Indeed API: Search jobs
Searches open Indeed jobs by keywords, location, country, posting age and job type, returning public first-page results in displayed order.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.
- What, required
what Job title or search words, for example payroll specialist.
payroll specialist
- Where optional
where City, state, country or remote, for example Chicago, IL.
Chicago, IL
Default
.- Country optional
country Country to search, for example United Kingdom. Supported: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, United Arab Emirates.
United States
Default
United States.- Job Type optional
job_type Kind of work, for example full_time.
any
One of
full_time,part_time,contract,temporary,internship,any. Defaultany.- Max Results optional
max_results Maximum number of jobs to return. Public first-page searches may provide fewer.
25
Whole number from 1 to 100. Default
25.- Posted Within optional
posted_within How recently the job was posted, for example last_7_days.
last_7_days
One of
last_24_hours,last_3_days,last_7_days,last_14_days,any. Defaultlast_7_days.
Input as JSON
{ "what": "payroll specialist", "where": "Chicago, IL", "country": "United States", "job_type": "any", "max_results": 25, "posted_within": "last_7_days"}Output
{ "jobs": [ { "title": "Benefits Admin Specialist", "salary": "$61,600 - $92,400 a year", "company": "Exelon", "currency": "USD", "job_link": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e1f709b6a601899b" , "job_type": null, "location": "Chicago, IL 60603", "pay_period": "year", "posted_date": "2026-10-31", "maximum_salary": 92400, "minimum_salary": 61600, "work_arrangement": null, "short_description": "Oversee benefits-related processing of deductions, arrears, refunds, and payroll reconciliations, making and validating corrections as necessary." }, { "title": "Sr. Payroll Analyst", "salary": "$85,000 - $136,000 a year", "company": "Woodward, Inc.", "currency": "USD", "job_link": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c7ffe6843817f00b" , "job_type": null, "location": "Chicago, IL", "pay_period": "year", "posted_date": "2026-10-27", "maximum_salary": 136000, "minimum_salary": 85000, "work_arrangement": null, "short_description": "Handle payroll across multiple countries, including the United States and Canada, ensuring compliance with international payroll regulations." }, { "title": "Payroll Specialist", "salary": null, "company": "ProPayHR", "currency": null, "job_link": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1b31f78006c971e9" , "job_type": null, "location": "Evanston, IL 60202", "pay_period": null, "posted_date": "2026-10-30", "maximum_salary": null, "minimum_salary": null, "work_arrangement": null, "short_description": "Required: 3+ years of payroll processing experience with hands-on multi-state payroll expertise. Payroll Systems – Utilize Paycor and other payroll…" } ]}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"indeed.com/search_jobs","input":{"what":"payroll specialist","where":"Chicago, IL","country":"United States","job_type":"any","max_results":25,"posted_within":"last_7_days"}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "indeed.com/search_jobs" , "input": { "what": "payroll specialist", "where": "Chicago, IL", "country": "United States", "job_type": "any", "max_results": 25, "posted_within": "last_7_days" }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "indeed.com/search_jobs" , "input": { "what": "payroll specialist", "where": "Chicago, IL", "country": "United States", "job_type": "any", "max_results": 25, "posted_within": "last_7_days" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run indeed.com/search_jobs# with {"what":"payroll specialist","where":"Chicago, IL","country":"United States","job_type":"any","max_results":25,"posted_within":"last_7_days"}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "what" ], "properties": { "what": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Job title or search words, for example payroll specialist." }, "where": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "City, state, country or remote, for example Chicago, IL." }, "country": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "Country to search, for example United Kingdom. Supported: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, United Arab Emirates." }, "job_type": { "enum": [ "full_time", "part_time", "contract", "temporary", "internship", "any" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Kind of work, for example full_time." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 25, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of jobs to return. Public first-page searches may provide fewer." }, "posted_within": { "enum": [ "last_24_hours", "last_3_days", "last_7_days", "last_14_days", "any" ], "type": "string", "default": "last_7_days", "description": "How recently the job was posted, for example last_7_days." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "jobs" ], "properties": { "jobs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "title": { "type": "string" }, "salary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "company": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "currency": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "job_link": { "type": "string" }, "job_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "location": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "pay_period": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "posted_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "maximum_salary": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "minimum_salary": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "work_arrangement": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "short_description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
indeed.com/search_jobs- Returns
- title, company, location, salary range, job type, posted date, snippet, link
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method indeed.com/search_jobs with the inputs above.
Ask your agent
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indeed.com/get_salaryLooks up a company on Indeed and returns its overall employee rating, number of ratings, category ratings and CEO approval.
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seek.com.au/search_jobsFinds open ZipRecruiter jobs by keywords and location, with distance and posting-date filters. Returns up to 100 public listings in search order; details that are not shown are null.
ziprecruiter.com/search_jobsSearches Remote OK jobs by role or skill. Results can be filtered by listed region and by minimum annual USD salary.
remoteok.com/search_jobsLists a company's public Workday jobs, optionally narrowed by keywords and location, newest first with exact posting dates among up to 500 checked postings. Workday may cap the reported total at 2,000; location totals reflect checked postings.
myworkdayjobs.com/list_company_jobsLists open LinkedIn jobs posted by a named company, with optional location and result limit. Workplace type is returned only when LinkedIn displays it.
linkedin.com/list_company_jobs