# JobDataLake, free: Job postings API

> Search and filter 1.8M+ enriched job listings. Each request costs 1 credit.

JobDataLake's job postings API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 jobs. It returns 8 of the 13 key fields we check: Category, Location, Remote, Salary, Terms, Level, Company, Posted.
We rank 179 plans by price. [freehire's $99 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/freehire/99-monthly-data-get-jobs/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 jobs: as little as $0.0000038. freehire's $99 monthly plan covers up to 259,200,000 pages a month at no extra cost. Each page holds 100 jobs.
[Hirebase's $50 monthly plan (/v2/jobs/expired-jobs/export)](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/hirebase/50-monthly-web-pro-post-v2-jobs-expired-jobs-export/llms.txt) covers any number of jobs. Hirebase's $50 monthly plan costs less to start than freehire's $99 monthly plan.
[freehire](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/freehire/29-monthly-api-get-jobs-search/llms.txt), [Himalayas](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/himalayas/free-api-key-get-jobs-api-search/llms.txt) and [Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-indeed-search/llms.txt) are the best job postings API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobdatalake/free
- [Best job postings API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-job-postings-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.jobdatalake.com/#pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.jobdatalake.com/v1/jobs`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.jobdatalake.com/#pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.jobdatalake.com/docs#search-jobs
- Sold by: JobDataLake (https://www.jobdatalake.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-27

## In the answer

- Completeness: 62%
- Category: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Remote: ✓
- Salary: ✓
- Terms: ✓
- Level: ✓
- Company: ✓
- Posted: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 jobs: $0.00
- Per: page of 100
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Get Job by Handle [GET /v1/jobs/:handle] · Get Company [GET /v1/companies/:handle]

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search and filter 1.8M+ enriched job listings. Each request costs 1 credit.

## Data

- Freshness: 1 hour
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You agree to use the API in accordance with the rate limits and usage quotas of your plan. You may not resell raw API responses without adding substantial value. You may not use the Service to scrape, reproduce, or redistribute our complete dataset. [...] You may not use the Service to: violate any laws or regulations, harass or harm individuals, distribute malware, attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems, or engage in any activity that disrupts the Service.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1,000 credits
- Enough for: 1,000 pages

## Rate limit

- Per second: 10
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 0.11 s

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: q, semantic_query, page, per_page, sort_by, remote_type, countries, states, job_function, seniority, employment_type, salary_min, salary_max, skills, domain, location, posted_after, facets
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/jobs

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone who signs up (no credit card required)

## The 19 fields the plan's answer can hold

title, company name, company domain, posted at, locations, countries, remote type, job function, seniority, salary minimum, salary maximum, required skills, employment type, job URL, job handle, total results, total jobs, new jobs in the last 24 hours, facet counts

## JobDataLake's plans (4)

- [JobDataLake, free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobdatalake/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, 1 hour
- [JobDataLake, $50 pack](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobdatalake/50-pack/llms.txt): $0.005 per 1,000, 62% complete, 1 hour
- [JobDataLake, $200 pack](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobdatalake/200-pack/llms.txt): $0.002 per 1,000, 62% complete, 1 hour
- [JobDataLake, $400 pack](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobdatalake/400-pack/llms.txt): $0.001 per 1,000, 62% complete, 1 hour

## JobDataLake's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /v1/jobs`: [JobDataLake, free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobdatalake/free/llms.txt)

## JobDataLake's APIs (3)

- [JobDataLake: company enrichment API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/jobdatalake/free/llms.txt)
- [JobDataLake: job posting details API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-details-apis/jobdatalake/free/llms.txt)
- [JobDataLake: job postings API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobdatalake/free/llms.txt)

## JobDataLake: job postings API alternatives

- [FetchLayer, $900 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/fetchlayer/900-monthly/llms.txt): $0.00033 per 1,000, 46% complete, live
- [ScrapeUnblocker, €29 monthly, Starter, POST /jobs/naukri](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/scrapeunblocker/29-monthly-starter-post-jobs-naukri/llms.txt): $0.00096 per 1,000, 38% complete, live
- [Remote Jobs API, $49 monthly, Team, GET /v1/jobs](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/remote-jobs-api/49-monthly-team-get-v1-jobs/llms.txt): $0.00098 per 1,000, 54% complete, 5 minutes
- [ReefAPI, $1,200 yearly, Enterprise yearly, POST /ziprecruiter/v1/search](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/reefapi/1200-yearly-enterprise-yearly-post-ziprecruiter-v1-search/llms.txt): $0.0017 per 1,000, 38% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-27.

- https://www.jobdatalake.com
- https://www.jobdatalake.com/#pricing
- https://www.jobdatalake.com/docs
- https://www.jobdatalake.com/terms