LinkedIn API Capability

Search Jobs

Searches and continues through public LinkedIn job cards by absolute offset, with filters, stable continuation metadata, and explicit result-card limitations.

Capability ID linkedin.jobs.search

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 120 seconds

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# Search Jobs

Searches and continues through public LinkedIn job cards by absolute offset, with filters, stable continuation metadata, and explicit result-card limitations.

- Platform: [LinkedIn](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/linkedin)
- Capability ID: `linkedin.jobs.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 120 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "date_posted": "past_month",
    "keywords": "software engineer",
    "limit": 25,
    "location": "United States",
    "start": 0,
    "workplace_types": [
      "remote",
      "hybrid"
    ]
  },
  "capability": "linkedin.jobs.search"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `company_id` | `string` | No | Optional numeric LinkedIn organization id to restrict the search to one company. |
| `date_posted` | `string` | No | Restrict jobs by their LinkedIn posting window. |
| `employment_types` | `array<string>` | No | Employment types supplied for this request. |
| `experience_levels` | `array<string>` | No | Experience levels supplied for this request. |
| `keywords` | `string` | No | Search terms, e.g. a job title or skill. |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum job results to return. Pages are walked in tens until this is met. |
| `location` | `string` | No | Location filter as typed on LinkedIn, e.g. a country, region or city. |
| `start` | `integer` | No | Absolute result offset for deterministic continuation with next_start. |
| `workplace_types` | `array<string>` | No | Workplace types supplied for this request. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "date_posted": "past_month",
  "keywords": "software engineer",
  "limit": 25,
  "location": "United States",
  "start": 0,
  "workplace_types": [
    "remote",
    "hybrid"
  ]
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "count": 25,
  "coverage": {
    "limitations": [
      "Search results contain LinkedIn's logged-out result-card projection; use linkedin.job.get for complete public job details.",
      "has_more and next_start are emitted when the requested limit or a later-page failure truncates collection."
    ],
    "missing_fields": [],
    "source": "linkedin_public_job_search",
    "status": "partial_public",
    "truncated_fields": [
      "results"
    ]
  },
  "date_posted": "past_month",
  "has_more": true,
  "keywords": "software engineer",
  "location": "United States",
  "next_start": 25,
  "results": [
    {
      "company_name": "General Motors",
      "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/general-motors",
      "job_id": "4419969671",
      "location": "Warren, MI",
      "posted_at": "2026-08-01",
      "title": "Senior Software Engineer – Go (Golang)",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4419969671",
      "urn": "urn:li:jobPosting:4419969671"
    },
    {
      "company_name": "General Motors",
      "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/general-motors",
      "job_id": "4419973506",
      "location": "Mountain View, CA",
      "posted_at": "2026-08-01",
      "title": "Senior Software Engineer – Go (Golang)",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4419973506",
      "urn": "urn:li:jobPosting:4419973506"
    },
    {
      "company_name": "JPMorganChase",
      "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/jpmorganchase",
      "job_id": "4453670973",
      "location": "New York, NY",
      "posted_at": "2026-08-13",
      "title": "Software Engineer III (Java/AWS)",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4453670973",
      "urn": "urn:li:jobPosting:4453670973"
    }
  ],
  "start": 0,
  "truncated": true,
  "workplace_types": [
    "remote",
    "hybrid"
  ]
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `count` | `integer` | 25 |
| `coverage` | `object` | 5 fields |
| `coverage.limitations` | `array` | 2 items |
| `coverage.missing_fields` | `array` | 0 items |
| `coverage.source` | `string` | linkedin_public_job_search |
| `coverage.status` | `string` | partial_public |
| `coverage.truncated_fields` | `array` | 1 items |
| `date_posted` | `string` | past_month |
| `has_more` | `boolean` | true |
| `keywords` | `string` | software engineer |
| `location` | `string` | United States |
| `next_start` | `integer` | 25 |
| `results` | `array` | 3 items |
| `results` | `array` | 3 items |
| `start` | `integer` | 0 |
| `truncated` | `boolean` | true |
| `workplace_types` | `array` | 2 items |
| `workplace_types` | `array` | 2 items |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

company_id string optional

Optional numeric LinkedIn organization id to restrict the search to one company.

Example 1035

date_posted string optional

Restrict jobs by their LinkedIn posting window.

Example past_month

Available values any_timepast_24_hourspast_weekpast_month

employment_types array<string> optional

Employment types supplied for this request.

experience_levels array<string> optional

Experience levels supplied for this request.

keywords string optional

Search terms, e.g. a job title or skill.

Example software engineer

limit integer optional

Maximum job results to return. Pages are walked in tens until this is met.

Example 25

location string optional

Location filter as typed on LinkedIn, e.g. a country, region or city.

Example United States

start integer optional

Absolute result offset for deterministic continuation with next_start.

Example 0

workplace_types array<string> optional

Workplace types supplied for this request.

Example ["remote","hybrid"]

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`count`	`integer`	25
`coverage`	`object`	5 fields
`coverage.limitations`	`array`	2 items
`coverage.missing_fields`	`array`	0 items
`coverage.source`	`string`	linkedin_public_job_search
`coverage.status`	`string`	partial_public
`coverage.truncated_fields`	`array`	1 items
`date_posted`	`string`	past_month
`has_more`	`boolean`	true
`keywords`	`string`	software engineer
`location`	`string`	United States
`next_start`	`integer`	25
`results`	`array`	3 items
`results`	`array`	3 items
`start`	`integer`	0
`truncated`	`boolean`	true
`workplace_types`	`array`	2 items
`workplace_types`	`array`	2 items

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "date_posted": "past_month", "keywords": "software engineer", "limit": 25, "location": "United States", "start": 0, "workplace_types": [ "remote", "hybrid" ] }, "capability": "linkedin.jobs.search" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "date_posted": "past_month", "keywords": "software engineer", "limit": 25, "location": "United States", "start": 0, "workplace_types": [ "remote", "hybrid" ] }, "capability": "linkedin.jobs.search" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "count": 25, "coverage": { "limitations": [ "Search results contain LinkedIn's logged-out result-card projection; use linkedin.job.get for complete public job details.", "has_more and next_start are emitted when the requested limit or a later-page failure truncates collection." ], "missing_fields": [], "source": "linkedin_public_job_search", "status": "partial_public", "truncated_fields": [ "results" ] }, "date_posted": "past_month", "has_more": true, "keywords": "software engineer", "location": "United States", "next_start": 25, "results": [ { "company_name": "General Motors", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/general-motors", "job_id": "4419969671", "location": "Warren, MI", "posted_at": "2026-08-01", "title": "Senior Software Engineer – Go (Golang)", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4419969671", "urn": "urn:li:jobPosting:4419969671" }, { "company_name": "General Motors", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/general-motors", "job_id": "4419973506", "location": "Mountain View, CA", "posted_at": "2026-08-01", "title": "Senior Software Engineer – Go (Golang)", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4419973506", "urn": "urn:li:jobPosting:4419973506" }, { "company_name": "JPMorganChase", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/jpmorganchase", "job_id": "4453670973", "location": "New York, NY", "posted_at": "2026-08-13", "title": "Software Engineer III (Java/AWS)", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4453670973", "urn": "urn:li:jobPosting:4453670973" } ], "start": 0, "truncated": true, "workplace_types": [ "remote", "hybrid" ] }