---
title: "Search current US federal job postings via the USAJobs API."
method: GET
path: "/api/job/federal-search"
tags: ["job"]
---

# Search current US federal job postings via the USAJobs API.

`GET /api/job/federal-search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://2s.io`
- URL: `https://2s.io/api/job/federal-search`
- Auth: API key in header `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE`

Search current US federal job postings via the USAJobs API. Filter by keyword, positionTitle, locationName ("Washington, DC" or city/zip), remote (telework-eligible), pay grade range (e.g. payGradeLow=GS09 + payGradeHigh=GS13), jobCategoryCode (occupational series, e.g. 2210 for IT), organization (agency sub-element code, e.g. TR40 for IRS), whoMayApply (all/public/status). Returns per-posting: control number, position ID, title, USAJobs URL + apply URL, organization + department, locations, schedule, offering type, pay scales (min/max + interval), publication start + application close, qualification summary, job category + grade. Use sortField + sortDirection to sort. Pagination via resultsPerPage + page.

## Query parameters

- `keyword` string
- `positionTitle` string
- `locationName` string
- `remote` boolean
- `payGradeLow` string
- `payGradeHigh` string
- `jobCategoryCode` string
- `organization` string
- `whoMayApply` 'all' | 'public' | 'status'
- `resultsPerPage` integer
- `page` integer
- `sortField` 'OpenDate' | 'CloseDate' | 'PositionTitle' | 'Salary'
- `sortDirection` 'Asc' | 'Desc'
- `trial` 1

## Other responses

- `200` (unresolved $ref)
- `400`: Invalid request — not charged. error.code: BAD_REQUEST or INVALID_PARAM (parameter validation; error.details.issues lists each problem), MALFORMED_JSON, or a request-specific code. Other client errors: 405 METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED (wrong verb; see the Allow header), 413 PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE.
- `402`: Payment required. Body is the x402 PaymentRequirements envelope with a multi-network accepts array; the per-call price is in accepts[].amount (and on the operation as x-2s-price). Sign for whichever rail you hold USDC on (EIP-3009 for Base, partial SPL transfer for Solana) and retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header (X-PAYMENT also accepted for v1 clients). Also PAYMENT_SETTLE_FAILED (error envelope) when a verified payment failed to settle: error.details.chargeStatus is "not_charged" (retry with a fresh payment) or "unknown" (the authorization may still settle before its deadline — check it before retrying).
- `404`: Not found — NOT_FOUND (or NO_SOURCES / NO_OPINIONS): the requested entity does not exist. Not charged.
- `429`: Too many requests — RATE_LIMITED: our per-IP / per-payer limiter. Not charged; retry after Retry-After.
- `5XX`: Server-side failure. 500 INTERNAL: unexpected error; quote error.errorId (also the X-2s-Error-Id header). 502 UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE (or another UPSTREAM_* code): the data provider failed — composite endpoints refuse unbilled when every source fails. 503 SERVICE_PAUSED: endpoint paused by the operator kill switch, retry after Retry-After; 503 SPEND_CAP: daily upstream budget exhausted. 504 UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT. Not charged.

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