# Reed Jobs Scraper Pro (`hello.datawizards/reed-jobs-scraper-pro`) Actor

The Reed-Jobs-Scraper Apify Actor extracts detailed job listings from Reed.co.uk in JSON format. Ideal for job market analysis and recruitment automation, it supports custom queries, URLs, and Apify Proxy. Built by DataWizards for fast, reliable job data extraction with flexible search options.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hello.datawizards/reed-jobs-scraper-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [datawizards](https://apify.com/hello.datawizards) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 16 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

### 📦 Reed-Jobs-Scraper · Apify Actor

Extract **detailed job listings** from Reed.co.uk with structured JSON output – ideal for job market analysis, recruitment automation, and career trend monitoring.  
Built and maintained by [DataWizards](https://linkedin.com/in/data-wizards-aa8080342).

---

### 📌 What Is `Reed-Jobs-Scraper`?

The `Reed-Jobs-Scraper` Apify Actor enables you to **scrape job postings from Reed.co.uk** based on specific search queries or URLs. It extracts comprehensive details like job title, company, location, salary, description, and more, without requiring manual browsing or login.

Perfect for recruiters, data analysts, career platforms, and researchers seeking actionable job market insights.

---

### 🧠 Key Features

* ✅ **Structured Job Data** in JSON format
* ✅ Extracts job title, company, location, description, posted date, salary, and badges
* ✅ Supports **search queries and direct URLs** for flexible scraping
* ✅ Configurable **item limits** to control output volume
* ✅ Built-in **Apify Proxy support** (including residential IPs)
* ✅ Fast, lightweight, and easy to integrate into workflows

---

### 🛠️ Input Schema

To use the actor, provide a JSON input with the following structure:

```json
{
  "itemLimit": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  },
  "queries": [
    "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs?keywords=python+web+developer",
    "python developer"
  ]
}
````

#### 🔐 Input Parameters

- **itemLimit**: Maximum number of job listings to scrape (e.g., 10).
- **proxyConfiguration**:
  - **useApifyProxy**: Set to `true` (required for reliable scraping).
  - **apifyProxyGroups**: Use `"RESIDENTIAL"` to minimize blocking.
- **queries**: Array of search queries or direct Reed.co.uk job search URLs.

***

### 📤 Output Example

The actor returns structured JSON data for each job listing:

```json
[
  {
    "job_id": "job55319341",
    "title": "Test Engineer",
    "company": "Victorian Plumbing Ltd",
    "posted_date": "30 June",
    "salary": null,
    "location": "Skelmersdale, Lancashire",
    "job_type": null,
    "description": "Ready to break new ground in software testing and development? Victorian Plumbing is looking for a passionate, innovative, and detail-oriented Test En...",
    "job_url": "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/test-engineer/55319341?source=searchResults&filter=%2Fjobs%2Fpython-web-developer-jobs",
    "company_logo": null,
    "badges": [
      "Promoted",
      "Easy Apply"
    ]
  }
]
```

***

### 🚀 Use Cases

- 📊 **Job Market Analysis** – Track job trends, salaries, and demand by role or region.
- 🤖 **Recruitment Automation** – Feed job data into hiring platforms or applicant tracking systems.
- 🔍 **Career Research** – Gather insights for career counseling or job search tools.
- 📈 **Competitor Analysis** – Monitor hiring trends of competing companies.
- 🛠️ **Data Aggregation** – Build datasets for labor market studies or analytics dashboards.

***

### ✅ Best Practices

- **Use Residential Proxies**: Enable `"RESIDENTIAL"` in `apifyProxyGroups` for large-scale scraping to avoid blocks.
- **Optimize Queries**: Use specific keywords or URLs to improve result relevance.
- **Limit Item Count**: Set `itemLimit` to a reasonable value to balance speed and data volume.
- **Validate Inputs**: Ensure queries are valid Reed.co.uk search terms or URLs to avoid empty results.
- **Rate Limiting**: Space out requests to prevent throttling by Reed.co.uk.
- **Data Storage**: Store output JSON in a database or cloud storage for efficient analysis.

***

### 🤝 Support

Need custom fields, specific formats, or integration assistance?

**DataWizards is ready to help!**

📩 **Email**: <hello.datawizard@gmail.com>\
✉️ **Subject**: `Reed-Jobs-Scraper Actor – Support Request`\
🔗 **Connect**: [linkedin.com/in/data-wizards-aa8080342](https://linkedin.com/in/data-wizards-aa8080342)

***

### 🧰 Need Something More?

Whether you need a custom scraper, advanced filtering, or seamless API integration, DataWizards can deliver tailored solutions to meet your needs.

**Contact us for personalized support.**\
💡 *DataWizards = Fast, reliable, and scalable data extraction.*

***

### 💬 Feedback & Bugs

Found a bug or have a feature request?

📧 **Email**: <hello.datawizard@gmail.com>\
🛠️ **Subject**: `Bug Report – Reed-Jobs-Scraper Actor`\
Or open an issue directly on [Apify](https://apify.com).

#### 🏁 Start scraping smarter with `Reed-Jobs-Scraper` — your go-to tool for extracting Reed.co.uk job data like a pro.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

One or more search urls or queries where the crawler will start.

## `itemLimit` (type: `integer`):

Specifies the maximum number of items to process.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Specifies proxy servers that will be used by the scraper in order to hide its origin.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs?keywords=python+web+developer",
    "python developer"
  ],
  "itemLimit": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs?keywords=python+web+developer",
        "python developer"
    ],
    "itemLimit": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hello.datawizards/reed-jobs-scraper-pro").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "queries": [
        "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs?keywords=python+web+developer",
        "python developer",
    ],
    "itemLimit": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hello.datawizards/reed-jobs-scraper-pro").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs?keywords=python+web+developer",
    "python developer"
  ],
  "itemLimit": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call hello.datawizards/reed-jobs-scraper-pro --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hello.datawizards/reed-jobs-scraper-pro",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Reed Jobs Scraper Pro",
        "description": "The Reed-Jobs-Scraper Apify Actor extracts detailed job listings from Reed.co.uk in JSON format. Ideal for job market analysis and recruitment automation, it supports custom queries, URLs, and Apify Proxy. Built by DataWizards for fast, reliable job data extraction with flexible search options.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "2w6FctpP6y0ZA76aq"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/hello.datawizards~reed-jobs-scraper-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-hello.datawizards-reed-jobs-scraper-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/hello.datawizards~reed-jobs-scraper-pro/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-hello.datawizards-reed-jobs-scraper-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/hello.datawizards~reed-jobs-scraper-pro/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-hello.datawizards-reed-jobs-scraper-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "queries"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "queries": {
                        "title": "Enter Product Urls or Queries",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "One or more search urls or queries where the crawler will start.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "itemLimit": {
                        "title": "Item Limit",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Specifies the maximum number of items to process.",
                        "default": 10
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Specifies proxy servers that will be used by the scraper in order to hide its origin.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```