# We Work Remotely Jobs Scraper (`crawlerbros/weworkremotely-job-scraper`) Actor

Scrape remote job listings from WeWorkRemotely.com with titles, companies, locations, salaries, full descriptions, and company profiles. HTTP-only, no login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/weworkremotely-job-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 7 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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?

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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.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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

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# README

## We Work Remotely Jobs Scraper

Scrape remote jobs from [WeWorkRemotely.com](https://weworkremotely.com) — titles, companies, locations, salaries, full descriptions, and company profiles. HTTP-only; no login, no cookies, no proxy required.

### Output (per job)

- `type` = `job_wwr`
- `url`, `id`, `slug`
- `title`, `company`, `companyLogo`, `companyLogoFull`, `companyHq`
- `companyWebsite` — company homepage / social URL (`hiringOrganization.sameAs`)
- `hiringOrganizationSameAs` — full list when multiple `sameAs` entries are present
- `companyBio` — about-the-company text block when the sidebar provides one
- `category`, `occupationalCategory` (string or list per JSON-LD)
- `employmentType` — raw schema.org value (e.g. `FULL_TIME`)
- `employmentTypeNormalized` — lower-case hyphenated form (e.g. `full-time`, `contract`)
- `jobLocationType` — `TELECOMMUTE` / `ONSITE`
- `postedAt`, `applyBefore`, `validThrough`
- `salary`, `salaryDetails` (min / max / currency / unit)
- `salaryMin`, `salaryMax`, `salaryCurrency`, `salaryUnit` — exposed at top level for easy filtering
- `applicantCountries`, `applicantLocationRequirements` — parsed from `applicantLocationRequirements[].name`
- `directApply` — JSON-LD boolean flag (Google structured-data hint)
- `skills` — list extracted from Skills / Requirements bullet list when present
- `descriptionHtml`, `descriptionText` (when `includeDescription = true`)
- `applyUrl`
- `applicationCount` — when the detail page shows "N applicants"
- `companyFoundedYear` — when the company block shows a founded year
- `scrapedAt`

If the listing / search returns zero results, a single `job_wwr_blocked` sentinel record is emitted so runs exit 0.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `categoryUrls` | string[] | WWR category or search URLs. Prefill: `https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs`. |
| `searchTerm` | string | Optional keyword used when no `categoryUrls` are supplied (builds `/remote-jobs/search?term=…`). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max jobs per run. Default 3. |
| `includeDescription` | boolean | Fetch each job's detail page for full description + company metadata. Default `true`. |
| `cleanHtml` | boolean | Strip scripts / tracking images from `descriptionHtml`. Default `true`. |
| `regions` | string[] | Optional region substrings (case-insensitive). Example: `["USA", "Europe"]`. |
| `jobTypes` | string[] | Optional employment-type filter: `full-time`, `contract`, `part-time`. |
| `minSalary` | integer | Minimum salary in USD. Only applied when a listing has numeric salary data. |

### How it works

1. Fetch each `categoryUrls` entry (or build a search URL from `searchTerm`).
2. Extract `/remote-jobs/<slug>` links from the listing page.
3. For each job, fetch the detail page and parse the embedded `JobPosting` JSON-LD schema (Google-compatible structured data). Fall back to DOM selectors where the schema lacks fields.
4. Clean HTML: unescape entities, strip `<script>` and 1×1 tracking images when `cleanHtml = true`.

### FAQ

**Do I need a proxy?** No.
**Why is the sentinel emitted?** When the given URL / search has no matching jobs, we still emit one record so downstream pipelines never see an empty output.

# Actor input Schema

## `categoryUrls` (type: `array`):

WeWorkRemotely category or search URLs. Examples: https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs, https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/search?term=python
## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Optional keyword filter. When set, uses /remote-jobs/search?term=<query>. Ignored when categoryUrls are supplied.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum job listings to return.
## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each job's detail page for the full description + company metadata. Off = listings only.
## `cleanHtml` (type: `boolean`):

Strip scripts / tracking images from descriptionHtml.
## `regions` (type: `array`):

Optional region filter (case-insensitive substring match against each job's region/location). Example: ["USA", "Europe"].
## `jobTypes` (type: `array`):

Optional employment type filter (case-insensitive match against jobType / employmentType).
## `minSalary` (type: `integer`):

Optional minimum salary filter in USD. Only applied when a listing publishes a numeric salary range; listings without salary data are not excluded.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy. Free datacenter proxy is recommended because WWR detail pages 403 bare datacenter IPs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "categoryUrls": [
    "https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs"
  ],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "includeDescription": true,
  "cleanHtml": true,
  "regions": [],
  "jobTypes": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
````

# 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 = {
    "categoryUrls": [
        "https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs"
    ],
    "maxItems": 3,
    "regions": [],
    "jobTypes": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/weworkremotely-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 = {
    "categoryUrls": ["https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs"],
    "maxItems": 3,
    "regions": [],
    "jobTypes": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/weworkremotely-job-scraper").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 '{
  "categoryUrls": [
    "https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs"
  ],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "regions": [],
  "jobTypes": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/weworkremotely-job-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "We Work Remotely Jobs Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape remote job listings from WeWorkRemotely.com with titles, companies, locations, salaries, full descriptions, and company profiles. HTTP-only, no login required.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "d08kwBO4Q6zebkKaJ"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/crawlerbros~weworkremotely-job-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~weworkremotely-job-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-weworkremotely-job-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~weworkremotely-job-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-weworkremotely-job-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                        "application/json": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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                    }
                }
            }
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    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "categoryUrls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "categoryUrls": {
                        "title": "Category / Search URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "WeWorkRemotely category or search URLs. Examples: https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs, https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/search?term=python",
                        "default": [
                            "https://weworkremotely.com/categories/remote-programming-jobs"
                        ],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "searchTerm": {
                        "title": "Search Term",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional keyword filter. When set, uses /remote-jobs/search?term=<query>. Ignored when categoryUrls are supplied."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum job listings to return.",
                        "default": 3
                    },
                    "includeDescription": {
                        "title": "Include Full Description",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch each job's detail page for the full description + company metadata. Off = listings only.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "cleanHtml": {
                        "title": "Clean HTML",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Strip scripts / tracking images from descriptionHtml.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "regions": {
                        "title": "Regions",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Optional region filter (case-insensitive substring match against each job's region/location). Example: [\"USA\", \"Europe\"].",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "jobTypes": {
                        "title": "Job Types",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Optional employment type filter (case-insensitive match against jobType / employmentType).",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "default": []
                    },
                    "minSalary": {
                        "title": "Minimum Salary (USD)",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Optional minimum salary filter in USD. Only applied when a listing publishes a numeric salary range; listings without salary data are not excluded."
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Apify proxy. Free datacenter proxy is recommended because WWR detail pages 403 bare datacenter IPs.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
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                                "type": "string"
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                                "type": "string"
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                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```