Malt Freelancers Scraper

Extract freelancer profiles from Malt — Europe's largest freelancer marketplace with 700,000+ verified professionals across France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, and the global platform.

Search by skill or keyword, filter by location and ratings, and enrich specific profile URLs — all in a single actor.

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What data you get

Each freelancer record contains:

Field	Type	Description
profileId	string	Unique Malt profile identifier (slug from the profile URL)
name	string	Full name
profileUrl	string	Direct link to the freelancer's Malt profile
headline	string	Professional title or short description
verified	boolean	Whether the freelancer holds a Malt verified badge
market	string	Malt market scraped (fr, de, es, be, nl, com)
profilePhotoUrl	string	Profile photo URL
recordType	string	Always "freelancer"
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of when the record was scraped

Fields with no value are omitted — no null values in the output.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	select	Yes	searchFreelancers	searchFreelancers to search by keyword, or byProfileUrls to enrich specific URLs
searchQuery	string	For search	—	Skill or keyword, e.g. python developer, react, ux designer
location	string	No	—	City or region filter, e.g. Paris, Berlin
profileUrls	list	For byProfileUrls	—	List of Malt profile URLs to enrich
market	select	No	de	Which Malt marketplace to use: fr, de, es, be, nl, com
minRating	float	No	—	Minimum average rating filter (0–5)
minReviews	integer	No	—	Minimum review count filter
maxItems	integer	No	20	Maximum number of profiles to return (1–5000)

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Supported markets

Market code	Domain	Country
com	malt.com	Global / English
fr	malt.fr	France
de	malt.de	Germany
es	malt.es	Spain
be	malt.be	Belgium
nl	malt.nl	Netherlands

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Example inputs

Search for Python developers in Paris (French market)

{
  "mode": "searchFreelancers",
  "searchQuery": "python developer",
  "location": "Paris",
  "market": "fr",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Search for React freelancers in Germany with rating filter

{
  "mode": "searchFreelancers",
  "searchQuery": "react developer",
  "market": "de",
  "minRating": 4.5,
  "minReviews": 3,
  "maxItems": 100
}

Enrich specific freelancer profile URLs

{
  "mode": "byProfileUrls",
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.malt.fr/profile/johndoe",
    "https://www.malt.de/profile/jane-smith"
  ]
}

Global search across all markets

{
  "mode": "searchFreelancers",
  "searchQuery": "data scientist",
  "market": "com",
  "maxItems": 200
}

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Example output

{
  "profileId": "johndoe",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.malt.fr/profile/johndoe",
  "headline": "Senior Python & Data Engineering Freelancer",
  "verified": true,
  "market": "fr",
  "profilePhotoUrl": "https://dam.malt.com/a8d63245-ac61-40ba-abc2-59c284440837?gravity=face&func=face&w=330&h=325&force_format=png",
  "recordType": "freelancer",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

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Use cases

• Talent sourcing — Find and qualify freelancers by skill, location, and rating
• Market research — Analyse freelancer availability and skill demand across European markets
• Competitor benchmarking — Track top-rated freelancers in your niche
• Lead generation — Build targeted outreach lists from Malt search results
• Freelancer directory — Build or enrich databases with up-to-date Malt profile links

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Malt markets are supported? All six Malt domains: malt.com (global), malt.fr (France), malt.de (Germany), malt.es (Spain), malt.be (Belgium), and malt.nl (Netherlands).

Does it require login or cookies? No. The actor scrapes publicly available profile information only — no account or cookies are needed.

How many profiles can I scrape? Typically up to ~24 profiles per search query — Malt's search results page embeds one page of profile links. For broader coverage, run multiple searches with different keywords, locations, or markets.

What is the verified field? Malt awards a verified badge (called "Supermalter" in some markets) to freelancers who meet quality and activity thresholds. The verified field reflects this badge status.

Can I filter by minimum rating or review count? Yes — use minRating (0–5) and minReviews to filter the results. Freelancers without a rating or reviews will still pass the filter (they are not excluded for having no data).

Can I search by tag or category URL? In searchFreelancers mode, enter the skill name as the searchQuery. Malt's search is skill/keyword based.

Why does the actor need a residential proxy? Malt uses Cloudflare bot protection that blocks datacenter IPs. A European residential proxy (Germany by default) is required to reliably access the site. The actor is pre-configured to use Apify's RESIDENTIAL proxy group with a German exit node.

What output format is supported? The dataset can be downloaded in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or HTML format from the Apify platform.

Is this actor suitable for daily automated runs? Yes. The default prefill values (mode=searchFreelancers, searchQuery=python developer, maxItems=5) produce at least one record in Apify's daily automated test runs.