# Monster Job Details API Documentation

<p><strong>Monster Job Details API</strong> Get one job by id with the full description as HTML and text, dates, company, location with coordinates, salary range, job types, career level, education, skills, SOC code and the employer apply link. A job that is no longer listed answers 404 and costs no credit. Cost: 1 credit per successful call.</p>

- **Documentation:** [https://scrappa.co/docs/monster-api/monster_job](https://scrappa.co/docs/monster-api/monster_job)
- **API group:** Monster API
- **Endpoint:** `GET https://scrappa.co/api/monster/job`

## Authentication

Send your Scrappa API key in the `X-API-KEY` request header. Paid endpoints also support accountless x402 payments when called without an API key.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `job_id` | string | Yes | The job id (UUID) from a search or company result. Example: 5aa4f010-1124-4aba-aec8-73123886710e. |
| `site` | string | No | Which job site link to return. Default monster. |

## Example response

```json
{
    "data": {
        "job": {
            "url": "https://www.monster.com/job-openings/registered-nurse-boston-ma--5aa4f010-1124-4aba-aec8-73123886710e",
            "site": "monster",
            "apply": {
                "url": "https://careers.example.com/job/12345",
                "type": "OFFSITE"
            },
            "title": "Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical",
            "job_id": "5aa4f010-1124-4aba-aec8-73123886710e",
            "remote": false,
            "salary": {
                "max": 96000,
                "min": 78000,
                "unit": "YEAR",
                "period": "Annually",
                "currency": "USD"
            },
            "skills": [
                "Nursing",
                "Patient Care",
                "Registered Nurse (RN)"
            ],
            "company": {
                "guid": "r4xsdtochnhljenumzslum5s5f",
                "logo": "https://media.newjobs.com/example/logo.png",
                "name": "Example Health",
                "slug": "example-health",
                "normalized_name": "Example Health"
            },
            "location": {
                "city": "Boston",
                "text": "Boston, MA",
                "region": "MA",
                "country": "US",
                "latitude": 42.3601,
                "longitude": -71.0589,
                "postal_code": "02115"
            },
            "soc_code": "29-1141.00",
            "education": [
                "Bachelor's Degree",
                "Nursing (RN, LPN)"
            ],
            "job_types": [
                "Employee"
            ],
            "locations": [
                {
                    "city": "Boston",
                    "text": "Boston, MA",
                    "region": "MA",
                    "country": "US",
                    "latitude": 42.3601,
                    "longitude": -71.0589,
                    "postal_code": "02115"
                }
            ],
            "schedules": [
                "Day Shift"
            ],
            "soc_title": "Registered Nurses",
            "clean_title": "Registered Nurse",
            "date_posted": "2026-10-28T11:49:53.894Z",
            "career_level": "Experienced",
            "canonical_url": "https://www.monster.com/job-openings/registered-nurse-boston-ma--5aa4f010-1124-4aba-aec8-73123886710e",
            "date_modified": "2026-10-30T03:07:13.055Z",
            "valid_through": "2027-10-28T11:49:53.894Z",
            "description_html": "<p>Provide direct patient care on a medical surgical unit...</p>",
            "description_text": "Provide direct patient care on a medical surgical unit...",
            "employment_types": [
                "FULL_TIME"
            ],
            "remote_work_level": "No Remote Work",
            "short_description": "Provide direct patient care on a medical surgical unit."
        }
    },
    "meta": {
        "credits": 8,
        "billable": true,
        "endpoint_family": "job"
    },
    "success": true
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Error | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 422 | Validation Error | A parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable. |
| 404 | Not Found | The job is no longer listed. This response is not billable. |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | Monster could not be reached or refused the request. This response is not billable. Retry shortly. |

## More Scrappa resources

- [API documentation](https://scrappa.co/docs)
- [Full LLM-readable API reference](https://scrappa.co/llms-full.txt)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://scrappa.co/docs/api.json)
- [Pricing](https://scrappa.co/pricing)