SEEK Australia Job Scraper

Extract job listings from SEEK Australia (seek.com.au) in seconds. This Actor reads SEEK's own JSON search API, the same one the website uses, so it needs no browser and no proxy. Results are complete, structured and cheap to collect.

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
id	SEEK job ID
title	Job title
company	Employer or advertiser name
locations	Location labels (suburb, city or region)
salary	Salary text as shown on SEEK, when the advertiser provides one
workTypes	Work type, e.g. Full time, Part time, Contract/Temp, Casual/Vacation
classifications	SEEK job classifications, e.g. Information & Communication Technology or Trades & Services
listingDate	Date and time the job was listed (ISO 8601)
teaser	Short job summary
bulletPoints	Selling points the advertiser listed
isFeatured	Whether the listing is a featured ad
url	Direct link to the job on seek.com.au

How to use it

1. Enter Keywords, for example data engineer. Leave it empty to get all jobs.
2. Enter a Location the way you would type it on SEEK, for example Brisbane, All Sydney NSW or Melbourne CBD & Inner Suburbs.
3. Set Max jobs. The Actor stops after this many results (default 200, maximum 5,000).
4. Click Start, then download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or fetch them with the Apify API.

Input example

{
  "keywords": "data engineer",
  "where": "All Sydney NSW",
  "maxItems": 500
}

Output example

This is an illustrative record showing the shape of each result:

{
  "id": "80000000",
  "title": "Senior Data Engineer",
  "company": "Example Company",
  "locations": ["Sydney NSW"],
  "salary": "$150,000 - $170,000 + super",
  "workTypes": ["Full time"],
  "classifications": ["Information & Communication Technology"],
  "listingDate": "2026-11-05T03:12:44Z",
  "teaser": "Short summary of the role written by the advertiser.",
  "bulletPoints": ["Hybrid working", "Career progression"],
  "isFeatured": false,
  "url": "https://www.seek.com.au/job/80000000"
}

Use cases

• Recruitment and sourcing: build pipelines of open roles by skill and region.
• Salary benchmarking: compare advertised pay across roles, locations and industries.
• Labour-market research: track hiring demand by classification over time.
• B2B lead signals: see which companies are actively hiring.
• AI agents and automations: give an agent live Australian job data through the Apify API or MCP server.

Run it on a schedule

Use Apify Schedules to repeat the same search daily or weekly, and send the results to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier or a webhook with Apify Integrations.

Pricing

Pay per result: you pay only for the jobs you receive. See the Pricing tab for the current rate.

FAQ

Do I need a SEEK account or cookies? No. The Actor only reads public search results.

How fast is it? It fetches 100 jobs per request, so a few hundred jobs usually take only seconds.

Can I search New Zealand too? Yes. Use the companion Actor Seek NZ Job Scraper.

Is it legal to use this data? The Actor collects publicly listed job ads and does not extract contact details. You are responsible for using the data in line with SEEK's terms and the laws that apply to you.

Found a problem or need another field? Open an issue on the Issues tab and it will be looked at.