# ZipRecruiter (publisher API), free: Job postings API

> The ZipRecruiter Job Search MCP server connects compatible AI assistants (for example, ChatGPT / Claude, or other MCP clients) to live job listings from ZipRecruiter.

ZipRecruiter's Job Search MCP plan for the job postings API costs $0.00 per 1,000 jobs. We check each provider's docs for 13 fields. ZipRecruiter's docs list 2: Location, Salary.
ZipRecruiter (publisher API) limits how many pages you get but gives no number.
We haven't run ZipRecruiter (publisher API) through [our job postings API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-job-postings-api.txt) yet.
We rank 468 plans for job postings APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.49 or less per 1,000 jobs. This plan and 49 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 jobs of the 468 plans. [See the best free job postings API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-job-postings-api.txt)
[Vibeworker's $19 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/vibeworker/19-monthly/llms.txt) covers any number of jobs. Vibeworker's $19 monthly plan costs less up front than JobDataAPI's $345 monthly plan.
[JobsByLevel](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/jobsbylevel/free/llms.txt), [freehire](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/freehire/29-monthly-api-get-jobs-search/llms.txt) and [OfferMagnet](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/offermagnet/free/llms.txt) are the best job postings API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/ziprecruiter-publisher-api/free
- [Job postings API in 2026: the best of 60+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-job-postings-api.txt)
- Get it: https://api.ziprecruiter.com/mcp/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.ziprecruiter.com/mcp`
- API key: not needed
- Its API docs: https://api.ziprecruiter.com/mcp/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- Sold by: ZipRecruiter (publisher API) (https://ziprecruiter.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-08

## In the answer

- Completeness: 15%
- Location: ✓
- Salary: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 jobs: $0.00
- Per: page of 5
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000 calls that find nothing: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: The ZipRecruiter Job Search MCP server connects compatible AI assistants (for example, ChatGPT / Claude, or other MCP clients) to live job listings from ZipRecruiter.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- History: open only
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: tool "search_jobs". Optional: keywords, location, radius, country, salary range, recency, remote/hybrid/on-site, employment type, seniority, offset
- Method: POST
- Path: /mcp

## About the plan

- Plan: Job Search MCP
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 4 fields the plan's answer can hold

job title, location, salary, job URL

## ZipRecruiter's plans (1)

- [ZipRecruiter (publisher API), free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/ziprecruiter-publisher-api/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete, live

## ZipRecruiter's calls (1)

- `POST /mcp`: [ZipRecruiter (publisher API), free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/ziprecruiter-publisher-api/free/llms.txt)

## ZipRecruiter's APIs (1)

- [ZipRecruiter (publisher API): job postings API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/ziprecruiter-publisher-api/free/llms.txt)

## ZipRecruiter (publisher API): job postings API alternatives

- [AnywhereRoles, free](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/anywhereroles/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 46% complete, live
- [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
- [ScrapeUnblocker, free, POST /jobs/glassdoor](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/scrapeunblocker/free-free-post-jobs-glassdoor/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, live
- [RankFabrik, free, Trial, GET /balayer](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/rankfabrik/free-trial-get-balayer/llms.txt): $0.00 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 2026-11-08.

- https://api.ziprecruiter.com/mcp/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- https://www.ziprecruiter.com/llms.txt?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing
- https://www.ziprecruiter.global/en/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=job-postings-api-pricing