--- title: "Indeed ghost jobs: what the sightings say." description: "[NewSearch millions of jobs from your AI agent with MCP→](/blog/jobspipe-mcp-server)" canonical: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/indeed last_updated: 2026-09-10 --- [NewSearch millions of jobs from your AI agent with MCP→](/blog/jobspipe-mcp-server) # Indeed ghost jobs: what the sightings say. 11.7% of scored active Indeed postings carry at least one ghost-job warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. Here is the full picture for Indeed: score bands, the reasons behind them, reposts, age and how quickly postings close. 11.7% Score 25 or higher all boards 17.8% 4.8% Reposted after a 10+ day gap all boards 8.0% 25.1% Older than 30 days all boards 28.6% 30 Median days live when closed closures cluster at the 30-day expiry ## How Indeed scores Indeed hosts both employer postings and aggregated ones, and its listings sit until the employer closes them or the 30-day expiry runs out. Indeed carries the largest share of low-score postings among the boards JobsPipe collects, and its reposted share is well under the all-board figure. | Ghost score band | Indeed | All boards | | --- | --- | --- | | 0-24: looks live | 88.3% | 82.3% | | 25-49: one warning sign | 11.5% | 16.4% | | 50-74: several warning signs | <0.5% | 1.3% | | 75-100: almost certainly stale | 0.0% | <0.5% | - No salary stated58.5% - Posted by a mass poster (500+ open roles)15.5% - Reposted (seen again after a gap of 10+ days)4.5% - Posted date far behind first sighting4.5% - Thin description (under 400 characters)1.0% - Open for 45 days or more<0.5% Reasons attached to the ghost score on Indeed, share of scored active postings. A posting can carry several. ## How long Indeed postings stay up Indeed listings sit until the employer closes them or the 30-day listing expiry runs out, and JobsPipe records the closure at the next check after that. Days live on Indeed therefore clusters at the 30-day mark (median 30 days among postings closed in the last 60 days), and 8.4% of closures happened within a week. For a board where removals are visible immediately, compare [Greenhouse](/ghost-jobs/greenhouse). The cross-board comparison is on [How long do job postings stay up?](/job-posting-lifespan) ## Check a Indeed posting Paste the Indeed job URL. The answer comes from the JobsPipe index, not from Indeed. Works with LinkedIn, Indeed, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, SmartRecruiters and Workday URLs. Reads the JobsPipe index, never the board. ## Exclude Indeed ghost jobs from a feed ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "source_or": ["indeed"], "max_ghost_score": 24, "status": "active", "posted_at_max_age_days": 30, "limit": 25 }' ``` How this was measured Measured from active postings on the ten collected boards; score bands and reasons cover the postings that carry a ghost score (seen at least twice or older than 14 days), age and repost shares use the crawl sighting log, which starts between 21 June and 23 July 2026 depending on the board. Generated 2026-09-09. Shares only: JobsPipe publishes percentages, not counts. Score bands and reasons cover Indeed postings that carry a ghost score (last scoring run 2026-08-29). Reposted means three or more sightings with a gap of ten days or more; age is measured from the first sighting in the crawl log. ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"source_or":["indeed"],"max_ghost_score":24,"status":"active","limit":25}' ``` ## FAQ How common are ghost jobs on Indeed? 11.7% of scored active Indeed postings carry at least one warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. 4.8% of active Indeed postings were seen again after a gap of ten days or more, and 25.1% were first sighted more than 30 days ago. Why does Indeed score the way it does? Indeed hosts both employer postings and aggregated ones, and its listings sit until the employer closes them or the 30-day expiry runs out. Indeed carries the largest share of low-score postings among the boards JobsPipe collects, and its reposted share is well under the all-board figure. How do I check whether a Indeed job is still open? Paste the Indeed posting URL into the checker on this page. JobsPipe returns the first and last sighting, the status, and the ghost score with its reasons. How do I exclude Indeed ghost jobs from an API feed? Send max\_ghost\_score 24 with status active and source\_or \["indeed"\] to the jobs search endpoint. Raise the score cap to 49 if a missing salary is acceptable. ### Other boards - [Workable](/ghost-jobs/workable) - [Ashby](/ghost-jobs/ashby) - [SmartRecruiters](/ghost-jobs/smartrecruiters) - [LinkedIn](/ghost-jobs/linkedin) - [Greenhouse](/ghost-jobs/greenhouse) - [Paylocity](/ghost-jobs/paylocity) - [Lever](/ghost-jobs/lever) - [Y Combinator](/ghost-jobs/ycombinator) - [Workday](/ghost-jobs/workday) - [All boards](/ghost-jobs) --- Canonical URL: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/indeed --- AI agents: the full machine-readable index of this site is https://jobspipe.dev/llms.txt?src=md-twin - API quickstart, no-key sandbox (POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/sandbox/jobs/search), MCP server, pricing. Free key: https://jobspipe.dev/signup