# TotalJobs Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/totaljobs-scraper`) Actor
Scrape UK jobs from TotalJobs by keyword and location with filters for salary, contract type, hours, date, and sorting. Optional details include descriptions, skills, benefits, and apply links.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/totaljobs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Jobs
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 80.0% 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
## TotalJobs Scraper (Apify Actor)
Scrape UK job listings from [TotalJobs.com](https://www.totaljobs.com/) (Stepstone
group) by keyword and location, with filters for radius, salary, contract
type, hours, posted-date and sort. Optional detail-page enrichment pulls the
full `JobPosting` schema for each hit.
### Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string (required) | — | Job title, skill, or keyword |
| `location` | string | — | Town, city, or postcode |
| `radius` | int (0–100) | — | Distance from `location`, in miles |
| `salaryFrom` | int | — | Minimum salary |
| `salaryType` | enum | `annual` | `annual` / `daily` / `hourly` |
| `contractTypes` | array | `[]` | `Permanent`, `Contract`, `Temporary`, `Apprenticeship` |
| `hours` | enum | `any` | `fulltime` / `parttime` |
| `postedWithin` | enum | `any` | `today` / `3days` / `week` |
| `sort` | enum | `relevance` | `relevance` / `date` |
| `maxPages` | int (1–50) | `1` | Pages to fetch (~25 jobs/page) |
| `includeDetails` | bool | `false` | Fetch each job's detail page |
| `maxJobs` | int | `0` | Hard cap on items pushed |
| `impersonate` | enum | `chrome124` | curl_cffi TLS profile |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | RESIDENTIAL (GB) | Proxy settings |
#### Example input
```json
{
"query": "java developer",
"location": "Manchester",
"radius": 15,
"salaryFrom": 45000,
"salaryType": "annual",
"contractTypes": ["Permanent", "Contract"],
"hours": "fulltime",
"postedWithin": "3days",
"sort": "date",
"maxPages": 5,
"includeDetails": true,
"maxJobs": 100
}
````
### Output
#### Search-only item (from JSON-LD)
```json
{
"id": "98765432",
"title": "Senior Java Developer",
"company": "Acme Tech Ltd",
"company_url": "https://www.acmetech.com",
"location": "Manchester",
"country": "GB",
"remote": false,
"employment_type": "FULL_TIME",
"salary": "55000-75000 GBP",
"salary_min": 55000,
"salary_max": 75000,
"salary_currency": "GBP",
"posted": "2026-05-22T10:30:00Z",
"valid_through": "2026-06-22T23:59:59Z",
"url": "https://www.totaljobs.com/job/98765432"
}
```
#### With `includeDetails: true`, each item additionally carries
```json
{
"description": "We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our growing engineering team...
",
"skills": ["Java", "Spring Boot", "Kafka", "PostgreSQL", "AWS"],
"benefits": ["25 days holiday", "Pension scheme", "Private healthcare"],
"qualifications": "BSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience...",
"responsibilities": "Designing and building scalable microservices...",
"industry": "Information Technology",
"work_hours": "37.5 per week",
"apply_url": "https://www.totaljobs.com/job/apply/98765432"
}
```
# Actor input Schema
## `keywords` (type: `string`):
Job search keywords (e.g. 'java', 'python developer', 'data analyst').
## `location` (type: `string`):
Optional UK location filter (e.g. 'manchester', 'london', 'birmingham'). Leave empty to search all UK.
## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of result pages to scrape (each page is ~25 jobs). Stops early if a page returns no results.
## `browserImpersonate` (type: `string`):
TLS/JA3 fingerprint to impersonate via curl\_cffi. Matches the BaseScraper.impersonate argument from the original code.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Apify Proxy settings. Defaults to RESIDENTIAL group, country US — most reliable for avoiding 403/429 from TotalJobs. You can disable in the UI if you want to fetch directly.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"keywords": "java",
"location": "",
"maxPages": 1,
"browserImpersonate": "chrome124",
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": [
"RESIDENTIAL"
],
"apifyProxyCountry": "US"
}
}
```
# 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 = {
"keywords": "java"
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/totaljobs-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 = { "keywords": "java" }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/totaljobs-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 '{
"keywords": "java"
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/totaljobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/totaljobs-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "TotalJobs Scraper",
"description": "Scrape UK jobs from TotalJobs by keyword and location with filters for salary, contract type, hours, date, and sorting. Optional details include descriptions, skills, benefits, and apply links.",
"version": "0.0",
"x-build-id": "4vKogTCEOGRUGzjFJ"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~totaljobs-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-totaljobs-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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~totaljobs-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-totaljobs-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~totaljobs-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-totaljobs-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": [
"keywords"
],
"properties": {
"keywords": {
"title": "Keywords",
"type": "string",
"description": "Job search keywords (e.g. 'java', 'python developer', 'data analyst')."
},
"location": {
"title": "Location",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional UK location filter (e.g. 'manchester', 'london', 'birmingham'). Leave empty to search all UK.",
"default": ""
},
"maxPages": {
"title": "Max pages",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of result pages to scrape (each page is ~25 jobs). Stops early if a page returns no results.",
"default": 1
},
"browserImpersonate": {
"title": "Browser to impersonate",
"enum": [
"chrome120",
"chrome124",
"chrome131",
"edge101",
"safari17_0"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "TLS/JA3 fingerprint to impersonate via curl_cffi. Matches the BaseScraper.impersonate argument from the original code.",
"default": "chrome124"
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "Proxy configuration",
"type": "object",
"description": "Apify Proxy settings. Defaults to RESIDENTIAL group, country US — most reliable for avoiding 403/429 from TotalJobs. You can disable in the UI if you want to fetch directly.",
"default": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": [
"RESIDENTIAL"
],
"apifyProxyCountry": "US"
}
}
}
},
"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
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```