# Wellfound Jobs Scraper (`leorochasantos/wellfound-jobs`) Actor

A scraper for public Wellfound startup job listings from search and detail pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/leorochasantos/wellfound-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 $1.95 / 1,000 wellfound 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Wellfound Jobs Scraper

Extract public Wellfound startup job listings from role/location result pages or
specific job 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.
- Public pages only: no login, profiles, applications, or contact enrichment.

### Input

```json
{"mode":"search","searchUrl":"https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco","maxResults":50,"maxPages":1}
```

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

### Output

```json
{"mode":"search","input":"https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco","job_id":"4639821","title":"Software Engineer","company":"Checkr","company_url":"https://wellfound.com/company/checkr","locations":["Denver","San Francisco"],"remote":false,"job_type":"full-time","compensation":"$150k – $176k","years_experience_min":null,"years_experience_max":null,"description":"As a Software Engineer...","posted_at":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://wellfound.com/jobs/4639821-software-engineer","source_page":"https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco","error":null,"scraped_at":"2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z"}
```

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `mode` | `search` or `detail`. |
| `input` | The source search URL or job URL. |
| `job_id` | Stable public Wellfound job identifier. |
| `title` | Job title. |
| `company` | Hiring company name. |
| `company_url` | Public Wellfound company URL when available. |
| `locations` | Public location labels. |
| `remote` | Remote-work flag when supplied by Wellfound. |
| `job_type` | Employment type. |
| `compensation` | Public compensation display or structured salary summary. |
| `years_experience_min` | Minimum years of experience when available. |
| `years_experience_max` | Maximum years of experience when available. |
| `description` | Public job description. |
| `posted_at` | Posting timestamp when available. |
| `url` | Canonical public job URL. |
| `source_page` | Page from which the row was extracted. |
| `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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wellfound job result | **$0.003** | One delivered public Wellfound 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 startup hiring by role and location.
- Build job alerts or market-demand datasets.
- Enrich a reviewed list of public Wellfound job 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 Wellfound.

# Actor input Schema

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

Search a public role/location landing page, or fetch specific public job detail URLs.

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

A public wellfound.com/role/l/... page. Used in search mode.

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

Public wellfound.com/jobs/... 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 Wellfound requests. Datacenter is the validated default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchUrl": "https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco",
  "jobUrls": [
    "https://wellfound.com/jobs/4639821-software-engineer"
  ],
  "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://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco",
    "jobUrls": [
        "https://wellfound.com/jobs/4639821-software-engineer"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("leorochasantos/wellfound-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://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco",
    "jobUrls": ["https://wellfound.com/jobs/4639821-software-engineer"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("leorochasantos/wellfound-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://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco",
  "jobUrls": [
    "https://wellfound.com/jobs/4639821-software-engineer"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call leorochasantos/wellfound-jobs --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,leorochasantos/wellfound-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/rVxSLR9NZlP6dYZ5f/builds/D98GDArqTNrXkL8Df/openapi.json