# Indeed Jobs Scraper (`f-keys/indeed-scraper`) Actor

Bulk-scrape Indeed job listings: title, company, salary, location, posting date, snippet, and optional full descriptions. Any country, any search, proxy-backed against Indeed's bot protection.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/f-keys/indeed-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Vince Gonzalez](https://apify.com/f-keys) (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 $2.00 / 1,000 jobs

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

## Indeed Jobs Scraper

Bulk-collect job listings from Indeed: **title, company, salary, location, posting date, snippet**, and optionally the **full job description** — for any search, in any Indeed country, at whatever volume you need. Proxy-backed so it works through Indeed's bot protection instead of dying at the first block.

Built for recruiters, job-market analysts, salary-benchmarking teams, ATS/aggregator builders, and anyone who needs Indeed data as structured rows rather than browser tabs.

***

### What it does

- **Every field from the results page:** job key, title, company, formatted location (plus split city/state), salary (when Indeed shows or extracts one), job types, posting age, company rating and review count, sponsored flag, and the snippet.
- **Full descriptions on demand.** Turn on `fullDescriptions` to fetch each job's complete description text (one extra request per job).
- **Any country.** Routes to the correct Indeed site (`us`, `gb`, `ca`, `au`, `de`, `fr`, `nl`, `in`, and more).
- **Paginates and dedupes.** Walks the result pages per query, removes duplicate `jobkey`s, and stops cleanly at your limit or the end of results.
- **Built for Indeed's defenses.** Indeed is Cloudflare-protected and blocks datacenter IPs immediately — the number-one reason Indeed scrapers fail. This actor retries blocked pages on fresh proxy sessions and ships defaulting to the residential proxy group.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `queries` | array (required) | Search strings, e.g. `"software engineer"`, `"registered nurse"`. |
| `location` | string | City, state, ZIP, or `Remote`. Applied to every query. |
| `country` | string | Two-letter Indeed country code (`us`, `gb`, `de`, …). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Stop after this many jobs total. `0` = no limit. |
| `fullDescriptions` | boolean | Fetch each job's complete description (slower, more requests). |
| `maxDaysOld` | integer | Only jobs posted within N days. |
| `sort` | string | `relevance` (default) or `date`. |
| `radius` | integer | Miles from the location. |
| `maxPagesPerQuery` | integer | Safety cap on pagination depth. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Required in practice — Apify Proxy `RESIDENTIAL`. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "queries": ["software engineer", "product manager"],
  "location": "Remote",
  "country": "us",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "fullDescriptions": false,
  "sort": "date",
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "groups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
```

### Output

One row per job.

```json
{
  "jobkey": "a0a775f6dca60ef3",
  "title": "Senior Software Developer",
  "company": "TherapyNotes.com",
  "location": "Philadelphia, PA",
  "city": "Philadelphia",
  "state": "PA",
  "remote": false,
  "salary": "$110,000 - $135,000 a year",
  "jobTypes": ["Full-time"],
  "postedRelative": "22 days ago",
  "createDate": 1787000000000,
  "companyRating": 3.6,
  "companyReviewCount": 210,
  "sponsored": true,
  "urgentlyHiring": false,
  "snippet": "Build and maintain ...",
  "url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a0a775f6dca60ef3",
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "searchLocation": "Remote",
  "description": null
}
```

`description` is populated only when `fullDescriptions` is on.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: charged per job returned. A run that is blocked and returns nothing costs nothing.

### Notes & limits

- **Residential proxies are effectively required.** Datacenter IPs get a `403`/Cloudflare block almost immediately. This is a property of Indeed, and the reason the proxy default is residential.
- Salary appears only when Indeed displays or extracts one — many listings have none.
- Indeed values like company rating come from Indeed and are passed through unmodified.
- This actor reads publicly listed job postings. Use the output in accordance with Indeed's Terms of Service and applicable law in your jurisdiction.

### Running locally (developers)

```
npm install
npm test
```

`src/test-local.js` proves the extraction logic offline against a fixture, then attempts one live search — which is expected to `403` from a datacenter IP (exactly what residential proxies solve in production). Core logic lives in `src/indeed.js` with no dependency on the Apify SDK.

***

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# Actor input Schema

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

What to search for. Each entry is a job search string (e.g. "software engineer", "registered nurse"). Uses the shared Location/Country below unless you pass objects with their own fields.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City, state, ZIP, or "Remote". Applied to every query unless an entry overrides it.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code selecting the Indeed site: us, gb, ca, au, de, fr, nl, in, ie, es, it, br, mx, sg.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many jobs across all queries. 0 = no limit (careful — large searches cost more).

## `fullDescriptions` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each job's complete description text (one extra request per job — slower and more proxy-intensive). Off = the search-result snippet only.

## `maxDaysOld` (type: `integer`):

Only jobs posted within this many days. Leave empty for no age filter.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Result ordering.

## `radius` (type: `integer`):

Distance from the location to include. Leave empty for Indeed's default.

## `maxPagesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Safety cap on pagination depth per query.

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Retries on a blocked/failed page, each on a fresh proxy session.

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

REQUIRED in practice. Indeed is Cloudflare-protected and blocks datacenter IPs; use Apify Proxy RESIDENTIAL group.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "software engineer",
    "product manager"
  ],
  "location": "Remote",
  "country": "us",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "fullDescriptions": false,
  "sort": "relevance",
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 30,
  "maxRetries": 4,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "groups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `jobs` (type: `string`):

The scraped Indeed job listings, as JSON dataset items.

# 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": [
        "software engineer",
        "product manager"
    ],
    "location": "Remote",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "groups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("f-keys/indeed-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": [
        "software engineer",
        "product manager",
    ],
    "location": "Remote",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "groups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("f-keys/indeed-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": [
    "software engineer",
    "product manager"
  ],
  "location": "Remote",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "groups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call f-keys/indeed-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,f-keys/indeed-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/OyefDYxLhtGKPRwdF/builds/xjcOYalvc9k9RjA5x/openapi.json