Is there an API for Airtasker?

Airtasker does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for airtasker.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Airtasker data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when airtasker.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Airtasker account?

No. Every Airtasker action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Airtasker API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Business Services

Airtasker API

airtasker.com

Australian services marketplace - local tasks and gigs by location, category, and price.

Actions: 4
Category: Business Services
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Airtasker API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_airtasker_category_landing_ssr.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_airtasker_category_landing_ssr",
    "params": {
      "category_slug": "cleaning"
    }
  }'

4 actions on airtasker.com

Read

Category Landing Page
act_airtasker_category_landing_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns top-rated taskers for a service category with ratings, reviews, and locations.
category_slug
string · required
Category Tree
act_airtasker_category_treeread1 credit / call
Returns the full service-category taxonomy with names and filter IDs for task listings.
Task Listing
act_airtasker_task_listingread2 credits / call
Returns open tasks near a location with price, radius, and sort filters, budgets, deadlines, and poster details.
lat
number · required
lon
number · required
location_name
string · required
radius
integer · required
min_price
integer · required
max_price
integer · required
sort_by
string · required
carl_ids
string
Task Listing Poll
act_airtasker_task_listing_pollread2 credits / call
Returns newly posted tasks after a given timestamp for incremental task-feed updates.
lat
number · required
lon
number · required
location_name
string · required
radius
integer · required
min_price
integer · required
max_price
integer · required
sort_by
string · required
after_time
string · required
carl_ids
string

Airtasker API questions

Is there an API for Airtasker?: Airtasker does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 4 maintained endpoints for airtasker.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Airtasker data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when airtasker.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Airtasker account?: No. Every Airtasker action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Airtasker API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.