Upwork Job Search Scraper

Find the right Upwork jobs faster — without the endless manual searching.

The Upwork Job Search Scraper collects fresh job postings on demand and delivers them as clean, structured data. Whether you want to monitor new opportunities in your niche, research what clients are paying, or build a job alert system, this Actor gives you a reliable data feed you can actually build on.

No login. No cookies. No setup. Just configure your filters and run.

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What You Can Do

• Hunt smarter — filter by keyword, category, experience level, budget, location, and more to get only the jobs that matter to you
• Track the market — see what skills are in demand, what clients are paying, and how competitive your niche is
• Build alert pipelines — feed results into Slack, email, Airtable, or any webhook to get notified the moment a matching job is posted
• Research rates — benchmark hourly rates and fixed-price budgets across categories and experience levels

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Filters

Every filter matches what you see in the Upwork job search UI.

Field	Type	Default	Description
keyword	string	—	Search keyword (e.g. "React developer"). Leave empty to browse all.
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of jobs to collect (max: 1,000)
sort	string	relevance+desc	relevance+desc (Relevance) or recency (Newest first)
contractorTier	array	—	Entry Level, Intermediate, Expert
jobType	array	—	hourly, fixed
hourlyRateMin	integer	—	Min hourly rate in USD
hourlyRateMax	integer	—	Max hourly rate in USD
fixedBudgetRanges	array	—	Less than $100, $100 to $500, $500 - $1K, $1K - $5K, $5K+
fixedBudgetMin	integer	—	Custom fixed budget minimum (USD)
fixedBudgetMax	integer	—	Custom fixed budget maximum (USD)
clientHires	array	—	No hires, 1 to 9 hires, 10+ hires
regions	array	—	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, …
subregions	array	—	Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Asia, Western Asia, …
countries	array	—	United States, Germany, India, …
clientTimezones	array	—	e.g. "(UTC+09:00) Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Seoul"
durationV3	array	—	Less than one month, 1 to 3 months, 3 to 6 months, More than 6 months
workload	array	—	Less than 30 hrs/week, More than 30 hrs/week
contractToHire	boolean	false	Show only Contract-to-Hire roles
category	string	—	See supported categories below
subcategory	string	—	Only valid when category is also set

Example Input

{
  "keyword": "backend developer",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "sort": "recency",
  "contractorTier": ["Intermediate", "Expert"],
  "jobType": ["hourly"],
  "hourlyRateMin": 30,
  "hourlyRateMax": 100,
  "category": "Web, Mobile & Software Dev",
  "subcategory": "Web Development",
  "durationV3": ["1 to 3 months", "3 to 6 months", "More than 6 months"],
  "workload": ["More than 30 hrs/week"]
}

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Output

Each item in the dataset represents one job posting.

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Upwork internal job ID
ciphertext	string	Job URL identifier (e.g. ~022xxx)
title	string	Job title
description	string	Full job description
skills	string[]	Required skills
jobType	string	HOURLY or FIXED
contractorTier	string | null	EntryLevel, IntermediateLevel, or ExpertLevel
hourlyBudgetMin	number | null	Min hourly rate in USD (HOURLY only)
hourlyBudgetMax	number | null	Max hourly rate in USD (HOURLY only)
hourlyEngagementType	string | null	FULL_TIME, PART_TIME, or AS_NEEDED (HOURLY only)
engagementDurationLabel	string | null	Contract duration label (HOURLY only)
engagementDurationWeeks	number | null	Contract duration in weeks (HOURLY only)
fixedPriceAmount	number | null	Budget in USD (FIXED only)
fixedPriceDurationLabel	string | null	Project duration label (FIXED only)
fixedPriceDurationWeeks	number | null	Project duration in weeks (FIXED only)
createTime	string	Created at (ISO 8601)
publishTime	string	Published at (ISO 8601)

Example Output

{
  "id": "2054308449345801268",
  "ciphertext": "~022054308449345801268",
  "title": "Backend Developer (Node.js + n8n)",
  "description": "We're looking for a backend developer with deep expertise in n8n...",
  "skills": ["Node.js", "API", "JavaScript", "MySQL"],
  "jobType": "HOURLY",
  "contractorTier": "IntermediateLevel",
  "hourlyBudgetMin": 30,
  "hourlyBudgetMax": 60,
  "hourlyEngagementType": "FULL_TIME",
  "engagementDurationLabel": "More than 6 months",
  "engagementDurationWeeks": 52,
  "fixedPriceAmount": null,
  "fixedPriceDurationLabel": null,
  "fixedPriceDurationWeeks": null,
  "createTime": "2026-05-12T21:11:16.591Z",
  "publishTime": "2026-05-12T21:12:10.479Z"
}

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Supported Categories

Category	Subcategories (sample)
Accounting & Consulting	Accounting & Bookkeeping, Financial Planning, Recruiting & Human Resources, …
Admin Support	Data Entry & Transcription Services, Virtual Assistance, Project Management, …
Customer Service	Customer Service & Tech Support, Community Management & Tagging
Data Science & Analytics	AI & Machine Learning, Data Analysis & Testing, Data Mining & Management, …
Design & Creative	Art & Illustration, Branding & Logo Design, Video & Animation, …
Engineering & Architecture	Civil & Structural Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 3D Modeling & CAD, …
IT & Networking	DevOps & Solution Architecture, Information Security & Compliance, Network & System Administration, …
Legal	Corporate & Contract Law, Finance & Tax Law, International & Immigration Law, …
Sales & Marketing	Digital Marketing, Lead Generation & Telemarketing, Marketing, PR & Brand Strategy
Translation	Translation & Localization Services, Language Tutoring & Interpretation
Web, Mobile & Software Dev	Web Development, Mobile Development, AI Apps & Integration, Ecommerce Development, …
Writing	Content Writing, Editing & Proofreading Services, Professional & Business Writing, …

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Notes

• Results are limited to publicly visible job postings — no login required
• Maximum 1,000 jobs per run
• subcategory requires category to also be set
• fixedBudgetRanges and fixedBudgetMin/fixedBudgetMax can be used together and are merged
• When fixedBudgetRanges or fixedBudgetMin/fixedBudgetMax are set, fixed is automatically added to jobType
• Multiple timezones sharing the same UTC offset are automatically deduplicated