---
title: jobs.list | Doing Work API
description: Jobs of a shop, newest first. Optional status filter.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/jobs-list/
---

# jobs.list

Jobs of a shop, newest first. Optional status filter.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `GET /v1/jobs` |
| MCP tool | `jobs_list` |
| Writes | no |
| Area | [Jobs (unlimited)](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#jobs-unlimited) |

## When to use it

Answer what's going on: open jobs, jobs waiting on payment, recent work.

## What to tell the owner

Here are your jobs, newest first.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string | yes |
| `status` | string | no |
| `limit` | string | no |

## Example

```http
GET https://doingwork.work/v1/jobs?shop_id=00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000
```

## Output

| Field | Type | Always there |
|---|---|---|
| `jobs` | array | yes |
| `jobs[].job_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `jobs[].status` | string | yes |
| `jobs[].kind` | string | yes |
| `jobs[].summary` | ['string', 'null'] | yes |
| `jobs[].occurred_at` | string (date-time) | yes |
| `jobs[].home_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `jobs[].address_line1` | string | yes |
| `jobs[].locality` | string | yes |
| `jobs[].customer_id` | ['string', 'null', ' ', '(', 'u', 'u', 'i', 'd', ')'] | yes |

```json
{
  "jobs": [
    {
      "job_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "status": "...",
      "kind": "...",
      "summary": "...",
      "occurred_at": "...",
      "home_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "address_line1": "...",
      "locality": "Coeur d'Alene",
      "customer_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `forbidden` | 403 | This worker's role can't do this, or it needs a person's own sign-in rather than an agent token. Tell the person who can. |
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |