# StepStone Jobs Scraper (`leorochasantos/stepstone-jobs`) Actor

A scraper for public StepStone job listings in Germany from search and detail pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/leorochasantos/stepstone-jobs.md
- **Developed by:** [Leonardo Santos](https://apify.com/leorochasantos) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.74 / 1,000 stepstone job results

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

## StepStone Jobs Scraper

Extract public StepStone job listings from German result pages or specific posting
URLs. Each row is flat and typed for recruiting research, market analysis, alerts,
spreadsheets, and data pipelines.

### Why this actor?

- Search and detail modes cover discovery and focused enrichment.
- Hard result/page limits keep delivery and spend bounded.
- Errors, blocked pages, not-found pages, and empty searches are free.
- A no-match page is reported as "no jobs found" — never as a retried failure.
- Public pages only: no login, profiles, applications, or contact enrichment.

### Input

```json
{"mode":"search","searchUrl":"https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/software-engineer/in-berlin","maxResults":50,"maxPages":1}
```

For detail mode, set `mode` to `detail` and provide `jobUrls`.

### Output

```json
{"mode":"search","input":"https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/software-engineer/in-berlin","job_id":"14478275","title":"Software Engineer (w/m/d)","company":"ÄRZTE OHNE GRENZEN e.V.","company_url":"https://www.stepstone.de/cmp/de/%c3%84rzte-ohne-grenzen-ev-32692/jobs","location":"Berlin","locations":["Berlin"],"remote":true,"contract_type":null,"work_type":null,"employment_type":null,"industry":null,"salary":null,"badges":[],"description":"Arbeitsort Berlin Arbeitsbeginn 01.11.2026 …","posted_at":null,"posted_relative":"vor 1 Woche","valid_through":null,"direct_apply":null,"url":"https://www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--Software-Engineer-w-m-d-Berlin-AERZTE-OHNE-GRENZEN-e-V--14478275-inline.html","source_page":"https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/software-engineer/in-berlin","error":null,"scraped_at":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z"}
```

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `mode` | `search` or `detail`. |
| `input` | The source search URL or posting URL. |
| `job_id` | Stable public StepStone posting identifier. |
| `title` | Job title. |
| `company` | Hiring company name. |
| `company_url` | Public company profile URL when the page links one. |
| `location` | Primary location label as the page states it. |
| `locations` | Every place label the page states; a multi-city posting lists each city. |
| `remote` | `true` when the page states home office is possible, `false` when it says it is not, `null` when it says nothing. |
| `contract_type` | Contract type as displayed ("Feste Anstellung"). Detail mode. |
| `work_type` | Work types as displayed ("Homeoffice möglich, Teilzeit, Vollzeit"). Detail mode. |
| `employment_type` | schema.org employment type ("FULL\_TIME"). Detail mode. |
| `industry` | Industry label from the posting. Detail mode. |
| `salary` | Salary as displayed when the page states one; StepStone hides most salaries behind a login wall. |
| `badges` | Card tags such as "Schnelle Bewerbung" or "Anschreiben nicht erforderlich". |
| `description` | Listing preview text (search) or the full posting text (detail). |
| `posted_at` | Posting timestamp when the page carries one. Detail mode. |
| `posted_relative` | Posting age exactly as the page words it ("vor 5 Tagen"). |
| `valid_through` | Application deadline when the page carries one. Detail mode. |
| `direct_apply` | `true` when the posting offers direct application on StepStone. Detail mode. |
| `url` | Canonical public posting URL. |
| `source_page` | Page the row was extracted from. |
| `error` | Free per-input error; null on job rows. |
| `scraped_at` | Extraction timestamp. |

### Pricing

Pay per event, and **the platform usage is on us** — the price you see is the price you pay, with no compute bill on top.

| Event | Price | What one charge buys |
|---|---|---|
| StepStone job result | **$0.00274** | One delivered public StepStone job row. Error, invalid-input, blocked, not-found, and no-match rows are free. |
| Actor Start | **$0.002** | One run, whatever it returns. |

Higher Apify subscription tiers pay less on every event (Silver −20%, Gold −35%).

### Proxy

Requests use the Apify proxy configured in `proxyConfiguration`. The validated
default is datacenter. This actor does not bypass challenges.

### Use cases

- Track German hiring by role and location.
- Build job alerts or market-demand datasets.
- Enrich a reviewed list of public StepStone posting URLs.

### FAQ

Does this apply to jobs or scrape candidate profiles? No. It only extracts public job
listing data and never logs in or submits applications.

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with StepStone.

# Actor input Schema

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

Search a public stepstone.de/jobs/... result page, or fetch specific public posting URLs.

## `searchUrl` (type: `string`):

A public www.stepstone.de/jobs/... listing URL (keyword and/or location, as the site builds it). Used in search mode.

## `jobUrls` (type: `array`):

Public www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--...-inline.html URLs. Used in detail mode; deduplicated and capped at 100.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Hard local limit on delivered job rows and charges in search mode.

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

Maximum public result pages to fetch. Search stops earlier at maxResults or an empty page.

## `simulate_upstream_block` (type: `boolean`):

Test hook. Leave disabled.

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

Proxy for StepStone requests. Datacenter is the validated default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchUrl": "https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/software-engineer/in-berlin",
  "jobUrls": [
    "https://www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--Software-Engineer-w-m-d-Berlin-AERZTE-OHNE-GRENZEN-e-V--14478275-inline.html"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "simulate_upstream_block": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/software-engineer/in-berlin",
    "jobUrls": [
        "https://www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--Software-Engineer-w-m-d-Berlin-AERZTE-OHNE-GRENZEN-e-V--14478275-inline.html"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("leorochasantos/stepstone-jobs").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 = {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/software-engineer/in-berlin",
    "jobUrls": ["https://www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--Software-Engineer-w-m-d-Berlin-AERZTE-OHNE-GRENZEN-e-V--14478275-inline.html"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("leorochasantos/stepstone-jobs").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 '{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/software-engineer/in-berlin",
  "jobUrls": [
    "https://www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--Software-Engineer-w-m-d-Berlin-AERZTE-OHNE-GRENZEN-e-V--14478275-inline.html"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call leorochasantos/stepstone-jobs --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,leorochasantos/stepstone-jobs"
        }
    }
}
```

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/rPQXTn7kP9midbCOd/builds/m6dbYzoNDCJPCxreI/openapi.json