France Travail Scraper

Scrape job listings from France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi) — the French national employment agency. Extract structured job data including title, company, location, salary, contract type, description, skills, experience requirements, and more.

Features

• Search jobs by keyword, location, and radius
• Filter by contract type (CDI, CDD, Intérim, etc.)
• Collect detailed job information from individual offer pages
• Automatic pagination to gather large datasets
• Batched dataset writes for faster large runs
• Cleaner records by omitting null and empty fields by default
• Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via API
• Built-in proxy support for reliable data collection

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Use Cases

• Job market research — Analyze employment trends across French regions
• Salary benchmarking — Compare salary ranges by role, sector, and location
• HR and recruitment — Discover active job postings from competitors
• Academic research — Study labor market dynamics, skill demand, and sector growth
• Career planning — Monitor job openings matching your profile

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
startUrl	string	A specific France Travail search URL to start from	—
keyword	string	Job search keyword(s), e.g., "admin", "développeur"	admin
location	string	Location filter, e.g., "Paris", "Lyon"	—
radius	integer	Search radius in km	10
contractType	string	Filter by contract: CDI, CDD, Intérim, etc.	—
collectDetails	boolean	Visit detail pages for full job info	true
results_wanted	integer	Maximum number of results to collect	20
max_pages	integer	Maximum listing pages to visit	10
detail_concurrency	integer	Parallel detail requests (1-20)	8
push_batch_size	integer	Number of records pushed per dataset batch	25
omit_null_values	boolean	Remove null/empty fields from each record	true
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings (residential recommended)	Apify Proxy

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Output Data

Each job listing contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
job_title	string	Job title
offer_id	string	France Travail offer reference number
company	string	Employer name
location	string	Department and city (e.g., "33 - BORDEAUX")
contract_type	string	CDI, CDD, Intérim, etc.
work_hours	string	Temps plein, Temps partiel
salary	string	Salary details (annual, monthly, or hourly)
date_posted	string	Publication date
description_text	string	Full job description (plain text)
description_html	string	Full job description (HTML)
experience	string	Required experience
formation	string	Required education or training
skills	array	Required competencies
languages	array	Required languages
qualification	string	Qualification level
sector	string	Industry sector
latitude	number	Job latitude when available
longitude	number	Job longitude when available
url	string	Direct link to the job offer

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Usage Examples

Search by keyword

{
    "keyword": "développeur web",
    "results_wanted": 50
}

Search with location and radius

{
    "keyword": "comptable",
    "location": "Paris",
    "radius": 20,
    "results_wanted": 100
}

Use a specific search URL

{
    "startUrl": "https://candidat.francetravail.fr/offres/recherche?motsCles=admin&offresPartenaires=true&rayon=10&tri=0",
    "results_wanted": 30
}

Quick URL-only mode (no detail pages)

{
    "keyword": "infirmier",
    "collectDetails": false,
    "results_wanted": 200
}

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Sample Output

{
    "job_title": "Secrétaire administratif et financier (H/F)",
    "offer_id": "204WBLS",
    "company": "SOCIETE D'APPLICATION DES GAZ POUR L'IND",
    "location": "42 - ST ETIENNE",
    "contract_type": "CDI",
    "work_hours": "Temps plein",
    "salary": "Annuel de 28000.00 Euros à 33000.00 Euros sur 12 mois",
    "date_posted": "03 mars 2026",
    "description_text": "OBJET DU POSTE - Accueil - Administration générale - Réaliser et suivre les commandes fournisseurs...",
    "experience": "3 An(s)",
    "formation": "Bac+2 ou équivalents Secrétariat assistanat gestion PME PMI",
    "skills": [
        "Maitrise d'Excel",
        "Notions comptables",
        "Classer des documents",
        "Gestion administrative du courrier"
    ],
    "languages": ["Anglais"],
    "qualification": "Employé qualifié",
    "sector": "Fabrication d'autres machines d'usage général",
    "latitude": 45.418831,
    "longitude": 4.420513,
    "url": "https://candidat.francetravail.fr/offres/recherche/detail/204WBLS"
}

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Tips

• Use residential proxies for most reliable results — France Travail may block datacenter IPs
• Set a reasonable results_wanted to control costs and run time
• Enable collectDetails for complete job information including salary, skills, and experience
• Disable collectDetails for faster runs when you only need job titles and URLs
• Use startUrl to scrape results from a pre-filtered search on the France Travail website

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Integrations

Connect this scraper with other Apify tools:

• Google Sheets — Automatically export job data to a spreadsheet
• Slack / Email — Get notified when new jobs match your criteria
• Zapier / Make — Build automated workflows with scraped data
• API — Access results programmatically via the Apify REST API

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FAQ

How many jobs can I scrape? You can scrape thousands of listings. Use results_wanted to set your limit.

Does this scraper handle pagination? Yes, it automatically loads additional pages until your results_wanted limit or max_pages cap is reached.

Can I filter by contract type? Yes, use the contractType input or include the filter in your startUrl.

Is the data in French? Yes, France Travail is a French platform and all job listings are in French.

How often is the data updated? France Travail updates listings in real time. Run the scraper as often as needed for fresh data.

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Legal Notice

This scraper is designed for personal use, academic research, and legitimate business purposes. Please scrape responsibly and comply with France Travail's terms of service. The scraper does not collect any personal data of job seekers.