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How to use the Job Intelligence API in Python & JavaScript

Job and hiring data usually means scraping. The Job Intelligence API gives you structured results directly, so you can skip the brittle part.

By DataNest · Published May 2026

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What the Job Intelligence API does

Market intelligence for jobs: in-demand skills, salary percentiles, top hiring companies, and fastest-growing roles. Responses are JSON, the API runs behind the RapidAPI gateway for auth and rate limiting, and there's a free tier for prototyping.

When to use it

salary tools

career planning

HR benchmarking

The example request

GET https://job-intelligence-by-datanest.p.rapidapi.com/trending

Example JSON response

An illustrative response body — run the live demo for the real thing.

{
  "title": "Data Scientist",
  "location": "Bangalore",
  "medianSalary": {
    "currency": "INR",
    "min": 1800000,
    "max": 2800000
  },
  "topSkills": [
    "Python",
    "SQL",
    "Machine Learning"
  ],
  "remotePercent": 34,
  "topEmployers": [
    "TCS",
    "Infosys",
    "Flipkart"
  ],
  "fastestGrowingTitles": [
    "ML Engineer",
    "Data Engineer"
  ]
}

Common parameters

Every request also needs your RapidAPI auth headers.

Parameter	In	Required	Example
x-rapidapi-key	header	Yes	YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY
x-rapidapi-host	header	Yes	job-intelligence-by-datanest.p.rapidapi.com

Step by step

1. Subscribe and get your key

Open the Job Intelligence API on RapidAPI, subscribe to the free BASIC plan, and copy your X-RapidAPI-Key.

2. Call the endpoint

The example call for this API is shown above. The quick-start snippets below send exactly that request in cURL, Python and Node so you get a real response on the first try.

3. Try it without code first

The Job Intelligence page has a live "Try it" panel — change the input, run it, and inspect the real JSON before you integrate.

4. Integrate and cache

Call it from your backend and cache responses where it makes sense. Most responses change slowly, so even a daily cache keeps you well within the free tier.

Quick-start code

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://job-intelligence-by-datanest.p.rapidapi.com/trending' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: job-intelligence-by-datanest.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY'

What you can build

Salary negotiation tool

Tell users the median band for their title and location before a review.

Skill-gap planner

Recommend which skills to learn from real demand trends.

Hiring intelligence

Benchmark a company's compensation against the market for recruiters.

Wrapping up

If your project needs salary tools, the Job Intelligence API removes the part nobody enjoys building. It's one of 23 in the DataNest collection — grab a free key and make your first call.

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New Job Intelligence guides and endpoint updates, occasionally.