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USAJOBS API
Official US federal government job board; free API key unlocks every open federal position with salary and series filters.
Run by the US Office of Personnel Management, USAJOBS is the authoritative source for federal government job openings. The Search API exposes the full federal job catalogue with filters for keyword, location, agency, pay grade, and job category (occupational series), plus code lists and schemas. Free once you register an email and request an API key, which is sent in the Authorization-Key header.
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API keyBase URL
https://data.usajobs.gov/apiWhat you'd build with it
- Federal job-alert automation filtered by occupational series and location
- Government hiring-trend analysis (pay grades, agencies) for a research Skill
- Power a civic-tech agent that helps users find and apply to federal roles
Key endpoints
- GET
/searchSearch federal job postings (Keyword, LocationName, JobCategoryCode, Organization, etc.). - GET
/codelist/{list}Fetch code lists (occupational series, pay plans, locations, hiring paths).
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