Create advertiser subaccount

POST 
/v1/subaccounts

Creates advertiser subaccount.
Specify the content type as application/json in your request.

OAuth scope	Access token type
employer.advertising.subaccount	Access token without the employer parameter.

Request

application/json

Body

required

email string

Email for the subaccount.

currencyCode string

ISO 4217 currency code for the subaccount's campaign budgets and billing. Must match the root advertiser account's currency.

language string

Two-letter language code used for the subaccount.

employeeCount string

Number of employees. Valid values are: 1-49, 50-149, 150-249, 250-499, 500-749, 750-999, 1000+

company string

If you omit the company name, the company name of the master account is used and set as the company name for the newly created subaccount.

Responses

200

Created

application/json

Schema

Schema

meta

object

Response-related metadata.

status int32

HTTP status code of the response.

errors

object[]

Any errors that prevented successful processing of the request. If there were no errors, the value is null.

Array [

type string

Name of the error.

description string

Human-readable description of the problem.

]

rootLocation string

Base URL of the Sponsored Jobs API.

perPage int32

For endpoints that return paginated results, the effective maximum number of entries returned on one page. The value may be smaller than the maximum you requested with the perPage parameter. If the endpoint returns a single result or doesn't paginate, the value is null.

links

object[]

Resources related to the requested resource.

Array [

rel string

The relationship between the requested resource and the related resource. These values are commonly used:

• up: The related resource is a collection that contains the requested resource, or an entity that the requested resource is attached to.
• next: The next page of entries in a paginated result.
• prev: The previous page of entries in a paginated result.

However, the value may also be an arbitrary string describing the relationship, such as Campaign Info.

href string

Endpoint URL of the related resource. Can contain query string parameters. To get the complete URL, append the href to rootLocation.

]

data

object

id stringdeprecated

Deprecated. Legacy employer ID. Use employerId instead.

company string

Name of the subaccount.

email string

Email for the subaccount.

currencyCode string

ISO 4217 currency code for the subaccount's campaign budgets and billing. Must match the root advertiser account's currency.

employerId string

Example (from schema)

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 200,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
        "description": "Couldn't locate the requested resource"
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": 25,
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "next",
        "href": "/v1/campaigns/3141592653589793"
      }
    ]
  },
  "data": {
    "company": "Indeed",
    "email": "admin@indeed.com",
    "currencyCode": "USD",
    "employerId": "68e7a7a549a5ce1e499c72a424253ca7"
  }
}

Example

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 200,
    "errors": null,
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": null,
    "links": null
  },
  "data": {
    "id": "3141592653589793",
    "company": "Indeed",
    "email": "admin@indeed.com",
    "currencyCode": "USD",
    "employerId": "68e7a7a549a5ce1e499c72a424253ca7"
  }
}

400

A request parameter is not valid. The description field usually contains the name of the problematic parameter and a more detailed error message.

Unlike other error types, the meta.errors array may contain multiple INVALID_REQUEST errors, one for each request parameter with a problem.

application/json

Schema

Schema

meta

object

Response-related metadata.

status int32

HTTP status code of the response.

errors

object[]

Any errors that prevented successful processing of the request. If there were no errors, the value is null.

Array [

type string

Name of the error.

description string

Human-readable description of the problem.

]

rootLocation string

Base URL of the Sponsored Jobs API.

perPage int32

For endpoints that return paginated results, the effective maximum number of entries returned on one page. The value may be smaller than the maximum you requested with the perPage parameter. If the endpoint returns a single result or doesn't paginate, the value is null.

links

object[]

Resources related to the requested resource.

Array [

rel string

The relationship between the requested resource and the related resource. These values are commonly used:

• up: The related resource is a collection that contains the requested resource, or an entity that the requested resource is attached to.
• next: The next page of entries in a paginated result.
• prev: The previous page of entries in a paginated result.

However, the value may also be an arbitrary string describing the relationship, such as Campaign Info.

href string

Endpoint URL of the related resource. Can contain query string parameters. To get the complete URL, append the href to rootLocation.

]

data object

Example (from schema)

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 200,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
        "description": "Couldn't locate the requested resource"
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": 25,
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "next",
        "href": "/v1/campaigns/3141592653589793"
      }
    ]
  },
  "data": null
}

Example

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 400,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "INVALID_LANGUAGE",
        "description": "Invalid language"
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": null,
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "up",
        "href": "/v1/subaccounts"
      }
    ]
  },
  "data": null
}

401

Request did not include a valid access token:

• The Authorization header is missing or malformed. Include the access token using the Bearer scheme — for example, Authorization: Bearer XYZ.

• The access token is malformed. When building requests manually, check that you copied the token without missing or extra characters at the start or end.

• The access token has expired. Tokens expire after one hour (3,600 seconds). Get a new token using your client credentials (2-legged OAuth) or a refresh token (3-legged OAuth).

application/json

Schema

Schema

meta

object

Response-related metadata.

status int32

HTTP status code of the response.

errors

object[]

Any errors that prevented successful processing of the request. If there were no errors, the value is null.

Array [

type string

Name of the error.

description string

Human-readable description of the problem.

]

rootLocation string

Base URL of the Sponsored Jobs API.

perPage int32

For endpoints that return paginated results, the effective maximum number of entries returned on one page. The value may be smaller than the maximum you requested with the perPage parameter. If the endpoint returns a single result or doesn't paginate, the value is null.

links

object[]

Resources related to the requested resource.

Array [

rel string

The relationship between the requested resource and the related resource. These values are commonly used:

• up: The related resource is a collection that contains the requested resource, or an entity that the requested resource is attached to.
• next: The next page of entries in a paginated result.
• prev: The previous page of entries in a paginated result.

However, the value may also be an arbitrary string describing the relationship, such as Campaign Info.

href string

Endpoint URL of the related resource. Can contain query string parameters. To get the complete URL, append the href to rootLocation.

]

data object

Example (from schema)

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 200,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
        "description": "Couldn't locate the requested resource"
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": 25,
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "next",
        "href": "/v1/campaigns/3141592653589793"
      }
    ]
  },
  "data": null
}

Example

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 401,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "INVALID_TOKEN",
        "description": "Invalid OAuth access token."
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": null,
    "links": null
  },
  "data": null
}

403

Valid access token that cannot be used with this API. Inspect the error returned in the meta.errors for details.

Error type	Meaning and common causes
INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE	The access token does not have the OAuth v2 token scope required for this API endpoint. For common causes, see FAQ and troubleshooting.
EMPLOYER_ACCESS_TOKEN_NOT_ALLOWED	This API endpoint can't be accessed with an access token representing an employer. This might be because: You must omit the employer parameter when requesting the access token for this operation. For now, this error is only returned from GET /v1/subaccounts and POST /v1/subaccounts. You are calling the legacy Sponsored Jobs API endpoint instead of the latest API endpoint. Be sure to use the latest endpoint ( https://apis.indeed.com/ads ).
LEGACY_ACCESS_TOKEN_NOT_ALLOWED	Sponsored Jobs API no longer supports access tokens that you get through legacy OAuth endpoints. For updated endpoints, see Integrate with Indeed and call APIs

application/json

Schema

Schema

meta

object

Response-related metadata.

status int32

HTTP status code of the response.

errors

object[]

Any errors that prevented successful processing of the request. If there were no errors, the value is null.

Array [

type string

Name of the error.

description string

Human-readable description of the problem.

]

rootLocation string

Base URL of the Sponsored Jobs API.

perPage int32

For endpoints that return paginated results, the effective maximum number of entries returned on one page. The value may be smaller than the maximum you requested with the perPage parameter. If the endpoint returns a single result or doesn't paginate, the value is null.

links

object[]

Resources related to the requested resource.

Array [

rel string

The relationship between the requested resource and the related resource. These values are commonly used:

• up: The related resource is a collection that contains the requested resource, or an entity that the requested resource is attached to.
• next: The next page of entries in a paginated result.
• prev: The previous page of entries in a paginated result.

However, the value may also be an arbitrary string describing the relationship, such as Campaign Info.

href string

Endpoint URL of the related resource. Can contain query string parameters. To get the complete URL, append the href to rootLocation.

]

data object

Example (from schema)

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 200,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
        "description": "Couldn't locate the requested resource"
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": 25,
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "next",
        "href": "/v1/campaigns/3141592653589793"
      }
    ]
  },
  "data": null
}

Example

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 403,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
        "description": "Access token does not have permission to access this API."
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": null,
    "links": null
  },
  "data": null
}

500

Unexpected error occurred. The problem is sometimes temporary and the exact same request may succeed after retrying.

If retrying the request does not help, a problem with parsing the request might have occurred. Make sure that all the required parameters are present and that all parameters are correctly formatted.

If you use an access token obtained with client credentials grant type (2-legged OAuth) with the legacy Sponsored Jobs API endpoint, the INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR error occurs. Be sure to use the latest base URL (https://apis.indeed.com/ads).

application/json

Schema

Schema

meta

object

Response-related metadata.

status int32

HTTP status code of the response.

errors

object[]

Any errors that prevented successful processing of the request. If there were no errors, the value is null.

Array [

type string

Name of the error.

description string

Human-readable description of the problem.

]

rootLocation string

Base URL of the Sponsored Jobs API.

perPage int32

For endpoints that return paginated results, the effective maximum number of entries returned on one page. The value may be smaller than the maximum you requested with the perPage parameter. If the endpoint returns a single result or doesn't paginate, the value is null.

links

object[]

Resources related to the requested resource.

Array [

rel string

The relationship between the requested resource and the related resource. These values are commonly used:

• up: The related resource is a collection that contains the requested resource, or an entity that the requested resource is attached to.
• next: The next page of entries in a paginated result.
• prev: The previous page of entries in a paginated result.

However, the value may also be an arbitrary string describing the relationship, such as Campaign Info.

href string

Endpoint URL of the related resource. Can contain query string parameters. To get the complete URL, append the href to rootLocation.

]

data object

Example (from schema)

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 200,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
        "description": "Couldn't locate the requested resource"
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": 25,
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "next",
        "href": "/v1/campaigns/3141592653589793"
      }
    ]
  },
  "data": null
}

Example

{
  "meta": {
    "status": 500,
    "errors": [
      {
        "type": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
        "description": "Failed to process the request."
      }
    ],
    "rootLocation": "https://apis.indeed.com/ads",
    "perPage": null,
    "links": null
  },
  "data": null
}

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