WorkBC Job Posting API

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This API allows you to receive a feed of jobs from WorkBC's Job Board. Please see our data collection notice . 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.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Industries

The Industries endpoint returns all the Industries and related sub industries defined in WorkBC's Job Board. The response includes the id and caption for each industry and each sub industry.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/Industries

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/Industries"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/Industries",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/Industries';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/Industries"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/Industries")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/Industries";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Job Types

The Job Types endpoint returns details of all of the job types defined in WorkBC's Job Board. The response includes the id and caption.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/jobTypes

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/jobTypes"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/jobTypes",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/jobTypes';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/jobTypes"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/jobTypes")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/jobTypes";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Major Projects

The Major Projects endpoint returns details of all of the major projects defined in WorkBC's Job Board. The response includes the id and caption.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/majorProjects

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/majorProjects"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/majorProjects",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/majorProjects';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/majorProjects"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/majorProjects")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gov.bc.ca/jobposting/1.0.0/majorProjects";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with WorkBC Job Posting API?

WorkBC Job Posting API is a Government API. Developers commonly use government APIs for:

surfacing public datasets in citizen-facing apps
building transparency and civic engagement tools
accessing legislation, court records, and official data
powering research and journalism tools
creating compliance and regulatory monitoring dashboards

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. WorkBC Job Posting API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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