# RemoteOK Remote Tech Jobs Scraper (`litezero/remoteok-jobs-scraper`) Actor

Real-time remote job scraper for software engineers, product managers, designers, and tech talent. Extracts title, company, salary, tech tags, and direct application links.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/litezero/remoteok-jobs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [LiteZero](https://apify.com/litezero) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.05 / 1,000 item scrapeds

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?

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

## 💻 RemoteOK Tech & Developer Job Scraper

Scrape fresh remote tech jobs, salary ranges, tags, applicant counts, and direct apply URLs from RemoteOK with normalized salary filters and zero browser latency.

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### 🥊 Why This Actor Beats the Competition

| Feature | Browser HTML Scrapers | Manual Job Boards | **This Actor** |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Reliability** | ❌ Breaks on CSS class mutations | ⏳ Manual search & copy-paste | ✅ **Direct API feed architecture** |
| **Speed** | 🐌 30–60 seconds / page | ⏳ Hours | ⚡ **100+ jobs in under 2 seconds** |
| **Salary Data** | ⚠️ Raw unstructured text | ❌ Often missing | 💰 **Normalized min/max salary & currency** |
| **Anti-Bot Resistance** | ❌ Blocked by Cloudflare Turnstile | N/A | ✅ **100% clean direct data access** |
| **Cost** | 💸 Heavy Puppeteer compute usage | 💸 Time cost | 💰 **$1.50 per 1,000 jobs** (PPR) |

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### 🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Use

#### Method 1: Apify Console (No-Code GUI)

1. Specify target job tags in **Tags** (e.g. `javascript`, `python`, `devops`, `react`).
2. Set the **Max Jobs** limit (default: `50`).
3. Click **Start** and download your structured jobs list.

#### Method 2: Python SDK

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("litezero/remoteok-jobs-scraper").call(run_input={
    "tags": ["python", "remote"],
    "maxJobs": 50
})

for job in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{job['position']} at {job['company']} (${job['salaryMin']}-${job['salaryMax']})")
```

#### Method 3: REST API / cURL

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/litezero~remoteok-jobs-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tags": ["react"], "maxJobs": 50}'
```

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `tags` | Array<String> | No | `["dev"]` | Filter jobs by skill tags (e.g. `python`, `react`, `design`) |
| `maxJobs` | Integer | No | `50` | Maximum job postings to return |

***

### 📤 Output Data Dictionary

| Field | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `id` | String | Unique RemoteOK posting identifier |
| `position` | String | Job title |
| `company` | String | Hiring company name |
| `companyLogo` | String | Company logo URL |
| `tags` | Array<String> | Skill and technology tags |
| `location` | String | Geographical restriction (e.g. Worldwide, US Only) |
| `salaryMin` | Float | Minimum annual compensation in USD |
| `salaryMax` | Float | Maximum annual compensation in USD |
| `url` | String | Direct apply link |
| `date` | String | ISO 8601 posting date |
| `scrapedAt` | String | ISO 8601 scrape timestamp |

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### 💡 Top Use Cases

- **Job Aggregators & Niche Boards:** Auto-populate remote job portals and Telegram alerts.
- **Recruitment Lead Generation:** Identify high-growth tech companies actively hiring.
- **Salary Benchmarking:** Track engineering compensation trends across tech stacks.

# Actor input Schema

## `tags` (type: `array`):

Skills tags to filter by (e.g. dev, python, react).

## `maxJobs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job openings to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "tags": [
    "python",
    "javascript"
  ],
  "maxJobs": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "tags": [
        "python",
        "javascript"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("litezero/remoteok-jobs-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 = { "tags": [
        "python",
        "javascript",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("litezero/remoteok-jobs-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 '{
  "tags": [
    "python",
    "javascript"
  ]
}' |
apify call litezero/remoteok-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,litezero/remoteok-jobs-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/2ufC2kQvcTdKcIPrM/builds/AsoIAVMcJsRFKbFad/openapi.json