Upwork Jobs Scraper - Search & All Current Freelance Jobs

Collect current public Upwork jobs without logging in. Start from the unfiltered all-jobs feed, or narrow the run with optional keywords. Export structured titles, budgets, skills, proposal ranges, and client signals into an Apify Dataset you can download as Excel, CSV, or JSON.

There are no preset search keywords. Empty input means “all current job types on the public search feed.” Optional keywords only apply when you enter them.

What you can do with it

1. Pull the latest all-jobs feed for market scanning

In plain English: Watch what freelancers and agencies are hiring for right now — without typing a keyword first.

To run this, all you fill in are a few fields in the Apify input form:

Field	What to enter
Keywords	Leave empty
Max items	e.g. 20
Sort	recency

Click Start. The Actor opens the public Upwork search surface, solves the Cloudflare challenge path, and writes the newest public listings into a clean table:

Title	Job type	Budget	Proposals	Client country
Go High Level Specialist	hourly	$15–$25/hr	5 to 10	United States
Real Estate Listing Marketing Strategist	fixed	$500	Less than 5	Canada

Every row has the fields you need for research or outreach lists. Download as Excel, CSV, or JSON, or pipe the Dataset into Make / n8n / Zapier.

2. Track demand for a niche skill or tool

In plain English: See how many public jobs mention tools like n8n, LangChain, or Shopify — and what clients are offering.

Field	What to enter
Keywords	e.g. n8n automation
Max pages per keyword	1–3
Max items	e.g. 50

You get titles, skills, budgets, proposal pressure, and client signals so you can compare niches without manual copying.

3. Build agency lead lists from public budgets and client spend

In plain English: Filter for jobs that show public budget and client country/spend signals, then export for CRM or Sheets.

Field	What to enter
Keywords	Optional niche phrases
Scrape details	true when you need extra public detail fields
Max detail items	e.g. 5

Detail enrichment visits a bounded number of public job pages. It is slower; keep maxDetailItems small on first runs.

4. Feed freelancing alerts into automation tools

In plain English: Run on a schedule and push new Upwork listings into Slack, Telegram, Google Sheets, or a database.

Platform	How to connect
Make.com	Apify → Run Actor → lentic_clockss/upwork-jobs-scraper
n8n	Apify node → Run Actor
Zapier	Apify integration → Run Actor
Python / JS	Apify client SDK (example below)

5. Compare hourly vs fixed-price competition

In plain English: Capture jobType, rate ranges, fixed prices, and proposal midpoints so you can estimate competition density without opening dozens of browser tabs.

How to use (no code required)

1. Click Try for free
2. Leave keywords empty for the full public feed, or add up to 10 phrases
3. Set maxItems for cost control (start with 5–20)
4. Keep Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy enabled (required)
5. Click Start and open the Dataset

That's the whole workflow: choose scope, start, download. The free monthly Apify credit is enough for small canaries before you scale.

Owner / operator note: configure the CAPSOLVER_API_KEY secret once in Actor settings. Never put the key in run input.

What you get back

Each Dataset item can include:

• Job identity — job ID, title, description snippet, canonical URL
• Search context — keyword used (all when unfiltered), page, source search URL
• Budget — hourly min/max or fixed price when public
• Competition — proposal range text + normalized midpoint
• Skills & level — public skill tags and experience level when present
• Client signals — country, total spend bucket, hire rate, payment-verified flag when public
• Timestamp — collection time

Missing public values stay empty/null. The Actor does not invent data.

Run artifacts in Key-Value Store:

Artifact	What it is
INPUT_ECHO	Normalized input (presetKeywords: [], collection scope)
RUN_SUMMARY	Pages succeeded/blocked, proxy mode, counts
ERROR_SUMMARY	Structured failure if the run cannot collect trustworthy rows

Data source and boundary

Mode	Source
All current jobs	Public Upwork search feed without q
Keyword search	Public Upwork search with optional q
Optional details	Public job detail pages (bounded)

• Browser path: Patchright Chrome + sticky Apify RESIDENTIAL proxy
• Cloudflare Challenge solving: CapSolver AntiCloudflareTask (same sticky proxy + user agent)
• No login, no messaging, no private account data
• Page structure and anti-bot rules change; start small and keep budgets bounded

Pricing

Pay per event. No subscription.

Event	Price	When charged
apify-actor-start	$0.005	Once when a normal run starts
apify-default-dataset-item	$2.00 / 1,000 ($0.002 each)	Each Dataset item written

User pays platform usage costs: Yes (compute, residential proxy, etc. billed to the user when platform billing is active).

Real-world examples:

Scenario	Approx. product charge
Canary: 5 jobs	$0.005 + 5 × $0.002 = $0.015
Daily niche scan: 100 jobs	$0.005 + $0.20 = $0.205
1,000 jobs	$0.005 + $2.00 = $2.005

Cost scales mostly with results. Platform usage (especially residential proxy) is separate and depends on run duration/memory.

Live View endpoints

When Standby / Live View is enabled, the service exposes a small OpenAPI surface:

Endpoint	Purpose
GET /	Readiness
GET /health	Health
GET /input-example	Low-cost example input
GET /openapi.json	Deployed OpenAPI document

Collection still runs through a normal Actor run — Live View does not scrape Upwork by itself.

Connect from code

Actor ID: lentic_clockss/upwork-jobs-scraper

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("lentic_clockss/upwork-jobs-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "maxItems": 20,
        "sort": "recency",
        "proxyConfiguration": {
            "useApifyProxy": True,
            "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
            "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
        },
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("jobUrl"), item.get("salary"))

Input reference

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keywords	string[]	[]	Optional search phrases (max 10). Empty = all-current feed.
maxPagesPerKeyword	integer	1	Pages per keyword (1–10).
maxItems	integer	20	Max deduplicated jobs (1–500).
sort	string	recency	recency or relevance.
scrapeDetails	boolean	false	Enrich from public detail pages.
maxDetailItems	integer	5	Max detail pages when enrichment is on.
proxyConfiguration	object	RESIDENTIAL US	Apify RESIDENTIAL sticky proxy required.
timeoutSecs	integer	90	Browser navigation timeout (30–180).
debug	boolean	false	Bounded diagnostics only (no raw HTML stored).

Aliases such as putting CapSolver keys in input are not supported. Use the Actor secret CAPSOLVER_API_KEY.

FAQ

Do I need an Upwork account?
No. The Actor only reads public pages.

Are there preset keywords?
No. Empty keywords collect the unfiltered public feed.

Why is residential proxy required?
Upwork is protected by Cloudflare. CapSolver Challenge solving and the browser must share a sticky Apify RESIDENTIAL session.

What if a page is blocked?
The run fails closed when it cannot produce trustworthy rows. It does not fake an empty success after hard blocks.

Can I scrape private proposals or messages?
No.

How fresh is the data?
As fresh as the public search page at run time.

When to use something else

If you need…	Use something else
RemoteOK / Himalayas / Jobicy job boards	Our dedicated job-board Actors
Freelancer profile / portfolio mining at scale	A profile-focused scraper
Applying to jobs or messaging clients	Manual Upwork or official APIs

Related Actors

• Himalayas Jobs Scraper — remote job board search + filters
• RemoteOK All Jobs Scraper — RemoteOK feed with geo/industry filters
• Fiverr Full-Site Gigs Scraper — Fiverr listings, search, and seller profiles

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