Freelancer API
Utility Tools
REST API for searching international freelance projects, submitting bids, and managing milestone payments
Freelancer API Highlights
Freelancer API is best for freelancers, software agencies, remote job seekers, and automated bidding bot developers
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenyacom, one of the world's largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplaces with over 70 million users. The API enables developers to search active job postings, monitor project bids, submit automated proposals, manage milestone escrow payments, and exchange real-time messages with clients.
For Nigerian developers, software agencies, and remote freelancers, the Freelancer API enables building custom project alert bots (Telegram/WhatsApp alerts for high-budget jobs) and automated proposal assistance tools to win international foreign currency contracts.
Freelancer API Core Features & Capabilities
| Feature | Status | Description & Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Project Search & Filter API | ✓ Supported | Provides native Project Search & Filter API capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Bid Placement & Proposal Management | ✓ Supported | Provides native Bid Placement & Proposal Management capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Milestone Payment Tracking | ✓ Supported | Provides native Milestone Payment Tracking capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Real-Time User Messaging | ✓ Supported | Provides native Real-Time User Messaging capabilities integrated within the API. |
| User Reputation & Review Metrics | ✓ Supported | Provides native User Reputation & Review Metrics capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Automated Dispute Resolution | ✗ Not Supported | Automated Dispute Resolution is currently not supported by Freelancer API. |
- Free developer access with OAuth 2.0
- Standard platform project commissions on awarded contracts
Required Access Documents for Freelancer API
- Freelancer.com Developer AccountRequiredRegister at developers.freelancer.com to retrieve your OAuth credentials
Different Freelancer API use cases
- Real-Time Job Notification Bots:Notify Nigerian developers on Telegram within seconds when a new high-budget Next.js job is posted.
- Agency Automated Bid Management:Allow digital agency account managers to submit tailored proposals to client projects automatically.
- Escrow Milestone Tracker:Track invoice milestone releases and notify accounting when payments are deposited into escrow.