Builtin Jobs Scraper 🔍

Extract thousands of job listings from Builtin.com - the leading tech career platform. Get comprehensive job data including titles, companies, locations, descriptions, and posting dates for market research, job aggregation, or recruitment analysis.

What does Builtin Jobs Scraper do?

This actor automates the extraction of job postings from Builtin.com, one of the largest tech job boards in the United States. Whether you're building a job aggregator, conducting market research, or analyzing hiring trends, this scraper provides structured, clean data ready for immediate use.

Key capabilities

• Smart search filtering - Search by keyword, location, and category to target specific job types
• Comprehensive data extraction - Extracts job titles, company names, locations, posting dates, and full descriptions
• Automatic pagination - Seamlessly navigates through multiple pages of results
• Flexible output - Choose between quick listing extraction or detailed job information
• High reliability - Built-in retry logic and session management for consistent results
• Structured data - Prefers JSON-LD structured data with HTML parsing fallback

Why scrape Builtin job listings?

• Recruitment intelligence - Monitor competitor hiring patterns and identify talent opportunities
• Market research - Analyze tech job market trends, salary ranges, and skill demands
• Job aggregation - Build comprehensive job boards or comparison platforms
• Career planning - Track job openings across companies and locations
• Business intelligence - Understand tech industry growth and hiring velocity

How to use Builtin Jobs Scraper

Basic usage

The simplest way to start is by providing a search keyword:

{
  "keyword": "software engineer",
  "results_wanted": 50
}

Advanced search with filters

Combine multiple filters for precise targeting:

{
  "keyword": "data scientist",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "category": "engineering",
  "results_wanted": 100,
  "max_pages": 5,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Using custom URLs

Start from a specific Builtin.com search page:

{
  "startUrl": "https://builtin.com/jobs?search=product+manager&location=Austin",
  "results_wanted": 75,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Recommended settings for production

For optimal performance and reliability:

{
  "keyword": "machine learning",
  "location": "New York",
  "results_wanted": 200,
  "max_pages": 10,
  "collectDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Input configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
keyword	String	No	Job search keyword (e.g., "software engineer", "product manager"). Leave empty for all jobs.
location	String	No	Geographic location filter (e.g., "New York", "San Francisco", "Remote").
category	String	No	Job category filter (e.g., "engineering", "sales", "marketing").
startUrl	String	No	Custom Builtin.com search URL. Overrides keyword/location when provided.
startUrls	Array	No	Multiple starting URLs for batch scraping.
results_wanted	Integer	No	Maximum number of job listings to extract. Default: 100.
max_pages	Integer	No	Maximum number of search result pages to process. Default: 20.
collectDetails	Boolean	No	When true, visits each job page for full descriptions. Default: true.
proxyConfiguration	Object	Recommended	Proxy settings. Use Apify Residential proxies for best results.

Output data format

Each job listing is saved with the following structure:

{
  "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "company": "TechCorp Inc.",
  "category": "Engineering",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "date_posted": "2025-11-15",
  "description_html": "<p>We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer...</p>",
  "description_text": "We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer...",
  "url": "https://builtin.com/jobs/example-job-id"
}

Output fields explained

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Job title or position name
company	String	Company or organization name
category	String	Job category or department
location	String	Job location (city, state, or "Remote")
date_posted	String	Date the job was posted (ISO format when available)
description_html	String	Full job description in HTML format
description_text	String	Plain text version of the description
url	String	Direct URL to the job posting

Use cases and applications

💼 Recruitment and talent acquisition

• Monitor job postings across multiple companies
• Identify hiring patterns and trends
• Build targeted candidate sourcing lists
• Track competitor hiring activities

📊 Market research and analysis

• Analyze tech job market trends by location
• Identify in-demand skills and qualifications
• Research salary ranges and compensation trends
• Study industry growth patterns

🔧 Job aggregation platforms

• Build comprehensive job search engines
• Create niche job boards for specific industries
• Aggregate listings from multiple sources
• Provide job comparison and recommendation features

📈 Business intelligence

• Track company growth indicators
• Monitor startup hiring velocity
• Analyze geographic tech hub development
• Research emerging technology adoption

Performance and limitations

Speed and efficiency

• Processes approximately 100-200 jobs per minute with details
• 500+ jobs per minute for URL-only extraction (collectDetails: false)
• Actual speed depends on proxy quality and result density

Best practices

• Use residential proxies - Builtin.com employs anti-bot protection; residential proxies are essential for reliability
• Set reasonable limits - Start with 50-100 results to test, then scale up
• Enable collectDetails selectively - Disable for faster URL extraction, enable for complete data
• Monitor your runs - Check logs for blocking warnings and adjust proxy settings if needed

Important notes

• Builtin.com may update their website structure; the actor adapts automatically but rare edge cases may occur
• For large-scale extraction (1000+ jobs), consider running multiple smaller batches
• Residential proxies are strongly recommended for consistent access
• Respect robots.txt and website terms of service

Integrations and exports

Export formats supported

• JSON - Structured data for API integration
• CSV - Spreadsheet-compatible format
• Excel - Direct .xlsx export
• HTML - Human-readable table format
• RSS - Feed format for updates

Integration options

Connect scraped data to your favorite tools:

• Webhooks - Real-time data delivery to your endpoints
• API - Programmatic access to results
• Cloud storage - Direct export to AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure
• Databases - Push to MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Zapier/Make - No-code automation workflows

Troubleshooting

Common issues and solutions

Legal and ethical considerations

This actor is designed for legitimate use cases such as market research, recruitment, and business intelligence. Users are responsible for:

• Complying with Builtin.com's terms of service
• Respecting applicable data protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Using scraped data ethically and legally
• Not overwhelming the target website with excessive requests

Support and feedback

Need help or have suggestions? We're here to assist:

• Issues - Report bugs or technical problems through Apify support
• Feature requests - Suggest improvements or new capabilities
• Questions - Get help with configuration and usage

Version history

• v1.0.0 - Initial release with core scraping functionality, pagination support, and flexible filtering options

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