# OnlineJobs.ph Scraper (`jom.dev/onlinejobs-ph-scraper`) Actor

Extract job postings from OnlineJobs.ph — the largest marketplace for hiring Filipino virtual assistants and remote workers. Search by keyword, set how many pages to crawl, and get back a structured dataset ready for export.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jom.dev/onlinejobs-ph-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [jom dev](https://apify.com/jom.dev) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.002 / actor start

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?

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

## OnlineJobs.ph Job Scraper (Apify Actor)

Scrapes public job listings from [OnlineJobs.ph](https://www.onlinejobs.ph) and saves them to an Apify dataset (JSON, CSV, Excel, or straight into n8n).

### Input

| Field | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | Search keyword, e.g. `Dynamics 365`. Ignored if `startUrls` is set. | |
| `employmentType` | `any`, `Full Time`, `Part Time` or `Gig`. Jobs marked "Any" are always kept. | `any` |
| `startUrls` | Search result URLs pasted from your browser (with your filters applied). | |
| `maxJobs` | Maximum jobs to return (30 jobs per search page). | `100` |
| `includeDetails` | Open each job page for the full description, hours per week and date updated. | `true` |
| `postedWithinDays` | Only keep jobs posted in the last N days. `0` = off. Good for daily schedules. | `0` |
| `startDate` | Only keep jobs posted on or after this date (`YYYY-MM-DD`, inclusive). Overrides `postedWithinDays`. | |
| `endDate` | Only keep jobs posted on or before this date (`YYYY-MM-DD`, inclusive). | |
| `requestDelaySecs` | Seconds between requests. The site's robots.txt asks for 5. | `5` |
| `redactContactInfo` | Replace emails, phone numbers, messenger IDs, @handles and personal profile links in descriptions with `[redacted]`. | `true` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Apify Proxy settings. | Apify Proxy on |

### Output

One record per job:

```json
{
  "jobUrl": "https://www.onlinejobs.ph/jobseekers/job/microsoft-dynamics-and-power-apps-developer-1725257",
  "jobId": "1725257",
  "jobTitle": "Microsoft Dynamics and Power Apps Developer",
  "employerName": null,
  "employmentType": "Full Time",
  "salary": "$5/hour",
  "hoursPerWeek": 40,
  "datePosted": "2026-10-14 08:12:03",
  "dateUpdated": "2026-10-13",
  "descriptionSnippet": "Microsoft Dynamics 365 & Power Platform Developer ...",
  "fullDescription": "Microsoft Dynamics 365 & Power Platform Developer\n\n...",
  "skills": ["Microsoft Dynamics 365", "Power Automate", "AI Automation"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-16T01:00:00.000Z"
}
```

Notes:

- `employerName` is only filled when the search page shows an employer label (some cards do). Otherwise it is `null`; the site hides employer details from logged-out visitors.
- `salary` is the free text the employer typed (`5`, `$5/hour`, `TBD`, `PHP 80,000 – 130,000 / month`), so it is not normalised.
- With `redactContactInfo` on, contact details employers type into descriptions become `[redacted]`. Salaries, dates and company websites are kept.
- `datePosted` is the timestamp shown on the site, in the site's own time zone.
- Fields such as `isRemote` and `benefits` do not exist on this site. Every job is remote, and benefits are part of the free-text description.

### Rate limiting

The site's robots.txt asks for a 5 second crawl delay, so the actor runs one request at a time with a 5 second gap. Roughly: 100 jobs with details is about 9 minutes; 100 jobs without details is about 20 seconds. Please keep it that way.

### Deploy

```bash
npm install -g apify-cli
apify login
cd onlinejobs-ph-scraper
npm install
apify run        # optional local run: put input in storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json
apify push       # deploys to your Apify account
```

Run `npm test` to check the parsing logic. The tests use synthetic HTML, so do one real run after deploying and look at the dataset.

### Using it in n8n

Use the Apify node's "Run an Actor" then "Get dataset items" (as in your workflow). Map the fields like this:

- `{{ $json.jobTitle }}`, `{{ $json.salary }}`, `{{ $json.employmentType }}`
- `{{ $json.fullDescription }}` instead of `descriptionText`
- `{{ $json.skills.join(', ') }}`

### Terms

Only scrape public pages, keep the request rate low, and check [OnlineJobs.ph's Terms of Use](https://www.onlinejobs.ph/terms) for your use case. Don't use the data to contact or profile people.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search keyword, e.g. Dynamics 365. Ignored if Start URLs is set.

## `employmentType` (type: `string`):

Jobs marked "Any" are always kept.

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

Search result URLs pasted from your browser (with your filters applied).

## `maxJobs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum jobs to return (30 jobs per search page).

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each job page for the full description, hours per week and date updated.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only keep jobs posted in the last N days. 0 = off.

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Only keep jobs posted on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides "Posted within days".

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

Only keep jobs posted on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `requestDelaySecs` (type: `integer`):

OnlineJobs.ph's robots.txt asks for 5 seconds. Lowering this is faster but less polite and may get you blocked.

## `redactContactInfo` (type: `boolean`):

Replace emails, phone numbers, messenger IDs, @handles and personal profile links in job descriptions with \[redacted].

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

Apify Proxy settings.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "employmentType": "any",
  "maxJobs": 100,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "postedWithinDays": 0,
  "requestDelaySecs": 5,
  "redactContactInfo": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `jobs` (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 = {
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jom.dev/onlinejobs-ph-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 = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jom.dev/onlinejobs-ph-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 '{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call jom.dev/onlinejobs-ph-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jom.dev/onlinejobs-ph-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/4KRcpzF07GMXW0DDV/builds/CeuyfMDROqSiODn2B/openapi.json