The Muse API

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Overview

The Muse API provides access to job listings and in-depth company profiles including culture, photos, and employee perspectives. It helps developers build job search experiences that go beyond titles and salaries to show what working at a company is really like. An API key is optional for browsing public data, making it easy to start without registration.

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Beginner Tip

You can call The Muse API without an API key for basic queries—just append api_key=YOUR_API_KEY as a query parameter when you need higher rate limits. Start without a key to explore the data before registering.

Available Data

Use case: Integrate job board and company profiles data into web and mobile applications

The Muse data via REST API

JSON-formatted response data

Requires API key authentication

Example Response

JSON Response

{
  "title": "Software Engineer",
  "company": "Tech Corp",
  "location": "Remote",
  "salary_range": "$120,000 - $180,000",
  "posted_date": "2025-01-10",
  "description": "We are looking for an experienced..."
}

Field Reference

id Unique identifier for the job listing.

name Job title as listed by the company.

company.name Name of the hiring company.

locations List of location objects indicating where the job is based.

levels Seniority levels associated with the job such as Mid Level or Senior Level.

refs.landing_page URL to the full job posting on The Muse website.

Implementation Example

// ⚠️ Note: This URL may be a documentation page. Check official docs for actual API endpoint.
const url = "https://www.themuse.com/developers/api/v2";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);