# RemoteOK Scraper: Remote Jobs & Salaries (`bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper`) Actor

Extract remote job postings from RemoteOK's public API: title, company, tags, location, salary range and full description. No login, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Vivien MORVAN](https://apify.com/bibian) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 1,000 job postings

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## RemoteOK Scraper: Remote Jobs & Salaries

Scrape [RemoteOK](https://remoteok.com) remote job postings straight from the site's own public API: title, company, tags, location, salary range and full description, read from the site's own public API. No login, no browser.

### What you can do with it

- **Monitor new remote openings.** Run it on a schedule and get the newest postings first, filtered by keyword.
- **Benchmark remote salaries.** `salaryMin`/`salaryMax` are kept as numbers whenever RemoteOK publishes them.
- **Feed a remote-jobs newsletter or board.** Structured fields and the canonical `url` make it easy to republish or dedupe on `id`.
- **Track which companies hire remote.** `company` and `tags` (role, seniority, tech stack) for every posting.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `keywords` | Keep only the postings whose title, tags or description contain this text, for example `python` or `designer`. Empty means every posting. |
| `maxItems` | The run stops once this many postings are saved (default 50). RemoteOK's feed never carries more than about 100 at a time. |

Example input:

```json
{
  "keywords": "python",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

One record per posting:

```json
{
  "id": "1137480",
  "slug": "remote-junior-sales-development-representative-it-industry-huzzle-1137480",
  "url": "https://remoteOK.com/remote-jobs/remote-junior-sales-development-representative-it-industry-huzzle-1137480",
  "title": "Junior Sales Development Representative IT Industry",
  "company": "Huzzle",
  "companyLogoUrl": null,
  "tags": ["saas", "technical", "marketing", "finance", "sales"],
  "location": null,
  "remote": true,
  "salaryMin": null,
  "salaryMax": null,
  "datePosted": "2026-10-10T00:00:17+00:00",
  "description": "About Huzzle\nAt Huzzle, we connect exceptional talent with top opportunities..."
}
```

Export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the Apify API. A real sample (five results, personal data removed, long texts truncated) is in [`sample-output.json`](sample-output.json).

### Three ways to use it

#### 1. Apify console, no code

1. Open [the Actor page](https://apify.com/bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper) and click **Try for free** (a free Apify account is enough).
2. Fill in optional keywords and the maximum number of results, then click **Start**.
3. When the run finishes, open the **Output** tab, check the table, then **Export** as CSV, Excel or JSON.
4. For a daily alert, open **Schedules**, create a daily schedule for the Actor and, optionally, add an integration that sends new results to Slack, e-mail or Google Sheets.

#### 2. Apify API with JavaScript

```bash
npm install apify-client
export APIFY_TOKEN="your token from Apify console, Settings, Integrations"
node examples/run.js
```

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper').call({
  keywords: 'python',
  maxItems: 50,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

The complete file is [`examples/run.js`](examples/run.js).

#### 3. Apify API with Python

```bash
pip install apify-client
export APIFY_TOKEN="your token from Apify console, Settings, Integrations"
python examples/run.py
```

```python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper").call(run_input={
    "keywords": "python",
    "maxItems": 50,
})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
```

The complete file is [`examples/run.py`](examples/run.py). Never put your token in the code: read it from the `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable as above.

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$1.20 per 1,000 job postings**, plus a tiny start fee of $0.00005 per run. You pay only for the results saved to the dataset. Prices are those shown on the [Store page](https://apify.com/bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper) when this guide was written; the Store page is the reference.

### Why this one

- **Straight from RemoteOK's own public API**, the same feed its own site reads: no browser, no proxy, fast and cheap.
- **Salary kept as numbers** (`salaryMin`, `salaryMax`) whenever a posting publishes one, not buried in free text.
- **Two RemoteOK data quirks fixed on the way out**: a handful of postings arrive with their HTML description escaped twice (`&lt;h3&gt;` instead of `<h3>`), and a few accented letters come back mis-encoded (`für` instead of `für`). Both are repaired before the record is saved.

### Good to know

- RemoteOK's feed has no pagination: it always answers with the same ~100 most recent postings. `maxItems` above 100 is accepted but never produces more than the feed currently holds.
- Every posting on RemoteOK is remote by construction, so `remote` is always `true`. `location` is whatever applicant-location restriction the employer published (often empty, meaning worldwide).
- `salaryMin`/`salaryMax` stay empty on the roughly 4 out of 5 postings that do not publish a range; nothing is guessed.
- The dataset contains job postings only. Recruiter and candidate contact details are never exported.
- A few postings embed a hidden anti-spam phrase in their description, asking anyone applying to repeat a code word. It is RemoteOK's own anti-bot trick aimed at job applicants, kept as-is since it is part of the published text; it has no effect on this Actor, which only reads and saves postings.
- This is an unofficial tool, not affiliated with RemoteOK. Check the site's terms and the data protection rules that apply to your use.

### FAQ

**Does it need a browser or a proxy?**
No. The Actor reads RemoteOK's own public API directly, so runs are fast and cheap.

**How do I get only the new postings every day?**
Schedule the Actor daily with Apify Schedules. Postings come newest first, so dedupe on `id` if you keep your own copy.

**Can I get the data in Excel or Google Sheets?**
Yes. Export the dataset as CSV, Excel or JSON from the Apify console, or connect the Apify Google Sheets integration.

**Something does not work?**
Open an issue in the Issues tab. Every public actor is test-run daily and the broken ones are repaired.

### Try it

**[Open remoteok-jobs-scraper on the Apify Store](https://apify.com/bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper)**

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Keep only the postings whose title, tags or description contain this text, for example `python` or `designer`.

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

The run stops once this many postings are saved. RemoteOK's feed never carries more than about 100 at a time.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `jobs` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bibian/remoteok-jobs-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bibian/remoteok-jobs-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 '{}' |
apify call bibian/remoteok-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bibian/remoteok-jobs-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/SzfEkT6znC4yqIJpp/builds/ebeVBzxjzEl0ZrLPf/openapi.json