Shine.com job search data API

Shine.com Job Search App is HT Media Limited's Android app for Shine.com, the Indian job portal from the publisher of the Hindustan Times. Candidates sign in with a one-time password sent to their phone or email, then search vacancies with filters for employment type, functional area, industry, experience, salary band, job type, shift and location, and open a job-details page showing the description, required skills, salary, number of openings and the recruiter's name, with a Similar Jobs strip underneath. Openings can be shortlisted for later, and employers can attach screening questions, such as notice period or willingness to work from a given city, that appear before an application goes through. The home screen is organised into Flash openings, Recommended jobs, Your activity and Last applied; a Complete Profile flow pre-fills work history, skills and education from an uploaded CV; a Profile Performance screen shows profile strength, recruiter interest and follow-ups; and saved job alerts can be reviewed and deleted. Shine.com serves job seekers in India, where it competes with Naukri, foundit (formerly Monster India), TimesJobs, Indeed and LinkedIn for candidates looking for salaried roles.

Salary bands quoted in lakhs (jSal) and as rupee ranges (jSLA) sit on every search-result card next to the title jJT, employer jCName, location jLoc, experience band jExp, posting date jPDate, openings count jVanc, applicant count jACnt, skill keywords jKwds and premium_job_flag, and the listing can be sliced by emp_type, farea, fexp, fsalary and shift_type. A full posting adds job_description, job_skills, recruiter_name and recruiter_email, and employer screening questions carry their answer type and a required flag.

On the candidate side, the signed-in profile record holds current_annual_salary, expected_salary, notice_period, total_work_experience, key_skills, functional_area, education_history, linkedin_url and actively_looking; an uploaded CV comes back as resume_parsed_data stamped with resume_timestamp; and recruiter interest is scored through profileStrength, searchImpressions, profileViews, interestedRecruiters and recruiterFollowUps, with per-job is_applied, is_shortlisted and jExpDate in the activity feed. Saved job alerts keep the same filter set, from job_title and location to fsalary and an active switch.

Labour-market pipelines can store the card fields as a live census of Indian vacancies and salary bands by functional area and experience; HRIS tools can attach expected salary, notice period, skills, resume ID and LinkedIn URL to an existing applicant record; ATS bots can map applied and shortlisted status, posting and expiry dates into interview-stage dashboards with profile strength and interested-recruiter counts overlaid; and onboarding flows can hydrate job title, employer, skills, experience and education from a parsed CV instead of a blank Complete Profile form. openData Studio makes these Shine.com vacancy, candidate and recruiter-activity records callable open data for those integrations.

Screenshots

API surface

The endpoints and request/response examples below are reconstructed from the app's interface — illustrative, not a live capture.

Search jobs

GET /v1/jobs/srp opendata

Returns a filtered Shine.com vacancy listing (jJT title, jCName employer, jLoc, jSal/jSLA salary, jExp, jVanc openings, is_applied/is_shortlisted) used by the job-search results screen.

Auth: Optional Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login. Anonymous search still sends device=app.

jobs
jCID
jJT
jJT_slug
jCName
jCName_slug
jCUID
jLoc
jExp
jSal
jSLA
jPDate
jJobType
jEType
jTypeC
jVanc
jACnt
jKwds
jRUrl
jSlug
jPJ
jHJ
is_applied
is_shortlisted
highlighted
premium_job_flag
emp_type
farea
fcid
fexp
findustry
fsalary
job_type
shift_type
sort
device

GET /v1/jobs/srp?q=software+engineer&location=Bengaluru&emp_type=full-time&farea=it&fcid=12&fexp=3-6&findustry=it&fsalary=8-12&job_type=permanent&shift_type=day&sort=relevance&device=app HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>

{
  "jobs": [{
    "jCID": "87123456",
    "jJT": "Software Engineer",
    "jJT_slug": "software-engineer",
    "jCName": "Example Corp",
    "jCName_slug": "example-corp",
    "jCUID": "comp-441",
    "jLoc": "Bengaluru",
    "jExp": "3-6 Yrs",
    "jSal": "8-12 Lacs",
    "jSLA": "800000-1200000",
    "jPDate": "2026-09-24",
    "jJobType": "Permanent",
    "jEType": "Full Time",
    "jTypeC": "IT",
    "jVanc": 4,
    "jACnt": 86,
    "jKwds": ["Java", "Spring"],
    "jRUrl": "https://www.shine.com/jobs/software-engineer/87123456",
    "jSlug": "software-engineer-example-corp-bengaluru",
    "jPJ": true,
    "jHJ": false,
    "is_applied": false,
    "is_shortlisted": false,
    "highlighted": true,
    "premium_job_flag": true
  }],
  "count": 1284
}

Fetch job description

GET /v1/jobs/detail opendata

Hydrates a single Shine.com posting (job_description, job_skills, salary, vacancies, recruiter_name/recruiter_email) for the job-details screen, including apply/shortlist flags.

Auth: Optional Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login. Personalised flags (is_applied, is_shortlisted) require a signed-in candidate_id.

jobId
job_id
jCID
job_title
jJT
job_description
job_skills
company_name
company_id
jLoc
jExp
jSal
jVanc
job_postedDate
jPDate
job_type
emp_type
shift_type
recruiter_name
recruiter_email
premium_job_flag
is_applied
is_shortlisted
jACnt

GET /v1/jobs/detail?jobId=87123456 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>

{
  "job_id": "87123456",
  "jCID": "87123456",
  "job_title": "Software Engineer",
  "jJT": "Software Engineer",
  "job_description": "<p>Build marketplace services in Bengaluru.</p>",
  "job_skills": ["Java", "Spring", "SQL"],
  "company_name": "Example Corp",
  "company_id": "comp-441",
  "jLoc": "Bengaluru",
  "jExp": "3-6 Yrs",
  "jSal": "8-12 Lacs",
  "jVanc": 4,
  "job_postedDate": "2026-09-24",
  "jPDate": "2026-09-24",
  "job_type": "Permanent",
  "emp_type": "full-time",
  "shift_type": "day",
  "recruiter_name": "Priya Sharma",
  "recruiter_email": "[email protected]",
  "premium_job_flag": true,
  "is_applied": false,
  "is_shortlisted": false,
  "jACnt": 86
}

Similar jobs

GET /v1/jobs/similar opendata

Returns similar Shine.com vacancies for the job-details Similar Jobs strip, using the same jCID/jJT/jCName/jSal card fields as search.

Auth: Optional Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login.

jobs
jCID
jJT
jCName
jLoc
jExp
jSal
jPDate
jJobType
is_applied
is_shortlisted
jobId

GET /v1/jobs/similar?jobId=87123456 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>

{
  "jobs": [{
    "jCID": "87129901",
    "jJT": "Backend Engineer",
    "jCName": "Example Labs",
    "jLoc": "Bengaluru",
    "jExp": "2-5 Yrs",
    "jSal": "7-11 Lacs",
    "jPDate": "2026-09-22",
    "jJobType": "Permanent",
    "is_applied": false,
    "is_shortlisted": false
  }]
}

Send login OTP
POST /v1/auth/otp/send osint
Sends the Shine.com login OTP to the candidate's phone (or email via the sibling email-OTP call) before the verify step.
Auth: Unauthenticated. Starts the phone/email OTP login that later calls POST /v1/auth/otp/login.
- phone
- email
- device
- status
- channel
- sessionId
- message
```
POST /v1/auth/otp/send HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

{
  "phone": "9876543210",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "device": "app"
}
```
```
{
  "status": "otp_sent",
  "channel": "sms",
  "sessionId": "sess-9f3a",
  "message": "OTP sent"
}
```
JWT mobile login (verify OTP)
POST /v1/auth/otp/login osint
Exchanges a phone OTP for the token pair (accessToken, refreshToken) and candidate_id used by every subsequent profile, apply and recruiter-activity call.
Auth: Unauthenticated OTP exchange. Subsequent calls attach Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>. Duplicate-account picker uses the same phone.
- phone
- otp
- sessionId
- device
- accessToken
- refreshToken
- candidate_id
- candidateId
- isProfileComplete
```
POST /v1/auth/otp/login HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

{
  "phone": "9876543210",
  "otp": "482193",
  "sessionId": "sess-9f3a",
  "device": "app"
}
```
```
{
  "accessToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
  "refreshToken": "rt_8c1e2b...",
  "candidate_id": "cand-1001",
  "candidateId": "cand-1001",
  "isProfileComplete": false
}
```

Fetch aggregated candidate profile

GET /v1/profile/aggregate osint

Loads the signed-in Shine.com candidate record used by Complete Profile: identity, current/expected salary, notice_period, skills, resumeId and LinkedIn/photo URLs.

Auth: Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login. Rooted at the signed-in candidate_id.

candidate_id
personalDetails
firstName
lastName
email
phone
current_city
current_location
current_annual_salary
current_salary
expected_salary
total_work_experience
yearsOfExperience
notice_period
last_working_date
currently_pursuing
key_skills
functional_area
industry
resumeId
profile_picture_url
linkedin_url
education_history
grading_system
actively_looking

GET /v1/profile/aggregate HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>

{
  "candidate_id": "cand-1001",
  "personalDetails": {
    "firstName": "Ada",
    "lastName": "Sharma",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "phone": "9876543210"
  },
  "current_city": "Bengaluru",
  "current_location": "Whitefield",
  "current_annual_salary": 1200000,
  "current_salary": 100000,
  "expected_salary": 1500000,
  "total_work_experience": 4.5,
  "yearsOfExperience": 4,
  "notice_period": 30,
  "last_working_date": null,
  "currently_pursuing": false,
  "key_skills": ["Java", "Spring"],
  "functional_area": "Software Engineering",
  "industry": "IT",
  "resumeId": "resume-9",
  "profile_picture_url": "https://cdn.example.com/ada.png",
  "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ada-sharma",
  "education_history": [{"institute": "NITK", "grading_system": "CGPA"}],
  "actively_looking": true
}

Parse uploaded resume

POST /v1/profile/resume/parse osint

Parses an uploaded CV into resume_parsed_data (job_title, company_name, key_skills, total_work_experience, education_history) used by the Complete Profile / Upload CV flow.

Auth: Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login. Multipart CV upload.

resumeId
resume_timestamp
resume_parsed_data
job_title
company_name
key_skills
total_work_experience
education_history
grading_system
currently_pursuing
current_city

POST /v1/profile/resume/parse HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----ShineBoundary

------ShineBoundary
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="resume"; filename="ada-cv.pdf"
Content-Type: application/pdf

<binary>
------ShineBoundary--

{
  "resumeId": "resume-9",
  "resume_timestamp": "2026-09-27T08:12:00Z",
  "resume_parsed_data": {
    "job_title": "Software Engineer",
    "company_name": "Example Corp",
    "key_skills": ["Java", "Spring"],
    "total_work_experience": 4.5,
    "education_history": [{"institute": "NITK", "grading_system": "CGPA"}],
    "currently_pursuing": false,
    "current_city": "Bengaluru"
  }
}

Homepage schema (Nova Home)

GET /v1/pages/home/schema opendata

Returns the home page schema for the app (flash_openings, recommended_jobs, your_activity, last_applied) used after registration and on each home load.

Auth: Optional Bearer JWT. Personalized modules send candidate_id; anonymous calls send device=app.

device
candidate_id
page_type
home_page
sections
flash_openings
recommended_jobs
your_activity
last_applied
jCID
jJT
jCName
is_applied
JFY
JD
JSRP
DRM
dashboard

GET /v1/pages/home/schema?device=app&candidate_id=cand-1001 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>

{
  "page_type": "home_page",
  "sections": [
    {"id": "flash_openings", "title": "Flash openings", "jobs": [{"jCID": "87123456", "jJT": "Software Engineer", "jCName": "Example Corp"}]},
    {"id": "recommended_jobs", "title": "Recommended jobs", "jobs": [{"jCID": "87129901", "jJT": "Backend Engineer"}]},
    {"id": "your_activity", "title": "Your activity"},
    {"id": "last_applied", "title": "Last applied", "jobs": [{"jCID": "87120001", "is_applied": true}]}
  ]
}

Profile performance schema
GET /v1/pages/profile-insights/schema osint
Loads the Profile Performance dashboard (profile strength, recruiter interest, follow-ups) shown on the candidate insights screen.
Auth: Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login.
- candidate_id
- profileStrength
- searchImpressions
- profileViews
- interestedRecruiters
- recruiterFollowUps
```
GET /v1/pages/profile-insights/schema HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>
```
```
{
  "candidate_id": "cand-1001",
  "profileStrength": 72,
  "searchImpressions": 128,
  "profileViews": 17,
  "interestedRecruiters": 6,
  "recruiterFollowUps": 2
}
```
List / delete job alerts
GET /v1/job-alerts opendata
Lists the candidate's saved Shine.com job alerts (title, location, emp_type, farea, salary band) used by the job-alert screen; the sibling delete call removes an alert.
Auth: Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login. Delete uses the sibling DELETE /v1/job-alerts/delete call.
- alerts
- id
- job_title
- location
- emp_type
- farea
- fexp
- fsalary
- shift_type
- active
```
GET /v1/job-alerts HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>
```
```
{
  "alerts": [{
    "id": "alert-22",
    "job_title": "Software Engineer",
    "location": "Bengaluru",
    "emp_type": "full-time",
    "farea": "it",
    "fexp": "3-6",
    "fsalary": "8-12",
    "shift_type": "day",
    "active": true
  }]
}
```
Shortlist a job
POST /v1/jobs/shortlist opendata
Marks a Shine.com vacancy as shortlisted for the signed-in candidate (is_shortlisted) and is capped at 20 jobIds per call.
Auth: Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login. jobIds array cannot exceed 20 items.
- jobIds
- candidate_id
- jCID
- is_shortlisted
```
POST /v1/jobs/shortlist HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jobIds": ["87123456"],
  "candidate_id": "cand-1001"
}
```
```
{
  "jCID": "87123456",
  "is_shortlisted": true,
  "jobIds": ["87123456"]
}
```

Recruiter activity (candidate response update)

POST /v1/profile/recruiter-activity osint

Returns recruiter-side activity on the candidate (viewed/shortlisted/applied jobs with jCID, jCName, is_applied, is_shortlisted) used by the Your Activity / recruiter-activity panel.

Auth: Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login.

candidate_id
period
activities
jCID
jJT
jCName
jCType
jKwds
jExp
jLoc
jRUrl
jPDate
jExpDate
jJobType
jEType
jVanc
jSLA
is_applied
is_shortlisted
highlighted
ftcid
jCUID
jWLC
jWSD
jWLocID

POST /v1/profile/recruiter-activity HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "candidate_id": "cand-1001",
  "period": "7d"
}

{
  "activities": [{
    "jCID": "87123456",
    "jJT": "Software Engineer",
    "jCName": "Example Corp",
    "jCType": "IT",
    "jKwds": ["Java"],
    "jExp": "3-6 Yrs",
    "jLoc": "Bengaluru",
    "jRUrl": "https://www.shine.com/jobs/software-engineer/87123456",
    "jPDate": "2026-09-24",
    "jExpDate": "2026-10-24",
    "jJobType": "Permanent",
    "jEType": "Full Time",
    "jVanc": 4,
    "jSLA": "800000-1200000",
    "is_applied": true,
    "is_shortlisted": false,
    "highlighted": true,
    "ftcid": "comp-441"
  }]
}

Pre-apply questionnaire

GET /v1/jobs/questionnaire opendata

Loads employer screening questions shown before a Shine.com apply (notice period, location, custom yes/no).

Auth: Bearer JWT (accessToken) from POST /v1/auth/otp/login. Shown before apply when the vacancy has screening questions.

jobId
questions
id
text
type
required

GET /v1/jobs/questionnaire?jobId=87123456 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>

{
  "jobId": "87123456",
  "questions": [{
    "id": "q-1",
    "text": "Are you willing to work from Bengaluru?",
    "type": "yes_no",
    "required": true
  }, {
    "id": "q-2",
    "text": "Current notice period (days)",
    "type": "number",
    "required": true
  }]
}

Data categories

job listings
job details
candidate profiles
resumes
applications
recruiter activity
auth sessions

Where teams use this data

India vacancy market census
A labour-market pipeline can poll GET /v1/jobs/srp with emp_type, farea, fexp, fsalary, location and shift_type, then store jCID, jJT, jCName, jLoc, jSal/jSLA, jExp, jVanc and premium_job_flag for a live Shine.com vacancy catalog.
Candidate CRM enrichment
HRIS tools can call GET /v1/profile/aggregate after the OTP login and attach personalDetails, current_annual_salary, expected_salary, notice_period, key_skills, resumeId, linkedin_url and profile_picture_url onto an existing applicant record.
Recruiter-activity sync
ATS bots can POST /v1/profile/recruiter-activity and map is_applied, is_shortlisted, jCName, jPDate and jExpDate into interview-stage dashboards, then overlay GET /v1/pages/profile-insights/schema for profileStrength and interestedRecruiters.
CV parse into structured profile
Onboarding flows can POST a PDF to /v1/profile/resume/parse and hydrate job_title, company_name, key_skills, total_work_experience and education_history from resume_parsed_data instead of a blank Complete Profile form.

Frequently asked questions

What job fields does Shine.com search return?

GET /v1/jobs/srp returns compact card fields: jCID, jJT (title), jCName (employer), jLoc, jExp, jSal/jSLA (salary), jPDate, jVanc (openings), jACnt (applicant count), is_applied, is_shortlisted and premium_job_flag. Filters include emp_type, farea, fexp, fsalary, job_type, location and shift_type.

How does a candidate authenticate?

The app posts a phone number to /v1/auth/otp/send, then verifies the OTP at /v1/auth/otp/login for accessToken, refreshToken and candidate_id. Later calls send Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>.

Can I read a candidate profile and resume parse?

Yes. GET /v1/profile/aggregate returns personalDetails, current_annual_salary, expected_salary, notice_period, key_skills, resumeId and linkedin_url. POST /v1/profile/resume/parse fills those fields from an uploaded CV as resume_parsed_data.

Where do recruiter views and job alerts live?

POST /v1/profile/recruiter-activity lists recruiter-side activity (is_applied, is_shortlisted, jCName). GET /v1/pages/profile-insights/schema exposes profileStrength and interestedRecruiters. GET /v1/job-alerts lists saved alerts.

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Topics

Shine.com API
Shine job search API
Shine vacancy endpoints
jCID jJT jCName jSal
candidate profile API
resume parsing API
OTP login JWT
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Shine.com job search data API

Screenshots

API surface

Search jobs

Fetch job description

Similar jobs

Send login OTP

JWT mobile login (verify OTP)

Fetch aggregated candidate profile

Parse uploaded resume

Homepage schema (Nova Home)

Profile performance schema

List / delete job alerts

Shortlist a job

Recruiter activity (candidate response update)

Pre-apply questionnaire

Data categories

Where teams use this data

India vacancy market census

Candidate CRM enrichment

Recruiter-activity sync

CV parse into structured profile

Frequently asked questions

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Shine.com job search data API

Screenshots

API surface

Search jobs

Fetch job description

Similar jobs

Send login OTP

JWT mobile login (verify OTP)

Fetch aggregated candidate profile

Parse uploaded resume

Homepage schema (Nova Home)

Profile performance schema

List / delete job alerts

Shortlist a job

Recruiter activity (candidate response update)

Pre-apply questionnaire

Data categories

Where teams use this data

India vacancy market census

Candidate CRM enrichment

Recruiter-activity sync

CV parse into structured profile

Frequently asked questions

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