# QuikrJobs Search Scraper (`jobsapi/quikr-jobs-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape job listings from Quikr India (quikr.com), the classifieds platform with a recruitment and jobs section. Extract job titles, companies, locations, salary ranges, and descriptions for Indian job market analysis.

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

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 job details

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?

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`.
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- **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

## QuikrJobs Search Scraper

This Actor collects complete public job records from official QuikrJobs category and detail pages at `quikr.com`. Direct HTTPS is the default; optional Apify Proxy is supported for challenged cloud traffic.

### Modes

- `search`: one supported role/category and optional city.
- `searchMultiple`: several role/category queries in `queries`.
- `single`: one official detail URL in `startUrls`, or one numeric `jobId` discovered from the selected category.
- `multiple`: two or more official detail URLs in `startUrls`, or numeric `jobIds` discovered from the selected category.
- `startUrls`: official category and/or detail URLs.

Every saved row is fetched from its detail page and must have a numeric ID, title, location, an 80-character description, an official detail URL, a source-backed timestamp, and complete search provenance. Incomplete rows are skipped. When the site returns an access-denied or anti-bot response, the Actor writes a structured diagnostic, emits no fallback rows, and exits with a blocked status.

### Local commands

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

The validator checks the actual files in `storage/datasets/default/`, strict schema compliance, required fields, official URLs, duplicate IDs/URLs, recursive null/blank/empty values, and the `RUN_SUMMARY` count. `RUN_SUMMARY` and `RUN_DIAGNOSTICS` are stored in the default key-value store.

### Reliability and privacy

Every network attempt, including retries, counts against `maxRequests`. Responses are streamed through an 8 MB cap, requests are paced, proxy sessions rotate when configured, and credentials are never logged. Only canonical detail pages whose numeric ID and path match the requested candidate are marked verified.

Email addresses and Indian phone numbers are recursively removed from visible text, listing snippets, JSON-LD, Apollo state, and optional raw output. Rows declare `contactDetailsRedacted: true`, inventory rank 229, and the actual local or Apify cloud execution environment.

# Actor input Schema

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

Select one search, direct-detail, or official-start-URL mode.

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

One supported Quikr role or category keyword.

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

Use with searchMultiple; each query must map to a public Quikr role category.

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

Optional supported city such as Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, or Pune.

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

Use official category URLs in startUrls mode, or official detail URLs in single/multiple mode.

## `jobId` (type: `string`):

One numeric Quikr job ID, used in single mode.

## `jobIds` (type: `array`):

Two or more numeric Quikr job IDs, used in multiple mode.

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

Maximum complete detail records to save.

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

Bound the number of public category pages inspected.

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

Bound detail URLs collected before complete-record validation.

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

Bound all category and detail requests in one run.

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

Timeout for each public HTTPS request.

## `maxRequestRetries` (type: `integer`):

Bound retries for transient request failures.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Optional delay between public requests.

## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`):

Include selected public JSON-LD and Apollo detail data in each row.

## `userAgent` (type: `string`):

Optional ordinary browser user-agent string.

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

Optional Apify Proxy configuration. Credentials are managed by Apify and never written to outputs or logs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "software engineer",
  "location": "",
  "maxItems": 3,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "maxCandidates": 9,
  "maxRequests": 11,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "maxRequestRetries": 1,
  "requestDelayMs": 50,
  "includeRaw": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runDiagnostics` (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 = {
    "query": "software engineer"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jobsapi/quikr-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 = { "query": "software engineer" }

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jobsapi/quikr-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/mHhyS8LDlcKSfdbvC/builds/xb0nMxwu9HdaJdM56/openapi.json