Indeed Search Companies

This Apify Actor is designed to scrape company data from the Indeed platform. It retrieves detailed information about companies, including their ratings, reviews, job postings, and more.

Purpose

The indeed-search-companies Actor allows users to search for companies on Indeed based on specific keywords. It is useful for gathering insights about companies, such as their reputation, available job opportunities, and industry sectors. This data can be used for market research, competitor analysis, or job-seeking purposes.

Features

• Search by Keywords: Input a company name or job title to find relevant companies.
• Detailed Company Data: Scrapes information such as:
  • Company name
  • Logo URL
  • Rating and review count
  • Links to salaries, reviews, and job postings
  • Highlight messages
  • Industry sectors
  • Brief descriptions
• Customizable Results: Specify the number of companies to scrape (up to 50).

Input Parameters

The Actor accepts the following input parameters:

• q (string, required): The search query (e.g., company name or job title).
• size (integer, optional): The number of results to scrape (minimum 1, maximum 50). Default is 10.

Example input:

{
  "q": "software engineer",
  "size": 20
}

Output

The Actor returns a JSON array containing the scraped company data. Each company object includes fields such as:

• name: The name of the company.
• logoUrl: The URL of the company's logo.
• rating: The company's rating on Indeed.
• reviewsCount: The number of reviews for the company.
• salariesUrl: The URL to the company's salary information.
• reviewsUrl: The URL to the company's reviews.
• jobsUrl: The URL to the company's job postings.
• highlightMessage: A highlight message about the company.
• companyUrl: The URL to the company's profile page.
• sectors: The industry sectors the company belongs to.
• briefDescriptionDetectedLang: The detected language of the company's brief description.

Example output:

[
  {
    "name": "TechCorp",
    "logoUrl": "https://example.com/logo.png",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "reviewsCount": 120,
    "salariesUrl": "https://www.indeed.com/salaries/TechCorp",
    "reviewsUrl": "https://www.indeed.com/reviews/TechCorp",
    "jobsUrl": "https://www.indeed.com/jobs/TechCorp",
    "highlightMessage": "Innovative solutions for modern businesses",
    "companyUrl": "https://www.indeed.com/companies/TechCorp",
    "sectors": ["Technology", "Software"],
    "briefDescriptionDetectedLang": "en"
  }
]

Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze companies in specific industries or regions.
• Competitor Analysis: Gather data on competitors' ratings, reviews, and job postings.
• Job Seeking: Explore companies and their job opportunities.