What is SEEK's developer API?
SEEK operates the dominant job market in Australia and New Zealand, and also runs platforms across South East Asia under the JobStreet and JobsDB brands. SEEK has an official GraphQL API. However, it is not a public self-serve API - access requires applying to SEEK's partner program. The API is primarily designed for ATS providers that post jobs to SEEK, not for teams wanting to extract job posting data.
SEEK's partner API is suited for:
- ATS and HR software vendors that distribute job postings directly to SEEK's candidate audience.
- Approved recruitment platforms with an existing SEEK commercial partnership.
- Enterprise customers who have completed SEEK's formal 7-stage integration onboarding.
Why teams look for a SEEK data alternative
For labor market researchers, job board operators, sales intelligence platforms, and data engineers needing ANZ or APAC job posting data, SEEK's partner approval process is not a viable path. A data provider that already collects SEEK postings removes this barrier.
Common limitations teams encounter:
- Partner-only access - no self-serve signup, no free tier, no instant evaluation.
- Multi-stage approval process - weeks or months before any data access is granted.
- Primarily designed for job syndication to SEEK, not job data extraction from SEEK.
- No historical archive - partner API provides only current active listings.
- SEEK-only data - ANZ market analysis requires coverage beyond SEEK alone.
Techmap vs SEEK API: Feature Comparison
| Feature | Techmap | SEEK API |
|---|---|---|
| Access requirements | Self-serve free tier - no approval needed | Partner program application |
| SEEK jobs/month | ~103k (avg.) from 8 countries (→ Explore) | Partner-scoped; not publicly disclosed |
| Total new postings/month | 8.2M from 127+ sources (→ Explore) | SEEK platforms only |
| Countries covered | 250 countries & territories (→ Explore) | ANZ + select APAC markets |
| Historical data | 405M+ from January 2020 | Not available via partner API |
| API format | JSON, CSV, XML, RSS/ATOM, Parquet | GraphQL (partner only) |
| Delivery options | API, AWS S3, AWS Data Exchange | Partner agreement dependent |
| Self-serve / free tier | Yes (RapidAPI free tier) | No |
| GDPR compliant | Yes (EU-based storage) | - |
Why teams choose Techmap for ANZ and APAC job data
Techmap is the direct path to SEEK job data - no partner application, no multi-stage onboarding, no SEEK-only scope. Get SEEK coverage plus the full ANZ and global context in one API.
Key advantages:
- 103k job postings/month from SEEK: ANZ coverage from Australia's dominant job board - no partner agreement. (→ Explore)
- 250 countries and territories: Global context for ANZ market research in a single data product. (→ Explore)
- Self-serve free tier: Evaluate SEEK data quality immediately - no partner application required.
- Historical archive: 405M+ postings from January 2020 for multi-year ANZ labor market trend analysis.
- Bulk AWS delivery: Hourly S3 exports and AWS Data Exchange for high-volume data pipelines.
- 127+ sources: SEEK plus ATS career pages, other APAC job boards, and employment offices - all normalized. (→ Explore)
- Volume and Startup discounts: Reduced pricing for larger data volumes and qualifying Startups.
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