Reed Jobs API - Search UK Job Listings

Reed Jobs API turns the reed.co.uk jobs search into a clean, structured dataset. Enter keywords and a location and get back every matching UK listing - job title, employer, location, salary range, contract type, posting date, full description and a direct apply link - ready to export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Bring your own reed.co.uk API key (free for developers) and pay only for the results you keep.

Why use this actor?

• Real UK jobs coverage - the live listings on reed.co.uk, one of the largest job boards in the United Kingdom, across every sector and region.
• Structured output - title, employer, location, minimum and maximum salary, contract type, posting date, expiration date, application count, full description and apply link, parsed into flat columns.
• Precise filters - keyword, location, distance in miles, salary band, full-time, part-time, permanent, contract, temporary, graduate, and direct-employer vs agency.
• Pay per result - you are charged only for the jobs actually returned.
• No proxies, no blocks - data comes through a stable API, so runs are fast and reliable.

Use cases

• Job boards and aggregators - keep UK listings fresh with real reed.co.uk results.
• Recruiting and sourcing - see who is hiring for which roles, where, and at what pay.
• Salary benchmarking - track pay ranges by role, city or sector across the UK.
• Lead generation - a company that is hiring is a company that is buying.
• Job alert automations - schedule daily runs and push new matches to Slack, email or your ATS.

Input

Configure everything from the visual editor - every filter is a proper field, no code needed. Example JSON input:

{
  "keywords": "software engineer",
  "locationName": "London",
  "distanceFromLocation": 15,
  "minimumSalary": 40000,
  "fullTime": true,
  "permanent": true,
  "maxResults": 100,
  "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

Output

One clean JSON object per job:

{
  "job_title": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "employer_name": "Acme Ltd",
  "location": "London",
  "salary": "60000 - 80000",
  "minimum_salary": 60000,
  "maximum_salary": 80000,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "contract_type": "Full-time, Permanent",
  "posted_at": "23/07/2026",
  "expiration_date": "23/08/2026",
  "applications": 12,
  "description": "We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer...",
  "apply_link": "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-software-engineer/12345678",
  "job_id": 12345678,
  "employer_id": 987654
}

Do I need an API key?

Yes. This actor calls the reed.co.uk jobs API on your behalf, which requires your own API key. Register for a free developer key at reed.co.uk/developers, paste it into the API key field, and run. Your key is stored securely and never logged.

Pay per result

You pay only for the job listings the actor actually returns - no subscriptions, no minimums. Set Maximum results to cap each run's spend exactly.

FAQ

What is the Reed Jobs API?

The Reed Jobs API is the official developer interface to reed.co.uk, a major UK job board. It returns live job listings as structured data - title, employer, location, salary range, contract type, posting date, description and apply link - so you can pull the same jobs shown on reed.co.uk without scraping the website.

Where does the data come from?

Directly from reed.co.uk job listings, posted by employers and recruitment agencies across the United Kingdom. The actor queries the official jobs search endpoint and hands you parsed fields for every matching listing.

What filters can I use?

Keywords, location and distance in miles, minimum and maximum salary, and toggles for full-time, part-time, permanent, contract, temporary, graduate roles, and direct employers versus recruitment agencies. You can also restrict to a single employer by ID.

How many results can I get per run?

As many as your search matches, collected 100 per page. Use Maximum results to set an exact cap. For very large pulls, split the search by location, salary band or role.

How much does it cost?

Pricing is pay-per-result: a small fixed amount for every job returned, plus standard Apify platform usage, plus your own reed.co.uk API usage (billed by reed against your key). A run that returns nothing costs almost nothing.

Is salary always included?

No. Reed shows salary only when the employer publishes it, so the salary fields can be empty for some jobs. All available fields are passed through as-is.

Can I run this on a schedule?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run it hourly or daily and connect the dataset to Zapier, Make, n8n, webhooks or the API to pipe new jobs anywhere.

Is this legal?

The actor returns publicly available UK job listings through reed.co.uk's official API using your own licensed API key. No login-walled or personal data is collected.

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