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Chrome Extension (For Capturing/Adding more companies to your app)

The OpenPostings Chrome extension lets you quickly add the current tab URL into OpenPostings as a seeded ATS company source.

This extension is for seeded ATS sources only.

What it does​

  • Reads the active tab URL
  • Validates the URL against supported seeded ATS patterns
  • Parses ATS + company identifier
  • Lets you edit company name before save
  • Inserts or updates the companies record through the local backend API

Requirements​

  • OpenPostings backend running locally
  • Google Chrome (or Chromium-based browser supporting MV3)

Start backend:

cd OpenPostings
npm run server

NOTE: Or if you are using the Windows MSI installer version, just have your backend service set to running.

Load the extension​

  1. Open chrome://extensions
  2. Enable Developer mode
  3. Click Load unpacked
  4. Select:
    • OpenPostings/chrome-extension/openpostings-seeded-url-capture

How to use it​

  1. Open a seeded ATS company board URL in a browser tab.
  2. Click the extension icon.
  3. Verify:
    • Backend API URL (default http://localhost:8787)
    • Current / Source URL
  4. Click Check URL.
  5. Confirm parsed values:
    • Match
    • ATS
    • Identifier
  6. Edit Company Name if needed.
  7. Click Add to OpenPostings.

If the URL already exists in companies, the extension updates the existing row (idempotent behavior).

chrome extension

Seeded ATS examples​

  • Workday: https://<subdomain>.wd*.myworkdayjobs.com/<companyPath>
  • Ashby: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/<orgSlug>
  • Greenhouse: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/<boardToken>
  • Greenhouse: https://boards.greenhouse.io/<boardToken>
  • Lever: https://jobs.lever.co/<organization>
  • iCIMS: https://<tenant>.icims.com/jobs/search?...
  • BambooHR: https://<tenant>.bamboohr.com/careers
  • It works for all 80+ ATSs!

Troubleshooting​

Failed to fetch​

  • Confirm backend is running
  • Confirm backend URL is correct in popup
  • Confirm backend port is reachable (http://localhost:8787/health)

URL rejected as unsupported​

  • URL may not be a seeded ATS company board URL
  • URL may be a dynamic ATS source (blocked by design)

Check URL works but no save​

  • Ensure Company Name is not empty
  • Re-run Check URL if you changed Current / Source URL

API endpoints used by extension​

  • POST /extension/seeded-source/classify
  • POST /extension/seeded-source/upsert