How much does it cost to enrich 5,000 target accounts in Clay?

If you check 5,000 target domains with limit=1 (or /v1/tools/ats-detector for free ATS detection), accounts with 0 matching jobs cost 0 Credits, and matched accounts cost 1 Credit per returned job — less than $5 total on the Starter or Growth plan.

Can I exclude staffing agencies from GTM hiring signals?

Yes. Every job record includes company.is_staffing_agency so your sales team only routes direct employer hiring signals.

B2B GTM Hiring Signals API (Clay, n8n & AI SDR Blueprint)

B2B GTM Hiring Signals API: Detect Buying Intent from Live ATS Job Postings

How revenue operations teams, Clay/n8n workflows, and AI SDR platforms monitor 9.9M+ verified ATS job postings (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday) to detect tech-stack adoption and departmental budget expansion in real time.

1 Credit = 1 Job Record ($0.199–$0.76 / 1K Jobs) · 0 Credits for Empty Searches · 434 ATS & Career Sources

Instant Quickstart · Copy & Run in 30 Seconds

Search Newly Posted Roles by Canonical Skill & Seniority

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import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.jobpostingsapi.com/v1/jobs/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": "jp_live_your_api_key"},
    params={
        "skills": "kubernetes",
        "seniority": "senior",
        "country": "US",
        "limit": 5,
    },
    timeout=20,
)
for job in res.json()["data"]:
    print(job["company"]["name"], job["company"]["domain"], "->", job["title"], job["url"])

Key Engineering Takeaways (TL;DR)

✓Job descriptions on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and Workday reveal the exact tools, cloud infrastructure, and compliance initiatives a company is funding before any press release.
✓Use GET /v1/jobs/search?skills=snowflake,dbt&posted_since=24h to capture every company hiring for your target ecosystem at 1 Credit ($0.000199–$0.00076) per matched job.
✓Use GET /v1/companies/{slug}/jobs?refresh=true to perform a live ETag check against a prospect's ATS board right before an outbound sequence or sales call.
✓Zero credits are deducted when a target company has 0 matching open roles.

1. Why Direct ATS Job Postings Are the Highest-Intent B2B Buying Signal

Unlike third-party technographic guesses or stale pixel data, an active ATS requisition means an executive has already secured headcount and software budget.

High-converting GTM hiring signals and how to query them via JobPostings API
GTM Signal Type	Query Filter Example	Target Buyer Persona	Endpoint
Tech Stack Adoption	skills=kubernetes,datadog,terraform&posted_since=7d	VP Infrastructure / DevOps	GET /v1/jobs/search
New Security / Compliance Initiative	q="SOC 2" OR "FedRAMP"&seniority=senior	CISO / Head of Security	GET /v1/jobs/search
Account-Specific Live Hiring Check	/v1/companies/stripe/jobs?refresh=true	Strategic Account Executive	GET /v1/companies/{slug}/jobs
Hourly New Role Stream	since=1h&source=greenhouse,ashby,lever	Automated Clay / n8n Webhook	GET /v1/feeds/new

2. Production Implementation: Polling New Tech-Stack Hiring Signals

Run this query hourly or inside Clay's HTTP API enrichment column to enrich target domains with their newest engineering and GTM requisitions.

Search Newly Posted Roles by Canonical Skill & Seniority

Find companies hiring Senior+ engineers with Snowflake or Kubernetes in the last 7 days:

curl "https://api.jobpostingsapi.com/v1/jobs/search?skills=kubernetes&seniority=senior&country=US&limit=5" \
  -H "x-api-key: jp_live_your_api_key"

Interactive Engineering Workbench · GET /v1/jobs/search

Verify real-time latency, pagination math & JSON schema

Job records searched per day (1 Credit / job, up to 100/call)5,000 jobs/day

Delta feed records synced per day (new / updated / closed)2,000 records/day

Hiring velocity count checks per day (1 Credit / check)500 checks/day

HTTP Calls / Day

570

100 jobs/page batching

ATS Sources Covered

434 Sources

1 JSON schema

Empty Search Fee

0 Credits

$0.00 for 0 results

Estimated Monthly Pipeline Cost (30 Days)

$44.78/ mo at Scale rate ($74.25 at Pro rate)

Monthly consumption: 225,000 Credits (7,500 Credits/day)

JobPostings API (Scale $0.199/1K):$44.78 / mo

Legacy Enterprise Job Feeds:$1012.50 / mo

Empty search / 4xx error fee:$0.00 (0 Credits)

Start Free (500 Credits) →Full Rate Card

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to enrich 5,000 target accounts in Clay?: If you check 5,000 target domains with limit=1 (or /v1/tools/ats-detector for free ATS detection), accounts with 0 matching jobs cost 0 Credits, and matched accounts cost 1 Credit per returned job — less than $5 total on the Starter or Growth plan.
Can I exclude staffing agencies from GTM hiring signals?: Yes. Every job record includes company.is_staffing_agency so your sales team only routes direct employer hiring signals.

B2B GTM Hiring Signals API: Detect Buying Intent from Live ATS Job Postings

Search Newly Posted Roles by Canonical Skill & Seniority

1. Why Direct ATS Job Postings Are the Highest-Intent B2B Buying Signal

2. Production Implementation: Polling New Tech-Stack Hiring Signals

Search Newly Posted Roles by Canonical Skill & Seniority

Verify real-time latency, pagination math & JSON schema

Frequently Asked Questions

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