# Handshake Job Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/handshake-job-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes public job postings from Handshake, capturing job titles, employers, locations, employment types, industries, salary ranges, posting and expiry dates, descriptions, and job URLs, with optional keyword and location filtering.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/handshake-job-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $9.99 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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?

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Handshake Job Scraper

Collects job postings that Handshake (joinhandshake.com) publishes publicly, without a student account. Each record is one posting with its title, hiring employer, city/state/country, employment type, industry, salary range and pay unit, posting and expiry dates and the full description text. Optional keyword and location filters narrow the run to the postings you care about, newest first.

### Input

| Field | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `keyword` | *(empty)* | Keep only postings whose title, employer, industry or description contain every word given (e.g. `software engineer`). Empty keeps everything. |
| `location` | *(empty)* | Keep only postings matching one of these comma-separated terms — a city, state or country (e.g. `New York, California`). Empty keeps all locations. |
| `max_results` | `20` | Maximum postings to return after filtering (1–500). |
| `max_jobs_scanned` | `200` | How many postings the run may read before stopping (1–5000). Raise for narrow keywords, lower for a faster run. |
| `newest_first` | `true` | Read the most recently published postings first. Turn off to start from the oldest. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional | Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results. |

### Output

Each result is one job posting:

```json
{
    "job_id": "11329252",
    "title": "Research & Development Engineer",
    "company": "Tessy Plastics",
    "company_url": "http://tessy.com/",
    "company_logo_url": "https://joinhandshake-production.imgix.net/app/public/assets/institutions/230308/original/hs-emp-logo-data.",
    "city": "Skaneateles",
    "state": "New York",
    "country": "United States",
    "location": "Skaneateles, New York, United States",
    "employment_type": "FULL_TIME",
    "industry": "Manufacturing",
    "salary_min": 90000.0,
    "salary_max": 150000.0,
    "salary_currency": "USD",
    "salary_unit": "YEAR",
    "date_posted": "2026-08-20",
    "valid_through": "2026-09-20",
    "job_url": "https://app.joinhandshake.com/public/jobs/11329252",
    "description": "Position Overview\nThe Research and Development Engineer is responsible for developing and refining product designs...",
    "raw": { ... }
}
```

### Notes

- Runs with empty input (returns the newest public postings, unfiltered).
- Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results.
- Only postings Handshake publishes for everyone are covered — school-specific listings that require a student account are not included.
- Intended for research and recruiting use; please respect Handshake's terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Only keep postings whose title, employer, industry or description contain every word given here (e.g. 'software engineer', 'nurse', 'marketing intern'). Leave empty to keep every posting.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Only keep postings whose location matches one of these comma-separated terms — a city, a state or a country (e.g. 'New York, California'). Leave empty for all locations.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job postings to return once the keyword and location filters have been applied.

## `max_jobs_scanned` (type: `integer`):

How many postings the run may read before it stops, whether or not the result target was reached. Raise this when using a narrow keyword, lower it for a faster run.

## `newest_first` (type: `boolean`):

Read the most recently published postings first. Turn off to start from the oldest postings instead.

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

Proxy settings for the run. Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results, especially for sites that limit non-US or datacenter traffic. Optional — leave off to run directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "",
  "location": "California",
  "max_results": 10,
  "max_jobs_scanned": 10,
  "newest_first": true,
  "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 = {
    "keyword": "",
    "location": "California",
    "max_results": 10,
    "max_jobs_scanned": 10,
    "newest_first": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/handshake-job-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 = {
    "keyword": "",
    "location": "California",
    "max_results": 10,
    "max_jobs_scanned": 10,
    "newest_first": True,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/handshake-job-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 '{
  "keyword": "",
  "location": "California",
  "max_results": 10,
  "max_jobs_scanned": 10,
  "newest_first": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/handshake-job-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,moving_beacon-owner1/handshake-job-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/JDn64cBaNILHffqIE/builds/CqeLbLliQVYkIBoqJ/openapi.json