Unstop Jobs & Internship Scraper

Unstop Jobs & Internship Scraper

Extract hackathons, jobs, internships, competitions, quizzes, scholarships, workshops, and conferences from Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete) — India's largest platform for student and early-career opportunities.

Search by keyword across titles and organizers, or browse any of 8 opportunity types — get deadlines, prize money, eligibility, registration counts, and 15+ other fields per listing, ready for analysis or integration.

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Apify Actor: parsebird/unstop-jobs-internships-scraper. Scrapes hackathons, jobs, internships, competitions, quizzes, scholarships, workshops, and conferences from Unstop.com. Call via ApifyClient: client.actor("parsebird/unstop-jobs-internships-scraper").call(run_input={"searchKeyword": "finance", "opportunityTypes": ["competitions", "internships", "jobs"], "maxResults": 200}). Supports searchKeyword (string, matches titles and organizers), opportunityTypes (array: hackathons/competitions/jobs/internships/quizzes/scholarships/workshops/conferences), startUrls (array of Unstop listing or single-opportunity URLs, overrides opportunityTypes), maxResults (integer, 0 = unlimited). Returns per opportunity: id, title, opportunityType, organizer, organizerType, url, deadline, deadlineText, status, prize, registrationFee, registrationCount, eligibility, mode, location, tags, bannerImageUrl, scrapedAt. Full API spec: https://apify.com/parsebird/unstop-jobs-internships-scraper/api. Get your token: https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations.

What does Unstop Jobs & Internship Scraper do?

Unstop Jobs & Internship Scraper pulls structured opportunity data directly from Unstop's own search API — no browser rendering required, which keeps runs fast and cost-efficient. Unstop lists jobs, internships, hackathons, case competitions, quizzes, scholarships, workshops, and conferences, most aimed at students and early-career professionals across India.

You can search by keyword, browse by opportunity type, or paste Unstop URLs directly. This makes the actor a practical Unstop API alternative for anyone who needs Unstop's opportunity data outside the website — recruiters, campus placement teams, hackathon organizers, and researchers tracking student engagement trends.

• 🔍 Keyword search — matches across opportunity titles and organizer names (e.g. searching "finance" also surfaces listings from organizers like "Indexia Finance")
• 🗂️ 8 opportunity types — Hackathons, Competitions, Jobs, Internships, Quizzes, Scholarships, Workshops, and Conferences, selectable individually or combined
• 🔗 Direct URL support — paste a listing URL (e.g. unstop.com/hackathons) to collect a whole type, or a single-opportunity URL to grab exactly one
• 💰 Prize and fee data — cash prize amounts (with currency symbol), and whether registration is Free or Paid
• 📊 Registration signals — live registration counts per opportunity, useful for gauging popularity and deadlines
• 🎯 Eligibility and skill tags — structured eligibility labels (Undergraduate, Fresher, Engineering Students, etc.) and required-skill tags per listing
• 🔄 Schedule recurring runs — track newly posted opportunities daily or weekly with Apify scheduling
• 🔗 API access and integrations — connect to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, webhooks, or any workflow via the Apify API

What data can you extract from Unstop?

Field	Description
title	Opportunity title
opportunityType	hackathons, competitions, jobs, internships, quizzes, scholarships, workshops, or conferences
organizer	Hosting company, institution, or organization
deadline / deadlineText	Registration close date (ISO 8601) and the original human-readable text (e.g. "9 days left")
status	live, closed, or upcoming
prize	Cash prize with currency symbol, when listed
registrationFee	Free or Paid
registrationCount	Number of registrations so far
eligibility	Eligibility labels (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Fresher, etc.)
mode / location	online or offline, plus city/state for offline opportunities
tags	Topic and skill tags
url	Direct link to the opportunity page on Unstop

Some fields — prize, location, and organizerType — are populated only when Unstop lists them for that opportunity, and are null otherwise. Jobs and quizzes, for example, rarely carry a cash prize.

How to scrape Unstop

1. Go to the Unstop Jobs & Internship Scraper page on Apify Store
2. Click Try for free to open the Actor console
3. Leave the defaults to collect the newest hackathons, or enter a Search keyword and pick one or more Opportunity types
4. Alternatively, paste Unstop URLs into Start URLs to target a specific listing page or single opportunity
5. Set Max Results to control how many opportunities to collect (0 = no cap)
6. Click Start and wait for the run to finish
7. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via the Apify API

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchKeyword	string	No	""	Word or phrase to search across opportunity titles and organizers. Leave blank to browse by type.
opportunityTypes	array	No	["hackathons"]	Which opportunity types to collect: hackathons, competitions, jobs, internships, quizzes, scholarships, workshops, conferences. Ignored when Start URLs are provided.
startUrls	array	No	[]	Unstop URLs. A listing link (e.g. https://unstop.com/hackathons) collects that whole type; a single-opportunity link collects just that one. Overrides opportunityTypes when present.
maxResults	integer	No	100	Cap on total opportunities returned across all inputs. Set to 0 for no cap.

Output example

{
    "id": 1737241,
    "title": "Matrix 2026",
    "opportunityType": "hackathons",
    "organizer": "Government Engineering College (GEC), Thrissur",
    "organizerType": null,
    "url": "https://unstop.com/hackathons/matrix-2026-government-engineering-college-gec-thrissur-1737241",
    "deadline": "2026-08-25T23:59:00+05:30",
    "deadlineText": "9 days left",
    "status": "live",
    "prize": "₹15,000",
    "registrationFee": "Free",
    "registrationCount": 26,
    "eligibility": ["Undergraduate", "Postgraduate", "Engineering Students"],
    "mode": "offline",
    "location": "Thrissur, Kerala",
    "tags": ["Artificial Intelligence (AI)", "MATLAB/Python Programming", "Simulink"],
    "bannerImageUrl": "https://d8it4huxumps7.cloudfront.net/uploads/images/150x150/uploadedManual-6a80777e790d3_matrix_logo_11.jpg",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-16T01:22:31.809924+00:00"
}

Download results in JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

How to use Unstop Jobs & Internship Scraper with the API

Python API example

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("parsebird/unstop-jobs-internships-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchKeyword": "finance",
    "opportunityTypes": ["competitions", "internships", "jobs"],
    "maxResults": 200,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['title']} — {item['organizer']} — {item['deadlineText']}")

JavaScript API example

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_API_TOKEN" });

const run = await client.actor("parsebird/unstop-jobs-internships-scraper").call({
    searchKeyword: "finance",
    opportunityTypes: ["competitions", "internships", "jobs"],
    maxResults: 200,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.log(`${item.title} — ${item.organizer} — ${item.deadlineText}`);
});

Get your API token at console.apify.com/settings/integrations. See the full API documentation for details.

Use cases

• Campus recruiting — Track live internships and entry-level jobs matching specific skills or industries to build sourcing lists for early-career hiring.
• Hackathon and competition discovery — Monitor newly posted hackathons and competitions by domain (AI, finance, design) for participation or sponsorship scouting.
• Scholarship and workshop research — Collect open scholarships and workshops with eligibility criteria for student advisory or counseling tools.
• Market and engagement research — Analyze registration counts, prize sizes, and organizer activity across opportunity types to study student engagement trends.
• Lead generation — Build structured lists of active organizers (companies, institutions) running opportunities on Unstop for B2B or partnership outreach.
• Opportunity aggregation — Feed structured Unstop listings into your own job board, newsletter, student portal, or internal tool.

How much does it cost to scrape Unstop?

Plan	Price per event	Price per 1,000
Free	$0.0035	$3.50
Bronze	$0.0033	$3.30
Silver	$0.0031	$3.10
Gold	$0.0029	$2.90

One opportunity-scraped event is charged each time an opportunity is collected and saved to the dataset — the price depends on your Apify plan. You only pay for opportunities actually returned.

Cost examples (Free plan):

Opportunities	Cost
100 (default run)	$0.35
500	$1.75
1,000	$3.50
5,000	$17.50

Apify offers a free trial with $5 of platform credits — enough to scrape over 1,400 opportunities at no cost.

Is it legal to scrape Unstop?

This Actor extracts publicly available opportunity listings from Unstop.com via the same search endpoint the website itself uses to render its listing pages. It does not bypass login walls, access private accounts, or collect personal user data — only opportunity details that organizers have made public for visibility and registration. Scraping publicly available data is generally considered legal based on precedent, including the US Ninth Circuit's decision in hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of scraped data complies with applicable laws and Unstop's Terms of Service. For more information, read Apify's blog post on web scraping legality.

FAQ

Does the keyword search match organizer names, not just titles? Yes. searchKeyword matches across both opportunity titles and organizer names, so searching "finance" also returns listings organized by companies like "Indexia Finance" even if "finance" isn't in the title.

Can I collect opportunities from more than one type in a single run? Yes. Select multiple values in opportunityTypes (e.g. ["hackathons", "competitions", "internships"]) and the actor collects from all of them, up to your maxResults cap.

What happens if I provide both a search keyword and Start URLs? Start URLs take priority — when startUrls is set, opportunityTypes is ignored. The keyword still applies when browsing by type without Start URLs.

Can I scrape a single opportunity instead of a whole listing? Yes. Paste the direct URL of the opportunity (e.g. https://unstop.com/hackathons/some-hackathon-name-123456) into startUrls and the actor returns just that one record.

Why are prize, location, or organizerType sometimes null? Unstop only populates these fields when the organizer provides that information. Jobs and quizzes rarely carry a cash prize, and online-only opportunities have no physical location.

Can I schedule recurring runs? Yes. Use Apify scheduling to run the Unstop Jobs & Internship Scraper daily or weekly and catch newly posted opportunities. Combine with webhooks or integrations to automate your pipeline.

Can I access the data via API? Yes. Every run produces a dataset accessible via the Apify API. Integrate with Python, JavaScript, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, or any HTTP-capable tool. See the API tab for code examples.

Found an issue or have a feature request? Open a ticket on the Actor's Issues tab in Apify Console.

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