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Is Upwork API down?

Current status, daily uptime history and troubleshooting for the Upwork API (Jobs).

No, Upwork is up

Upwork answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 138 ms with HTTP 403.

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Upwork API uptime history

30 days agoLatest check
Uptime
2 checks so far
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC
Response
138 ms · HTTP 403
Last up
Now

We check Upwork's listed URL (https://developers.upwork.com/) once a day. History started when Upwork was first checked, so new entries show fewer than 30 days.

What does HTTP 403 mean? Read the 403 explainer.

Upwork API not working for you?

  1. Upwork needs OAuth. A 401 or 403 usually means a missing, expired or mis-sent credential: check whether it belongs in a header or the query string.
  2. A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header.
  3. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, Upwork may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.
  4. If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.
  5. Check the provider's documentation, status page or social accounts for planned maintenance or a changed endpoint.

Jobs APIs up at their last check

  1. 1RemoteOK logo

    RemoteOK API

    Online · 861 ms

    Remote job board for digital nomads.

    • No API key needed
    • Returns JSON at its URL
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  2. 2Arbeitnow logo

    Arbeitnow API

    Online · 452 ms

    API for Job board aggregator in Europe / Remote.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  3. 3Artificial Intelligence Jobs logo

    Artificial Intelligence Jobs API

    Online · 670 ms

    Live AI/ML job listings from 260+ companies' own career pages, with salary, location, remote and seniority filters.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  4. 4CuratorSearch logo

    CuratorSearch API

    Online · 558 ms

    Museum and gallery jobs from 400+ institutions' own careers pages, with advertised salaries.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  5. 5Level logo

    Level API

    Online · 534 ms

    Job listings rated by AI level, from Little AI to Builds AI; REST, RSS and MCP.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS

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Upwork API status FAQ

Is Upwork API down right now?

Upwork answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 138 ms with HTTP 403. This page also runs a live check from our server when you open it, so you can see whether Upwork is responding at this moment.

How do you check whether Upwork API is up?

Once a day our checker requests Upwork's listed URL (https://developers.upwork.com/) and records whether it answers within 15 seconds. Answers like 401 (needs a key), 403 (blocks bots) or 429 (rate-limited) count as up, because the server responded. The listed URL is often the documentation page, so an API endpoint can occasionally fail while its docs stay up.

What can I use if Upwork API is down?

Free Jobs APIs that were up at their last check include RemoteOK, Arbeitnow, Artificial Intelligence Jobs. See the full list of Upwork alternatives for a comparison.

Why does Upwork API work for others but not for me?

Upwork needs OAuth. A 401 or 403 usually means a missing, expired or mis-sent credential: check whether it belongs in a header or the query string. A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, Upwork may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.