Usajobs Gov USAJOBS API
✓ Official Vendor SpecDeveloper ToolsSource ControlapiKey9 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically search job announcements, get historical job announcements. Covers 9 operations with apiKey authentication.
Use for: I need to job announcements, I want to historical job announcements, Search for historical announcement text, Find all hiring path codes
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm — use for developer tools only.
The USAJOBS API provides access to currently open US federal government job opportunity announcements, historical job data, and reference code lists. Designed for commercial job boards, mobile applications, and social media platforms. The API exposes 9 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the USAJOBS API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the USAJOBS API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with USAJOBS API.
Search job announcements
Get historical job announcements
Integrate USAJOBS API into automated workflows
Query and filter USAJOBS API records by parameters
Monitor USAJOBS API operational status and events
Use Cases
Patterns agents use USAJOBS API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Developer Tools Operations
Use the USAJOBS API to perform developer tools operations programmatically. The API provides 9 endpoints covering core functionality including search job announcements, get historical job announcements, get historical announcement text.
Call GET /api/Search to search job announcements
Automated Search Management
Automate search operations by combining multiple USAJOBS API endpoints. Agents can get historical job announcements and then get historical announcement text in a single workflow.
Call GET /api/HistoricJoa to get historical job announcements, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call USAJOBS API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle apiKey tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'search job announcements', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
9 endpoints — the usajobs api provides access to currently open us federal government job opportunity announcements, historical job data, and reference code lists.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/api/Search
Search job announcements
GET
/api/HistoricJoa
Get historical job announcements
GET
/api/HistoricJoa/AnnouncementText
Get historical announcement text
GET
/api/codelist/hiringpaths
Get hiring path codes
GET
/api/codelist/occupationalseries
Get occupational series codes
GET
/api/codelist/payplans
Get pay plan codes
GET
/api/codelist/positionscheduletypes
Get position schedule type codes
GET
/api/codelist/countries
Get country codes
GET
/api/Search
Search job announcements
GET
/api/HistoricJoa
Get historical job announcements
GET
/api/HistoricJoa/AnnouncementText
Get historical announcement text
GET
/api/codelist/hiringpaths
Get hiring path codes
GET
/api/codelist/occupationalseries
Get occupational series codes
GET
/api/codelist/payplans
Get pay plan codes
GET
/api/codelist/positionscheduletypes
Get position schedule type codes
GET
/api/codelist/countries
Get country codes
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
USAJOBS API apiKey credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'search job announcements') and Jentic returns the matching USAJOBS API operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.
Time to first call
Direct USAJOBS API integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Alternative
Github
Alternative developer tools API
Choose Github when you need a different approach to developer tools operations
FAQs
Specific to using USAJOBS API through Jentic.
What authentication does the USAJOBS API use?
The USAJOBS API uses an API key passed in the `Authorization-Key` header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I search job announcements with the USAJOBS API?
Yes. Use the GET /api/Search endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the USAJOBS API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I search job announcements through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, then search for 'search job announcements'. Jentic returns the matching USAJOBS API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call — credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the USAJOBS API have?
The USAJOBS API exposes 9 endpoints covering search, historical, code lists operations.
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