{"id":629,"date":"2026-04-11T21:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T21:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8088\/articles\/auto-bid-widget\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:19:11","slug":"auto-bid-widget","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_article","link":"https:\/\/help.upwex.io\/en\/articles\/auto-bid-widget\/","title":{"rendered":"Auto Bid widget: start automatic bidding"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Auto Bid widget<\/strong> takes Upwex automation to the next level. Instead of clicking into each job manually, Auto Bid scans the current Upwork search results, evaluates each job against your rules, and submits proposals automatically on matching ones.<\/p>\n

Where to find it<\/h2>\n

Open any Upwork job search page \u2013 upwork.com\/nx\/search\/jobs<\/code>. In the bottom-right corner you’ll see the Auto Bid floating widget with a Start Auto Bidding<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

\"Auto<\/p>\n

The setup flow<\/h2>\n

Step 1 \u2013 Click Start Auto Bidding<\/h3>\n

The widget loads your active profile, default cover letter template and saved auto-bid rules and switches to the Review Settings<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n

Step 2 \u2013 Review settings<\/h3>\n

Nothing is picked here \u2013 every value is read-only. The screen shows four cards so you can verify what auto-bidding will use:<\/p>\n

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  • Active Upwork profile<\/strong> \u2013 the profile that’s currently set as active in your account (avatar + username). To use a different profile, switch the active one from the Upwex popup or Team page first.<\/li>\n
  • Default cover letter template<\/strong> \u2013 the template marked as DEFAULT<\/strong> on the Cover Letters page. Click the pencil icon to edit it in account.upwex.io\/settings<\/code>.<\/li>\n
  • Match Algorithm<\/strong> \u2013 the rules AI uses to decide which jobs to bid on. Edit in settings.<\/li>\n
  • Red Flags<\/strong> \u2013 the rules that automatically skip bad jobs. Edit in settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    A note at the bottom tells you that the next step requires a single click in the Upwex extension popup, then there’s the Confirm & Continue<\/strong> button. If you opened settings to edit anything, the button changes to Refresh & Continue<\/strong> so the widget pulls fresh data before launching.<\/p>\n

    \"Auto<\/p>\n

    Step 3 \u2013 Confirm & Continue<\/h3>\n

    Click Confirm & Continue<\/strong>. The widget switches to the Almost there\u2026<\/strong> screen with a small browser-toolbar illustration and an animated arrow pointing up at where the Upwex extension icon lives in your browser toolbar.<\/p>\n

    Step 4 \u2013 Click the Upwex extension icon in your browser toolbar<\/h3>\n

    This one-click step is required by Chrome \u2013 it grants Upwex the permission needed to attach a tab capture keepalive<\/strong> to the search tab. That keepalive is what lets Auto Bid scan in the background even when you switch to other windows or apps without Chrome throttling the tab.<\/p>\n

    Click the Upwex extension icon at the top of your browser to open the popup.<\/p>\n

    \"Upwork<\/p>\n

    Step 5 \u2013 Press Start Auto-Bid in the popup<\/h3>\n

    The popup shows a Ready to Launch<\/strong> hero card at the top with a small pulsing indicator, the title Ready to Launch<\/em>, the active profile name underneath, and a green Start Auto-Bid<\/strong> button. Click it.<\/p>\n

    The popup closes automatically and scanning starts inside the search tab. If something didn’t pick up \u2013 e.g. the search tab was closed in the meantime \u2013 the hero card stays hidden and you’ll need to start the widget flow again.<\/p>\n

    Step 6 \u2013 Running<\/h3>\n

    The widget transitions to a compact Auto Bidding Active<\/strong> status bar with a green pulse indicator and a red Stop<\/strong> button. A log widget appears alongside it streaming real-time progress: “Checking job 3\/50: HTML Email Footer”, “AI matched \u2013 opening proposal”, “Proposal submitted!”, etc.<\/p>\n

    The scanning runs inside the same tab. Thanks to the tab capture keepalive, you can switch to other tabs, other windows or other applications and Auto Bid keeps running with full JavaScript reactivity \u2013 no throttling, no pauses, no need to keep the tab focused.<\/p>\n

    \"Auto<\/p>\n

    What happens during Auto Bid<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Upwex reads the current search results page (all jobs visible in the list)<\/li>\n
    2. For each job: opens the detail slider, extracts job data, runs Match Score analysis<\/li>\n
    3. If the job passes your configured filters (see Set up Auto Bid rules<\/em>), AI generates the cover letter + answers<\/li>\n
    4. The proposal page opens in a new tab in the same window; the proposal is filled in and submitted automatically<\/li>\n
    5. The proposal tab closes and Upwex moves to the next job, with a small randomized delay in between<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Between scan cycles Upwex pauses for a few minutes (your Scan Interval<\/em>), then reloads the search page to pull fresh listings and continues.<\/p>\n

      Stopping Auto Bid<\/h2>\n

      Click the red Stop<\/strong> button at any time. A confirmation modal asks you to confirm \u2013 Auto Bid will finish the current job (to avoid leaving it in a half-submitted state) and then stop cleanly. Running a new Auto Bid session requires going through the setup wizard again, including pressing Start Auto-Bid<\/strong> in the popup once more (Chrome refreshes that permission per session).<\/p>\n

      \"Auto<\/p>\n

      Credits and limits<\/h2>\n

      Each submitted proposal consumes credits like a manual submission (1 cover letter + 1 answers = 2 credits per job). Auto Bid respects your plan’s monthly limits and will stop if you run out of credits, connects or hit Upwork’s rate limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Launch automated bidding on Upwork search results \u2013 hands-off bidding while you focus on other work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-629","knowledge_article","type-knowledge_article","status-publish","hentry","knowledge_category-chrome-extension"],"yoast_head":"\nAuto Bid widget: start automatic bidding | Upwex Customer Service & Support | Upwex Help<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore comprehensive guides, FAQs, and step-by-step tutorials for Upwex. 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