JobAdder (via Apideck)

Access JobAdder through Apideck's ATS unified API — one of 11 ATS connectors that share the same method surface. Code you write here ports to Greenhouse, Workday, Lever and 7 other ATS connectors by changing a single serviceId string. Apideck handles auth, pagination, rate limiting, and retries so you don't write per-tenant JobAdder plumbing.

Beta connector. JobAdder is currently in beta on Apideck. Expect partial resource coverage and occasional mapping gaps. Always verify coverage (see below) and fall back to the Proxy API for unsupported operations.

Quick facts

• Apideck serviceId: jobadder
• Unified API: ATS
• Auth type: oauth2
• Status: beta
• Homepage: https://www.jobadder.com/

When to use this skill

Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with JobAdder — for example, "list open jobs in JobAdder" or "move an applicant through stages in JobAdder". This skill teaches the agent:

1. Which Apideck unified API covers JobAdder (ATS)
2. The correct serviceId to pass on every call (jobadder)
3. JobAdder-specific auth and coverage caveats

For the full method surface (parameters, pagination, filtering), use your language SDK skill:

• apideck-node, apideck-python, apideck-dotnet, apideck-java, apideck-go, apideck-php, or apideck-rest

For the raw OpenAPI spec:

• ATS: https://specs.apideck.com/ats.yml · API Explorer

Minimal example (TypeScript)

import { Apideck } from "@apideck/unify";

const apideck = new Apideck({
  apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
  appId: process.env.APIDECK_APP_ID,
  consumerId: "your-consumer-id",
});

// List applicants in JobAdder
const { data } = await apideck.ats.applicants.list({
  serviceId: "jobadder",
});

Portable across 11 ATS connectors

The Apideck ATS unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from JobAdder to another ATS connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.

// Today — JobAdder
await apideck.ats.applicants.list({ serviceId: "jobadder" });

// Tomorrow — same code, different connector
await apideck.ats.applicants.list({ serviceId: "greenhouse" });
await apideck.ats.applicants.list({ serviceId: "workday" });

This is the compounding advantage of using Apideck over integrating JobAdder directly: code against the unified ATS API once, gain access to every connector in it. New connectors Apideck adds become available to your app without code changes.

Authentication

• Type: OAuth 2.0
• Managed by: Apideck Vault — Apideck handles the full OAuth dance (authorization code flow, token exchange, refresh). Never ask the user for API keys or tokens directly.
• User setup: Users authorize via the Vault modal. Connection state progresses available → added → authorized → callable.
• Token refresh: automatic. Expired tokens are refreshed transparently on the next API call.

See apideck-best-practices for Vault setup, connection lifecycle, and handling re-auth flows.

Verifying coverage

Not every ATS operation is supported by every connector. Always verify before assuming a method works:

curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/connector/connectors/jobadder' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}"

See apideck-connector-coverage for patterns around UnsupportedOperationError and connector-specific fallbacks.

Escape hatch: Proxy API

When an endpoint isn't covered by the ATS unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call JobAdder directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set x-apideck-downstream-url to the target endpoint on JobAdder's own API:

curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-consumer-id: ${CONSUMER_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-service-id: jobadder" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on JobAdder>" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"

See JobAdder's API docs for available endpoints.

Sibling connectors

Other ATS connectors that share this unified API surface (same method signatures, just change serviceId):

greenhouse, workday, lever, workable (beta), bullhorn-ats (beta), teamtailor (beta), freshteam, recruitee, and 2 more.

See also

• ATS OpenAPI spec · API Explorer
• apideck-connector-coverage — programmatic coverage checks
• apideck-best-practices — architecture, Vault, pagination, error handling
• apideck-node — TypeScript / Node SDK patterns