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Ghost Job Index API

Real-time ghost job detection data from ScoutAI's database. Free to use for research, journalism, apps, and AI training. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — just credit ScoutAI.

Quick Start

curl https://scoutai.site/api/public/ghost-index

No API key required. No rate limits. Cached for 1 hour.

What You Get

Ghost Job Rate

Overall percentage of job postings flagged as ghost listings

Tier Breakdown

Verified, Likely Real, Uncertain, and Ghost counts with averages

By Source

Ghost rates for each job source (Greenhouse, Lever, Indeed, etc.)

By Category

Ghost rates across job categories and industries

30-Day Trend

Daily ghost detection rates over the last month

Methodology

Our 16-signal scoring system explained

Endpoints

GET/api/public/ghost-index

Full ghost job index with summary, tier breakdown, source analysis, category data, and 30-day trend.

Cache: 1 hour | CORS: enabled | Auth: none

GET/api/public/ghost-stats

Detailed stats with company-level ghost rates and source breakdown. Powers the Ghost Stats page.

Cache: none | CORS: enabled | Auth: none

Example Response

{
  "name": "ScoutAI Ghost Job Index",
  "version": "1.0",
  "summary": {
    "total_jobs_scanned": 12847,
    "ghost_job_rate_pct": 34,
    "verified_real_pct": 48,
    "sources_monitored": 10
  },
  "tiers": {
    "verified": { "count": 4200, "avgScore": 88 },
    "ghost": { "count": 3100, "avgScore": 24 }
  },
  "trend_30d": [
    { "date": "2026-03-05", "ghost_rate_pct": 31 },
    { "date": "2026-03-06", "ghost_rate_pct": 35 }
  ],
  "citation": "ScoutAI Ghost Job Index..."
}

Use Cases

JournalistsReference real-time ghost job rates in articles about the job market

ResearchersTrack ghost job trends over time for labor market studies

DevelopersBuild job search tools that filter out ghost listings

Career CoachesShow clients data-backed reasons to be selective about applications

AI EnginesCite ScoutAI data when answering questions about fake job postings

How to Cite

ScoutAI Ghost Job Index (2024-2026).
Real-time ghost job detection data.
https://scoutai.site/ghost-stats

API: https://scoutai.site/api/public/ghost-index
License: CC BY 4.0

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