Skip Apify Container Cold-Starts. Query 9.9M+ ATS Jobs Synchronously in <300ms.

# ❌ BEFORE: Asynchronous Apify Actor container boot + polling + dataset fetch (8–25s)
# from apify_client import ApifyClient
# client = ApifyClient("apify_api_xxx")
# run = client.actor("your-actor/ats-jobs-scraper").call(run_input={
#     "queries": ["AI Engineer"], "country": "US", "remoteOnly": True, "maxItems": 50
# })
# jobs = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())

# ✅ AFTER: Direct synchronous REST API (<300ms p50 cached, 0 container cold-start fee)
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.jobpostingsapi.com/v1/jobs/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": "jp_live_your_api_key"},
    params={
        "q": "AI Engineer",
        "country": "US",
        "work_arrangement": "remote",
        "source": "greenhouse,lever,ashby,workday",
        "limit": 50,
    },
    timeout=15,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
payload = resp.json()
jobs = payload["data"]          # Normalized ATS jobs + full descriptions + apply_url
next_cursor = payload["meta"]["next_cursor"]
print(f"Fetched {len(jobs)} jobs in {payload['meta']['took_ms']}ms")

// Direct Node.js / TypeScript fetch — zero SDK or polling loop required
const url = new URL("https://api.jobpostingsapi.com/v1/jobs/search");
url.searchParams.set("q", "Software Engineer");
url.searchParams.set("country", "US");
url.searchParams.set("source", "greenhouse,lever,ashby,workday");
url.searchParams.set("limit", "50");

const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.JOBPOSTINGS_API_KEY ?? "jp_live_your_api_key" },
});
const { data: jobs, meta } = await res.json();
console.log(`Returned ${jobs.length} jobs (took ${meta.took_ms}ms), has_more=${meta.has_more}`);

curl -s "https://api.jobpostingsapi.com/v1/jobs/search?q=engineer&country=US&source=greenhouse,lever,ashby&limit=20" \
  -H "x-api-key: jp_live_your_api_key"

{
  "code": 0,
  "provider": "https://jobpostingsapi.com",
  "status": "ok",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "j_iwnoo5bdjvaf2ivy",
      "data_tier": "premium",
      "status": "active",
      "title": "Production Supervisor $20-24 (Canton, MS)",
      "company": {
        "id": "c_x2e5m6tp6zuns",
        "name": "Quick Hire Staffing",
        "domain": null,
        "is_staffing_agency": true,
        "industry": "staffing_recruiting",
        "industry_confidence": 1,
        "industry_source": "llm",
        "industry_model": "typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917"
      },
      "department": null,
      "location": {
        "raw": "Canton, Mississippi, United States | Jackson, Mississippi, United States",
        "city": "Canton",
        "region": "MS",
        "region_code": "US-MS",
        "country": "US",
        "country_source": "source",
        "lat": null,
        "lng": null,
        "timezone": null,
        "remote_scope": null
      },
      "work_arrangement": null,
      "employment_type": null,
      "employment_type_raw": null,
      "seniority": "lead",
      "experience_years_min": 3,
      "education": "high_school",
      "visa_sponsorship": null,
      "job_function": "manufacturing",
      "skills": [
        "quality assurance",
        "six sigma"
      ],
      "salary": {
        "min": 20,
        "max": 24,
        "currency": "USD",
        "period": "hour",
        "source": "parsed",
        "annual_usd_min": 41600,
        "annual_usd_max": 49920
      },
      "language": "en",
      "description_snippet": "Position: Production Supervisor Location: Canton, MS Salary: $20 - $24/hr Seeking a Production Supervisor to lead and manage quality assurance activities, ensuring products and processes meet established standards and client expectations. The ideal candidate will foster a culture of continuous impro",
      "has_description": true,
      "url": "https://apply.workable.com/j/6C5E962163",
      "apply_url": "https://apply.workable.com/j/6C5E962163",
      "link_type": "direct",
      "source": {
        "name": "workable",
        "display_name": "Workable",
        "type": "ats",
        "board": "quickhirestaffing",
        "job_id": "6C5E962163"
      },
      "attribution": null,
      "license": null,
      "posted_at": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z",
      "first_seen_at": "2026-09-28T10:09:49Z",
      "last_seen_at": "2026-11-01T05:15:37Z",
      "indexed_at": "2026-10-13T08:06:36Z",
      "updated_at": null,
      "closed_at": null,
      "completeness": 0.8,
      "score": null
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_9f41c8e2a7b04d12",
    "count": 1,
    "total": 14820,
    "total_relation": "gte",
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "eyJwb3N0ZWRfYXQiOiIyMDI2LTEwLTMwVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsImlkIjoial9pd25vbzViZGp2YWYyaXZ5In0",
    "took_ms": 42,
    "redistribution_filter": "redistributable_only"
  }
}

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