Ben jij een junior software engineer...
", "description_md": "Ben jij een **junior software engineer** met een sterke interesse...", "contact_emails": [], "contact_phones": [], "contact_urls": [], "apply_url": "https://jobs.noelfranklin.com/nl/?utm_source=vdab&utm_medium=bedrijfspagina", "search_query": "software engineer", "scraped_at": "2026-09-02T10:00:00Z" } ``` *** ### Pricing | Event | When triggered | Price | |-------|----------------|-------| | `actor-start` | Once per run | $0.001 | | `job-serp-result` | Per job returned (SERP only mode) | $0.003 | | `job-detail-result` | Per job returned (with detail fetch) | $0.005 | **Example costs:** - 100 jobs (SERP only): $0.001 + 100 x $0.003 = $0.31 - 100 jobs (with details): $0.001 + 100 x $0.005 = $0.51 - 1000 jobs (SERP only): $0.001 + 1000 x $0.003 = $3.00 New Apify users get **$5 free monthly credit** — enough for 1,600+ SERP-only job extractions. *** ### Input Fields | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `searchQueries` | array | - | Keywords in Dutch or English (e.g. "programmeur", "verpleegkundige", "software engineer") | | `location` | string | - | Flemish city or region filter (e.g. "Antwerpen", "Gent", "Brussel") | | `searchUrls` | array | - | Paste VDAB.be search or direct vacancy URLs. Supports /vindeenjob/jobs/ SERP pages, /vindeenjob/vacatures/?trefwoord= search pages, and direct /vindeenjob/vacatures/{id}/{slug} vacancy URLs. | | `sortBy` | string | "newest" | "newest" sorts by posting date descending (recommended for daily scraping); "relevance" uses VDAB's default ranking | | `maxResults` | integer | 100 | Total result cap across all queries | | `maxResultsPerQuery` | integer | 100 | Cap per keyword or URL | | `includeJobDetails` | boolean | true | Fetch detail pages for full description, salary and apply URL | | `includeCompanyDetails` | boolean | false | Also fetch company profile for social links and about text | | `maxConcurrency` | integer | 5 | Concurrent requests (1-20) | *** ### Output Fields | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `_type` | Always "job" | | `id` | VDAB vacancy ID | | `title` | Job title | | `job_url` | Canonical vacancy URL on vdab.be | | `source_url` | Same as job\_url | | `source_platform` | Always "vdab.be" | | `company_name` | Employer name | | `company_logo_url` | Employer logo from VDAB CDN | | `company_website` | Employer website URL (from detail page when includeJobDetails=true) | | `company_social_urls` | Array of social media URLs: linkedin, twitter, facebook, instagram, youtube in that order (when includeCompanyDetails=true) | | `company_about` | Company about/description text from VDAB company profile (when includeCompanyDetails=true) | | `location` | City or municipality | | `postal_code` | Belgian postal code (from JSON-LD structured data) | | `country` | Always "BE" | | `region` | Flemish province: Antwerpen / Oost-Vlaanderen / West-Vlaanderen / Vlaams-Brabant / Limburg / Brussel | | `posted_at_text` | Dutch date format: "13 jul. 2026" | | `posted_at_datetime` | ISO 8601 UTC datetime (from JSON-LD datePosted when includeJobDetails=true, date-only otherwise) | | `employment_type` | permanent / part-time / temporary / internship / apprenticeship / flexi / freelance | | `workplace_type` | on-site / hybrid / remote (when available in description) | | `salary_min` | Minimum salary in EUR (from JSON-LD baseSalary when listed) | | `salary_max` | Maximum salary in EUR | | `salary_currency` | Always "EUR" when salary is present | | `salary_period` | month / year / hour / week / day | | `salary_text` | Salary summary string | | `description` | Job description snippet (up to 500 characters) | | `description_full` | Full plain-text description with line breaks preserved | | `description_html` | HTML rendering of the full description | | `description_md` | Markdown source of the description (from VDAB's CMS) | | `contact_emails` | Email addresses found in description | | `contact_phones` | Belgian phone numbers found in description | | `contact_urls` | External URLs found in description | | `apply_url` | External apply URL from employer's ATS or jobs portal (from JSON-LD hiringOrganization.sameAs). Falls back to VDAB job URL when not available. | | `search_query` | Query that returned this result | | `scraped_at` | ISO 8601 UTC scrape timestamp | *** ### How It Works VDAB.be uses Angular Universal (server-side rendering for SEO). The scraper uses a two-stage fetch: 1. **SERP** — Verbolia static HTML pages at `/vindeenjob/jobs/{keyword-slug}` serve up to 28 job cards per page as plain HTML (no JS required). These contain: title, company name, location, contract type, logo URL, posted date, description snippet. 2. **Detail** — Vacancy detail pages at `/vindeenjob/vacatures/{id}/{slug}` are fetched using a Googlebot User-Agent. VDAB's Angular Universal pre-renders full content for this UA (~79KB vs 46KB SPA shell), exposing JSON-LD JobPosting data with: full description in Markdown, salary (min/max/currency/period), ISO datePosted, postal code, company info and apply URL. 3. **Company** (optional) — Company profile pages at `/vindeenjob/bedrijven/{id}` are also pre-rendered for Googlebot, exposing: company about text, social media links (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram). *** ### Use with AI Agents (MCP) ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@apify/mcp-server"], "env": { "APIFY_TOKEN": "your_token" } } } } ``` Then ask your AI: "Search VDAB for software engineer jobs in Antwerpen and return the results as JSON." *** ### Why This Scraper - **Full descriptions**: Extracts complete job descriptions via Angular Universal pre-rendering — no browser, no Playwright - **External apply URLs**: Returns the real employer ATS link, not just the VDAB page - **Company enrichment**: Social media profiles and about text from VDAB company pages - **Structured salary data**: Parsed from JSON-LD structured data (min/max/period) - **Public sector data**: VDAB is the official Flemish public employment service — all listings are freely accessible - **HTTP-only Go**: No browser, no Playwright, no Puppeteer. Fast, cheap, reliable - **Flemish market coverage**: VDAB is the primary job board for Flemish speakers in Belgium - **Apprenticeship coverage**: VDAB includes dual-training jobs (leercontract) not found on commercial boards - **Province mapping**: Automatically maps Belgian municipalities to Flemish province - **Incremental-ready**: Default sort-by-newest makes daily scheduled runs trivial *** ### Common Use Cases - **Scheduled daily scraping**: Run on a schedule with `sortBy: "newest"` and a small `maxResults` cap (e.g. 50-100) to capture only new listings each day. Deduplicate downstream by `id` or `job_url`. - **Market research**: Track job postings in specific Flemish provinces or sectors - **Salary benchmarking**: Identify salary ranges for Belgian roles (structured min/max data from JSON-LD) - **Talent pipeline**: Monitor which companies are hiring in Flanders - **Lead generation**: Combine company\_website and company\_social\_urls for B2B outreach - **Public sector jobs**: VDAB lists Belgian government, education and healthcare vacancies - **Apprenticeship tracking**: Monitor dual-training (leercontract) opportunities by sector *** ### Notes and Limits - **Coverage**: Flanders and Brussels Capital Region only. Wallonia (French-speaking) uses Forem. - **Language**: Most listings are in Dutch (nl-BE). Some Brussels listings may be in French or English. - **Results per query**: Up to 28 results per keyword search via the static SERP pages. - **apply\_url**: Points to the employer's ATS homepage (e.g. `jobs.noelfranklin.com/nl/`) with VDAB tracking UTMs. The deep-link to the specific vacancy on the external ATS is only available inside the Angular SPA. - **company\_social\_urls**: Requires `includeCompanyDetails: true`. Fetches one additional page per job. - **company\_open\_jobs\_count**: Not available (VDAB's count API requires authentication). - **Authentication**: VDAB's session-gated REST API is not used — all data comes from public pages. - **Update frequency**: VDAB listings refresh daily. Run daily for fresh data. - **Salary data**: Belgian salaries are often listed as gross monthly ("brut per maand"). "In overleg" means negotiable. - **Employment types**: voltijds (full-time), deeltijds (part-time), interim (temp agency), stage (internship), leercontract (apprenticeship). *** ### Related Actors - [Job Feed Aggregator](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/job-feed) - Multi-country job aggregator including Belgium - [Career Site Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/career-site-jobs-scraper) - Scrape any company careers page - [Website Job Extractor](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/website-job-extractor) - Extract jobs from any website - [Indeed Scraper](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/indeed-scraper) - Global jobs including Belgium - [CVLibrary Scraper](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/cvlibrary-scraper) - UK job board - [IrishJobs.ie Scraper](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/irishjobs-ie-scraper) - Ireland jobs - [Prospects UK Scraper](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/prospects-uk-scraper) - UK graduate jobs *** ### Support Issues or questions? Open a ticket on the [Issues tab](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/vdab-be-scraper/issues) or email contact@nanoscrape.com. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): One or more keyword queries in Dutch or English (for example 'programmeur', 'verpleegkundige', 'software engineer', 'boekhouder'). Each runs as a separate search. Results are deduplicated. ## `location` (type: `string`): Flemish city or region to filter by (for example 'Antwerpen', 'Gent', 'Brussel', 'Leuven', 'Brugge'). Applied to all keyword searches. ## `searchUrls` (type: `array`): Paste one or more VDAB.be search URLs. Go to vdab.be, run a search, and copy the URL. Filters are preserved. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Newest first uses VDAB's ?sort=datum. Relevance uses VDAB's ?sort=standaard. Newest is recommended for scheduled daily scrapes. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Total cap across all queries and URLs. ## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`): Maximum results per search URL or keyword. ## `includeJobDetails` (type: `boolean`): When true, opens each job detail page (Googlebot pre-render) for full description, salary, external apply URL and company website. Returns richer data at a slightly higher cost. ## `includeCompanyDetails` (type: `boolean`): Also fetch the company profile page to extract company\_about and company\_social\_urls (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Implies includeJobDetails=true. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): Maximum concurrent page requests. Only used when Fetch job detail pages is on. ## Actor input object example ```json { "location": "Antwerpen", "sortBy": "newest", "maxResults": 100, "maxResultsPerQuery": 100, "includeJobDetails": true, "includeCompanyDetails": false, "maxConcurrency": 5 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `jobListings` (type: `string`): Dataset of Belgian job listings from VDAB.be. Each row has: id, title, company\_name, company\_logo\_url, company\_website, company\_social\_urls (array of social URLs in order: linkedin, twitter, facebook, instagram, youtube), company\_about, location, postal\_code, country (BE), region (Flemish province or Brussel), salary\_min, salary\_max, salary\_currency, salary\_period, salary\_text, employment\_type, workplace\_type (on-site/hybrid/remote), description, description\_full, description\_html, description\_md, job\_url, apply\_url (external ATS URL from JSON-LD), contact\_emails, contact\_phones, contact\_urls, posted\_at\_text, posted\_at\_datetime, search\_query, scraped\_at. # 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 '