# Indeed Job Scraper - Salary, Jobs & Company Data (`ahmed_jasarevic/indeed-job-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Indeed.com job listings fast via mobile API — no browser needed. Get title, company, salary, skills, experience level, remote model & more. Just $1.30 per 1,000 results. Built for recruiters, HR benchmarking & salary-research SaaS teams. No login, no blocks.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ahmed\_jasarevic/indeed-job-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ahmed Jasarevic](https://apify.com/ahmed_jasarevic) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.30 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## 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

### Indeed Job Scraper

Scrape job listings from [Indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com) with full job details — job title, company, location, **salary range**, job type, experience level, skills, description, posted date, company rating, benefits and remote/work model. Built for HR/compensation benchmarking teams, recruiters, salary-research SaaS builders and gig-economy analysts.

The actor runs on the [Apify platform](https://apify.com) — you get API access, scheduling, integrations (Zapier, Make, Google Sheets), proxy rotation and monitoring out of the box.

### Why use Indeed Job Scraper?

- **Compensation benchmarking** — collect salary ranges and job types across markets to build pay-band models.
- **Recruiting research** — monitor what competitors are hiring for, where, and at what level.
- **Salary-research SaaS** — feed structured job data (salary, experience, skills) into your own product.
- **Gig-economy / labor-market analysis** — track posting volume, remote-work adoption and benefit trends over time.

Instead of fighting the Cloudflare-gated indeed.com HTML, this actor talks to the **same private GraphQL API that the Indeed mobile app uses** (`apis.indeed.com/graphql`) with the app's static API key and an iPhone User-Agent — the approach popularized by the open-source [JobSpy](https://github.com/speedyapply/JobSpy) project. That endpoint returns structured JSON, paginates by cursor at **100 jobs per page**, and needs no browser, no challenge solving and no login. If the mobile API is ever unavailable, the actor automatically falls back to fetching the regular search pages over plain HTTP (CheerioCrawler) and parsing the embedded `window.mosaic` / `_initialData` JSON blobs.

### How to use Indeed Job Scraper

1. Open the actor's **Input** tab.
2. Enter a **search query** (e.g. `software engineer`) and a **location** (e.g. `New York, NY` or `Remote`).
3. Optionally set **max items** and **max search pages**.
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download the dataset as **JSON, HTML, CSV or Excel** from the **Dataset** tab.

### Input

| Field           | Type    | Default               | Description                                                                 |
| --------------- | ------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `searchQuery`   | string  | `software engineer`   | Job title or keyword to search for.                                         |
| `location`      | string  | `New York, NY`        | City, state, or `Remote`.                                                   |
| `country`       | string  | `com`                 | Indeed country domain (`com`, `ca`, `co.uk`, `de`, `fr`, `au`, `in`, ...).  |
| `maxItems`      | integer | `50`                  | Max job listings to scrape (free users capped at 10).                       |
| `maxPages`      | integer | `5`                   | Max API result pages to fetch (up to 100 jobs each).                        |
| `useApifyProxy` | boolean | `true`                | Route through the Apify proxy (recommended — Indeed blocks datacenter IPs). |
| `proxyGroups`   | array   | `["BUYPROXIES94952"]` | Apify proxy groups to use.                                                  |

### Output

Each dataset item is one job listing:

```json
{
    "jk": "a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8",
    "jobTitle": "Senior Software Engineer",
    "company": "Acme Corp",
    "companyWebsite": "https://www.acme.com",
    "companySize": "10,000+",
    "applyUrl": "https://careers.acme.com/job/123?utm_source=indeed",
    "location": "New York, NY 10012",
    "salary": "$150,000 - $180,000 a year",
    "jobType": "Full-time",
    "experienceLevel": "Senior level",
    "skills": ["javascript", "react", "aws", "docker"],
    "jobDescription": "We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer...",
    "postedDate": "2026-08-20T05:00:00.000Z",
    "companyRating": null,
    "benefits": ["401(k)", "Health insurance", "Paid time off"],
    "remoteModel": "Remote",
    "url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8",
    "dateScraped": "2026-08-23T13:18:47.771Z"
}
```

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

### Data table

| Field             | Description                                           |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `jk`              | Indeed's unique job identifier                        |
| `jobTitle`        | Title of the job posting                              |
| `company`         | Hiring company name                                   |
| `companyWebsite`  | Corporate website (employer dossier)                  |
| `companySize`     | Employee count label (employer dossier)               |
| `companyIndustry` | Industry label (employer dossier)                     |
| `applyUrl`        | Direct recruiter/company apply URL when available     |
| `location`        | Job location (city, state, country)                   |
| `salary`          | Salary range or hourly rate as displayed              |
| `jobType`         | Employment type (Full-time, Part-time, Contract, ...) |
| `experienceLevel` | Inferred level (Entry/Mid/Senior/Internship)          |
| `skills`          | Skills detected in the description                    |
| `jobDescription`  | Full job description text                             |
| `postedDate`      | Posting date as shown on Indeed                       |
| `companyRating`   | Indeed company rating (out of 5)                      |
| `benefits`        | Benefits mentioned in the posting                     |
| `remoteModel`     | Remote / Hybrid / On-site                             |
| `url`             | Direct link to the job posting                        |
| `dateScraped`     | ISO timestamp of when it was scraped                  |

### How much does it cost to scrape Indeed?

This actor uses plain HTTP requests to a JSON API (no browser), so compute usage is very low. The mobile API returns **100 jobs per page**, so 50–500 jobs typically finish in **seconds**, costing a fraction of a cent on the Apify platform — proxy traffic is usually the main cost driver. Free (non-paying) users get a capped preview of **10 items** per run. Use `maxItems` and `maxPages` to control cost.

### Tips and advanced options

- **Reduce cost**: lower `maxItems` / `maxPages` for quick checks.
- **Avoid bans**: keep `useApifyProxy` on and use a **residential** proxy group in `proxyGroups` for the highest success rate — Indeed blocks most datacenter IPs.
- **Other countries**: change `country` to `ca`, `co.uk`, `de`, `fr`, `au`, `in`, etc. to scrape Indeed's local sites.
- **Remote jobs**: set `location` to `Remote` to focus on remote listings.

### FAQ, disclaimers and support

- **Is scraping Indeed legal?** Scraping publicly available job listings is generally acceptable, but you should review Indeed's Terms of Service and respect rate limits. This actor is provided for legitimate research and recruiting use.
- **Known limitations**: `companyRating` is not exposed by the mobile API (it stays `null`); benefits are extracted from job attribute tags when Indeed provides them. If the mobile API is unavailable, the actor falls back to HTML crawling, which is slower (~10 jobs per page) and may hit block pages without residential proxies — affected pages are retried with a fresh IP and skipped if they keep failing.
- **Support**: report issues on the [Issues tab](https://console.apify.com/actors) of this actor. Need a custom solution (e.g. different fields, other job boards)? Contact the author.

# Actor input Schema

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

Job title or keyword to search for on Indeed.

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

City, state, or 'Remote' to search in.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Indeed country domain suffix (com, ca, co.uk, de, fr, au, in, etc.).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job listings to scrape. Free users are capped at 10.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of API result pages to fetch (each page returns up to 100 jobs).

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

Route requests through the Apify proxy to avoid IP bans. Strongly recommended — Indeed blocks datacenter IPs.

## `proxyGroups` (type: `array`):

Apify proxy groups to use (e.g. BUYPROXIES94952). Leave default unless you have a residential group.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "country": "com",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "useApifyProxy": true,
  "proxyGroups": [
    "BUYPROXIES94952"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "country": "com",
    "proxyGroups": [
        "BUYPROXIES94952"
    ]
};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQuery": "software engineer",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "country": "com",
    "proxyGroups": ["BUYPROXIES94952"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ahmed_jasarevic/indeed-job-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "country": "com",
  "proxyGroups": [
    "BUYPROXIES94952"
  ]
}' |
apify call ahmed_jasarevic/indeed-job-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ahmed_jasarevic/indeed-job-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gO0M47kUQMeMSOHSe/builds/eAhXLLOmw4yNenrLi/openapi.json