Xing Jobs Scraper: Extract Job Listings from Xing by Keyword and Location

Xing Jobs Scraper pulls job listings from Xing's search API and saves them to a structured dataset. Set a keyword, add a location if you want, configure a result limit, and the actor pages through results on its own. It works without a Xing account and targets the logged-out search endpoint, so no credentials are needed.

Output covers job titles, companies, cities, salary ranges when Xing discloses them, employment types, and direct application URLs.

Use cases

• Track hiring demand for specific roles across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland over time
• Collect disclosed salary ranges for compensation benchmarking across job titles and regions
• Feed structured Xing job data into ATS tools or custom recruiting dashboards
• Monitor which companies are actively hiring in a given sector and location
• Build datasets of job postings for labor market research or academic studies

What data does this actor extract?

Each result in the dataset contains:

{
    "jobId": "12345678",
    "jobTitle": "Senior Software Engineer",
    "slug": "senior-software-engineer-12345678",
    "url": "https://www.xing.com/jobs/berlin-senior-software-engineer-12345678",
    "company": "Acme GmbH",
    "companyId": "company_123",
    "city": "Berlin",
    "cities": ["Berlin"],
    "employmentType": "Full-time",
    "salaryMin": 70000,
    "salaryMax": 90000,
    "salaryCurrency": "EUR",
    "applyUrl": "https://jobs.acme.de/apply/12345",
    "paid": false,
    "topJob": false,
    "refreshedAt": "2025-04-01T10:30:00Z",
    "activeUntil": "2025-06-01T00:00:00Z",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-05-06T12:00:00.000000+00:00"
}

Field	Type	Description
jobId	string	Xing internal job ID
jobTitle	string	Job position title
slug	string	URL slug of the listing
url	string	Link to the job on Xing
company	string	Hiring company name
companyId	string	Xing company ID
city	string	Primary job city
cities	array	All cities when multiple locations are listed
employmentType	string	Employment type (full-time, part-time, contract, etc.)
salaryMin	number	Minimum salary when the employer discloses it
salaryMax	number	Maximum salary when the employer discloses it
salaryCurrency	string	Currency code for salary figures (e.g. EUR)
applyUrl	string	Direct link to the application page
paid	boolean	Whether the listing is a sponsored placement
topJob	boolean	Whether the listing appears as a featured top job
refreshedAt	string	ISO date the listing was last refreshed
activeUntil	string	ISO date the listing expires
scrapedAt	string	Timestamp when the record was collected

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keywords	string	required	Job title, skill, or keyword (e.g. "Software Engineer", "Data Analyst")
location	string		City or country filter (e.g. "Berlin", "Germany"). Optional.
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum results per run. Capped at 1000.
sortBy	string	Relevance	Sort by Relevance or Date posted.
searchMode	string	SEMANTIC	SEMANTIC uses AI-powered matching; CLASSIC uses straight keyword matching.
timeoutSecs	integer	300	Maximum run time in seconds.
requestTimeoutSecs	integer	30	Timeout for each individual HTTP request.
proxyConfiguration	object	Datacenter (Anywhere)	Proxy type and location for requests. Supports Datacenter, Residential, Special, and custom proxies. Optional.

Example input

{
    "keywords": "Software Engineer",
    "location": "Berlin",
    "maxItems": 200,
    "sortBy": "date",
    "searchMode": "SEMANTIC",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

How it works

1. Visits the Xing jobs page to initialize a session and collect a CSRF token from the response cookies
2. Calls Xing's internal GraphQL API with the keyword and location you provided
3. Pages through results in batches of 20 until it hits your limit or runs out of listings
4. Transforms each raw job record into a flat output and pushes it to the dataset

FAQ

Does this actor need a Xing account or login? No. It uses the public logged-out search endpoint and requires no credentials.

How many results can I get per run? Up to 1000. Xing may return fewer depending on how specific your search is.

Why are some salary fields empty? Xing only shows salary data when the employer opts to disclose it. A lot of listings have no salary information at all.

What if requests start returning 403 errors? A 403 usually means the CSRF handshake failed or Xing updated their session flow. Try switching to Residential proxies, which are harder to detect than Datacenter ones.

Can I filter by remote work or employment type? Not as a direct input filter yet. The keyword search handles natural language well though, so searching "remote Python developer full-time" tends to narrow results meaningfully.

How do I schedule this actor to run regularly? Use the Apify scheduler to run the actor on a cron schedule. Pair it with a webhook or Google Sheets integration to get fresh data automatically.

Integrations

Connect Xing Jobs Scraper with other apps and services using Apify integrations. Works with Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, and more. Use webhooks to trigger actions as soon as new results are ready.