# Practicelink Job Scraper (`songd/practicelink-job-scraper`) Actor

Apify actor extracting medical job listings via profession/specialty filters. Outputs structured data (facility/physician details, descriptions) with proxy support. For healthcare recruiters/analysts. Requires proxy compliance.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/songd/practicelink-job-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Singed](https://apify.com/songd) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 5 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$17.99/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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## PracticeLink Job Scraper Actor

A professional Apify actor for scraping medical job listings from PracticeLink.com. Built with TypeScript, Apify SDK, and Crawlee.

### Features

- **Targeted Search**: Filter jobs by profession, specialty, and location
- **Recruitment Type Filtering**: Search employer-direct, search firm, or both
- **Scalable**: Configure max results up to 100,000 listings
- **Structured Data**: Outputs detailed job information including:
  - Facility details and hierarchy
  - Physician contact information
  - Search firm relationships
  - Comprehensive job descriptions
- **Proxy Support**: Flexible proxy configuration options
- **Dataset Views**: Preconfigured table view with HTML formatting for descriptions

### Input Configuration

Configure via JSON input or Apify UI:

```json
{
  "initialUrl": "https://jobs.practicelink.com/jobboard/...",
  "profession": "physician",
  "specialtie": "cardiology",
  "recruitmentType": "57298",
  "location": "washington",
  "maxResults": 5000,
  "useApifyProxy": false,
  "customProxyUrl": "http://your.proxy:8080"
}
```

#### Input Fields

| Field | Type | Description | Required |
|-------|------|-------------|----------|
| `initialUrl` | String | Direct search URL alternative | Optional |
| `profession` | String | Medical profession from predefined list | Optional |
| `specialtie` | String | Medical specialty from predefined list | Optional |
| `recruitmentType` | String | "57298" (Employer), "57299" (Search Firm), "-2" (Both) | Optional |
| `location` | String | Geographic target (e.g., "new-york") | Optional |
| `maxResults` | Integer | Results count (100-100000) | Optional |
| `useApifyProxy` | Boolean | Use Apify's datacenter proxy (recommended) | No (default: true) |
| `customProxyUrl` | String | Custom proxy endpoint for scraping | Optional |

### Proxy Requirements

**Recommended proxy configuration:**

```json
{
  "useApifyProxy": true
}
```

**Custom proxy alternative:**

```json
{
  "useApifyProxy": false,
  "customProxyUrl": "http://username:password@proxy.example.com:8000"
}
```

Use [Apify Proxy](https://apify.com/proxy) or residential proxies for best results. US-based proxies recommended.

# Actor input Schema

## `initialUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional direct URL to start scraping from (alternative to parameter-based search)

## `profession` (type: `string`):

Select medical profession category

## `specialtie` (type: `string`):

Select medical specialty

## `recruitmentType` (type: `string`):

Select job type category

## `location` (type: `string`):

Geographic location for job search (e.g., 'washington' or 'new-york')

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Number of job listings to scrape

## `useApifyProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Use Apify's datacenter proxy (recommended)

## `customProxyUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional custom proxy URL to use instead of Apify's proxy

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxResults": 100,
  "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 = {
    "location": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("songd/practicelink-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "location": "" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("songd/practicelink-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 '{
  "location": ""
}' |
apify call songd/practicelink-job-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=songd/practicelink-job-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/hf5ABgrn4CA6ofCvt/builds/yaHZCYIDt4UCBZaU7/openapi.json