Glassdoor Company Search Scraper

The Glassdoor Company Search Scraper is a powerful Apify Actor designed to extract comprehensive company data from Glassdoor, enabling users to gather insights on salaries, reviews, job listings, and ratings. It simplifies market research by automating the collection of structured data from Glassdoor's company profiles, making it ideal for analysts, recruiters, and businesses seeking competitive intelligence. With reliable scraping capabilities, this Actor ensures high-quality data extraction while respecting rate limits for sustainable use.

Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Scrapes key company details including names, logos, salary counts, review counts, job listings, and overall ratings.
• Customizable Search: Allows targeted searches by company name, with options to limit results for efficient data handling.
• Proxy Integration: Utilizes residential proxies to bypass restrictions and ensure anonymous, reliable scraping.
• High Performance: Built on Scrapy framework for fast, scalable data collection with minimal overhead.
• Structured Output: Delivers clean JSON data, easily integrable into databases, analytics tools, or dashboards.
• Error Handling: Includes robust mechanisms to manage timeouts, retries, and data inconsistencies.
• Rate Limiting Compliance: Adheres to Glassdoor's guidelines to avoid bans, promoting ethical scraping practices.

Input Parameters

Example Usage

To run the Actor, provide input in JSON format. Here's an example:

{
  "search_company": "meta",
  "item_limit": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

The output will be a JSON array of company objects, such as:

[
  {
    "id": 40772,
    "name": "Meta",
    "logo_url": "https://media.glassdoor.com/sql/40772/meta-squareLogo-1636117276319.png",
    "salary_count": 89192,
    "review_count": 23028,
    "job_count": 2522,
    "overall_rating": 3.7
  }
]

Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze salary trends and company ratings to benchmark competitors.
• Competitive Intelligence: Gather job listings and reviews to understand hiring strategies.
• Recruitment Analysis: Identify top-rated companies for talent sourcing.
• Academic Research: Collect data for studies on workplace satisfaction and compensation.
• Business Automation: Integrate scraped data into dashboards for real-time monitoring.
• Content Aggregation: Build databases of company profiles for media or consulting firms.

Installation and Usage

1. Search for "Glassdoor Company Search Scraper" in the Apify Store
2. Click "Try for free" or "Run"
3. Configure input parameters
4. Click "Start" to begin extraction
5. Monitor progress in the log
6. Export results in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, Excel)

Output Format

The Actor outputs a JSON array of objects, each representing a company. Key fields include:

• id: Unique Glassdoor company identifier.
• name: Company name.
• logo_url: URL to the company's logo image.
• salary_count: Number of salary submissions.
• review_count: Total employee reviews.
• job_count: Current open job positions.
• overall_rating: Average rating out of 5.

Data is structured for easy parsing and integration.

Support

For custom/simplified outputs or bug reports, please contact:

• Email: support@getdataforme.com
• Subject line: "custom support"
• Contact form: https://getdataforme.com/contact/

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