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WorkBC Job Posting API API

by gov.bc.ca

No authHTTPSOpen Data
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Overview

This API allows you to receive a feed of jobs from WorkBC's Job Board. Please see our <a href="https://github.com/bcgov/api-specs/blob/master/COLLECTION_NOTICE.md#collection-notice" target="_blank">data collection notice</a>. Please note that you may experience issues when submitting requests to the delivery or test environment if using this [OpenAPI specification](https://github.com/bcgov/api-specs) in other API console viewers.

WorkBC Job Posting API is an open data API from gov.bc.ca. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 5 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
No auth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Open Data
Base URL
https://workbcjobs.api.gov.bc.ca/v1
Version
1.0.0
Endpoints
5
Spec updated
2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://workbcjobs.api.gov.bc.ca/v1/Industries" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://workbcjobs.api.gov.bc.ca/v1/Industries", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://workbcjobs.api.gov.bc.ca/v1/Industries",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/IndustriesIndustries
GET/jobTypesJob Types
POST/jobsJob Feed
GET/majorProjectsMajor Projects
GET/regionsRegions

Questions

Does the WorkBC Job Posting API API need an API key?

No. The WorkBC Job Posting API API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.

Does the WorkBC Job Posting API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the WorkBC Job Posting API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the WorkBC Job Posting API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 5 endpoints in version 1.0.0. All of them are shown on this page.

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