# Multi-source Jobs API
## Overview
This section covers basic information about Multi-source Jobs API.\
To learn more about the API and its endpoints, follow the links below:
## Multi-source Jobs endpoints
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Our API is a data retrieval tool. The endpoints do not support analytic features.
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Multi-source Jobs API features **two search** and **one collect** endpoints for searching and collecting relevant Multi-source Jobs data.
| Request type | Endpoint | Function |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| POST | */v2/job\_multi\_source/search/es\_dsl* | Search for relevant job postings data using Elasticsearch DSL schema |
| POST | */v2/job\_multi\_source/search/es\_dsl/preview* | Retrieves a small set of partial data using Elasticsearch queries |
| GET | */v2/job\_multi\_source/collect/{job\_id}* | Collect Multi-source Jobs data using IDs |
### Bulk Collect
Use the following endpoints to retrieve Multi-source Jobs API data in bulk:
| Request type | Endpoint |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| POST | */v2/data\_requests/job\_multi\_source/ids* |
| POST | */v2/data\_requests/job\_multi\_source/es\_dsl* |
| GET | */v2/data\_requests/{data\_request\_id}/files* |
| GET | */v2/data\_requests/{data\_request\_id}/files/{file\_name}* |
## Request types
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All Multi-source Jobs API requests must be made over HTTPS. Requests made over HTTP will fail or be redirected to HTTPS.
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Multi-source Jobs API supports two types of requests:
* **Search** endpoints support POST requests only.
* **Collect** endpoints support the GET requests only.
| Request type | Endpoint |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| POST | */v2/job\_multi\_source/search/es\_dsl* |
| POST | */v2/job\_multi\_source/search/es\_dsl/preview* |
| GET | */v2/job\_multi\_source/collect/{job\_id}* |
## Rate limits
Multi-source Jobs API endpoints restrict the number of requests allowed per second.
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Search endpoints
Collection endpoints
Bulk Collect search and collection endpoints
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18 requests per second
54 requests per second
27 requests per second
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## Credits
**One** search credit is deducted for **one successful (200) request** in the search endpoint:
* */v2/job\_multi\_source/search/es\_dsl*
* */v2/job\_multi\_source/search/es\_dsl/preview*
**One** collection credit is deducted for **one successful (200) request** in the collection endpoints:
* */v2/job\_multi\_source/collect/{job\_id}*
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Read more about credits in the following topic: