# VDAB Scraper - Low-cost💲🔥🇧🇪💼 (`delectable_incubator/vdab-scraper-low-cost`) Actor

🇧🇪 Scrape VDAB job listings and extract job titles, company names, locations, contract types, salaries (when available), posting dates, descriptions, and job URLs. Perfect for recruitment, job aggregation, labor market research, HR analytics, lead generation, and AI automation. 🚀

- **URL**: https://apify.com/delectable\_incubator/vdab-scraper-low-cost.md
- **Developed by:** [Prime Scrape](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.00005 / actor start

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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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/docs.md):

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

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

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

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

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

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## 🇧🇪💼 VDAB Jobs Scraper – Extract Job Listings from VDAB 🔍

Easily collect job listings from **VDAB.be**, the official employment service of Flanders (Belgium).

This Apify actor extracts structured job data directly from VDAB search results, making it ideal for recruitment agencies, HR teams, job aggregators, labor market analysis, salary research, lead generation, and hiring intelligence.

The **VDAB Jobs Scraper** is a fast, reliable, and affordable solution for large-scale job data extraction with no coding required.

---

### 🔍 What This Scraper Does

Simply provide a job keyword and optionally a location, and the actor automatically collects matching job listings.

✅ Scrapes job listings directly from VDAB

✅ Keyword-based job search

✅ Optional location filtering

✅ Automatically handles pagination

✅ Supports all job categories available on VDAB

✅ Limits the maximum number of jobs to scrape

✅ Outputs clean, structured datasets ready for analysis

---

### 📦 Data Extracted

| Field | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `jobId` | Unique VDAB job identifier |
| `jobTitle` | Job title |
| `companyName` | Hiring company |
| `location` | Job location |
| `employmentType` | Employment type |
| `contractType` | Contract type |
| `salary` | Salary information (when available) |
| `postedDate` | Publication date |
| `description` | Job description |
| `requirements` | Skills or requirements |
| `jobUrl` | Direct VDAB job URL |

---

### 🛠 How to Use

1️⃣ Deploy the actor on Apify

2️⃣ Enter a job keyword

3️⃣ (Optional) Specify a location

4️⃣ Set the maximum number of jobs

5️⃣ Run the actor

6️⃣ Export the dataset in your preferred format

Supported export formats:

✅ JSON

✅ CSV

✅ Excel

✅ XML

✅ HTML Table

---

### 💡 Use Cases

💼 Recruitment & Talent Sourcing

📊 Belgian Labor Market Analysis

📈 Hiring Trend Monitoring

🏢 Company Hiring Intelligence

💰 Salary Research

🤖 AI & NLP Training Datasets

📋 Job Aggregation Platforms

---

### 💸 Pricing

This scraper uses a **pay-per-result** pricing model.

You only pay for successfully extracted records.

💳 **Price:** **$0.89 / 1,000 results**

---

### Related Actors

If you're interested in other job scraping solutions, check out these related tools: (Coming Soon)



---

### ✏️ Input Schema Example

````

{
"keyword": "software engineer",
"location": "Antwerp",
"max\_items": 100
}

```

#### Input Fields

| Field | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `keyword` | Job search keyword |
| `location` | Job location (optional) |
| `max_items` | Maximum number of jobs to scrape |

---

### 📤 Output Example

```

{
"jobId": "123456789",
"jobTitle": "Software Engineer",
"companyName": "Tech Company NV",
"location": "Antwerp",
"employmentType": "Full-time",
"contractType": "Permanent",
"salary": "€3,500 - €4,500/month",
"postedDate": "2026-07-15",
"description": "Develop and maintain software applications...",
"requirements": \[
"Java",
"Spring Boot",
"SQL"
],
"jobUrl": "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures/123456789"
}

````

---

### 📊 Preconfigured Dataset Views

This actor includes ready-to-use dataset views for instant analysis:

📋 **Overview**  
All scraped jobs with key information.

🏢 **Companies**  
Jobs grouped by employer.

📍 **Locations**  
Analyze hiring activity by city or region.

💰 **Salary Analysis**  
Compare salary information where available.

📅 **Recent Jobs**  
Newest job postings first.

📄 **Detailed Jobs**  
Complete job descriptions and metadata.

Perfect for dashboards, BI tools, recruitment workflows, and labor market intelligence.

---

### 📫 Support

😊 Leave us a **5-star rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐** if you're satisfied with the scraper.

🌪️ **Storm Scraper**

https://apify.com/scrapestorm

For questions, feature requests, or custom scraping solutions, contact us through the Apify platform or via email.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Lijst van vdab.be vacatures zoek-URLs om te scrapen / List of vdab.be vacatures search URLs to scrape.

De paginering wordt automatisch afgehandeld via &p= parameter / Pagination is handled automatically via the &p= parameter.

Voorbeelden / Examples:
• https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?arbeidscircuit=8&sort=standaard
• https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=Data&locatie=Antwerpen%20(Provincie)&locatieCode=BE21&sort=standaard
• https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=developer&sort=standaard

⚠️ URLs moeten van vdab.be zijn / URLs must be from vdab.be.
## `maxitems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum aantal vacatures om te verzamelen per URL / Maximum number of job listings to collect per URL.

De scraper pagineert automatisch en stopt na 2 opeenvolgende pagina's zonder nieuwe resultaten / The scraper paginates automatically and stops after 2 consecutive pages with no new results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?arbeidscircuit=8&sort=standaard",
    "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=Software&locatie=Antwerpen%20(Provincie)&locatieCode=BE21&sort=standaard"
  ],
  "maxitems": 100
}
````

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?arbeidscircuit=8&sort=standaard",
        "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=Software&locatie=Antwerpen%20(Provincie)&locatieCode=BE21&sort=standaard"
    ],
    "maxitems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("delectable_incubator/vdab-scraper-low-cost").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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?arbeidscircuit=8&sort=standaard",
        "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=Software&locatie=Antwerpen%20(Provincie)&locatieCode=BE21&sort=standaard",
    ],
    "maxitems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("delectable_incubator/vdab-scraper-low-cost").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 '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?arbeidscircuit=8&sort=standaard",
    "https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=Software&locatie=Antwerpen%20(Provincie)&locatieCode=BE21&sort=standaard"
  ],
  "maxitems": 100
}' |
apify call delectable_incubator/vdab-scraper-low-cost --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
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        "description": "🇧🇪 Scrape VDAB job listings and extract job titles, company names, locations, contract types, salaries (when available), posting dates, descriptions, and job URLs. Perfect for recruitment, job aggregation, labor market research, HR analytics, lead generation, and AI automation. 🚀",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "zlKFDajbdJHW6Qt4v"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~vdab-scraper-low-cost/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-delectable_incubator-vdab-scraper-low-cost",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~vdab-scraper-low-cost/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-delectable_incubator-vdab-scraper-low-cost",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/delectable_incubator~vdab-scraper-low-cost/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-delectable_incubator-vdab-scraper-low-cost",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "required": [
                    "urls",
                    "maxitems"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "urls": {
                        "title": "VDAB Vacatures URLs 🔍",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Lijst van vdab.be vacatures zoek-URLs om te scrapen / List of vdab.be vacatures search URLs to scrape.\n\nDe paginering wordt automatisch afgehandeld via &p= parameter / Pagination is handled automatically via the &p= parameter.\n\nVoorbeelden / Examples:\n• https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?arbeidscircuit=8&sort=standaard\n• https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=Data&locatie=Antwerpen%20(Provincie)&locatieCode=BE21&sort=standaard\n• https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures?trefwoord=developer&sort=standaard\n\n⚠️ URLs moeten van vdab.be zijn / URLs must be from vdab.be.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxitems": {
                        "title": "Maximum vacatures per URL 📄",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum aantal vacatures om te verzamelen per URL / Maximum number of job listings to collect per URL.\n\nDe scraper pagineert automatisch en stopt na 2 opeenvolgende pagina's zonder nieuwe resultaten / The scraper paginates automatically and stops after 2 consecutive pages with no new results.",
                        "default": 100
                    }
                }
            },
            "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",
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                                    },
                                    "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
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                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```