elempleo.com Scraper — Colombia Job Listings, Salaries & Hiring Companies (No API)

Scrape job listings (empleos and ofertas de trabajo) from elempleo.com, Colombia's #1 job board, in bulk. Turn a list of search keywords into a clean, structured dataset of Colombian vacancies — job title, hiring company, city, salary range, contract type and work mode — straight from the country's biggest bolsa de trabajo. Fast, no browser, no API key, no login.

🏆 Why this elempleo scraper?

11 fields per job · thousands of listings per run · direct HTTP (no browser) · deduped by stable jobId · export to JSON / CSV / Excel. The unofficial elempleo API alternative for recruiting, sourcing, salary benchmarking and labor-market research in Colombia.

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✨ What this Actor does / Key features

• 💼 Bulk keyword search — feed a list of roles (Spanish or English) and scrape every matching oferta de trabajo across elempleo.com/co.
• 🏢 Hiring-company data — every record names the employer, a strong buying signal for B2B sales prospecting.
• 💰 Published salary ranges — captures salary bands such as $5 a $7 millones when the employer discloses them, for salary benchmarking.
• 📄 Contract & work mode — Término indefinido, Prestación de servicios, Término fijo, plus Remoto, Presencial or Híbrido.
• 🌎 City-level location — city / location for each vacancy, ideal for regional demand analysis (Bogotá, Medellín, Cali…).
• 🔑 Stable dedupe key — every job carries a persistent jobId, so scheduled re-runs diff cleanly without duplicates.
• ⚡ Direct HTTP extraction — parses elempleo search results directly; no headless browser, no DOM walking, no login.
• 🔁 Schedule-friendly — run daily or weekly to capture newly posted jobs as a live hiring feed.
• 🛡️ Proxy support — Apify Proxy integration; a residential Colombia proxy is recommended for large daily runs.

🚀 Quick start (3 steps)

1. Configure — add one or more Search keywords (Spanish returns the most results, e.g. desarrollador, contador, ventas; English tech terms like developer, data, devops also work).
2. Run — click Start. The Actor paginates elempleo search results (20 jobs per page) and streams listings into your dataset.
3. Get your data — open the Output tab and export to JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or pull it via the Apify API.

📥 Input

Give the Actor at least one keyword via keywords. Everything else is optional.

Example — tech, finance & sales roles nationwide

{
  "keywords": ["developer", "contador", "ventas"],
  "maxPagesPerKeyword": 10
}

Example — Spanish tech roles, capped volume (fast run)

{
  "keywords": ["desarrollador", "ingeniero de datos", "devops"],
  "maxPagesPerKeyword": 5,
  "maxResults": 300
}

Example — healthcare hiring feed with Colombia proxy

{
  "keywords": ["enfermera", "médico", "auxiliar de enfermería"],
  "maxPagesPerKeyword": 15,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "CO" }
}

Field	Type	Description
keywords	array	Job search terms (Spanish returns the most results). Each keyword is searched separately. Provide at least one.
keyword	string	Alternative single search term, combined with the list above.
maxPagesPerKeyword	integer	Pages to fetch per keyword (elempleo returns 20 jobs/page). Scraping stops early when there are no more results. Default 5.
maxResults	integer	Total cap across all keywords. 0 = no limit. Default 0.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy settings. A residential Colombia proxy is recommended for large runs.

Tip — searching: Spanish keywords (desarrollador, contador, enfermera, ventas) return the deepest inventory since elempleo is a Colombian site, but English tech terms (developer, data, qa, devops) also match many postings. Add several keywords in one run for broad coverage.

📤 Output

One row per oferta de trabajo — 11 fields, exportable to JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML. Here is a sample record:

{
  "jobId": "1886720012",
  "title": "Backend Developer",
  "company": "Tech Company SAS",
  "city": "Bogotá",
  "salary": "$5 a $7 millones",
  "contractType": "Término indefinido",
  "workMode": "Híbrido",
  "publishedText": "Hoy",
  "url": "https://www.elempleo.com/co/ofertas-trabajo/backend-developer-1886720012",
  "keyword": "developer",
  "source": "elempleo.com"
}

💡 Use cases

• Recruiting & sourcing — build live lists of open roles, competitors' postings and hiring companies across Colombia.
• HR-tech & job aggregators — ingest fresh empleo postings into your platform or job board.
• Labor-market research — analyze demand, salaries and hiring trends by role, city and industry.
• Sales prospecting — companies that are actively hiring are a strong buying signal; pull the company field and prospect them.
• Salary benchmarking — collect published salary ranges across thousands of vacantes to benchmark pay by role.
• Talent-market intelligence — track which cities and sectors are hiring hardest by scheduling recurring runs.

👥 Who uses it

Recruiters & sourcers · staffing and RPO agencies · HR-tech platforms & job aggregators · labor-market researchers & data journalists · B2B sales teams prospecting companies that are hiring · compensation analysts building Colombian salary benchmarks.

💰 Pricing

This Actor runs on a simple pay-per-result model — you pay for the job listings you extract, with no separate Apify platform fees to calculate. Try it on the free tier first, then scale up. See the Pricing tab on this page for the current rate.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which country and site does it cover? Colombia, via elempleo.com/co — the country's dominant job board for empleos and ofertas de trabajo.

Should I search in Spanish or English? Spanish keywords return the most results (desarrollador, contador, ventas, enfermera), but English tech terms (developer, data, devops, qa) also work well.

Is this an elempleo API alternative? Yes. elempleo has no public data API, so this Actor works as an unofficial elempleo API alternative — feed keywords and get structured job data back without building or maintaining any scraper yourself.

Can I scrape elempleo without an API or login? Yes. The scraper needs no elempleo account, login, cookies or browser — it extracts public Colombia job listings directly over HTTP, so there is no credential or session to manage.

How do I export elempleo jobs to CSV or JSON? Run the Actor, then export the resulting dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel or HTML from the Apify console, or pull it programmatically via the Apify API.

How much data can I get, and can I schedule it? As many jobs as the search returns — raise Max pages per keyword and add more keywords for full coverage (thousands of listings per run). Set up an Apify Schedule to capture newly posted jobs daily or weekly; results are de-duplicated by jobId.

Do I need a proxy? Not for small or medium runs. For large daily pipelines, a residential Colombia proxy is recommended for stability.

Does elempleo publish salary data in the scraped results? Yes, when the employer discloses it. The salary field returns ranges such as $5 a $7 millones, ideal for salary benchmarking across Colombian roles.

How do I scrape developer jobs in Bogotá from elempleo? Add keywords like desarrollador or developer, run the Actor, then filter the exported dataset by city = Bogotá to get Colombian tech job listings with company, salary and contract type in CSV or JSON.

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⏰ Scheduling & integration

Schedule this Actor on Apify to capture newly posted Colombian jobs daily or weekly — results are deduped by jobId, so you build a clean, growing hiring feed. Export results to JSON, CSV or Excel, sync to Google Sheets, or push to your ATS, CRM, database, BI tools and webhooks through the Apify API. Connect it to Make, n8n or Zapier to build automated recruiting and prospecting pipelines.

⭐ Support & feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue on the Issues tab — response is usually fast. If this Actor saves you time, a ★★★★★ review on the Store page genuinely helps and is hugely appreciated. 🙏

⚖️ Legal

This Actor extracts only publicly available job-listing data and is intended for legitimate recruiting, analytics and research use. You are responsible for complying with elempleo.com's terms of service and any applicable local laws.

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📝 Changelog

2026-07-06

• ✨ README overhaul: richer output & field reference, three ready-to-run example scenarios, full jobs-suite cross-links, badges and a clearer quick-start.

2026-07-01

• Maintenance pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data and confirmed successful runs within the 5-minute quality window on the default input.
• Sharpened Store metadata (SEO title & description) and expanded the FAQ with high-intent, long-tail questions for easier discovery in Google and Apify Store search.
• Added ready-to-run example tasks that cover common real-world use cases.

2026-06-15

• Reliability pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data with real-world inputs. Routine maintenance build.

2026-06-07

• Docs: added coverage for elempleo API alternative usage, exporting elempleo jobs to CSV/JSON, and scraping elempleo without login.

2026-06-05

• 🛡️ Reliability fix: results are no longer dropped by strict output validation — runs now complete cleanly even at high volume (thousands of results).
• ⚡ Stability & performance hardening; fresh rebuild.

2026-06-04

• Verified live & refreshed build — reliability/maintenance pass.