# German Job Board Scraper – Bundesagentur für Arbeit (`jungle_synthesizer/arbeitsagentur-scraper`) Actor

Extract German job listings from Arbeitsagentur.de (Bundesagentur für Arbeit), Germany's federal employment agency. Search by keyword, location, or browse all open positions. Returns job title, employer, location, contract type, posted date, and job URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer/arbeitsagentur-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 96.2% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 record scrapeds

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.

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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

## German Job Board Scraper – Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Extract job listings from [Arbeitsagentur.de](https://www.arbeitsagentur.de) — Germany's federal employment agency and the country's largest public job board, listing hundreds of thousands of positions across all industries and regions.

### What you get

For each job listing, the actor returns:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `job_id` | Unique reference number (Referenznummer) |
| `title` | Job title |
| `employer` | Company name |
| `occupation` | Occupation category (Beruf) |
| `location_city` | City |
| `location_region` | Federal state / region |
| `location_country` | Country (usually Deutschland) |
| `location_zip` | Postal code |
| `location_lat` / `location_lon` | Coordinates |
| `posted_date` | Date published (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `modified_at` | Last modified timestamp |
| `start_date` | Earliest start date |
| `external_url` | Direct employer application URL (when available) |
| `job_url` | Link to the listing on Arbeitsagentur.de |
| `scraped_at` | Scrape timestamp |

### How to use

#### Basic inputs

| Input | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `keyword` | string | Job title or keyword (e.g. `software`, `pfleger`, `verkäufer`). Leave blank to browse all. |
| `location` | string | City or region (e.g. `Berlin`, `München`, `Bayern`). Leave blank for all locations. |
| `angebotsart` | integer | Job type: `1` = regular jobs, `2` = apprenticeships, `4` = self-employed, `34` = mini-jobs. Leave blank for all types. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of records to return. Use `0` for unlimited. |

#### Example: Software jobs in Berlin

```json
{
  "keyword": "software",
  "location": "Berlin",
  "angebotsart": 1,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

#### Example: All nursing jobs nationwide

```json
{
  "keyword": "pfleger",
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

#### Example: Browse all open positions

```json
{
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

### Data source

This actor uses the official Bundesagentur für Arbeit REST API (`rest.arbeitsagentur.de`). No login or credentials are required — the API is publicly accessible. The underlying database contains over 700,000 active listings at any given time, covering regular employment, apprenticeships, mini-jobs, and self-employment opportunities across Germany and internationally.

### Performance

- Retrieves up to 100 listings per API call with a 300ms delay between requests
- Typical run: 1,000 records in under 60 seconds

### Notes

- Listings without an `external_url` are managed directly through Arbeitsagentur.de
- The `angebotsart=1` filter (regular jobs) excludes apprenticeships and training positions — omit it to include all job types
- Results reflect live data from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit database and may include listings from Austria and other German-speaking countries

***

**Further reading:** [Job Postings Data: How to Get Listings From 12 Boards Across 10 Markets](https://orbtop.com/articles/job-postings-data-by-market/)

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

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

Job title, occupation or keyword to search for (e.g. "software", "Pfleger"). Leave blank to browse all jobs.

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

City or region to filter jobs by (e.g. "Berlin", "München"). Leave blank for all locations.

## `angebotsart` (type: `integer`):

Filter by job type: 1=Regular jobs, 2=Apprenticeships/Training, 4=Self-employed, 34=Mini-jobs. Leave blank for all types.

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

Maximum number of job listings to scrape (0 = unlimited).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "keyword": "software",
  "angebotsart": 1,
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "keyword": "software",
    "location": "",
    "angebotsart": 1,
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/arbeitsagentur-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 = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "keyword": "software",
    "location": "",
    "angebotsart": 1,
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/arbeitsagentur-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 '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "keyword": "software",
  "location": "",
  "angebotsart": 1,
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/arbeitsagentur-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/arbeitsagentur-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/gwBIOhGJxRJKH0vKP/builds/tQkWoVhZwh0Inl0c5/openapi.json