When do API jobs post on Upwork
API jobs peak between 12 and 2pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do API jobs post?
Based on 3,643 API jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most API jobs post around 12 to 2pm 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.
Tuesday posts roughly 2.1x as many API jobs as Saturday.
Where do API jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States38% (1,402)
United Kingdom8% (294)
India8% (277)
Canada4% (157)
Australia4% (140)
Pakistan3% (127)
United Arab Emirates2% (72)
Germany1% (52)
Ukraine1% (48)
Nigeria1% (45)
What do API jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed API job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$27/hr
Typical range
$13 to $50/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 12% over 7 weeksJobs per week
API job type
57%
43%
API experience level
0%
71%
29%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 3,643 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 · 3,643 jobs analyzed · Updated August 23, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 11am | 217 | 6% |
| 12pm | 235 | 6% |
| 1pm | 216 | 6% |
| 2pm | 221 | 6% |
| 3pm | 196 | 5% |
| 4pm | 164 | 5% |
| 5pm | 152 | 4% |
| 6pm | 136 | 4% |
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