Workopolis Jobs Scraper

Extract job listings from Workopolis.com - Canada's leading job search platform. This actor scrapes job postings with detailed information including title, company, location, description, and posting date.

Features

• 🔍 Flexible Search: Search by keyword, location, or provide custom Workopolis search URLs
• 📄 Detailed Extraction: Optional full job detail scraping with complete descriptions
• 🔄 Pagination Support: Automatically handles multiple pages of search results
• 🛡️ Proxy Support: Built-in support for Apify Proxy to avoid blocking
• 💾 Structured Output: Clean, structured dataset with consistent fields
• ⚡ Fast Performance: Optimized scraping with concurrent requests

Input Configuration

Search Parameters

Configure your search using either keyword/location or custom URLs:

Option 1: Keyword & Location Search

Field	Type	Description	Example
keyword	String	Job title or keywords to search for	"software engineer", "marketing manager"
location	String	Geographic location to filter jobs	"Toronto", "Vancouver"
posted_date	String	Filter by posting date: anytime, 24h, 7d, 30d	"7d"

Option 2: Custom URLs

Field	Type	Description
startUrls	Array	One or more Workopolis search URLs to scrape

Example:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.workopolis.com/search?q=software+engineer&l=Toronto" }
  ]
}

Scraping Options

Field	Type	Default	Description
collectDetails	Boolean	true	Visit each job's detail page for full description
results_wanted	Integer	50	Maximum number of jobs to collect
max_pages	Integer	10	Safety limit on search result pages

Advanced Options

Field	Type	Description
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings (Apify Proxy recommended)
cookies	String	Custom cookies as header string
cookiesJson	String	Custom cookies in JSON format

Output

The actor outputs a dataset with the following fields for each job:

{
  "url": "https://www.workopolis.com/job/...",
  "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "company": "Tech Company Inc.",
  "location": "Toronto, ON",
  "date_posted": "2 days ago",
  "description_html": "<div>Job description in HTML...</div>",
  "description_text": "Job description in plain text...",
  "_source": "workopolis.com",
  "_fetchedAt": "2025-10-22T10:30:00.000Z",
  "_from": "detail"
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
url	String	Direct link to the job posting
title	String	Job title
company	String	Hiring company name
location	String	Job location
date_posted	String	When the job was posted
description_html	String	Full job description in HTML format
description_text	String	Full job description in plain text
_source	String	Source website (always "workopolis.com")
_fetchedAt	String	ISO timestamp of when data was scraped
_from	String	Whether scraped from "list" or "detail" page

Usage Examples

Example 1: Search for Software Jobs in Toronto

{
  "keyword": "software engineer",
  "location": "Toronto",
  "posted_date": "7d",
  "results_wanted": 100,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Example 2: Scrape from Custom URL

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.workopolis.com/search?q=data+analyst&l=Vancouver" }
  ],
  "results_wanted": 50,
  "collectDetails": true
}

Example 3: Quick List-Only Scrape

{
  "keyword": "marketing",
  "location": "Montreal",
  "collectDetails": false,
  "results_wanted": 200,
  "max_pages": 5
}

Performance & Cost

• Speed: ~50-100 jobs per minute with detail scraping enabled
• Compute Units: Approximately 0.01-0.02 CU per job with details
• Memory: 1-2 GB recommended
• Proxy: RESIDENTIAL proxy recommended for best reliability

Tips & Best Practices

1. Use Proxies: Enable Apify Proxy (RESIDENTIAL) to avoid being blocked
2. Limit Results: Start with smaller results_wanted values for testing
3. Posted Date Filter: Use posted_date to focus on recent listings
4. collectDetails: Disable for faster scraping if descriptions aren't needed
5. Monitor Runs: Check logs for any warnings or errors during execution

Common Issues

No Results Found

• Verify your search terms are valid on Workopolis.com directly
• Try broader keywords or remove location filters
• Check if the website structure has changed

Actor Timeout

• Reduce results_wanted or max_pages
• Disable collectDetails for faster execution
• Increase memory allocation in actor settings

Blocked Requests

• Enable Apify Proxy with RESIDENTIAL group
• Add custom cookies if needed
• Reduce concurrency by limiting results

Use Cases

• 📊 Market Research: Analyze job market trends in Canada
• 🔔 Job Alerts: Monitor new postings for specific roles
• 📈 Salary Analysis: Collect salary data for benchmarking
• 🎯 Recruitment: Source candidates from job posting data
• 📝 Content Creation: Generate insights for career-related content

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions:

• Check the Apify documentation
• Review the actor's run log for error messages
• Contact support through the Apify platform

License

This actor is provided as-is for use on the Apify platform. Please respect Workopolis.com's terms of service and robots.txt when using this scraper.