# Monster Jobs Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/monster-jobs-scraper`) Actor Monster Jobs Scraper — Selenium Edition is an Apify Actor that scrapes job listings from Monster.com using Selenium. It supports keyword and location-based searches, lazy-load scrolling, proxy support, and exports structured job data including title, company, location, posting date, and job URL. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/monster-jobs-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 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 ## Monster Jobs Scraper — Selenium Edition (Apify Actor) Scrapes Monster.com job listings. ### Input | Field | Type | Prefill | Description | |----------------------|---------|----------------------|-------------| | `query` *(req.)* | string | `"python developer"` | Job title or keyword. | | `location` | string | `"Remote"` | City, state, or 'Remote'. Blank = nationwide. | | `maxResults` | integer | `50` | 1–200. Capped at what's visible after scrolling. | | `scrollSteps` | integer | `3` | Page-height scrolls for lazy loads. | | `headless` | boolean | `true` | Run Chrome in Xvfb. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Residential US | Required for reliable runs. | Example: ```json { "query": "machine learning engineer", "location": "San Francisco, CA", "maxResults": 100, "scrollSteps": 5 } ```` ### Output Each record matches the structure `MonsterBrowser` in `browser_scraper.py` returns: ```json { "title": "Senior Python Developer", "company": "Acme Corp", "location": "Remote", "posted": "Posted 2 days ago", "url": "https://www.monster.com/job-openings/..." } ``` Fields are raw strings as Monster renders them — parse downstream if you need normalized values (e.g. `posted` → datetime). A `SUMMARY` blob lands on the KV store with the run URL, parameters, result count, and total elapsed time. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Job title or keyword (e.g. 'python developer', 'data scientist', 'ml engineer'). ## `location` (type: `string`): City, state, or 'Remote'. Leave blank for nationwide search. Example: 'San Francisco, CA' or 'Remote'. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap on stored listings (1–200). The Selenium scraper extracts what's visible on the search page after scrolling. ## `scrollSteps` (type: `integer`): How many page-height scrolls to trigger lazy-loaded job cards. 3 covers most searches; bump to 5-6 for very common keywords. ## `headless` (type: `boolean`): Run Chrome without a visible window. SeleniumBase UC mode + Xvfb means this still uses a real Chrome process (not --headless flag, which fingerprint detectors target). Leave true. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Apify Residential US proxies recommended. Monster.com runs JS challenges on datacenter IPs even with a stealth browser. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "python developer", "location": "Remote", "maxResults": 50, "scrollSteps": 3, "headless": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = { "query": "python developer", "location": "Remote", "maxResults": 50, "scrollSteps": 3, "headless": true }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/monster-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 = { "query": "python developer", "location": "Remote", "maxResults": 50, "scrollSteps": 3, "headless": True, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/monster-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 '{ "query": "python developer", "location": "Remote", "maxResults": 50, "scrollSteps": 3, "headless": true }' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/monster-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/monster-jobs-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Monster Jobs Scraper", "description": "Monster Jobs Scraper — Selenium Edition is an Apify Actor that scrapes job listings from Monster.com using Selenium. It supports keyword and location-based searches, lazy-load scrolling, proxy support, and exports structured job data including title, company, location, posting date, and job URL.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "HwGy9ZwGGO92mxMN7" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~monster-jobs-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-monster-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~monster-jobs-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-monster-jobs-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~monster-jobs-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-monster-jobs-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "query" ], "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Job title or keyword (e.g. 'python developer', 'data scientist', 'ml engineer')." }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "City, state, or 'Remote'. Leave blank for nationwide search. Example: 'San Francisco, CA' or 'Remote'.", "default": "" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on stored listings (1–200). The Selenium scraper extracts what's visible on the search page after scrolling.", "default": 50 }, "scrollSteps": { "title": "Scroll steps", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 15, "type": "integer", "description": "How many page-height scrolls to trigger lazy-loaded job cards. 3 covers most searches; bump to 5-6 for very common keywords.", "default": 3 }, "headless": { "title": "Headless browser", "type": "boolean", "description": "Run Chrome without a visible window. SeleniumBase UC mode + Xvfb means this still uses a real Chrome process (not --headless flag, which fingerprint detectors target). Leave true.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Apify Residential US proxies recommended. Monster.com runs JS challenges on datacenter IPs even with a stealth browser.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```