An r/hiringcafe post launched an AI Job Search Agent designed to match the power-user experience of HiringCafe's 72-filter board. Builders wanting to ship similar agents need a job-data layer. Five APIs ranked for AI job search agents.
Top Pick
Scavio's SERP + Reddit endpoints cover 60% of the job-discovery surface (LinkedIn job posts, Indeed, ATS pages, Reddit hiring threads). For exhaustive coverage pair with a job-board-specific feed like JSearch or Adzuna.
Full Ranking
#1Our Pick
Scavio (SERP + Reddit + extract)
Multi-source job discovery agent
Pros
- Reddit hiring threads
- ATS pages via SERP
Cons
- No structured job-board feed
#2
JSearch (RapidAPI)
Multi-board job aggregation
Pros
- Many boards
Cons
- Single-purpose
#3
Adzuna API
Job board aggregation in many countries
Pros
- Wide country coverage
Cons
- No Reddit/social signal
#4
LinkedIn (no public API)
(no clean public API)
Pros
- Highest signal source
Cons
- No clean API path
#5
Indeed Publisher API
Indeed-specific job pulls
Pros
- Free for approved partners
Cons
- Indeed-only
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Criteria | Scavio | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddit hiring thread coverage | Yes | No | No |
| ATS pages via SERP | Yes | Limited | No |
| Multi-board feed | Via SERP | Yes | Yes |
| Per-query cost | $0.0043 | Tier-based | Tier-based |
| Best for | Discovery agent | Aggregation | Adzuna ecosystem |
Why Scavio Wins
- Job discovery in 2026 is multi-source: ATS pages (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) sit on company subdomains and surface via SERP; Reddit r/cscareerquestions, r/jobs, and niche subs surface unannounced openings; LinkedIn surfaces titles. Scavio touches three of those four with one credit pool.
- Honest tradeoff: for an agent that lists every Indeed job in a metro, JSearch or Adzuna is the right primary source. Scavio shines for the discovery + qualification step, not raw bulk pulls.
- Reddit endpoint surfaces hiring threads that boards never see. Founders post 'we're hiring a senior backend' to r/SaaS or r/SideProject before listing on a board. The agent that pulls those threads finds roles 3-7 days earlier.
- Extract endpoint converts an ATS page (greenhouse.io/company/jobs/12345) into clean markdown for LLM matching. Most job APIs return abridged metadata; the full description is what matches the candidate's resume.
- Cost for a daily job-discovery agent: 50 queries/day across SERP for ATS, Reddit hiring threads, and a few LinkedIn searches = 1,500/mo, well within the Free or Project tier. Adding deep extracts on the top 20 hits per day adds ~600 credits/mo.