# Search Preview: Base Jobs API

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Base Jobs

Coresignal's custom filters and Elasticsearch DSL

<https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/job\\_base/search/filter/preview\\>
<https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/job\\_base/search/es\\_dsl/preview>
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## Overview

Retrieve a limited set of fields from top-matching records in real time, and search suggestion features. Here, Base Jobs API search `/v2/job_base/search/filter/preview` and `/v2/job_base/search/es_dsl/preview` endpoints' usage is reviewed.

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## Request queries

See the request examples of `preview` endpoints. Search Preview endpoints accept the same query structure as their corresponding Search endpoints.&#x20;

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{% tab title="Search Filter request" %}
{% code title="Search Filter request" %}

```json
curl -X 'POST' \
'https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/job_base/search/filter/preview' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'apikey: {API Key}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "created_at_gte": "2025-08-01 00:00:00",
  "title": "Data Analyst",
  "employment_type": "Full-time"
}'
```

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{% tab title="Elasticsearch DSL request" %}
{% code title="Elasticsearch DSL request" %}

```json
curl -X 'POST' \
'https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/job_base/search/es_dsl/preview' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'apikey: {API Key}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "query": {
        "match": {
            "title": {
                "query": "Project manager",
                "operator": "and"
            }
        }
    }
}'
```

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## Response structure

Here is an overview of the fields that are retrieved using the Base Jobs API search preview endpoints.

| Data field     | Description                                        | Data type |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| `id`           | Identification key for a job posting record        | Integer   |
| `created`      | The time and date when we first scraped the record | String    |
| `title`        | Job title                                          | String    |
| `location`     | Job location                                       | String    |
| `company_name` | Company name                                       | String    |
| `_score`       | Elasticsearch score                                | Float     |

**Refer to the data example here:**

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All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.
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```json
  {
    "id": 123456789,
    "created": "2025-09-01 00:00:00",
    "title": "Data Analyst",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "company_name": "Example Company",
    "_score": 10.1233456
  }
```

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```json
  {
    "id": 123456789,
    "created": "2025-09-01 00:00:00",
    "title": "Data Analyst",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "company_name": "Example Company",
    "_score": 10.1233456
  }
```

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## Pagination

Examples of the request using pagination query parameter `page`.

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{% tab title="Search Filter request" %}
{% code title="Search Filter request" %}

```json
curl -X 'POST' \
'https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/job_base/search/filter/preview?page=3' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'apikey: {API Key}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "created_at_gte": "2025-08-01 00:00:00",
  "title": "Data Analyst",
  "employment_type": "Full-time"
}'
```

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{% code title="Elasticsearch DSL request" %}

```json
curl -X 'POST' \
'https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/job_base/search/es_dsl/preview?page=5' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'apikey: {API Key}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "query": {
        "match": {
            "title": {
                "query": "Project manager",
                "operator": "and"
            }
        }
    }
}'
```

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```
GET https://docs.coresignal.com/jobs-api/base-jobs-api/endpoints/search-preview.md?ask=<question>
```

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