# LinkedIn job details > One job listing's description, criteria and applicant count. - **Request:** `GET https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/linkedin/job` - **Auth:** `x-api-key` header ([get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard)) - **Cost:** 1 credit per call. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)). - **MCP tool:** `linkedin_job` on `https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp` - **Freshness:** responses are cached for up to 1 hour - **Try it live:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/linkedin/job#try (no signup) - **Platform:** [LinkedIn](https://lurkapi.com/docs/linkedin.md) (linkedin.com) - **Web page:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/linkedin/job ## When to use this Use a job `id` or `url` from job search. Returns the public listing: title, company, location, how long ago it was posted and the applicant count as LinkedIn shows them, the full description as plain text (lists as `- ` lines) and LinkedIn's criteria. The exact listing date is in job search. A listing LinkedIn no longer has is `not_found`. ## Parameters All parameters go in the query string. | Name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description | Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `url` | string | yes | | | Job URL such as https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4419969671, or just the job id. | `https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4415336738` | ## Example request Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with your key, or set `LURKAPI_KEY` for the code. [Get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard). curl: ```bash curl "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/linkedin/job?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fjobs%2Fview%2F4415336738" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" ``` JavaScript: ```js const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4415336738", }); const res = await fetch(`https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/linkedin/job?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.LURKAPI_KEY }, }); const data = await res.json(); if (!data.success) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.error}`); console.log(data); ``` Python: ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/linkedin/job", params={ "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4415336738", }, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["LURKAPI_KEY"]}, timeout=60, ) data = res.json() if not data["success"]: raise RuntimeError(f"{data['code']}: {data['error']}") print(data) ``` ## Example response A real response from this endpoint, captured from the live API and trimmed to a couple of items. Strings over 96 characters (mostly signed media URLs) are cut short and end in `…`. 200 OK (application/json): ```json { "success": true, "credits_remaining": 999991, "credits_charged": 1, "id": "4415336738", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4415336738/", "title": "Executive Director, Regional Employment", "company": { "name": "Carthage College", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/carthage-college/", "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D560BAQFg0x8fIYw5CA/company-logo_10…" }, "location": "Kenosha, WI", "postedAgo": "5 months ago", "applicants": "47 applicants", "description": "The Executive Director will lead the implementation of a regional strate…", "seniority": "Not Applicable", "employmentType": "Full-time", "industries": "Higher Education" } ``` ## Response fields Every field of a successful response. `[]` marks a list: `a[].b` is the `b` of each item in `a`. **nullable** fields can be `null`; **optional** fields can be missing. | Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `success` | `true` | Always true here; errors have `success: false`. | | `credits_remaining` | `number` | Your balance after this call. On anonymous playground calls: free tries left today. | | `credits_charged` | `number` | Credits this call cost; 0 on free endpoints. On anonymous playground calls: tries used (1). | | `id` | `string` | LinkedIn job id. | | `url` | `string` | Public job page. | | `title` | `string` | Job title. | | `company` | `object` | Hiring company. | | `company.name` | `string`, nullable | Company name. | | `company.url` | `string`, nullable | The company's LinkedIn page. | | `company.logo` | `string`, nullable | Company logo URL; may expire. | | `location` | `string`, nullable | Location as LinkedIn shows it. | | `postedAgo` | `string`, nullable | How long ago it was posted, as LinkedIn shows it, e.g. 2 weeks ago. | | `applicants` | `string`, nullable | Applicant count as LinkedIn shows it, e.g. 195 applicants or Over 200 applicants. | | `description` | `string` | The full description as plain text; list items start with `- `. | | `seniority` | `string`, nullable | Seniority level, e.g. Mid-Senior level. | | `employmentType` | `string`, nullable | Employment type, e.g. Full-time. | | `industries` | `string`, nullable | Industries, as one comma-separated line. | ## Caching and freshness Responses are cached for up to 1 hour, so a repeat call within that window can return the same data. It still costs 1 credit. ## Errors Errors return `{ success: false, error, code, docs }` with the HTTP status below. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)). [All error codes](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#errors). | Status | Code | Meaning | | --- | --- | --- | | 401 | `missing_api_key` | No API key. Send it in the `x-api-key` header. | | 401 | `invalid_api_key` | The key is unknown or was revoked. | | 402 | `insufficient_credits` | Not enough credits for this call. Buy a pack or wait for tomorrow's top-up. | | 403 | `account_suspended` | This account is suspended. Contact support@lurkapi.com. Never charged. | | 404 | `not_found` | The endpoint, or the thing you asked for (ad, post, subreddit), doesn't exist. Charged when the platform was checked. | | 405 | `method_not_allowed` | Endpoints take GET with query params. | | 429 | `rate_limited` | Too many calls at once. Wait for the `retry-after` seconds, then retry. | | 500 | `internal_error` | Something broke on our side. Retry; 5xx errors are free. | | 502 | `upstream_error` | The platform didn't give a usable answer. Retry; 5xx errors are free. | | 503 | `upstream_busy` | All our connections to the platform are busy. Retry in a few seconds; 5xx errors are free. | | 504 | `upstream_timeout` | The platform took over 30 seconds to answer (90 for web pages). Retry; timeouts are free. | ## Use it in Claude Once LurkAPI is [connected to Claude](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#claude), this endpoint is the `linkedin_job` tool. Ask in plain English, for example: Ask Claude: ```text Use LurkAPI's linkedin_job with url "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4415336738" and summarize what you find. ``` Claude calls `linkedin_job` with arguments like these, and each call costs 1 credit: Tool arguments: ```json { "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4415336738" } ``` Tool results are compact to save tokens: no nulls or empty lists, one URL per image or video, transcripts as plain text unless you pass `timestamps=true`. A result over 45,000 characters comes in parts: its `_note` gives the `offset` for the rest, and later parts are free for 15 minutes. `trim=false` returns the full response. --- Previous: [Search LinkedIn jobs](https://lurkapi.com/docs/linkedin/search-jobs.md) · Next: [Search LinkedIn ads](https://lurkapi.com/docs/linkedin/search-ads.md)