# Himalayas Search Scraper (`jobsapi/himalayas-jobs-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape remote job listings from Himalayas.app, a curated remote startup job board. Extract job titles, companies, locations, salary ranges, and descriptions for remote recruitment.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jobsapi/himalayas-jobs-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jobs API](https://apify.com/jobsapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 himalayas remote job records

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Himalayas Jobs Search Scraper

This Apify Actor extracts rich remote-job records from the official public [Himalayas API](https://himalayas.app/jobs/api/search). It runs locally or on Apify Cloud using bounded native HTTPS, with optional standard proxy routing when direct access is unavailable. It does not use fingerprint spoofing, stealth, or CAPTCHA/WAF bypasses.

### Modes

- `search`: query the official API and emit complete current records.
- `searchMultiple`: interleave bounded results from `queries` or `searchQueries`.
- `single`: resolve one official company/job URL through the API.
- `multiple`: resolve `jobUrls` or `urls` through the API.
- `startUrls`: accept official job URLs or `/jobs` search URLs; search URLs are translated to the public API query.

The public HTML jobs route is Cloudflare-gated in the local environment. Rows therefore state `detailFetched: false` and `detailVerified: false`; they are verified from the official API record and never pretend to have a detail-page fetch. An API `applicationLink` equal to the job page is retained as `sourceApplicationLink`, while `applicationUrl` is omitted unless a distinct source URL is published.

### Local run

```powershell
npm ci --ignore-scripts
npm test
npm run check
apify validate-schema
apify run --purge --input-file INPUT.json
npm run validate
```

Dataset rows include truthful `executionEnvironment` and `proxyUsed` fields. Run health, diagnostics, skips, metadata, and API receipts are written to the default key-value store as `RUN_SUMMARY`, `RUN_DIAGNOSTICS`, `RUN_SKIPS`, `RUN_HEALTH`, `RUN_METADATA`, and `RUN_REQUESTS`.

### Search input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "developer",
  "location": "Remote",
  "maxItems": 3,
  "maxCandidates": 12,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "maxRequests": 12,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "maxRetries": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

Every output row is buffered until its official GUID, title, company, and non-empty rich description are present. Missing optional salary, category, benefit, or application fields are omitted rather than replaced with null, blank, or guessed values. Partial runs preserve valid rows and report diagnostics; a zero-record target/API failure exits nonzero. Keep request and item limits bounded, and collect only public job data in accordance with applicable terms and laws.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/jobsapi/himalayas-jobs-search-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Search, multiple query search, one API record, multiple API records, or official start URLs.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword or job title sent to the official Himalayas API.

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

Optional client-side location restriction matched against official API locationRestrictions.

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

Query strings or objects such as { query, location } for searchMultiple mode.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Alias for queries; each entry may contain query and location.

## `jobUrl` (type: `string`):

Official Himalayas URL such as https://himalayas.app/companies/example/jobs/role.

## `url` (type: `string`):

Alias for jobUrl in single mode.

## `jobUrls` (type: `array`):

Official Himalayas company/job URLs for multiple mode.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Alias for jobUrls.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Official Himalayas job detail URLs or /jobs search URLs; search URLs are translated to the public API.

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

Maximum complete API records to emit.

## `maxCandidates` (type: `integer`):

Maximum API candidates to normalize before output.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum offset pages to request for each query.

## `maxRequests` (type: `integer`):

Maximum bounded official API requests for one run.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Timeout for each public API request in seconds.

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

Retries for transient public API failures.

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

Optional Apify Proxy or custom proxy routing; direct access is the default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "developer",
  "location": "Remote",
  "maxItems": 3,
  "maxCandidates": 12,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "maxRequests": 12,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "maxRetries": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

## `health` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jobsapi/himalayas-jobs-search-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jobsapi/himalayas-jobs-search-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 '{}' |
apify call jobsapi/himalayas-jobs-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jobsapi/himalayas-jobs-search-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/ti9T6vWeUQ02NnY3b/builds/0zchvnbbYphMAGdCg/openapi.json