# Stepstone.de Jobs Scraper — DACH Recruiter Intelligence (`logiover/stepstone-de-jobs-scraper`) Actor Scrape job postings from Stepstone.de — Germany's largest job board (DACH region). Search by keyword and city, returns title, company, location, salary, posted date, job URL, skills, sponsored flag. Uses residential proxy + TLS fingerprint impersonation to bypass Akamai Bot Manager. - **URL**: https://apify.com/logiover/stepstone-de-jobs-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Logiover](https://apify.com/logiover) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Jobs - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Stepstone.de Jobs Scraper Scrape job postings from **stepstone.de** — Germany's largest job board and the dominant recruiter platform for the DACH region (Germany / Austria / Switzerland). ### Features - Bulk search by keyword + city (or nationwide if location is empty) - Returns title, company, location, salary (raw + min/max/currency/period), posted date, job URL, skills, sponsored / top-job flags - Sort by relevance or by date (newest first) - Optional: fetch full job description per listing - Built for Apify residential proxy — handles Akamai Bot Manager edge defense - Extracts data from the server-rendered `__PRELOADED_STATE__` JSON (richer than DOM parsing, more stable across UI changes) ### Input ```json { "searches": [ { "keyword": "software engineer", "location": "berlin" }, { "keyword": "data analyst", "location": "munchen" } ], "maxPagesPerSearch": 4, "sortBy": "date", "fetchJobDetails": false, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE" } } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | `searches` | array | (required) | `{keyword, location}` pairs; location empty = nationwide | | `maxPagesPerSearch` | int | 4 | 25 jobs/page; max ~93 pages on Stepstone side | | `sortBy` | enum | `date` | `relevance` or `date` | | `fetchJobDetails` | bool | false | Adds full description via `/listing/data/de/{id}` | | `proxyConfig` | object | residential DE | **Required** — datacenter IPs blocked by Akamai | ### Output One row per job: ```json { "jobId": "11451237", "title": "Senior Software Engineer (m/w/d)", "jobUrl": "https://www.stepstone.de/stellenangebote--Senior-Software-Engineer-...inline.html", "companyId": "12345", "companyName": "Example GmbH", "companyUrl": "https://www.stepstone.de/cmp/de/example-gmbh-12345", "companyLogoUrl": "https://...", "datePosted": "2026-05-15T10:00:00+02:00", "location": "Berlin", "postCode": "10115", "salary": "65.000 € - 85.000 €", "salaryMin": 65000, "salaryMax": 85000, "salaryCurrency": "EUR", "salaryPeriod": "YEAR", "workFromHome": true, "textSnippet": "Wir suchen einen erfahrenen ...", "description": "Full description text...", "skills": ["Java", "Spring", "Docker"], "labels": ["Vollzeit"], "isSponsored": false, "isTopJob": false, "searchKeyword": "software engineer", "searchLocation": "berlin", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-18T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Use cases - **Recruiter intel:** track competitor hiring (which roles, which cities, which salaries) - **ATS feed:** auto-import new postings into your applicant tracking system - **Market research:** salary benchmarking, role demand trends per region - **Job aggregators:** rebuild a localized Stepstone clone with fresh data ### Notes - **Akamai-protected:** datacenter IPs are blocked at the edge. Residential proxy is mandatory; the default is correct for most use cases. - **TLS fingerprinting:** uses `got-scraping` which mimics Chrome's TLS handshake (JA3/JA4). Don't replace with `node-fetch` or plain `got` — they'll get 403'd. - **Polite rate:** 1–2 second jitter between pages, single concurrent request per session. Don't overdrive — Akamai will issue JS challenges and pages will start coming back empty. - **Pagination cap:** Stepstone limits to ~93 pages per query (~2,300 jobs). For deeper coverage, split your search by city or sub-keyword. *** ### Changelog - **2026-05-20** — Maintenance pass: reviewed the input schema and default values for a smooth one-click start, and rebuilt the Actor on the latest base image. *Last reviewed: 2026-05-20.* # Actor input Schema ## `searches` (type: `array`): List of keyword + location pairs. `keyword` is the search term (e.g. 'software engineer', 'data analyst'), `location` is a German city (e.g. 'berlin', 'munchen', 'hamburg') or empty for nationwide. Each pair runs as a separate search. ## `maxPagesPerSearch` (type: `integer`): Each Stepstone page returns 25 jobs. Hard cap on the platform side is ~93 pages per search. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order: relevance (default Stepstone ranking) or date (newest first). ## `fetchJobDetails` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, fetches each job's detail page (longer description, requirements, company profile). Roughly doubles request count. ## `proxyConfig` (type: `object`): REQUIRED: Stepstone is protected by Akamai Bot Manager. Use residential proxies (DE/EU preferred). ## Actor input object example ```json { "searches": [ { "keyword": "product manager", "location": "frankfurt" }, { "keyword": "devops", "location": "" } ], "maxPagesPerSearch": 4, "sortBy": "date", "fetchJobDetails": false, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE" } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `title` (type: `string`): Job title ## `companyName` (type: `string`): Employer / hiring company ## `location` (type: `string`): City or region ## `salary` (type: `string`): Salary as displayed (may be empty) ## `datePosted` (type: `string`): ISO 8601 posted date ## `jobUrl` (type: `string`): Application page URL ## `companyUrl` (type: `string`): Employer profile URL ## `isSponsored` (type: `string`): True if promoted listing ## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`): ISO timestamp of scrape # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searches": [ { "keyword": "software engineer", "location": "berlin" }, { "keyword": "data analyst", "location": "munchen" } ], "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("logiover/stepstone-de-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searches": [ { "keyword": "software engineer", "location": "berlin", }, { "keyword": "data analyst", "location": "munchen", }, ], "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("logiover/stepstone-de-jobs-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searches": [ { "keyword": "software engineer", "location": "berlin" }, { "keyword": "data analyst", "location": "munchen" } ], "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE" } }' | apify call logiover/stepstone-de-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=logiover/stepstone-de-jobs-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Stepstone.de Jobs Scraper — DACH Recruiter Intelligence", "description": "Scrape job postings from Stepstone.de — Germany's largest job board (DACH region). Search by keyword and city, returns title, company, location, salary, posted date, job URL, skills, sponsored flag. Uses residential proxy + TLS fingerprint impersonation to bypass Akamai Bot Manager.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "lTyxUPXCAyWdL1bUJ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/logiover~stepstone-de-jobs-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-logiover-stepstone-de-jobs-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/logiover~stepstone-de-jobs-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-logiover-stepstone-de-jobs-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/logiover~stepstone-de-jobs-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-logiover-stepstone-de-jobs-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "searches" ], "properties": { "searches": { "title": "Searches", "type": "array", "description": "List of keyword + location pairs. `keyword` is the search term (e.g. 'software engineer', 'data analyst'), `location` is a German city (e.g. 'berlin', 'munchen', 'hamburg') or empty for nationwide. Each pair runs as a separate search." }, "maxPagesPerSearch": { "title": "Max Pages per Search", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 93, "type": "integer", "description": "Each Stepstone page returns 25 jobs. Hard cap on the platform side is ~93 pages per search.", "default": 4 }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort By", "enum": [ "relevance", "date" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order: relevance (default Stepstone ranking) or date (newest first).", "default": "date" }, "fetchJobDetails": { "title": "Fetch Full Job Description", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, fetches each job's detail page (longer description, requirements, company profile). Roughly doubles request count.", "default": false }, "proxyConfig": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "REQUIRED: Stepstone is protected by Akamai Bot Manager. Use residential proxies (DE/EU preferred)." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```