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HeroHunt People Search vs USAJOBS
HeroHunt's People Search API lets a caller describe an ideal candidate in natural language and returns matching, enrichable profiles sourced from LinkedIn, GitHub, and Stack Overflow, the same engine behind its dashboard, SDKs, and hosted MCP server. Every call authenticates with an x-api-key header; a free trial grants 50 search credits before paid Starter/Pro plans.
USAJOBS is the official job board for the U.S. federal government, and its Search API returns current vacancy announcements plus dozens of reference code lists (agencies, pay plans, hiring paths). Every request needs a free registered email/API-key pair sent as custom headers, confirmed live by a genuine 401 challenge that also carried a wildcard CORS header.
| HeroHunt People Search | USAJOBS | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | free |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |