# Seek Job Listing Scraper (`powerbox/seek-listing-scraper`) Actor Scrape job listings from Seek.com.au by providing a search URL, with automatic pagination and comprehensive job data extraction. - **URL**: https://apify.com/powerbox/seek-listing-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [PowerBox](https://apify.com/powerbox) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Jobs, Other - **Stats:** 9 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.99 / 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 ## 💼 Seek Job Listing Scraper This actor allows you to scrape job listings from Seek.com.au by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive job information from Australia's largest job board. ### Features - **URL-based Scraping:** Extract job listings by providing a complete Seek search URL - **Automatic Pagination:** Automatically navigates through all pages until reaching the end or max items limit - **Comprehensive Job Data:** Extract detailed information about each job listing including: - Job title and description - Company information and logo - Location details - Job type (Full time, Part time, Contract, etc.) - Classification and sub-classification - Job highlights and key selling points - Featured/Sponsored status - **Duplicate Prevention:** Automatically removes duplicate listings - **Fresh Data:** All listings include timestamp of when they were collected ### Input Parameters | Field | Type | Required | Description | |------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------| | `searchUrl`| string | Yes | Complete Seek search URL to scrape | | `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum number of job listings to fetch | ### Output The output is a list of job listing objects, each containing: - `searchUrl`: The original search URL used - `jobId`: Unique identifier of the job - `jobTitle`: Title of the job position - `jobLink`: URL to the full job details - `company`: Name of the hiring company - `companyLogo`: URL of the company's logo - `location`: Geographic location of the job - `shortDescription`: Brief description of the role - `jobType`: Employment type (Full time, Part time, etc.) - `classification`: Job category - `subClassification`: Job sub-category - `isFeatured`: Whether the job is a featured/promoted listing - `cardType`: Type of job card - `highlights`: Array of key job highlights - `meta`: Additional metadata about the listing - `scrapedAt`: Timestamp of when the listing was scraped Example output: ```json [ { "searchUrl": "https://www.seek.com.au/software-engineer-jobs", "jobId": "89601210", "jobTitle": "Senior Software Engineer", "jobLink": "https://www.seek.com.au/job/89601210", "company": "Tech Company", "companyLogo": "https://bx-branding-gateway.cloud.seek.com.au/logo.png", "location": "Sydney CBD, Sydney NSW", "shortDescription": "Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer working on cutting-edge projects.", "jobType": "This is a Full time job", "classification": "Information & Communication Technology", "subClassification": "Developers/Programmers", "isFeatured": true, "cardType": "JobCard", "highlights": [ "Competitive salary package", "Flexible working arrangements", "Career growth opportunities" ], "meta": { "jobId": "89601210", "section": "MAIN", "sectionRank": 1, "jobAdType": "SPONSORED" }, "scrapedAt": "2025-01-20T10:30:45.123Z" } ] ```` ### Use Cases - Job market research and analysis - Recruitment and talent sourcing - Salary benchmarking and compensation analysis - Company hiring trend monitoring - Career opportunity tracking - Industry employment insights - Regional job market analysis ### Notes - Results are automatically paginated until reaching the end or max items limit - Duplicate job listings are automatically filtered out - All URLs are automatically converted to absolute paths - The actor supports all Seek search filters including location, salary, and job type *** **Start exploring the Australian job market on Seek.com.au today!** # Actor input Schema ## `searchUrl` (type: `string`): The complete Seek search URL to scrape ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of job listings to fetch ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for the actor ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchUrl": "https://www.seek.com.au/jobs", "maxItems": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("powerbox/seek-listing-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("powerbox/seek-listing-scraper").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 '{}' | apify call powerbox/seek-listing-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=powerbox/seek-listing-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Seek Job Listing Scraper", "description": "Scrape job listings from Seek.com.au by providing a search URL, with automatic pagination and comprehensive job data extraction.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "eGmSayx5nvQ0mH4nM" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/powerbox~seek-listing-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-powerbox-seek-listing-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/powerbox~seek-listing-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-powerbox-seek-listing-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/powerbox~seek-listing-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-powerbox-seek-listing-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "searchUrl" ], "properties": { "searchUrl": { "title": "Search URL", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "The complete Seek search URL to scrape", "default": "https://www.seek.com.au/jobs" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of job listings to fetch", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for the actor", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```