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Indeed Autocomplete API Documentation

GET https://scrappa.co/api/indeed/autocomplete

Indeed Autocomplete API returns suggestions for a text. Choose the type: job title, location, company or skill. Title, location and skill suggestions have a text field.

Company suggestions also carry employer_key, slug, logo and score. Use slug as company for reviews and salaries. Use employer_key or slug for profile and jobs.

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Indeed Autocomplete API Documentation 1 credit/request

Endpoint

Request preview
GET
https://scrappa.co/api/indeed/autocomplete
Auth header
x-api-key
Cost
1 credit/request
q = coffee shops country = US
Response preview
200 OK
{
    "data": {
        "type": "company",
        "count": 2,
        "query": "amazon",
        "country": "US",
        "suggestions": [
            {
                "logo": "https://d2q79iu7y748jz.cloudfront.net/s/_squarelogo/256x256/c1b9b1f9a1cbd5e3c5e4a1a0b7a2f3f4",
                "slug": "Amazon.com",
                "text": "Amazon.com",
                "score": 0.98,
                "employer_key": "caff23281376b83d"
            },
...

Parameters

Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.

Runnable path

2 required parameters needed before sending a request.

3 optional filters available.

q string Required

Text to complete, 1 to 100 characters, for example amazon.

Example value coffee shops
country string Required

Required. US, GB (UK works as an alias) or DE. Any other value returns 422.

Example value US
type string Optional

title (default), location, company or skill.

Example value example
count integer Optional

Number of suggestions, 1 to 20 (default 10).

Example value 10
language string Optional

Two-letter language code, for example en or de (default en).

Example value en

Response Schema

Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.

Example response fields

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data meta success
JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "data": {
        "type": "company",
        "count": 2,
        "query": "amazon",
        "country": "US",
        "suggestions": [
            {
                "logo": "https://d2q79iu7y748jz.cloudfront.net/s/_squarelogo/256x256/c1b9b1f9a1cbd5e3c5e4a1a0b7a2f3f4",
                "slug": "Amazon.com",
                "text": "Amazon.com",
                "score": 0.98,
                "employer_key": "caff23281376b83d"
            },
            {
                "logo": null,
                "slug": "Amazon-Web-Services-(aws)",
                "text": "Amazon Web Services (AWS)",
                "score": 0.71,
                "employer_key": "f4e1c9b2a7d03856"
            }
        ]
    },
    "meta": {
        "credits": 1,
        "billable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
    },
    "success": true
}

Errors

Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.

422

Validation Error

A required parameter or a value is invalid. This response is not billable.

{
    "errors": {
        "country": [
            "A country is required, one of US, GB, DE."
        ]
    },
    "message": "The request validation failed"
}
503

Upstream Unavailable

Indeed could not be reached after several tries, or its answer could not be read (code PARSER_DRIFT). This response is not billable. Retry shortly.

{
    "meta": {
        "billable": false,
        "retryable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
    },
    "error": {
        "code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
        "message": "The Indeed API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
    },
    "success": false
}

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