When do API jobs post on Upwork
API jobs peak between 2 and 4pm ET, with Thursday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do API jobs post?
Based on 4,105 API jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most API jobs post around 2 to 4pm ET.
When do API jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
API job posting activity
What are the best days to find API jobs?
The days of the week with the most API job posts.
Thursday posts roughly 1.8x as many API jobs as Saturday.
Where do API jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States37% (1,529)
United Kingdom7% (292)
India7% (283)
Australia5% (185)
Canada4% (171)
Pakistan3% (117)
Germany2% (73)
United Arab Emirates1% (52)
Saudi Arabia1% (45)
Ukraine1% (40)
What do API jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed API job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$25/hr
Typical range
$13 to $48/hr
Fixed-price median
$150
Hourly rate distribution for API
Is API demand growing on Upwork?
How API demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Down 24% over 8 weeksJobs per week
API job type
58%
42%
API experience level
4%
51%
45%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 4,105 API job posts from the last 90 days
- Peak hour is the 60-minute window with the highest average posting volume
- All times are shown in your selected timezone
Analysis by Shajeel Afzal · Founder & CEO at UpAlerts
Source: UpAlerts · 4,105 jobs analyzed · Updated July 13, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm | 231 | 6% |
| 2pm | 244 | 6% |
| 3pm | 224 | 5% |
| 4pm | 198 | 5% |
| 5pm | 178 | 4% |
| 6pm | 161 | 4% |
| 7pm | 134 | 3% |
| 8pm | 146 | 4% |
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