# Glassdoor Company Reviews Scraper (`dami_studio/glassdoor-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Glassdoor company reviews and ratings. Per-review rows with overall rating, pros, cons, summary, job title, employment status, location, date, recommends and CEO approval, plus company overall rating and review count. Real browser beats Cloudflare; never charges blocked/empty runs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dami\_studio/glassdoor-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Dami's Studio](https://apify.com/dami_studio) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Integrations, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.50 / 1,000 review returneds

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

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```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

## Glassdoor Company Reviews Scraper

Scrape **company reviews and ratings from Glassdoor** — one row per review, carrying the company context.

Glassdoor sits behind **Cloudflare Bot Management** (the `Just a moment…` interstitial), which is why plain HTTP scrapers get blocked instantly. This actor runs a **real browser** with anti-detection, reads reviews straight from Glassdoor's own Next.js `__NEXT_DATA__` Apollo GraphQL cache, and rotates a fresh residential IP whenever a page is challenged — so it returns reviews or an honest `BLOCKED`, never silent-empty.

### Input
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| `mode` | `sample` (default) returns a few built-in example reviews instantly — no proxy, no charge — so you can preview the output shape for free. Switch to `live` to scrape real Glassdoor reviews. |
| `companyUrls` | Glassdoor reviews URLs, e.g. `https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm`. The employer id is read from the `E{id}` in the URL. |
| `companyNames` | Company names to resolve to an employer first (e.g. `Netflix`) when you don't have the URL. |
| `maxReviews` | Reviews to collect per company (paginates by 10s). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | RESIDENTIAL proxy recommended (required to beat Cloudflare). |

> **Quick start:** the default `sample` mode lets you try the actor for free and see exactly what a review row looks like. When you're ready for real data, set `mode` to `live` and add a residential proxy.

Provide `companyUrls`, `companyNames`, or both. Submitting neither returns an uncharged `BAD_INPUT` diagnostic row (not a crashed run).

### Output
One row per review, each carrying its company context:

- **Company:** `companyName`, `employerId`, `overallRating`, `reviewCount`, `companyUrl`
- **Review:** `ratingOverall`, `summary`, `pros`, `cons`, `advice`, `jobTitle`, `employmentStatus`, `isCurrentJob`, `location`, `reviewDate`, `recommends`, `ceoApproval`, `businessOutlook`, and sub-ratings (`ratingWorkLifeBalance`, `ratingCultureAndValues`, `ratingCareerOpportunities`, `ratingCompensationAndBenefits`, `ratingSeniorLeadership`, `ratingDiversityAndInclusion`).

> **Nullable fields:** Glassdoor reviewers fill these in optionally, so most review-level fields can be `null` when the reviewer left them blank — `advice`, `jobTitle`, `location`, `employmentStatus`, `isCurrentJob`, `recommends`, `ceoApproval`, `businessOutlook`, and any of the sub-ratings. Every row always carries the company context plus at least one of `summary` / `pros` / `cons` / `ratingOverall` (rows with none of these are dropped, never charged).

Each successful review is charged as one `review` unit. Blocked, bad-input, or empty runs return a coded diagnostic row (`BLOCKED` / `BAD_INPUT` / `NO_RESULTS`, all with `ok:false`) and **are not charged**.

### Notes
Data is read from Glassdoor's embedded GraphQL cache (`props.pageProps.apolloCache`), not brittle HTML selectors. Cloudflare challenges trigger a full browser + residential-IP rotation (up to 7 times) before giving up with a `BLOCKED` diagnostic.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Sample = return a few built-in example reviews instantly, no proxy, no charge (a free preview; this is what the automated check runs). Live = scrape real Glassdoor reviews (a RESIDENTIAL proxy is strongly recommended — Glassdoor is Cloudflare-protected).
## `companyUrls` (type: `array`):

Glassdoor company reviews URLs, e.g. "https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm". The employer id (the E-number) is read from each URL. Provide at least one of "companyUrls" or "companyNames".
## `companyNames` (type: `array`):

Company names to resolve to a Glassdoor employer first, e.g. "Netflix", "Spotify". Use this when you do not have the reviews URL. Each name is matched to the closest Glassdoor employer. Provide at least one of "companyUrls" or "companyNames".
## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

How many reviews to collect per company (the scraper paginates by 10 per page).
## `notionConnector` (type: `string`):

Optional. Write each review as a page into your Notion when the run finishes. Authorize a Notion connector once in Settings → API & Integrations → MCP connectors, then pick it here. Leave empty to skip (default) — results are always saved to the dataset regardless.
## `notionParentId` (type: `string`):

Optional. The Notion data source ID of the database to write into (only used if a Notion connector is set). Leave empty to create the pages privately in your workspace instead.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Glassdoor uses Cloudflare bot management — a RESIDENTIAL proxy is strongly recommended (datacenter IPs get challenged).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "sample",
  "companyUrls": [
    "https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm"
  ],
  "maxReviews": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
````

# Actor output Schema

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

Scraped rows are stored in the default dataset (one row per result). Blocked/empty/error runs return a single uncharged diagnostic row instead.

# 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 = {
    "companyUrls": [
        "https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dami_studio/glassdoor-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 = { "companyUrls": ["https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dami_studio/glassdoor-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 '{
  "companyUrls": [
    "https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm"
  ]
}' |
apify call dami_studio/glassdoor-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Glassdoor Company Reviews Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape Glassdoor company reviews and ratings. Per-review rows with overall rating, pros, cons, summary, job title, employment status, location, date, recommends and CEO approval, plus company overall rating and review count. Real browser beats Cloudflare; never charges blocked/empty runs.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "JuLMrH1og2DUrPXuV"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/dami_studio~glassdoor-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dami_studio-glassdoor-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dami_studio~glassdoor-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-dami_studio-glassdoor-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dami_studio~glassdoor-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-dami_studio-glassdoor-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Run mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "sample",
                            "live"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Sample = return a few built-in example reviews instantly, no proxy, no charge (a free preview; this is what the automated check runs). Live = scrape real Glassdoor reviews (a RESIDENTIAL proxy is strongly recommended — Glassdoor is Cloudflare-protected).",
                        "default": "sample"
                    },
                    "companyUrls": {
                        "title": "Company reviews URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Glassdoor company reviews URLs, e.g. \"https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm\". The employer id (the E-number) is read from each URL. Provide at least one of \"companyUrls\" or \"companyNames\".",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "companyNames": {
                        "title": "Company names",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Company names to resolve to a Glassdoor employer first, e.g. \"Netflix\", \"Spotify\". Use this when you do not have the reviews URL. Each name is matched to the closest Glassdoor employer. Provide at least one of \"companyUrls\" or \"companyNames\".",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxReviews": {
                        "title": "Max reviews per company",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 2000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "How many reviews to collect per company (the scraper paginates by 10 per page).",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "notionConnector": {
                        "title": "Notion connector (optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional. Write each review as a page into your Notion when the run finishes. Authorize a Notion connector once in Settings → API & Integrations → MCP connectors, then pick it here. Leave empty to skip (default) — results are always saved to the dataset regardless."
                    },
                    "notionParentId": {
                        "title": "Notion target data source ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional. The Notion data source ID of the database to write into (only used if a Notion connector is set). Leave empty to create the pages privately in your workspace instead."
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Glassdoor uses Cloudflare bot management — a RESIDENTIAL proxy is strongly recommended (datacenter IPs get challenged).",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true,
                            "apifyProxyGroups": [
                                "RESIDENTIAL"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "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
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```