# Remote Tech Jobs Aggregator (RemoteOK, Jobicy, Arbeitnow, HN) (`nishat.nahar/remote-tech-jobs-aggregator`) Actor

Multi-board aggregator pulling clean remote software and tech jobs with normalized salaries, deduplication, and source attribution.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nishat.nahar/remote-tech-jobs-aggregator.md
- **Developed by:** [Mst Nishat Nahar](https://apify.com/nishat.nahar) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Remote & Tech Jobs Aggregator (4-in-1 Open Feeds)

An automated Apify Actor that aggregates, filters, deduplicates, and normalizes tech and developer jobs from 4 curated, official public developer feeds:

- **RemoteOK** (Global remote engineering and tech roles)
- **Jobicy** (Specialized remote tech, design, and product positions)
- **Arbeitnow** (European & international tech roles; filtered for remote by default)
- **Hacker News Jobs** (Official Y Combinator and early-stage startup jobs via public Firebase API)

***

### Features

- **Curated Multi-Board Ingestion:** Ingests from 4 official public feeds simultaneously with zero headless browser overhead.
- **Cross-Board Deduplication:** Detects cross-posted jobs across boards using `company | title` keys; the freshest listing is kept and other sources are noted in `alsoListedOn`.
- **USD Salary Standardization:** Normalizes compensation into annual USD (EUR, GBP, CAD, etc. converted using baseline FX and flagged approximate).
- **Remote-First Filtering:** `remoteOnly` defaults to `true` to ensure high relevancy for remote job seekers and scrapers.
- **Strict Compliance & Attribution:** Every job record includes canonical `source`, `sourceUrl`, and an `applyUrl` pointing directly to the original posting.

***

### Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `sources` | Array | `["remoteok", "jobicy", "arbeitnow", "hn_jobs"]` | Feeds to include. |
| `searchTerms` | Array | `[]` | Filter jobs matching keywords across title, company, tags, or description. |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `100` | Maximum unique job records to push to the dataset. |
| `minSalaryUsd` | Integer | `0` | Filter out positions with known salaries below this threshold. |
| `postedWithinDays` | Integer | `null` | Only include listings posted within the last N days (e.g. 7 or 30). |
| `remoteOnly` | Boolean | `true` | Filter strictly for remote positions (filters out on-site European roles). |

***

### Output Data Structure

Each item pushed to the default dataset contains:

```json
{
  "id": "remoteok:123456",
  "source": "Remote OK",
  "sourceUrl": "https://remoteok.com/remote-jobs/...",
  "applyUrl": "https://remoteok.com/remote-jobs/...",
  "title": "Senior Backend Engineer (Python / Go)",
  "company": "Acme Software",
  "companyLogo": "https://...",
  "location": "Worldwide / Remote",
  "remote": true,
  "tags": ["python", "golang", "backend"],
  "jobTypes": ["Full-time"],
  "salaryMinUsd": 120000,
  "salaryMaxUsd": 160000,
  "salaryOriginal": "120000-160000 USD/year",
  "salaryIsApproximate": false,
  "postedAt": "2026-10-21T18:00:00Z",
  "description": "Clean plain-text job excerpt...",
  "alsoListedOn": [
    {"source": "Jobicy", "sourceUrl": "https://jobicy.com/jobs/..."}
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T05:30:00Z"
}
```

***

### 💻 API & Integration Code Snippets

#### Python (via `apify-client`)

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "sources": ["remoteok", "jobicy", "arbeitnow", "hn_jobs"],
    "searchTerms": ["python", "backend"],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "remoteOnly": True,
}
run = client.actor("<ACTOR_ID>").call(run_input=run_input)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['title']} @ {item['company']} | {item.get('salaryOriginal') or 'Salary undisclosed'} | {item['applyUrl']}")
```

#### Node.js / JavaScript (via `apify-client`)

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' });

const run = await client.actor('<ACTOR_ID>').call({
    sources: ['remoteok', 'jobicy', 'arbeitnow', 'hn_jobs'],
    searchTerms: ['python', 'backend'],
    maxItems: 50,
    remoteOnly: true,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Fetched ${items.length} remote jobs:`, items[0]);
```

***

### Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

- **Actor Start:** $0.005
- **Per Unique Job Result:** $0.0010 (50% more affordable than single-board competitors)

***

### Legal & Fair Use Attribution

This Actor fetches public job listings via official developer interfaces provided by each respective platform for distribution and aggregation. All trademarks, company names, and logos belong to their respective owners. Every listing provides clear source attribution and direct back-links to the originating platform:

- [RemoteOK API Terms](https://remoteok.com/api)
- [Jobicy API Documentation](https://jobi.cy/apidocs)
- [Arbeitnow Terms of Service Section 11](https://www.arbeitnow.com/terms)
- [Hacker News Public API (Y Combinator)](https://github.com/HackerNews/API)

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/nishat.nahar/remote-tech-jobs-aggregator/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Select remote job boards to aggregate.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Filter jobs by keywords (e.g. 'python', 'react', 'lead').

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of unique job listings to return.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only jobs posted in the last N days. Leave empty for all.

## `remoteOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Drop jobs not marked remote (Arbeitnow and Hacker News include some on-site roles).

## `minSalaryUsd` (type: `integer`):

Filter out jobs with known salaries below this threshold.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sources": [
    "remoteok",
    "jobicy",
    "arbeitnow",
    "hn_jobs"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "remoteOnly": true,
  "minSalaryUsd": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `jobs` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing aggregated remote tech job postings.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nishat.nahar/remote-tech-jobs-aggregator").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nishat.nahar/remote-tech-jobs-aggregator").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 '{}' |
apify call nishat.nahar/remote-tech-jobs-aggregator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,nishat.nahar/remote-tech-jobs-aggregator"
        }
    }
}
```

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/eSvGxsyVevQ6YH10g/builds/pRd5eiqcW8dRxuUs6/openapi.json