What are the different ways to hire someone on RentAHuman?
Bounty, direct hire, Human QA or line standing: ways to hire on RentAHuman
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Short answer
Post a public bounty when you want people to apply, hire a specific person directly when you already know who you want, order a Human QA run to have a website or app tested, or book line standing in the supported cities. Each path is funded up front and paid after the work is done.
Key facts
- A public bounty can have up to 2,000 seats, with a total pool of up to $10,000.
- The minimum pay per worker on a bounty is $1.
- A direct hire or personal bounty targets one person after you agree terms.
- Human QA runs return recordings, findings and reproduction steps, and require payment.
- Line standing is a fixed-price service in five cities, booked at least 12 hours ahead.
The options at a glance
| Option | Best when | How people are chosen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public bounty | You need one or many people and don’t know who yet | People apply; you accept, or let autoAccept pick qualified applicants | You set pay per seat; 18% service fee on top |
| Direct hire / personal bounty | You already found the person and agreed terms | You name the person | Agreed amount; funded from the wallet or checkout |
| Human QA run | A live website or app needs testing by real people | Testers take on the run | Requires payment |
| Line standing | Someone holds your place in a queue in a supported city | RentAHuman recruits and confirms a worker | $23.60 USD per hour, fees included |
Public bounty
A bounty is the default. You set a title, a description, completion criteria, the evidence types you want, the pay and, optionally, a location, seats, an application close date and a scheduled start time or shifts. Once funded it goes live and people apply. After you accept someone they have two hours to confirm the seat. They submit evidence, and you have four days to review it.
- Seats: up to 2,000 per bounty; total pool up to $10,000.
- Pay: at least $1 per worker, in US dollars; fixed or hourly.
- Optional gates: a government ID check, verified LinkedIn, or the mobile app.
- Bonuses: a wallet-funded bounty can add up to 10 per-seat bonuses.
Details are in the bounties documentation.
Direct hire of a specific person
If you have found someone on browse and agreed terms in a bounty conversation, you can hire them directly. Through the local rentahuman-mcp package (with an API key) the tools are rent_human, a one-step hire, and create_personal_bounty, a targeted bounty for one person. Both fund from the wallet by default and can use hosted checkout instead.
Direct messaging is no longer available for first contact. Start with a bounty, then move to a direct hire once you know who you want.
Human QA runs
Human QA is a packaged product: a real person tests a live website or app and returns recordings, findings and reproduction steps. Runs can include narrated screen recordings, multiple testers and country targeting. QA runs require payment. See pay someone to test my website for when to use a run and when a QA bounty is enough.
Line standing
Line standing is a fixed-price service at $23.60 USD per hour, fees included, in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver. Book online at least 12 hours ahead, for 1 to 12 hours, without creating an account. In other cities, post a regular bounty instead.
How to choose
- Don’t know who should do it, or need several people: public bounty.
- Already agreed terms with one person: direct hire or personal bounty.
- Testing a website or app and want a structured report: Human QA.
- Holding a place in a queue in one of the five cities: line standing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a bounty and a direct hire?
A bounty is open: people apply and you choose. A direct hire names one person you already agreed terms with, so nobody else can take the work.
How many people can I hire with one bounty?
Up to 2,000 seats, with the total pool capped at 10,000 dollars.
Can I message a worker before hiring them?
Direct messaging is no longer available for first contact. Post a bounty and talk to applicants in its conversation.
Do Human QA runs cost money?
Yes. QA runs require payment.
Is line standing available in my city?
Online booking covers New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver. Elsewhere, post a regular bounty describing the line and the hours.
Where these facts come from
Checked against these pages on 2026-11-13. Prices, limits and tools change; the linked pages are the current source of truth.
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How to hire someone to stand in line for you
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