# European Job Search - Search 20 EU Job Boards at Once (`studio-amba/european-job-search`) Actor

Search 20 European national job boards in a single run. Merges and deduplicates postings into one unified feed with company, location and salary. No login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/european-job-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 result scrapeds

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?

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

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# README

## European Job Search

Search twenty European national job boards in a single run. This actor queries each board in parallel, normalizes every posting to a common schema, and removes duplicates of the same job appearing on multiple boards. One search, one unified feed.

No login. No cookies. No account.

### What it does

- Searches 20 European job boards at once: Arbetsförmedlingen (SE), CV.lv (LV), CVbankas (LT), CVKeskus (EE), Duunitori (FI), eJobs (RO), France Travail (FR), Jobs.bg (BG), Jobs.cz (CZ), Kariyer.net (TR), Karriere.at (AT), MojPosao (HR), Net-Empregos (PT), NoFluffJobs (PL), Poslovi Infostud (RS), Profesia (SK), Profession (HU), ProUnity (BE), StepStone (DE), VDAB (BE).
- Normalizes every posting to a common schema (title, company, location, salary, contract type, sector, source).
- Deduplicates the same job posted on several boards by matching title, company, and location.
- Returns one clean, country-tagged feed sorted by country and title.

### How to scrape European job board data

1. Enter a role or keywords in the **Search Query** field, for example `software engineer`, `nurse`, or `accountant`. A common role name gives the broadest match across countries.
2. Optionally restrict to certain countries with the **Countries** field (for example `["DE", "AT"]`). Leave it empty to query every board.
3. Set **Max Items Per Board** to control how many postings are pulled from each board.
4. Run the actor. Each board is queried in parallel, results are normalized and deduplicated.
5. Open the dataset. Each row is one unique job with the board it came from.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | string | Job title or keywords. Defaults to `software engineer`. |
| `countries` | array | Optional country filter. Empty means all boards. |
| `maxItemsPerBoard` | integer | Max postings per board (1–200, default 20). |
| `timeoutPerBoardSecs` | integer | Max seconds to wait per board (30–600, default 120). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings passed to the underlying scrapers. Residential recommended. |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "searchQuery": "data analyst",
    "countries": ["DE", "AT", "PL"],
    "maxItemsPerBoard": 25,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
```

### Output

Each item in the dataset is one unique job posting:

```json
{
    "title": "Senior Data Analyst",
    "company": "Acme GmbH",
    "location": "Berlin",
    "country": "DE",
    "salary": "€65,000 - €80,000",
    "contractType": "Full-time",
    "sector": "IT",
    "url": "https://...",
    "source": "StepStone",
    "postedDate": "2026-06-12",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-15T18:00:00.000Z"
}
```

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `title` | Job title. |
| `company` | Hiring company or employer, if available. |
| `location` | City or region, if available. |
| `country` | ISO country code of the source board. |
| `salary` | Salary text as listed (format varies by board). |
| `contractType` | Employment or contract type, if available. |
| `sector` | Industry or category, if available. |
| `url` | Link to the original posting. |
| `source` | Name of the board the job came from. |
| `postedDate` | Posting date, if available. |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp. |

A final `__SUMMARY__` item lists which boards answered, which failed, the total unique jobs, and how many duplicates were removed.

### How deduplication works

Postings are deduplicated by a key built from the normalized title, company, and location. The first occurrence of each unique job is kept. This collapses the same role that appears on multiple boards (common for large employers and aggregator-fed boards) into a single entry, while keeping genuinely distinct postings separate.

### Use cases

- Building a cross-border talent-market dataset for a specific role.
- Salary benchmarking across countries for the same job title.
- Feeding a recruitment or labor-market dashboard with normalized listings.
- Monitoring hiring activity for a sector across multiple European markets.

### Notes

- This is a meta-actor. It orchestrates our individual national job-board scrapers and runs them in parallel, so a single run can cover many countries at once.
- Salary and posted-date fields depend on each board exposing them; not all boards provide every field.
- Coverage for a given query depends on each underlying board returning results for it. A broad role name matches more boards than a narrow or local-language niche term.
- Use residential proxies for the most reliable results.

### Cost and performance

The cost depends on the number of results and the complexity of the pages being scraped. As a rough guide:

- Simple product listings: ~0.25 compute units per 1,000 results
- Detailed product pages: ~1-2 compute units per 1,000 results

The actual cost depends on your Apify subscription plan. Check the [Apify pricing page](https://apify.com/pricing) for details.

### Tips and tricks

- **Start small**: test with `maxResults: 5` before running large scrapes.
- **Use proxies**: residential proxies give the best success rates for European Job.
- **Schedule runs**: set up recurring runs to keep your data fresh automatically.
- **Integrate via API**: use the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api) or [client libraries](https://docs.apify.com/api/client) to fetch results programmatically.
- **No login required**: this actor scrapes publicly available data without needing an account.

### Limitations

- Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice.
- Some products or listings may not be available in all regions.
- Very large scraping jobs may be slower due to proxy rotation and rate limiting.
- Respect the website's terms of service and use responsibly.

### Features

- **No login required** — scrapes publicly available data from European Job without needing credentials or cookies.
- **Structured output** — results are returned as clean JSON objects, ready for processing.
- **Pagination handling** — automatically follows multiple pages of results.
- **Proxy support** — configurable proxy settings for reliable, large-scale scraping.
- **Flexible input** — search by keyword, provide specific URLs, or crawl categories.
- **Scheduled runs** — run on a schedule to keep your dataset up to date automatically.
- **API access** — integrate results into your workflow using the Apify API or webhooks.

### FAQ

**Is it legal to scrape European Job?**
Web scraping of publicly available data is generally permitted. This actor only accesses information that is publicly visible to any website visitor. Always review the website's terms of service before scraping.

**How often should I run this scraper?**
For price monitoring or competitive intelligence, daily or weekly runs are common. Set up a [schedule](https://docs.apify.com/schedules) in Apify Console to automate this.

**Can I export the data to Google Sheets or Excel?**
Yes. After each run, you can download results in CSV, JSON, or Excel format directly from Apify Console. You can also connect results to Google Sheets using Apify integrations.

**What if the scraper stops working?**
Websites change their structure occasionally. If you notice issues, please open an issue on the actor's page. We actively maintain this scraper and fix issues promptly.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Job title or keywords to search for across all boards (e.g., 'software engineer', 'nurse', 'accountant'). Use a common role name for the broadest match.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Filter which countries to include. Leave empty to search all available boards (SE, LV, LT, EE, FI, RO, FR, BG, CZ, TR, AT, HR, PT, PL, RS, SK, HU, BE, DE).

## `maxItemsPerBoard` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of postings to fetch from each board. Higher values give more coverage but take longer and cost more.

## `timeoutPerBoardSecs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum time to wait for each board scraper to finish. Boards that take longer are skipped.

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

Proxy settings passed to the underlying scrapers. Residential proxies recommended for reliable results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "maxItemsPerBoard": 20,
  "timeoutPerBoardSecs": 120,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQuery": "software engineer",
    "maxItemsPerBoard": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/european-job-search").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 = {
    "searchQuery": "software engineer",
    "maxItemsPerBoard": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/european-job-search").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 '{
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "maxItemsPerBoard": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/european-job-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vAs4aeOslAKc8eVoD/builds/PQGRgeGSdG2tflvjf/openapi.json