# Reed, free: Job postings API

> This API runs a search of all the jobs on the reed site and returns a list of jobs which match the parameters.

Reed's job postings API on its Free API key plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 jobs. It returns 4 of the 13 key fields we check: Description, Location, Salary, Company.
Reed limits how many pages you get but gives no number.
In [our job postings API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-job-postings-api.txt), Reed scores 59.1 out of 100 on this plan.
Half of the 277 plans we rank by price cost $0.25 per 1,000 jobs or less. This plan and 17 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 jobs of the 277 plans.
[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 up front than JobDataAPI's $345 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 [Arbetsförmedlingen](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/arbetsformedlingen/free-open-data-get-search-jobsearch-search-using-parameters-and-or-freetext/llms.txt) are the best job postings API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/reed/free
- [Job postings API: 30+ providers compared on price and data](https://datacircle.dev/best-job-postings-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.reed.co.uk/developers/jobseeker?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://www.reed.co.uk/api/1.0/search`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.reed.co.uk/developers/jobseeker?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.reed.co.uk/developers/jobseeker?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- Sold by: Reed (https://www.reed.co.uk?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-10-28

## In the answer

- Completeness: 31%
- Description: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Salary: ✓
- Company: ✓

## Score

- Overall score: 59.1
- Price score: 100
- Accuracy score: 37
- Cost to get started score: 100
- Bundle score: 0
- Performance score: 1

## Price

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

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: This API runs a search of all the jobs on the reed site and returns a list of jobs which match the parameters.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 33.29 s

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: employerId, employerProfileId, keywords, locationName, distanceFromLocation, permanent, contract, temp, partTime, fullTime, minimumSalary, maximumSalary, postedByRecruitmentAgency, postedByDirectEmployer, graduate, resultsToTake, resultsToSkip
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/1.0/search

## About the plan

- Plan: Free API key
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 10 fields the plan's answer can hold

job ID, company ID, company name, company profile ID, job title, description, location, salary minimum, salary maximum, alternative locations

## Reed's plans (1)

- [Reed, free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/reed/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete

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

- `GET /api/1.0/search`: [Reed, free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/reed/free/llms.txt)

## Reed's APIs (2)

- [Reed: job posting details API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-details-apis/reed/free/llms.txt)
- [Reed: job postings API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/reed/free/llms.txt)

## Reed: job postings API alternatives

- [freehire, free (no key), GET /jobs](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/freehire/free-no-key-get-jobs/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 85% complete, stored
- [Himalayas, free, No API key, GET /jobs/api](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/himalayas/free-no-api-key-get-jobs-api/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, 24 hours
- [Arbetsförmedlingen, free, Open data, GET /search, Historical job ads: Search using parameters and/or freetext](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/arbetsformedlingen/free-open-data-get-search-historical-job-ads-search-using-parameters-and-or-freetext/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 69% complete
- [ReefAPI, free, POST /indeed/v1/jobs/search](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/reefapi/free-free-post-indeed-v1-jobs-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, live
- [PredictLeads, free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/predictleads/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 77% complete, 36 hours

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-28.

- https://www.reed.co.uk/developers?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- https://www.reed.co.uk/developers/jobseeker?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- https://www.reed.co.uk/policies?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing#termsConditions