Upwork Search API

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Find Upwork job posts for a skill, with budget or hourly range, experience level, proposal count and the client's spend, rating and payment verification. Filter by job_type, experience_level or posting dates; no proposals are submitted and no award is implied.

Upwork Search finds jobs that clients have posted on Upwork by keyword and returns each one's title, description, budget or hourly range, contract type, required experience level, workload, expected duration, proposal count, number of people to hire, posting time and tags, plus a profile of the client: name, location, rating, total spend, hire rate, average hourly rate paid and whether their payment method is verified. Freelancers and agencies use it to find projects worth a proposal, and analysts use it to study demand and rates for a skill.

It lists jobs, not freelancers. Filter with job_type, experience_level and a posting window in since and until, and order with sort. Fixed-price jobs carry budget, with its currency in budget_currency, while hourly jobs carry hourly_rate_min and hourly_rate_max. A high proposals count means stiff competition, and client_total_spent says more than any other field about whether a client is dependable.

Price $1.39 per 1,000 requests ($0.001389 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

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Paste this into your AI assistant. It already holds this endpoint's parameters, response fields and an example request, so the assistant can ask what you need and then write the scraper.

Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Upwork Search endpoint (upwork/search).

Endpoint contract:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to upwork and action to search, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - keyword: Searches for outsourcing jobs in search and talent in freelancers. The same skill term maps to client demand and freelancer profiles across the two actions.
- Optional parameters:
  - exclude_keywords: Job keywords to exclude in search, rather than a talent blacklist or minimum skill requirement.
  - experience_level: Filters jobs by experience level: entry_level, intermediate_level, or expert_level. (allowed: entry_level / expert_level / intermediate_level)
  - job_type: Contract billing type for search: hourly or fixed_price, rather than full-time or part-time. (allowed: fixed_price / hourly)
  - since: Job posting date start point for search, rather than the employer registration date.
  - sort: Job sorting order for search: newest, oldest, or relevance. oldest is not guaranteed to take effect in every case. (allowed: newest / oldest / relevance)
  - until: Job posting date end point for search, used in conjunction with since, rather than the contract end date.
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 20)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: id, url, title, text, budget, budget_currency, hourly_rate_min, hourly_rate_max, job_type, experience_level, engagement_type, duration; 27 fields in total, full list at https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=upwork.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "upwork",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "Python automation"
  }
}
- Price: $1.39 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

NameInTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
AuthorizationheaderstringYes-Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
platformbodystringYesupworkPlatform identifier, fixed value.
actionbodystringYessearchCapability identifier, fixed value.
keywordbody.paramsNot declaredYes-Searches for outsourcing jobs in search and talent in freelancers. The same skill term maps to client demand and freelancer profiles across the two actions.
exclude_keywordsbody.paramsNot declaredNo-Job keywords to exclude in search, rather than a talent blacklist or minimum skill requirement.
experience_levelbody.paramsenumNo-Filters jobs by experience level: entry_level, intermediate_level, or expert_level.Allowed valuesentry_levelexpert_levelintermediate_level
job_typebody.paramsenumNo-Contract billing type for search: hourly or fixed_price, rather than full-time or part-time.Allowed valuesfixed_pricehourly
sincebody.paramsNot declaredNo-Job posting date start point for search, rather than the employer registration date.
sortbody.paramsenumNo-Job sorting order for search: newest, oldest, or relevance. oldest is not guaranteed to take effect in every case.Allowed valuesnewestoldestrelevance
untilbody.paramsNot declaredNo-Job posting date end point for search, used in conjunction with since, rather than the contract end date.
limitbody.paramsinteger (1–100)No20The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge.

Code samples

bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "upwork",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "Python automation"
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

Real response

Captured September 26, 2026 at 08:56 (UTC) by calling this API with the parameters in the code sample above. results and count are that call's real response with personal information (names, handles, avatars, profile links, contact details) removed; the list keeps the first 2. id, billing and quota differ on every call, so only their shape is shown.

json
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "upwork",
  "action": "search",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "(已隐去)",
      "url": "https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~022103162557197640589",
      "title": "Part-Time Automation and Systems Builder",
      "text": "# Part-Time Automation & Systems Builder\n\n**The role**\n\nWe’re looking for someone who can turn operational problems into dependable systems our team uses every day. You’ll build automations, internal tools, and reporting workflows that reduce manual work as we grow.\n\nOur technica…",
      "budget_currency": "USD",
      "hourly_rate_min": 20,
      "hourly_rate_max": 30,
      "job_type": "HOURLY",
      "experience_level": "IntermediateLevel",
      "engagement_type": "FULL_TIME",
      "duration": "More than 6 months",
      "proposals": 173,
      "persons_to_hire": 1,
      "posted_at": "2026-09-24T16:40:48.454000+00:00",
      "tags": [
        "Business Process Automation",
        "API Integration",
        "Google Apps Script"
      ],
      "client_location": "United States",
      "client_rating": 4.91,
      "client_review_count": 16,
      "client_total_spent": 13591.13,
      "payment_verified": true,
      "platform": "upwork"
    },
    {
      "id": "(已隐去)",
      "url": "https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~022103697282534705588",
      "title": "Python automation script to batch-generate illustrated storybooks (Claude API + image API)",
      "text": "I'm a children's story creator. I need a Python script that runs on its own on my Mac while I'm away.\n\nWhat it should do:\n\nRead a list of story concepts from a file.\nRead one fixed style spec file (format, page count, characters, tone), used in every call.\nCall the Claude API to …",
      "budget": 1000,
      "budget_currency": "USD",
      "hourly_rate_min": 1000,
      "hourly_rate_max": 1000,
      "job_type": "FIXED",
      "experience_level": "IntermediateLevel",
      "duration": "1 to 3 months",
      "proposals": 45,
      "persons_to_hire": 1,
      "posted_at": "2026-09-26T07:05:29.443000+00:00",
      "tags": [
        "Python",
        "Automation",
        "Scripting"
      ],
      "client_location": "Singapore",
      "client_rating": 0,
      "client_review_count": 0,
      "client_total_spent": 0,
      "payment_verified": true,
      "platform": "upwork"
    }
  ],
  "count": 20,
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

FieldMeaning
idThe record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
urlLink to the record on the platform.
titleTitle. null when the platform has no titles (for example text-only posts).
textBody text with HTML removed, returned in full and never cut short (on a few platforms the list results themselves carry only an excerpt; the platform's field notes say so).
budgetKeeps the platform's own meaning
budget_currencyKeeps the platform's own meaning
hourly_rate_minKeeps the platform's own meaning
hourly_rate_maxKeeps the platform's own meaning
job_typeKeeps the platform's own meaning
experience_levelKeeps the platform's own meaning
engagement_typeKeeps the platform's own meaning
durationKeeps the platform's own meaning
proposalsKeeps the platform's own meaning
persons_to_hireKeeps the platform's own meaning
posted_atPublish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
tagsArray of tags. An empty array, not null, when there are none.
client_nameKeeps the platform's own meaning
client_locationKeeps the platform's own meaning
client_ratingKeeps the platform's own meaning
client_review_countKeeps the platform's own meaning
client_total_spentKeeps the platform's own meaning
client_hire_rateKeeps the platform's own meaning
client_avg_hourly_rateKeeps the platform's own meaning
payment_verifiedKeeps the platform's own meaning
emailContact email address, passed through as is.
emailsContact email addresses (a record can have several), passed through as is with duplicates removed.
phoneContact phone number, passed through without format normalization.
platformSource platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

FAQ

Can I search for freelancers instead of jobs?

Not with this capability: keyword matches jobs that clients have posted. To find people who take on work, use the Upwork Freelancers capability, which takes a skill keyword and can narrow results by continent and by Top Rated status.

How do I leave out jobs that mention a certain word?

Pass exclude_keywords as an object, not a plain string, for example {"keywords": ["WordPress"], "matchTitle": true, "matchDescription": true, "matchSkills": true}. The list holds the words to exclude, and the three switches say whether to look for them in the job title, the description and the skills list.

How do I judge whether a client is worth bidding for?

Start with client_total_spent, the client's total spend on Upwork and the firmest single sign of a trustworthy client. Then check payment_verified, since unverified payment methods carry a higher risk of not being paid, and client_hire_rate, where a low share means the client often posts without hiring. Read client_rating with client_review_count.

Errors and billing

401
Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.
422
Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.
402
Insufficient balance. Top up first.
429
The account's per-minute request limit was reached (all of its API keys count together; a key's own lower limit applies first). Wait for Retry-After and try again; a rate package in the console raises the limit.
503
Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.
200 empty
The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

  • Upwork: Hourly versus fixed-price contracts ↗

    Upwork distinguishes hourly billing contracts from fixed-price contracts based on overall project scope or milestones. The job_type parameter in this action categorizes jobs; it does not provide official platform features such as time logging, escrow payments, or milestone management.

    Checked 2026-09-04