Upwork Jobs Scraper

Extract freelance job listings from Upwork: remote work opportunities, project budgets, required skills, and client details. Perfect for gig economy research and freelance job tracking.

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💼 What It Does

This Upwork job scraper extracts freelance opportunities from the world's largest remote work marketplace. It captures complete job postings including project descriptions, required skills 💻, budget ranges 💰 (hourly rates or fixed prices), experience requirements, and client hiring history. Use powerful filters to find entry-level freelance jobs, expert consulting gigs, or anything in between.

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👥 Who It's For

• 👤 Freelancers & Contractors - Find remote work and contract jobs matching your skills
• 🏢 Digital Agencies - Monitor competitor pricing and track market trends
• 🎯 Recruiters & HR - Source talent by analyzing freelance job market demand
• 📊 Market Researchers - Study gig economy trends, salary benchmarks, and skill demand
• 💡 Career Coaches - Help clients navigate the freelance marketplace

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📋 Data You Get

Field	Description
📝 Title	Job posting title and headline
📄 Description	Full project description and requirements
🛠️ Skills	Required technologies and expertise
💰 Budget	Hourly rate range ($/hr) or fixed price amount
⏱️ Job Type	Hourly contract or Fixed-price project
📊 Experience Level	Entry ($)
⏳ Duration	Project timeline: 1 week to ongoing
👤 Client Info	Hiring history and verification status
📅 Posted Date	When the job was published on Upwork
🔗 Job URL	Direct link to view and apply
💰 Client Total Spent	Lifetime amount the client has spent (client.totalSpent)
🧾 Client Hires	Total and active hires (client.totalHires, client.activeHires)
✅ Payment Verified	Payment method verified (client.paymentVerified)
⭐ Client Rating	Feedback score and review count (client.rating, client.feedbackCount)
🌍 Client Location	Country, city, timezone, local time (client.country, client.city, client.countryTimezone, client.localTime)
🗓️ Client Since	Account creation date (client.memberSince)
🏢 Client Company	Name, ID, size, industry (client.companyName, client.companyId, client.companySize, client.industry)
📋 Client Activity	Jobs posted/open, average hourly rate (client.jobsPosted, client.openJobs, client.avgHourlyRate)
🗂️ Client Other Jobs	The client's other open jobs (client.otherOpenJobs)
🎯 Applicants	Exact number of proposals/applicants (applicantsCount, plus proposalsRange)
👀 Last Activity	Client's last activity on the job (lastBuyerActivity)
🎚️ Job Meta	Status, workload, experience level, duration weeks, category/group (jobStatus, workload, experienceLevel, durationWeeks, jobCategory, jobCategoryGroup)
🏷️ Job Flags	Tags, premium, hiring-now, posted date (jobTags, isPremium, hiringNow, postedOn)
🧮 Requirements	Min Job Success Score, min hours, English, Rising Talent, portfolio, preferred location (minJobSuccessScore, minOdeskHours, prefEnglishSkill, risingTalent, shouldHavePortfolio, preferredFreelancerLocation)
🥊 Competition Detail	Hired, interviewed, invitations sent, unanswered invites, positions to hire (totalHired, interviewed, invitationsSent, unansweredInvites, positionsToHire)

A single focused dataset view is available: "⚡ Quick View" (?view=jobs) — a quick-scan table with job terms, exact applicants, and key client info.

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💡 Use Cases

🔍 Freelance Job Search

Search thousands of Upwork remote jobs with multiple keywords at once. Filter by budget range to focus on high-paying contract work, sort by recency to find fresh leads, and target jobs matching your exact experience level.

📈 Gig Economy Market Research

Analyze freelance market trends across industries. Track which skills are in highest demand 📊, monitor pricing patterns 💹, and identify emerging opportunities in the remote work landscape.

🎯 Lead Generation & Client Prospecting

Build a database of potential clients based on their hiring frequency and project types. Identify businesses that regularly post freelance jobs and understand their budget patterns.

💵 Rate Benchmarking & Pricing Intelligence

Research competitive hourly rates and fixed project prices in your field. Compare your rates against market standards and optimize your freelance pricing strategy.

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🚀 Quick Start

1. 🔎 Configure Search - Enter job keywords like "python developer" or "graphic designer"
2. ⚙️ Apply Filters - Select job type, experience level, budget range, and duration
3. ▶️ Run Scraper - Launch to extract Upwork job listings automatically
4. 📥 Download Results - Get your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

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⚙️ Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
🔎 Search Queries	array	No	Keywords to find freelance jobs. Leave empty for all jobs.
📊 Results Per Query	integer	No	Max jobs to scrape per query (1-100). Default: 20
📋 Sort By	string	No	Sort by: Most Relevant
⏱️ Job Type	array	No	Filter: Hourly Rate 💵 or Fixed Price 🏷️
📊 Experience Level	array	No	Filter: Entry Level
⏳ Workload	array	No	Filter: Full-time (30+ hrs)
📅 Project Duration	array	No	Filter: <1 week
💰 Budget Range	array	No	Filter: Under $100
👥 Client Hiring History	array	No	Filter: New clients
🌐 Proxy Configuration	object	No	Recommended for reliable scraping
⏱️ Request Delay	integer	No	Seconds between requests. Default: 2

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✨ Extra Data On Every Job (always on, no login required)

Every job is automatically enriched — nothing to configure and no Upwork account needed. Alongside the search results you also get:

• Client: payment verified, total spent, total/active hires, rating and reviews, jobs posted/open, company name/size/industry, country, city, timezone, local time, member since, average hourly rate, and the client's other open jobs.
• Competition: exact number of applicants, invites sent, interviewed, already hired, unanswered invites, positions to hire, and the client's last activity.
• Job: status, workload, experience level, duration in weeks, category/group, tags, posting date, premium flag, preferred freelancer location, and requirements (minimum Job Success Score / hours, English level, Rising Talent, portfolio).

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📝 Example

Input

{
  "searchQueries": ["python developer", "web scraping"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "sort": "recency+desc",
  "experienceLevel": ["IntermediateLevel", "ExpertLevel"],
  "jobType": ["hourly"],
  "budget": ["500-999", "1000-4999"]
}

Output

{
  "id": "178234567890",
  "ciphertext": "~0123456789abcdef0123",
  "title": "Senior Python Web Scraping Developer",
  "description": "Looking for an experienced Python developer to build data extraction pipelines...",
  "skills": ["Python", "Web Scraping", "BeautifulSoup", "Selenium", "API Integration"],
  "budget": "$40-$80/hr",
  "jobType": "HOURLY",
  "hourlyMin": 40,
  "hourlyMax": 80,
  "contractorTier": "ExpertLevel",
  "duration": "1 to 3 months",
  "publishTime": "2026-03-18T10:30:00.000Z",
  "url": "https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~0123456789abcdef0123",
  "applicantsCount": 52,
  "proposalsRange": "50+",
  "lastBuyerActivity": "2026-09-10T14:20:00.000Z",
  "lastViewedByClient": "2026-09-10T14:20:00.000Z",
  "jobStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "workload": "Less than 30 hrs/week",
  "experienceLevel": "Expert",
  "durationWeeks": 12,
  "detailLabels": { "Duration": "1 to 3 months" },
  "postedOn": "2026-03-18T10:28:00.000Z",
  "hiringNow": false,
  "isPremium": false,
  "positionsToHire": 1,
  "totalHired": 0,
  "interviewed": 2,
  "invitationsSent": 3,
  "unansweredInvites": 1,
  "jobCategory": "Web Development",
  "jobCategoryGroup": "Web, Mobile & Software Dev",
  "jobTags": ["searchable", "contractToHireSet"],
  "minJobSuccessScore": 90,
  "minOdeskHours": 100,
  "prefEnglishSkill": "FLUENT",
  "onSiteType": "REMOTE",
  "risingTalent": false,
  "shouldHavePortfolio": false,
  "preferredFreelancerLocation": { "country": "United States", "state": "California" },
  "client": {
    "paymentVerified": true,
    "totalSpent": 6400.0,
    "totalSpentCurrency": "$",
    "totalHires": 73,
    "activeHires": 13,
    "totalAssignments": 73,
    "activeAssignments": 13,
    "jobsWithHires": 37,
    "rating": 4.9,
    "feedbackCount": 21,
    "hoursCount": 491,
    "avgHourlyRate": 14.61,
    "jobsPosted": 40,
    "openJobs": 5,
    "country": "United States",
    "city": "Mifflintown",
    "countryTimezone": "America/New_York (UTC-05:00)",
    "utcOffsetMinutes": -300,
    "localTime": "10:15 AM",
    "memberSince": "2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "companyName": "Acme Studios",
    "companyId": "1766138169451274241",
    "companySize": 25,
    "industry": "Tech & IT",
    "otherOpenJobs": [
      { "title": "LiveKit Voice Bot Developer", "type": "HOURLY", "url": "https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~022105359444095888608" }
    ],
    "otherOpenJobsCount": 1
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-18T10:31:05.123456"
}