Upwork Search API

POST

API health

24h health
Normal
24h average time
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Last checked
September 26, 2026 at 18:04 (UTC)
  • Healthy / normal
  • Available
  • Limited
  • Mostly down
Health APINormal
How health is measured
  • Health = the share of calls that returned data, in percent. Empty results, failures and unknown outcomes do not count as returning data.
  • Levels: 90% and above is healthy, 70% and above is available, 40% and above is limited; anything lower is mostly down.
  • A period (the last 24 hours, one hour or one day) gets a score only once it has at least 50 calls. Periods with fewer calls show as normal: a few failures among a handful of calls do not mean the API is down.
  • Calls include real customer calls and our own daily probe calls. Request errors (wrong parameters, no balance) are excluded.
  • Average time counts only calls that completed normally: response time for sync calls, acceptance to completion for async ones.
By period
Time (UTC)StatusHealthAverage time
2026-09-26 18:00 - 18:59Normal——
2026-09-26 17:00 - 17:59Normal——
2026-09-26 16:00 - 16:59Normal——
2026-09-26 15:00 - 15:59Normal——
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2026-09-25 23:00 - 23:59Normal——
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2026-08-28Normal——

Search public results on Upwork. Accepts these parameters: until, keyword, exclude_keywords, since, sort, experience_level, and job_type. Returns these fields: payment_verified, posted_at, persons_to_hire, and hourly_rate_max.

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.

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. Compatibility paths may not apply this filter in the same way.
sortbody.paramsenumNo-Job sorting order for search: newest, oldest, or relevance. Certain execution paths do not support oldest, so consistent sorting across paths is not guaranteed.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)No20

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": { … },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

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

FieldMeaning
idThe record's unique ID on the source platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
urlLink to the record on the source platform.
titleTitle. null when the platform has no titles (for example text-only posts).
textBody text with HTML removed. Long text may be truncated.
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
platformSource platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

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
Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After and try again.
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