAGER_KEY"]}
body = json.load(open("request.json"))  # request fields: see the API reference

# 1. Resolve each competitor domain with POST /organization_search/
# (domains) and store the organization id
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/organization_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 2. Pull active postings with POST /job_search/ (organization_ids,
# is_active) and group by title keywords and location
r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/job_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 3. Count new postings per week with POST /job_search/totals/ to build a
# trend
r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/job_search/totals/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 4. Surface new locations and new functions in the digest with links to the
# postings

# 1. POST /organization_search/
curl -X POST \
  https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/organization_search/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @request.json

# 2. POST /job_search/
curl -X POST \
  https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/job_search/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @request.json

# 3. POST /job_search/totals/
curl -X POST \
  https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/job_search/totals/ \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @request.json

Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

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Inputs and outputs

Inputs	Outputs
competitor domains	`open roles by function`
function keywords	`new hiring locations`
	`weekly posting trend`
	`posting urls`

Questions about this recipe

How can I track where my competitors are hiring?

Resolve each competitor domain with POST /organization_search/ (domains) and store the organization id. Pull active postings with POST /job_search/ (organization_ids, is_active) and group by title keywords and location.

What does it cost to track competitors' hiring by function and location?

Job postings API: 2 credits per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Company enrichment: 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 8,250 company lookups, or a mix. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices

What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?

You send competitor domains and function keywords. You get back new hiring locations, open roles by function, posting URLs and weekly posting trend, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

Which API returns a company's open roles by location?

This recipe uses Forager Job postings API and Company enrichment. Job postings API: Search live and historical job postings by company, title and location to spot hiring signals. Show a competitive-intelligence product's users where each tracked competitor is hiring, in which functions and locations, so moves into new markets or products show up early.

Can I 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.

When should I run this workflow?

When a user adds a competitor to their tracker, or the weekly competitor digest runs. Product, sales and strategy teams see a competitor's expansion while it is still being staffed.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

Job postings API and company enrichment. Job postings API: search live and historical job postings by company, title and location to spot hiring signals. Company enrichment: firmographics for a company from its domain or name: industry, headcount, locations, growth and open roles.

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 do I track competitor job postings?

Pull active postings with POST /job_search/ (organization_ids, is_active) and group by title keywords and location. Count new postings per week with POST /job_search/totals/ to build a trend.

Which tools can run this workflow?

Native in Clay, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from your own code, Make and n8n. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.

How many steps is this workflow?

4 steps: resolve each competitor domain with POST /organization_search/ (domains) and store the organization id, pull active postings with POST /job_search/ (organization_ids, is_active) and group by title keywords and location, count new postings per week with POST /job_search/totals/ to build a trend and surface new locations and new functions in the digest with links to the postings.

Do I need a subscription?

Not to test: a free account comes with $5 in credits. To keep using Forager, choose a monthly or yearly plan. Monthly plans cancel anytime and unused credits roll over; yearly plans grant all credits upfront and cost 10% less. Larger volumes are agreed with our team.

Track competitors' hiring by function and location

How the data flows

Steps

Inputs and outputs

Questions about this recipe

How can I track where my competitors are hiring?

What does it cost to track competitors' hiring by function and location?

What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?

Which API returns a company's open roles by location?

Can I test the job postings API for free?

When should I run this workflow?

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

How accurate is Forager data?

How do I track competitor job postings?

Which tools can run this workflow?

How many steps is this workflow?

Do I need a subscription?

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