# Indeed Job Scraper (`scraper-engine/indeed-job-scraper`) Actor Indeed Job Scraper extracts job listings from Indeed search results. It collects job titles, company names, locations, salaries, job descriptions, posting dates, and job URLs. Ideal for job market research, recruitment insights, salary analysis, and hiring trend monitoring. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scraper-engine/indeed-job-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Scraper Engine](https://apify.com/scraper-engine) (community) - **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $19.99/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors ## 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 ## Indeed Jobs Scraper Apify Actor that scrapes Indeed job listings from search or list URLs. Uses no proxy by default; if Indeed blocks the request, the actor falls back to datacenter proxy, then to residential proxy (with up to 3 retries), and sticks with residential for all remaining requests. ### Why Choose Us? - **Same output as official-style scrapers**: Structured `job`, `company`, `location`, `apply`, `sourceMeta`, and `_raw` per result. - **Proxy fallback**: Starts without proxy; automatically escalates to datacenter then residential on block, with clear logs. - **Bulk URLs**: Supports multiple Indeed search/list URLs in one run. - **Filters**: Optional remote/level/date filters and deduplication. ### Key Features | Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | **Bulk URLs** | Input many Indeed search or list URLs. | | **Proxy** | No proxy by default; auto fallback to datacenter → residential on block. | | **Rich output** | Job title, company, location, salary, benefits, apply URL, full description, etc. | | **Pagination** | Follows "next" and `start` parameter to collect more jobs per URL. | | **Live save** | Results are pushed to the dataset as they are scraped. | ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | **urls** | array (requestListSources) | Yes | Indeed search or job list URLs (e.g. `https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=sales&l=New+York`). | | **proxyConfiguration** | object (proxy) | Yes | Proxy settings. Default: no proxy. Fallback is applied automatically on block. | | maxRows | integer | No | Max total jobs (default: 50). | | maxRowsPerUrl | integer | No | Max jobs per URL (default: 50). | | includeSimilarJobs | boolean | No | Include "View similar jobs" cards (default: true). | | enableUniqueJobs | boolean | No | Deduplicate by job ID (default: true). | | remote | string | No | Filter: `remote` or `hybrid`. | | level | string | No | US experience level: `entry_level`, `mid_level`, `senior_level`. | | fromDays | integer | No | Only jobs posted in last N days. | | sort | string | No | `date` or `relevance` (default: relevance). | | countryCode | string | No | Indeed country (default: us). | #### Example input ```json { "urls": [{ "url": "https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=sales&l=New+York%2C+NY" }], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }, "maxRows": 50, "maxRowsPerUrl": 50 } ```` ### Output Each dataset item is one job with this structure (matches the reference output): - **job**: id, jobKey, title, displayTitle, normalizedTitle, descriptionText, descriptionHtml, jobDescription, jobDescriptionHTML, language, locale, isRemote, remoteLocation, jobType, shiftAndSchedule, workingSystem, occupation, requirements, attributes, benefits, salary (text, currency, type, min, max, weeklyMin, weeklyMax, source), hiring, dates, status. - **company**: name, displayName, industry, revenue, numEmployees, foundedYear, description, briefDescription, rating (score, count), ceo, branding, links, emails. - **location**: countryCode, country, state, stateName, city, postalCode, streetAddress, formattedShort, formattedLong, latitude, longitude. - **apply**: jobUrl, applyUrl, originalApplyUrl, thirdPartyApplyUrl, indeedApplyEnabled. - **sourceMeta**: source "Indeed", feedId, fccId, scrapingInfo, rankingScores. - **\_raw**: Raw scraped job object. ### How to Use (Apify Console) 1. Open [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com) and go to **Actors**. 2. Find **indeed-jobs-scraper** and open it. 3. Set **urls** (add one or more Indeed search URLs) and **proxyConfiguration** (default no proxy). 4. Optionally set maxRows, maxRowsPerUrl, filters. 5. Click **Start**. 6. Watch **Log** for progress and proxy messages (e.g. `[PROXY] Using no proxy`, `[PROXY] Fallback: switching to datacenter proxy`). 7. Open the **Output** tab to view or export the dataset (JSON/CSV). ### Best Use Cases - Aggregating job listings from multiple Indeed searches or locations. - Building job feeds, research datasets, or recruitment pipelines. - Testing or backup when using no proxy first and falling back only when blocked. ### Frequently Asked Questions **Do I need to enable proxy?**\ No. By default the actor uses no proxy. If Indeed returns 401/403, it will switch to datacenter then residential automatically. **What if residential proxy fails?**\ The actor retries up to 3 times with residential proxy. If it still fails, the run ends; you can try again or add proxy in input. **Can I use a single search URL?**\ Yes. Add one object to `urls` with your Indeed search URL. ### Cautions - Data is collected from **publicly available** Indeed pages only. - You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws (e.g. privacy, data protection, terms of use). - Use reasonable limits (e.g. maxRows) and respect Indeed’s load. ### Support and Feedback For bugs or feature requests, use the Apify actor’s support channel or repository issues. # Actor input Schema ## `countryCode` (type: `string`): Select the Indeed country domain to scrape from. ## `query` (type: `string`): Job search keywords (e.g. job title, skills). Required when using Option 1. ## `location` (type: `string`): Job location for search. Leave empty for no location filter. ## `maxRows` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of jobs to scrape in total. ## `radius` (type: `string`): Search radius from location. ## `remote` (type: `string`): Filter by remote or hybrid work. 'Remote' is applied server-side; 'Hybrid' is post-filtered on description/attributes. ## `level` (type: `string`): Experience level (US only). Post-filtered on title/attributes/description. ## `fromDays` (type: `string`): Only jobs posted in the last N days. NOTE: server-side this is mutually exclusive with jobType / remote — when set, those become post-filters. ## `sort` (type: `string`): Sort results by relevance or date. ## `jobType` (type: `string`): Filter by employment type. Full/part-time/contract/internship are server-side; temporary/permanent/seasonal/freelance are post-filtered on text. ## `urls` (type: `array`): List of Indeed search or company URLs (https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=…\&l=… or https://www.indeed.com/cmp/). When provided, each URL becomes its own search; URL parameters override the top-level config (Option 1 is bypassed). ## `maxRowsPerUrl` (type: `integer`): Optional per-URL cap when using Option 2 with multiple URLs. Leave empty to let `Max rows` be the only ceiling — recommended when you only have 1 Start URL, otherwise this cap will silently limit you below `Max rows`. ## `includeSimilarJobs` (type: `boolean`): (No-op for the mobile-API path — Indeed's GraphQL endpoint does not return 'View similar jobs' placeholder cards.) Kept for input-schema compatibility. ## `enableUniqueJobs` (type: `boolean`): Deduplicate by Indeed job key across pages and URLs. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): By default no proxy is used (the mobile API usually doesn't need one). On 401/403/429 the actor falls back to datacenter then residential proxy (3 retries per tier). When running on Apify, the default tier is residential. ## Actor input object example ```json { "countryCode": "us", "query": "Sales", "location": "", "maxRows": 10, "radius": "", "remote": "", "level": "", "fromDays": "0", "sort": "relevance", "jobType": "", "urls": [ "https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=sales&l=New+York%2C+NY&vjk=b28e7b80d0399215" ], "includeSimilarJobs": true, "enableUniqueJobs": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = { "urls": [ "https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=sales&l=New+York%2C+NY&vjk=b28e7b80d0399215" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scraper-engine/indeed-job-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 = { "urls": ["https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=sales&l=New+York%2C+NY&vjk=b28e7b80d0399215"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scraper-engine/indeed-job-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 '{ "urls": [ "https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=sales&l=New+York%2C+NY&vjk=b28e7b80d0399215" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call scraper-engine/indeed-job-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scraper-engine/indeed-job-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Indeed Job Scraper", "description": "Indeed Job Scraper extracts job listings from Indeed search results. It collects job titles, company names, locations, salaries, job descriptions, posting dates, and job URLs. Ideal for job market research, recruitment insights, salary analysis, and hiring trend monitoring.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "leiiRqqh5cGiLOBTN" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scraper-engine~indeed-job-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scraper-engine-indeed-job-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scraper-engine~indeed-job-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scraper-engine-indeed-job-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scraper-engine~indeed-job-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scraper-engine-indeed-job-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "countryCode": { "title": "🌍 Country", "enum": [ "us", "ae", "ar", "au", "at", "bh", "be", "br", "ca", "cl", "cn", "co", "cr", "cz", "dk", "ec", "eg", "es", "fi", "fr", "de", "gr", "hk", "hu", "in", "id", "ie", "il", "it", "jp", "kr", "kw", "lu", "my", "mx", "ma", "nl", "nz", "ng", "no", "om", "pk", "pa", "pe", "ph", "pl", "pt", "qa", "ro", "ru", "sa", "sg", "za", "se", "ch", "tw", "th", "tr", "uk", "uy", "ve", "vn" ], "type": "string", "description": "Select the Indeed country domain to scrape from.", "default": "us" }, "query": { "title": "📝 Query", "type": "string", "description": "Job search keywords (e.g. job title, skills). Required when using Option 1.", "default": "Sales" }, "location": { "title": "📍 Location (city, state, zip code or 'remote')", "type": "string", "description": "Job location for search. Leave empty for no location filter.", "default": "" }, "maxRows": { "title": "📦 Max rows (listings)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of jobs to scrape in total.", "default": 10 }, "radius": { "title": "📏 Radius", "enum": [ "", "0", "5", "10", "15", "25", "35", "50", "100" ], "type": "string", "description": "Search radius from location.", "default": "" }, "remote": { "title": "🏠 Remote", "enum": [ "", "remote", "hybrid" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by remote or hybrid work. 'Remote' is applied server-side; 'Hybrid' is post-filtered on description/attributes.", "default": "" }, "level": { "title": "🎯 Job level", "enum": [ "", "entry_level", "mid_level", "senior_level" ], "type": "string", "description": "Experience level (US only). Post-filtered on title/attributes/description.", "default": "" }, "fromDays": { "title": "📅 From days", "enum": [ "0", "1", "3", "7", "14", "30" ], "type": "string", "description": "Only jobs posted in the last N days. NOTE: server-side this is mutually exclusive with jobType / remote — when set, those become post-filters.", "default": "0" }, "sort": { "title": "↕️ Sort", "enum": [ "", "relevance", "date" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort results by relevance or date.", "default": "relevance" }, "jobType": { "title": "💼 Job type", "enum": [ "", "fulltime", "parttime", "contract", "temporary", "internship", "volunteer", "permanent", "seasonal", "freelance" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by employment type. Full/part-time/contract/internship are server-side; temporary/permanent/seasonal/freelance are post-filtered on text.", "default": "" }, "urls": { "title": "🌐 Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Indeed search or company URLs (https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=…&l=… or https://www.indeed.com/cmp/). When provided, each URL becomes its own search; URL parameters override the top-level config (Option 1 is bypassed).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxRowsPerUrl": { "title": "📄 Max rows per URL", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Optional per-URL cap when using Option 2 with multiple URLs. Leave empty to let `Max rows` be the only ceiling — recommended when you only have 1 Start URL, otherwise this cap will silently limit you below `Max rows`." }, "includeSimilarJobs": { "title": "🧩 Include similar jobs", "type": "boolean", "description": "(No-op for the mobile-API path — Indeed's GraphQL endpoint does not return 'View similar jobs' placeholder cards.) Kept for input-schema compatibility.", "default": true }, "enableUniqueJobs": { "title": "✅ Unique jobs only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Deduplicate by Indeed job key across pages and URLs.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "🛡️ Proxy Configuration (optional)", "type": "object", "description": "By default no proxy is used (the mobile API usually doesn't need one). On 401/403/429 the actor falls back to datacenter then residential proxy (3 retries per tier). When running on Apify, the default tier is 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 } } } } } } } } } } ```