Freelancermap Projects Scraper 🧑‍💻

Turn Freelancermap's IT project board into a clean, structured, export-ready dataset.

Scrape IT freelance & contract projects from Freelancermap — by keyword/skill, or export every current project in one run. Each record includes the project details, required skills, contract type, remote share, duration and start date, plus the posting company and contact — the data that freelancers, recruiters and market researchers actually need.

Export to JSON, CSV or Excel in minutes — no code required.

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⚡ At a glance

🎯 Search mode	Newest projects for any keyword or skill (SAP, Python, DevOps…)
🗺️ Scrape-all mode	Every project currently listed — thousands of records
🧩 Skills & tech	Full required-skills list per project
🏢 Client & contact	Posting company, contact name, direct-client flag
🌍 Remote & location	Remote %, country, city
🕐 Terms	Contract type, duration, start date, workload
💾 Export	Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML, RSS or API
🧑‍💻 No code	Type a skill, click Start, download results

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📌 Why this Actor?

Freelancermap is one of Europe's biggest boards for IT freelance and contract projects (DACH & international). This Actor gives you the whole board as structured data:

• 🧩 Every required skill for each project — perfect for matching and demand analysis.
• 🏢 Who posted it — company name, company profile link, contact person, and a direct-client vs. agency flag so you can tell end customers from recruiters.
• 🌍 Remote share & location — filter for fully remote, hybrid or on-site.
• 🕐 Contract terms — contract type, duration, start date and workload.
• 📝 Full description in clean plain text.
• 🗺️ Complete coverage — a Scrape all projects mode that exports every project on the board, not just a keyword slice.

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✨ What you get (data fields)

Coverage key: 🟢 almost every project · 🟡 when the project publishes it · ⚪ occasional / niche

📋 Project details

Field	Description	Coverage
title	Project title	🟢
description	Full description (plain text)	🟢
skills	Required skills / technologies	🟢
industry	Project industry	🟢
contractType	Freelance, Permanent or Agency contract	🟢
remoteInPercent	Share of remote work (0–100)	🟢
durationText / durationMonths	Project duration	🟡
startDate	Start (date or asap)	🟢
workload	Weekly workload in hours	🟡
budget	Rate / budget, when published	⚪

🏢 Client & contact (lead data)

Field	Description	Coverage
company	Company that posted the project	🟢
companyUrl	Company profile page on Freelancermap	🟡
isEndcustomerProject	true = direct end client · false = agency/recruiter	🟢
contactFirstName / contactLastName	Posting contact person	🟢
posterCompany	Poster's company name	🟡
posterCity / posterZip / posterCountry	Poster location	🟡
posterAccountType / posterMembership	Account type & membership tier	🟡

🌍 Location & meta

Field	Description	Coverage
country	Project country	🟢
city	Project city (or "Remote")	🟢
locations	Named work locations	🟡
url	Direct link to the project	🟢
projectId	Freelancermap project ID	🟢
createdAt	When the project was posted	🟢
expiresAt	When the listing expires	🟢
scrapedAt	Collection timestamp	🟢

Some fields (rate, exact duration, workload) are only filled when the poster provides them. Poster location & membership are richest in Search mode.

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🚀 Quick start

1. Click Try for free / Start.
2. In Search terms, add the skills or keywords you want — one per line:

   SAP
   Python
   DevOps
   

3. (Optional) Turn on Scrape ALL current projects to export the whole board instead of keyword matches.
4. (Optional) Set Max projects to cap the run.
5. Click Save & Start, then export from the Dataset tab.

💡 Tip: Leave everything blank and hit Start to get an instant sample of projects so you can see the output format first.

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🎛️ Two ways to scrape

Mode	How	Best for
🎯 Keyword search	Add Search terms (e.g. SAP, AWS, project manager)	Fresh, targeted projects for a skill or role
🗺️ Scrape all projects	Turn on Scrape ALL current projects	Market research, rate benchmarking, a full project database

You can also paste specific project or search URLs into Start URLs.

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🎯 Use cases

Use case	What it delivers
🧑‍💻 Freelancers & consultants	A live feed of new IT projects matching your skills — filter by remote %, contract type and start date.
🧲 Recruiters & staffing agencies	Find companies posting contract roles (sales leads), spot direct end-client projects vs. competitor agencies, and see contacts.
📊 Market research & rate benchmarking	Export the whole board to analyse in-demand skills, remote trends, contract types and industries across the market.
🔄 CRM & ATS enrichment	Feed structured project + company + contact data straight into your pipeline.
⏰ Project alerts	Re-run on a schedule to catch brand-new projects the moment they appear.

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⚙️ Input reference

Input	Type	Default	Description
Search terms / skills	list	sample	One keyword/skill per line. Each returns the newest matching projects.
Scrape ALL current projects	boolean	false	Export every project on the board (thousands). Great for market research.
Start URLs	list	—	Optional. Paste project pages (…/project/…) or search URLs.
Include full project details	boolean	true	Adds skills, industry, rate, workload, duration, start, remote % and company link.
Max projects	number	0	Cap the number of projects. 0 = no limit.
Proxy configuration	object	Datacenter	Proxy settings. The default is more than enough.
Max concurrent requests	number	8	Pages fetched in parallel (5–10 recommended).

📥 Example input

{
  "searchTerms": ["SAP", "Python", "DevOps"],
  "scrapeProjectDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "maxConcurrency": 8
}

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📤 Example output

{
  "projectId": 3026973,
  "title": "SAP ABAP + S/4HANA Senior Architect",
  "url": "https://www.freelancermap.com/project/sap-abap-s4hana-senior-architect-3026973",
  "contractType": "Freelance",
  "remoteInPercent": 100,
  "skills": ["SAP ABAP", "SAP S/4HANA", "SAP Fiori", "OData"],
  "industry": "IT",
  "company": "CosMicIT GmbH",
  "companyUrl": "https://www.freelancermap.com/company/…",
  "isEndcustomerProject": false,
  "contactFirstName": "Mritunjay",
  "contactLastName": "Jha",
  "posterCompany": "CosMicIT",
  "posterCity": "Unterhaching",
  "posterZip": "82008",
  "posterCountry": "Germany",
  "posterMembership": 4,
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "city": "Remote",
  "durationMonths": 6,
  "durationText": "6 months",
  "workload": 40,
  "startDate": "asap",
  "description": "We are hiring a SAP ABAP + S/4HANA Senior Architect …",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-23T06:31:14+02:00",
  "expiresAt": "2026-07-31T00:00:00+02:00",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-24T11:06:45.115Z"
}

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💡 Tips & best practices

• ✅ Add several skills at once. Each term is scraped and merged into one deduplicated dataset.
• ✅ Use Scrape-all for coverage. Keyword search returns the newest matches; Scrape all projects returns the whole board.
• ✅ Filter in your output. Sort or filter by remoteInPercent, contractType, isEndcustomerProject or country after export.
• ✅ Find direct clients. Filter isEndcustomerProject = true to skip agencies and reach end customers.
• ✅ Schedule it. Run on a schedule to catch new projects as they are posted.
• ✅ Export anywhere. CSV/Excel, Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or the Apify API.

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❓ FAQ

What exactly does it scrape? IT freelance and contract projects listed on Freelancermap — details, skills, contract terms, location and the posting company/contact.

Do I need an account or to code? No. Enter search terms (or turn on Scrape-all), click Start, and export.

How many projects can I get? In Scrape all mode, the whole board (thousands). In keyword mode, the newest matching projects per term. Use Max projects to cap the run.

Can I get the rate? When a project publishes a structured rate it appears in budget; otherwise the rate is often written inside the description.

Can I tell agencies from direct clients? Yes — isEndcustomerProject is true for direct end customers and false for agencies/recruiters.

In what format is the data? Structured JSON by default, exportable to CSV, Excel, HTML, RSS or via API.

How fresh is the data? Every run fetches live data, so results reflect the projects listed at run time.

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📊 Output & integrations

Results are stored in a standard Apify dataset. You can:

• 👀 Preview them in a clean table view in the Console.
• 💾 Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or RSS.
• 🔌 Pull them via the Apify API.
• 🔗 Push them to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, Airbyte and more.

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⚖️ Legal & responsible use

This Actor collects publicly available project information for legitimate purposes such as job search, recruitment and market research.

• Use the data in compliance with GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive and any other applicable laws, including rules on B2B outreach and electronic communications.
• Contact data still requires a lawful basis for processing and outreach — ensure you have one and honour opt-out requests.
• Respect the source website's terms of service and use the data responsibly.
• This Actor is intended for lawful business use cases only. You are responsible for how you use the collected data.

If you are unsure about a specific use case, consult your legal counsel before large-scale collection or outreach.

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🛟 Support

Found a bug, need an extra field, or want a tweak? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab — feedback is welcome and helps improve the Actor.

Happy sourcing! 🧑‍💻