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JobAdder API and MCP server

JobAdder's API is gated behind JobAdder's approval and your plan, so a recruiter cannot connect an agent on their own. Sign in to JobAdder once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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JobAdder has no API for this. So we run one for you.

JobAdder's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need JobAdder's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Screening, ratings, notes, tasks No No Yes, 12 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when JobAdder changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 22, 2026. Sources: JobAdder: API terms · JobAdder: plans and pricing · JobAdder API (partner help center) · JobAdder on Zapier

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to JobAdder in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect JobAdder to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 12 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. JobAdder and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/jobadder with its own method and path, such as PATCH /api/v1/jobadder/applications/{application_id}/status, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the JobAdder API and MCP server do?

12 tools on your own JobAdder account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools jobadder_read and jobadder_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
JobAdder tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
search_candidates Candidates matching a name, email, phone or resume keyword. read
get_candidate One candidate record with skills, employment history, applications and recent notes. read
search_jobs Jobs matching a title or keyword, with company and status. read
get_job One job with its description, company, contact and status. read
list_job_applications Applications on one job with candidate, status, rating and date. read
list_placements Placements, optionally of one job, with candidate, start date and status. read
list_tasks Your JobAdder tasks by view: active, priority, unscheduled, overdue or complete. read
add_candidate_note Add a text note to a candidate record. writeasks first
rate_application Set the rating out of 5 on a job application. write
update_application_status Move a job application to another status of its workflow. writeasks first
create_candidate Create a candidate record with name and contact details. writeasks first
create_task Create a task for you, optionally linked to a candidate. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 12 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All JobAdder use cases

Is it safe to connect JobAdder?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the JobAdder API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while JobAdder is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

See full pricing
Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does JobAdder have an API?

JobAdder has a REST API, but not for every account (checked 22 Oct 2026). Access goes through JobAdder's API Partner terms, its pricing page lists API access on Essential and Pro and not on Lite, and there is no official MCP server.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open JobAdder under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 12 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to JobAdder yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so JobAdder sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: add_candidate_note, update_application_status, create_candidate, create_task wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Do I need JobAdder API access or the Pro plan?

No. Cotlet works in your own JobAdder login and does not use the API. JobAdder's pricing page lists API access on Essential and Pro and calls the API + Sandbox add-on not available on Lite. What you can see and change still follows your user's permissions in JobAdder.

Can the agent email or message candidates?

No tool sends an email or an SMS. A status change can still trigger an action in JobAdder, such as an automatic reply, because JobAdder lets a status update trigger actions. That is why update_application_status waits for your OK by default.

Should I use a JobAdder MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when JobAdder changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with JobAdder?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with JobAdder.

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