# Hirist Jobs Scraper — India Tech Job Listings API (`crawloop/hirist-jobs-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Hirist.tech IT jobs by keyword, category, city, or start URLs — a Hirist API alternative with no login. Export title, employer, salary (INR/LPA), skills, recruiter, AmbitionBox ratings, and apply counts as JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/hirist-jobs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 job listings

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
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 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.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Hirist Jobs Scraper — India Tech Job Listings API

> **Disclaimer:** Unofficial tool for publicly accessible Hirist job listings. **Hirist**, **Hirist.tech**, **hirist.com**, **AmbitionBox**, and related names are trademarks of their respective owners. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Hirist / Times Internet / Info Edge. For informational, research, aggregation, and recruiting-intelligence use only. Respect applicable terms of use and law.

Scrape **Hirist.tech** (hirist.com) **IT job listings** — a practical **Hirist scraper**, **Hirist API alternative**, and **India tech jobs scraper** for **Java**, **Python**, **React**, **DevOps**, **AI/ML**, and other engineering roles. Search by **keyword**, **category**, **city**, **filters**, or paste **listing start URLs**. Export **title**, **employer**, **location**, **salary (INR and LPA)**, **experience**, **skills** (mandatory vs optional), **recruiter**, **AmbitionBox ratings**, **apply counts**, and **job URLs** as **JSON**, **CSV**, or **Excel** via fast **HTTP** — **no headless browser** and **no login**. Use from **Python**, **Node.js**, **cURL**, or **Apify MCP** / AI assistants.

Ideal for **India tech hiring research**, **salary benchmarking** (when LPA is disclosed), **skills-demand analysis**, **recruiting intelligence**, and **employer lead generation** across Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Delhi NCR, and remote roles.

| Actor | Focus |
| :--- | :--- |
| Hirist Jobs Scraper ◄── you are here | Hirist.tech India IT / tech job listings |
| [Naukri Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/naukri-jobs-scraper) | India’s largest job board (Naukri.com) |
| [Foundit Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/foundit-jobs-scraper) | Foundit.in / Monster India job listings |
| [Glassdoor Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/glassdoor-scraper) | Employer reviews, salaries, and jobs |
| [Stepstone Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/stepstone-jobs-scraper) | DACH commercial job board |
| [Arbeitsagentur Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/arbeitsagentur-jobs-scraper) | Germany BA Jobsuche |

### When to use this Actor

- You need a **Hirist scraper** / **Hirist.tech scraper** / **hirist.com scraper** that returns structured JSON
- You want **keyword + category + city + Hirist filters** without maintaining your own crawler
- You need **salary, skills, recruiter, AmbitionBox ratings, and apply counts** as first-class fields
- You want to scrape Hirist with **Python**, **Node.js**, or **MCP** and export a dataset
- You run a **daily monitor** and only want **new job IDs** billed

### When not to use this Actor

- **Non-Indian / non-tech job portals** — this Actor covers Hirist.tech only
- **Guaranteed emails or phones** — public listing cards rarely include direct contacts
- **Login-walled apply-form automation** — public search data only
- **Historical archives** — currently listed jobs only
- **Naukri.com or Foundit.in coverage** — use [Naukri Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/naukri-jobs-scraper) or [Foundit Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/foundit-jobs-scraper)

### Key Features

- **Keyword + category + city** — `position`, optional `searchKeywords`, 12 Hirist tech categories, multi-city `loc` filter
- **Start URL parsing** — paste `/k/{keyword}-jobs`, `/c/{category}-jobs`, `/j/{slug}-{id}`, or filtered query strings
- **Hirist filters** — experience band (`minexp`/`maxexp`), freshness in days (`posting`), company-name contains, remote-only
- **Structured salary** — INR min/max plus LPA when Hirist discloses CTC (hidden bands stay confidential, never zero)
- **Skills split** — full tags plus **mandatory** vs **optional** arrays from Hirist’s own flags
- **Recruiter + AmbitionBox** — name/designation, company type, industry, rating, review count
- **HTTP JSON path** — Chrome TLS impersonation against Hirist’s public job API; 256–512 MB, no Playwright
- **Datacenter-friendly** — search API does not require residential proxy in testing (optional if you scale)
- **Monitor mode** — named Key-Value store of seen job IDs; later scheduled runs emit only new jobs
- **Deduplicated job IDs** across pages, keywords, and multi-city runs
- **MCP / AI ready** — call from assistants via Apify MCP

### Use Cases

| Use case | What you get |
| :--- | :--- |
| **Tech job aggregation** | Fresh Hirist.tech openings into a board / search index |
| **Salary benchmarking** | Disclosed LPA bands plus INR for a role × city |
| **Skills demand** | Mandatory vs optional skill tags without NLP over descriptions |
| **Recruiting intelligence** | Recruiter name, apply counts, premium flags, competitor vacancies |
| **Employer lead gen** | Product/service/MNC type, AmbitionBox rating, companies hiring now |
| **Daily “what’s new”** | `monitorMode` on a schedule — pay only for new job IDs |

### Quick Start

**Keyword + city:**

```json
{
  "position": "Python developer",
  "location": "Bangalore",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "postedWithinDays": 7,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

**Category browse + experience band:**

```json
{
  "categorySlug": "ai-ml-jobs",
  "location": "Hyderabad",
  "experienceMinYears": 3,
  "experienceMaxYears": 8,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

**Listing start URL (filters in the query string are applied):**

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.hirist.tech/k/python-jobs?loc=3&minexp=2&maxexp=8&posting=7" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `position` | string | Free-text keyword (e.g. `Python developer`). Empty = category browse |
| `searchKeywords` | string\[] | Extra keyword queries, merged and deduplicated |
| `categorySlug` | enum | One of Hirist’s 12 tech categories |
| `location` | string | City name or numeric Hirist loc id (`Bangalore`, `Remote`, `3`) |
| `locations` | string\[] | Extra cities, combined into one `loc=` filter |
| `startUrls` | request list | Keyword / category / job URLs |
| `experienceMinYears` / `experienceMaxYears` | integer | Experience band |
| `postedWithinDays` | integer | Recency in days |
| `companyName` | string | Employer substring filter |
| `workFromHome` | boolean | Keep remote / WFH rows only |
| `includeJobDescription` | boolean | Extra HTML fetch per job (off by default) |
| `maxItems` / `maxPages` | integer | Caps (50 jobs per page) |
| `monitorMode` | boolean | Charge only new job IDs after the baseline run |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional; default is no proxy |

### Output

One dataset row per job. Field names match the India Jobs suite (camelCase).

| Field | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `jobId` | string | Hirist job id |
| `title` / `designation` | string | Listing title and role |
| `employer` | string | Hiring company |
| `companyRating` / `companyReviewsCount` | number / integer | AmbitionBox rating when published |
| `location` / `locations` | string / string\[] | City label(s) |
| `workMode` / `workFromHome` | string / boolean | `remote` / `hybrid` / `office` |
| `experienceMin` / `experienceMax` | integer | Years |
| `salaryNote` / `salaryLakhsMin` / `salaryMin` | string / number / integer | LPA + INR when disclosed |
| `skills` / `skillsMandatory` / `skillsOptional` | string\[] | Hirist tags |
| `recruiterName` / `recruiterDesignation` | string | Public recruiter card |
| `applyCount` / `viewCount` | integer | Applies and listing hits |
| `premium` | boolean | Hirist premium listing flag |
| `url` | string | Job page |
| `postedAt` / `scrapedAt` | string | ISO-8601 UTC |

```json
{
  "source": "hirist",
  "jobId": "1663808",
  "url": "https://www.hirist.tech/j/dxc-senior-python-tester-1663808",
  "title": "DXC - Senior Python Tester",
  "employer": "DXC Technology",
  "companyRating": 3.6,
  "companyReviewsCount": 12334,
  "location": "Chennai",
  "locations": ["Chennai"],
  "workMode": "office",
  "workFromHome": false,
  "experienceText": "5 - 9 Yrs",
  "experienceMin": 5,
  "experienceMax": 9,
  "salaryConfidential": true,
  "skills": ["Python", "Automation Testing", "Selenium"],
  "skillsMandatory": ["Python", "Automation Testing"],
  "recruiterName": "Sumi Sinha",
  "applyCount": 71,
  "postedAt": "2026-07-17T10:17:53.784000+00:00"
}
```

### Integration examples

#### Node.js

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/hirist-jobs-scraper').call({
  position: 'Python developer',
  location: 'Bangalore',
  maxItems: 50,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.slice(0, 5));
```

#### Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(token)
run = client.actor("crawloop/hirist-jobs-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "position": "Python developer",
        "location": "Bangalore",
        "maxItems": 50,
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("employer"), item.get("url"))
```

#### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~hirist-jobs-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"position":"Python developer","location":"Bangalore","maxItems":50}'
```

### MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via [Apify MCP](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp). Connect your Apify account, then call `crawloop/hirist-jobs-scraper`.

Example prompts:

- "Run Hirist Jobs Scraper for Python developer in Bangalore, max 50, and return title, employer, salaryNote, skills, url as JSON"
- "Scrape Hirist AI/ML jobs in Hyderabad posted in the last 7 days and list top hiring employers with AmbitionBox ratings"
- "Pull Hirist Java backend openings in Bangalore and Pune, then run Naukri Jobs Scraper for the same role to compare CTC bands"
- "Monitor Hirist Python developer jobs in Bangalore daily and return only new job IDs"

### Suite next step

Hirist is the India **tech-only** board (structured skills + recruiter cards). For the same role on India’s largest general board (often richer CTC + AmbitionBox coverage), run [Naukri Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/naukri-jobs-scraper) next. For Monster India / Foundit volume, continue with [Foundit Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/foundit-jobs-scraper). For employer reviews and interview intel, use [Glassdoor Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/glassdoor-scraper).

### FAQ

**Is this an official Hirist API?**\
No. It calls the same public search JSON the website uses (`gladiator.hirist.tech/job/search` and `/job/category`) and returns structured dataset rows — a practical **Hirist API alternative** for pipelines.

**Can I paste a Hirist search URL?**\
Yes — `startUrls` accepts keyword pages (`/k/python-jobs`), category pages (`/c/ai-ml-jobs`), job detail URLs (`/j/...-{id}`), and query filters such as `loc`, `minexp`, `maxexp`, and `posting`.

**Does Hirist require login?**\
No for public search results and listing cards. Personalized “my job feed” is not used.

**Do I need a residential proxy?**\
Usually not. Hirist’s job API is unauthenticated and worked over datacenter connections in testing. A `proxyConfiguration` input is still available if you scale up and start seeing blocks.

**Is salary always present?**\
No. Many posters hide LPA. `salaryConfidential: true` flags those rows. Numeric INR / LPA fields appear only when the employer published a band — never as a fake zero.

**What does `includeJobDescription` add?**\
One extra HTML request per job. Listing cards already include title, skills, salary, recruiter, apply count, and AmbitionBox. Leave it off for fast sweeps.

**What is monitor mode?**\
With `monitorMode: true`, seen job IDs are stored in a named Key-Value store. The first run is the baseline (all matches are new). Later scheduled runs push and charge only IDs not seen before.

**Can I export JSON, CSV, or Excel?**\
Yes — every run writes a dataset you can download as JSON / CSV / Excel, or pull with the Apify API, Python/Node clients, or MCP.

**Python / Node.js / MCP?**\
Yes — use the Apify client examples above or Apify MCP prompts.

**How many jobs per search?**\
Hirist paginates 50 jobs per page. Use extra `searchKeywords` or start URLs to cover more queries; multiple cities are combined in one `loc` filter.

### Related Actors

| Actor | Focus |
| :--- | :--- |
| Hirist Jobs Scraper ◄── you are here | Hirist.tech India IT jobs |
| [Naukri Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/naukri-jobs-scraper) | Naukri.com India jobs |
| [Foundit Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/foundit-jobs-scraper) | Foundit.in / Monster India |
| [Glassdoor Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/glassdoor-scraper) | Reviews, salaries, interviews, jobs |
| [Stepstone Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/stepstone-jobs-scraper) | DACH job listings |
| [Arbeitsagentur Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/arbeitsagentur-jobs-scraper) | Germany BA Jobsuche |

# Actor input Schema

## `position` (type: `string`):

Free-text job search (e.g. Python developer, React Native, Java). Leave empty to browse a category instead.

## `searchKeywords` (type: `array`):

Optional extra keyword queries. Each keyword is searched separately; results are merged and deduplicated by job ID.

## `categorySlug` (type: `string`):

Hirist tech category. Combined with keyword if both are set; used alone as browse mode if keyword is empty.

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

Indian city or region (e.g. Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Remote). Comma-separated cities are combined into one Hirist loc filter.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Optional extra cities. Combined with Location into a single multi-city filter (not a cartesian product).

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional Hirist listing, category, keyword, or job URLs. Query filters (loc, minexp, maxexp, posting) are parsed automatically.

## `experienceMinYears` (type: `integer`):

Minimum years of experience. 0 = fresher. Mapped to Hirist's minexp filter.

## `experienceMaxYears` (type: `integer`):

Maximum years of experience. Mapped to Hirist's maxexp filter.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only jobs posted in the last N days (Hirist posting filter). Example: 1, 7, 30.

## `companyName` (type: `string`):

Optional case-insensitive substring match on the employer name (applied after search).

## `workFromHome` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only listings flagged remote / work-from-home (including Hirist loc=Remote).

## `includeJobDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each job page and extract a description when Hirist publishes one in the HTML/JSON-LD. Extra request per job; off by default. Listing cards already include title, skills, salary, recruiter, and AmbitionBox.

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

Maximum job rows to collect across all searches. 0 = unlimited (subject to maxPages).

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

Safety cap on Hirist pagination (50 jobs per page).

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

On a schedule, push and charge only job IDs not seen in a previous run. First run delivers the full match set (baseline). Pair with an Apify Schedule and a stable monitorStoreName.

## `monitorStoreName` (type: `string`):

Named Key-Value store for seen job IDs across scheduled runs. Use a distinct name per watch (e.g. python-bangalore vs java-hyderabad).

## `resetMonitorState` (type: `boolean`):

Clear the seen-job cache before this run (next run becomes a new baseline).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Hirist's job JSON is public and unauthenticated; leave proxy off for the cheapest run. Add IN residential only if you scale up and see blocks.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "position": "Python developer",
  "categorySlug": "",
  "location": "Bangalore",
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.hirist.tech/k/python-jobs?loc=3"
    }
  ],
  "workFromHome": false,
  "includeJobDescription": false,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 20,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorStoreName": "hirist-jobs-monitor",
  "resetMonitorState": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "position": "Python developer",
    "location": "Bangalore",
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.hirist.tech/k/python-jobs?loc=3"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/hirist-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 = {
    "position": "Python developer",
    "location": "Bangalore",
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.hirist.tech/k/python-jobs?loc=3" }],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/hirist-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 '{
  "position": "Python developer",
  "location": "Bangalore",
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.hirist.tech/k/python-jobs?loc=3"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call crawloop/hirist-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawloop/hirist-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/63YIa1XZouPAZGg1Y/builds/zuwdq4ApCQtRTYZKD/openapi.json