# Indeed Jobs Scraper (`devilscrapes/indeed-jobs-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Indeed.com job search results by keyword and location — structured title, company, salary, job type, posted date, snippet, and apply URL. Multi-query fan-out with per-query fault isolation. No login, no API key required. Bulk job listings export to CSV.

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

## Pricing

Pay per event

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

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## Indeed Jobs Scraper

**💰 $3.20 / 1 000 jobs**  ·  pay only for results  ·  no credit card to try

*We do the dirty work so your dataset stays clean.* 😈

Scrape Indeed.com job search results by keyword and location — structured title, company, salary, job type, posted date, snippet, and apply URL. Multi-query fan-out with per-query fault isolation. No login, no API key required.

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### 🎯 What this scrapes

Indeed is the largest single job board by search volume. Give this Actor one or more keyword + location pairs and it fans out across every query, pulls the same JSON payload Indeed's own search results page renders from, and hands back normalized job postings — structured salary, job type, posted date, and a direct apply link. No login, no API key, no scraping the rendered HTML card markup that breaks every time Indeed tweaks a class name.

### 🔥 What we handle for you

- 🛡️ **Browser fingerprint rotation** — `curl-cffi` impersonates real browser TLS handshakes so Indeed sees a browser, not Python.
- 🌐 **Apify Proxy rotation** — fresh session and exit IP on every block.
- 🔁 **Retries with exponential backoff** on `408 / 429 / 5xx` — up to 5 attempts per page, `Retry-After` honoured.
- 🧱 **Per-query fault isolation** — one blocked query logs and moves on; it never aborts the other queries in the run.
- 🧊 **Clean, typed dataset rows** — Pydantic-validated, ISO-8601 timestamps, structured salary parsing, JSON / CSV / Excel export straight from the Apify Console.
- 💰 **Pay-Per-Event pricing** — you only pay for jobs that hit your dataset. No data, no charge.

### 💡 Use cases

- Recruiting and staffing pipeline seeding — bulk-pull open roles matching a client's target titles/locations.
- Job-aggregator backfill — feed a niche job board or newsletter from Indeed's index.
- Labor-market research — track posting volume, salary bands, and job-type mix over time.
- HR-tech competitive intel — see what titles and comp ranges competitors are hiring for.

### ⚙️ How to use it

1. Click **Try for free** at the top of the page.
2. Fill in the input form — most fields have sensible defaults.
3. Click **Start**. Output streams into the run's dataset.
4. Export from **Storage → Dataset** as JSON, CSV, or Excel — or fetch via the API.

### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|---|:--:|---|---|
| `queries` | `array` | **yes** | \[{'keyword': 'software engineer', 'location': 'Austin, TX'}, {'keyword': 'registered nurse', 'location': 'Remote'}] | One or more <code>{"keyword": "...", "location": "..."}</code> pairs. Every query is scraped independently — one… |
| `radiusMiles` | `integer` | no | None | Search radius around each query's <code>location</code>. Omitted from the request when left blank. |
| `datePosted` | `string` | no | None | Maps to Indeed's <code>fromage</code> param. Leave blank for any time. |
| `jobType` | `string` | no | None | Maps to Indeed's <code>jt</code> param. Leave blank for all types. |
| `maxResultsPerQuery` | `integer` | no | 100 | Hard cap on emitted rows per query; also bounds pagination. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | `object` | no | {'useApifyProxy': True} | Apify Proxy. No forced proxy group by default — the target's proxy-tier requirement is confirmed by a cloud recon spike… |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "queries": [
    {
      "keyword": "software engineer",
      "location": "Austin, TX"
    },
    {
      "keyword": "registered nurse",
      "location": "Remote"
    }
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

### 📤 Output

Every row is one dataset item.

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `job_key` | `string` | Indeed's internal job id from the mosaic-provider-jobcards blob. |
| `title` | `string` | Posting title. |
| `company` | `string` | Employer name. |
| `location` | `string` | Display location text. |
| `salary_text` | `string` | Raw salary string as shown on the card, verbatim. |
| `salary_min` | `number` | Parsed lower bound from salary\_text. |
| `salary_max` | `number` | Parsed upper bound from salary\_text. |
| `salary_currency` | `string` | Parsed currency; defaults 'USD' when a numeric salary is present and no other symbol is detected. |
| `salary_period` | `string` | One of hour/day/week/month/year, parsed from salary\_text; null when unparseable. |
| `job_type` | `string` | Normalized employment-type text from the card, when present. |
| `posted_date_text` | `string` | Raw posted-date string as shown, e.g. 'Posted 3 days ago'. |
| `posted_date` | `string` | Best-effort ISO-8601 parse of posted\_date\_text; null when unparseable. |
| `snippet` | `string` | Short description text from the card. |
| `job_url` | `string` | Canonical https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=\<job\_key>. |
| `search_keyword` | `string` | The query keyword that produced this row. |
| `search_location` | `string` | The query location that produced this row. |
| `scraped_at` | `string` | ISO-8601 wall-clock time this row was constructed. |

#### Example output

```json
{
  "job_key": "a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8",
  "title": "Senior Backend Engineer",
  "company": "Acme Co",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "salary_text": "$130,000 - $165,000 a year",
  "salary_min": 130000.0,
  "salary_max": 165000.0,
  "salary_currency": "USD",
  "salary_period": "year",
  "job_type": "Full-time",
  "posted_date_text": "Posted 3 days ago",
  "posted_date": "2026-09-09T00:00:00Z",
  "snippet": "We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our platform team...",
  "job_url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8",
  "search_keyword": "software engineer",
  "search_location": "Austin, TX",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-12T12:00:00Z"
}
```

### 💰 Pricing

Pay-Per-Event — you pay only when these events fire:

| Event | USD | What it is |
|---|---:|---|
| `actor-start` | $0.2 | One-off warm-up charge per run |
| `job-result` | $0.003 | Per unique dataset item |

Example: 1 000 jobs at the rates above ≈ **$3.20**. No subscription, no minimum, no card to start — Apify gives every new account $5 of free credit.

### 🚧 Limitations

- US `www.indeed.com` only — other Indeed country subdomains are not covered.
- Read-only public search data — no login, no applying, no resume upload.
- Full job-description body is not included; only the search-result snippet. Fetching the full `viewjob` page is a separate cost and is not part of this Actor.
- Historical/removed postings are not available — only what Indeed's live search index returns at run time.

### ❓ FAQ

**Is this legal?**

We only fetch content the source makes publicly available. Respect any platform terms of service before using output commercially.

**How do I export to Sheets?**

After the run, click *Storage → Dataset → Export* and pick CSV. Google Sheets imports it directly.

**Why is my run slow?**

Indeed rate-limits aggressively for large pulls. The Actor backs off automatically and processes queries independently. Lower `maxResultsPerQuery` or trim the `queries` list if you're testing.

### 💬 Your feedback

Spotted a bug, hit a weird edge case, or need a new field? Open an
issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab on Apify Console — we ship
fixes weekly and we read every report.

***

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Built by **[Devil Scrapes](https://apify.com/DevilScrapes)** 😈 — a small fleet of
opinionated public-data Actors. Honest pricing, real engineering, zero fine print.

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# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

One or more <code>{"keyword": "...", "location": "..."}</code> pairs. Every query is scraped independently — one query's block never aborts the others. <code>location</code> may be an empty string for a nationwide/remote search.

## `radiusMiles` (type: `integer`):

Search radius around each query's <code>location</code>. Omitted from the request when left blank.

## `datePosted` (type: `string`):

Maps to Indeed's <code>fromage</code> param. Leave blank for any time.

## `jobType` (type: `string`):

Maps to Indeed's <code>jt</code> param. Leave blank for all types.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on emitted rows per query; also bounds pagination.

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

Apify Proxy. RESIDENTIAL is the default group — confirmed necessary by a 2026-09-12 cloud recon (datacenter and residential+chrome both 403 with a Cloudflare captcha; only residential+firefox133 cleared). See research/RECON-indeed-2026-09-12.md.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    {
      "keyword": "software engineer",
      "location": "Austin, TX"
    },
    {
      "keyword": "registered nurse",
      "location": "Remote"
    }
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `datasetItems` (type: `string`):

All dataset items as JSON.

## `datasetItemsCsv` (type: `string`):

Same data exported to CSV.

## `datasetView` (type: `string`):

Open the run dataset in the Console.

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        {
            "keyword": "software engineer",
            "location": "Austin, TX"
        },
        {
            "keyword": "registered nurse",
            "location": "Remote"
        }
    ],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("devilscrapes/indeed-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 = {
    "queries": [
        {
            "keyword": "software engineer",
            "location": "Austin, TX",
        },
        {
            "keyword": "registered nurse",
            "location": "Remote",
        },
    ],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("devilscrapes/indeed-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 '{
  "queries": [
    {
      "keyword": "software engineer",
      "location": "Austin, TX"
    },
    {
      "keyword": "registered nurse",
      "location": "Remote"
    }
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call devilscrapes/indeed-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,devilscrapes/indeed-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/M4SqYBOmIRqyy1Fs9/builds/Id9NMIkB62qn9tddX/openapi.json