ZipRecruiter Job Post Scraper

What does ZipRecruiter Job Search Scraper do?

ZipRecruiter Job Search Scraper extracts job listings from ZipRecruiter by keyword, location, radius, and posting date. It returns structured job data such as title, company, location, salary, employment type, benefits, posting date, company logo, apply URL, canonical job URL, and optionally the full job description.

Run it on Apify to get API access, scheduling, integrations, proxy rotation, monitoring, and downloadable datasets without maintaining scraper infrastructure yourself.

Why use ZipRecruiter Job Search Scraper?

Use this Actor to monitor hiring trends, collect leads, research compensation ranges, compare employers, enrich recruiting workflows, or build job-market datasets. It is designed for repeated searches where you want structured output instead of manually opening job posts one by one.

The scraper uses ZipRecruiter's own frontend job-card API when available. This means most metadata is fetched in batches, while full descriptions can be enabled when you need complete job text.

How to use ZipRecruiter Job Search Scraper

1. Open the Actor on Apify.
2. Enter a search query such as software engineer, driver, or nurse.
3. Enter a location such as San Francisco, CA.
4. Choose radius, posting date, and result limit.
5. Keep the default Residential proxy for reliable runs, or change the proxy settings to suit your Apify plan.
6. Start the run.
7. Download results from the Dataset tab or access them through the Apify API.

Input

You can configure the scraper from the Input tab.

{
    "search": "software engineer",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "radius": "25",
    "days": "30",
    "limit": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Main input fields:

Field	Description
search	Job title, keyword, or company name. Leave blank to search all jobs.
location	City, state, or ZIP code. Required.
radius	Search radius in miles.
days	Posting age filter. Use 0 for anytime.
limit	Maximum number of jobs to save. Use 0 for unlimited.
proxyConfiguration	Apify proxy settings. The Residential proxy group is enabled by default for more reliable requests and safer concurrency.

Residential proxy configuration

The Actor uses Apify Residential Proxy by default. Residential IPs help reduce blocking and keep the browser session, cookies, and IP identity consistent while job pages are collected.

Output

Each dataset item represents one job post. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

{
    "title": "Software Engineer",
    "company": "Example Technologies",
    "companyLogo": "https://www.ziprecruiter.com/svc/fotomat/public-ziprecruiter/uploads/job_page_images_v2/example.png",
    "companyUrl": "https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Example-Technologies/Jobs",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "California",
    "stateCode": "CA",
    "country": "United States",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "locationType": "Hybrid",
    "employmentType": "Full-time",
    "salary": "$120,000 - $160,000/year",
    "salaryInterval": "year",
    "salaryMin": 120000,
    "salaryMax": 160000,
    "salaryMinAnnual": 120000,
    "salaryMaxAnnual": 160000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "benefits": ["Medical", "Dental", "Vision"],
    "datePosted": "2026-07-30T12:00:00.000Z",
    "validThrough": null,
    "description": "Example job description text...",
    "externalApplyUrl": "https://example.com/apply",
    "jobUrl": "https://www.ziprecruiter.com/jobs/example-job"
}

Data table

Field	Type	Description
title	Text	Job title.
company	Text	Hiring company name.
companyLogo	Image URL	Company logo when available.
companyUrl	URL	Company page URL when available.
location	Text	Display location.
city, state, stateCode, county, country, countryCode, postalCode	Text	Structured location fields when available.
locationType	Text	Remote, hybrid, or on-site signal when available.
locationTypes	Array	All source location-type enums, such as REMOTE or HYBRID.
employmentType	Text	Full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, or similar type.
employmentTypes	Array	All source employment-type enums, such as FULL_TIME.
salary	Text	Display salary string.
salaryInterval, salaryMin, salaryMax, salaryMinAnnual, salaryMaxAnnual, currency	Text/Number	Structured pay fields when available.
benefits	Array	Benefits listed on the job card or detail payload.
datePosted	Date	Posting date when available.
description	Text	Full job description.
externalApplyUrl	URL	Employer or application URL when available.
jobUrl	URL	Canonical ZipRecruiter job URL.

Pricing / Cost estimation

How much does it cost to scrape ZipRecruiter? Cost depends on result count, proxy settings, and retries caused by anti-bot checks. Each result includes a full job-description request.

The Actor fetches metadata in batches, usually one request per group of about 20 jobs, then makes one lightweight GetJobDetails request per result to collect its full description.

Tips or Advanced options

Use limit while testing so runs finish quickly. Without a proxy the Actor forces one worker to avoid sending all parallel traffic from the same container IP. Operators can tune internal worker concurrency with the ZR_WORKERS environment variable.

Every output includes full job text, making it suitable for downstream search, matching, summarization, or compliance workflows.

Environment variables can tune advanced behavior, including request timeouts, delay ranges, batch size, session request caps, and the ZipRecruiter job-card API base URL.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

Is scraping ZipRecruiter legal? Public web data may be scraped in many cases, but you are responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws, ZipRecruiter's terms, and privacy requirements. Do not collect or store sensitive personal data unless you have a lawful basis and permission to do so.

Why are some fields missing? ZipRecruiter does not provide every field for every job. The Actor returns null or an empty array when a value is unavailable.

Why are descriptions sometimes missing? ZipRecruiter may omit a description or the detail endpoint may be unavailable for an individual listing. The Actor logs the case and returns the remaining job data.

For bugs, feature requests, or custom scraping needs, use the Issues tab on the Actor page.