# Improved job description handling and upcoming plain-text field removal

jobdataapi.com v4.38 / API version 1.36

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We’ve improved job description handling to preserve meaningful technical terms such as C#, F# and snake_case more reliably as new listings are processed. Markdown descriptions retain readable formatting for display and provide a useful starting point for search, analysis and other downstream processing. Request `description_md=true` to include the `description_md` field in job responses.

After **November 1, 2026**, the `description_str` parameter and its corresponding `description_string` response field will be removed. If your integration uses either, switch to `description_md=true` before then and convert Markdown to plain text in your application if needed. The default HTML description remains available.