Apna.co Jobs Scraper: Extract Indian Tech Job Data at Scale

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What Is Apna.co?

Apna.co is India's leading peer-to-peer hiring platform, connecting millions of job seekers with employers across tech, sales, customer service, and operations. It hosts thousands of active listings ranging from entry-level positions to senior leadership roles. Manually extracting structured data from individual job postings is inefficient; the Apna.co Jobs Scraper automates this entirely, returning clean, machine-readable records with 40+ fields per job.

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Overview

The Apna Jobs Scraper extracts detailed job listing pages from Apna.co and converts unstructured HTML into structured JSON data. It is built for:

• Job aggregators building multi-source job boards
• Talent analytics firms analyzing hiring trends in India's tech sector
• Researchers studying entry-level and mid-career hiring patterns
• Career platforms enriching job data with salary and skills information

Key strengths include minimal configuration (just URLs), resilient error handling via ignore_url_failures, and comprehensive output spanning salary, experience, location, skills, and company details.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a simple JSON configuration:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://apna.co/job/bengaluru/tech-solns-arch-sr-specialist-advisor-1418194562"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true
}

Field	Description
urls	Array of direct links to individual Apna job detail pages. Paste one or more full URLs.
ignore_url_failures	If true, the scraper continues even if some URLs fail; if false, it stops on the first error. Recommended: true for bulk runs.

Tip: Copy URLs directly from your browser address bar when viewing a job detail page on Apna.co.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "created_on": "2026-04-08",
  "description": "$3c",
  "deep_link": "https://l.apna.co/Cxkmz4S4q2b",
  "job_department": "IT & Information Security",
  "job_category": "IT Security",
  "employment_type": "Full Time",
  "job_format": "ppj",
  "ui_tags": [
    {
      "text": "Work from Office",
      "icon_link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_ui_tags/Work%20from%20office_xxhdpi.webp"
    },
    {
      "text": "Full Time",
      "icon_link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_ui_tags/Full%20time_xxhdpi.webp"
    },
    {
      "text": "Min. 10 years",
      "icon_link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_ui_tags/Experience_xxhdpi.webp"
    }
  ],
  "company_address": null,
  "rich_description": "$3e",
  "apply_job_cta_section_config": {
    "job_info": {
      "is_external": true,
      "type": "basic"
    },
    "cta_config": {
      "text": "Apply on company website",
      "text_color": "#FFFFFF",
      "background_color": "#1F8268",
      "enabled": true,
      "cta_type": "external_jobs",
      "icon_url": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_detail_icons/ic_external_jobs.webp?format=webp",
      "icon_position": "right"
    }
  },
  "job_lead_type": "basic",
  "job_highlights": "$undefined",
  "id": 1418194562,
  "title": "Technical Solutions Architect Specialist Advisor - SailPoint IIQ Developer",
  "last_updated": null,
  "organization": {
    "id": 740038,
    "name": "NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Ltd",
    "external_id": "6328b64d7b4732078715cdb8",
    "logo_url": "https://apna-organization-logos.gumlet.io/production/6328b64d7b4732078715cdb8?w=128"
  },
  "address": {
    "city": "$undefined",
    "area": "$undefined",
    "line_one": "bangalore, KA, IN"
  },
  "address_v2": {
    "city": {
      "id": "$undefined",
      "name": "Bengaluru/Bangalore"
    },
    "area": "$undefined",
    "line_one": "bangalore, KA, IN"
  },
  "max_salary": 0,
  "min_salary": 0,
  "salary_type": 3,
  "max_experience": 31,
  "min_experience": 10,
  "is_flexible_job": false,
  "is_wfh": false,
  "deposit": "$undefined",
  "status": 0,
  "location_type": "single_location",
  "computed_location_type": 0,
  "location_name": "Bengaluru/Bangalore",
  "is_external_job": true,
  "external_job_url": "https://careers-inc.nttdata.com/job/bangalore-Tech-Solns_-Arch_-Sr_-Specialist-Advisor-KA/1368636200/",
  "experience_in_years": "Min. 10 Years",
  "public_url_v2": "/job/bengaluru/tech-solns-arch-sr-specialist-advisor-1418194562",
  "job_email": null,
  "job_creator_name": null,
  "job_source_platform": null,
  "job_details_section": [
    {
      "id": "job_role",
      "heading": "Job role",
      "sub_heading": "",
      "data": [
        {
          "icon": {
            "link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_detail_icons/address.webp?format=webp",
            "width": 24,
            "height": 24
          },
          "title": "Work location",
          "subtitle": "bangalore, KA, IN\n",
          "subtitles": [
            "bangalore, KA, IN\n"
          ]
        },
        {
          "icon": {
            "link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_detail_icons/department.webp?format=webp",
            "width": 24,
            "height": 24
          },
          "title": "Department",
          "subtitle": "IT & Information Security",
          "subtitles": [
            "IT & Information Security"
          ]
        },
        {
          "icon": {
            "link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_detail_icons/sub_department.webp?format=webp",
            "width": 24,
            "height": 24
          },
          "title": "Role / Category",
          "subtitle": "IT Security",
          "subtitles": [
            "IT Security"
          ]
        },
        {
          "icon": {
            "link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_detail_icons/employment_type.webp?format=webp",
            "width": 24,
            "height": 24
          },
          "title": "Employment type",
          "subtitle": "Full Time",
          "subtitles": [
            "Full Time"
          ]
        },
        {
          "icon": {
            "link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_detail_icons/shift.webp?format=webp",
            "width": 24,
            "height": 24
          },
          "title": "Shift",
          "subtitle": "Day Shift",
          "subtitles": [
            "Day Shift"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "job_requirement",
      "heading": "Job requirements",
      "sub_heading": "",
      "data": [
        {
          "icon": {
            "link": "https://cdn.apna.co/mumbai_apnatime_prod/job_detail_icons/experience.webp?format=webp",
            "width": 24,
            "height": 24
          },
          "title": "Experience",
          "subtitle": "Min. 10 years",
          "subtitles": [
            "Min. 10 years"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "about_company",
      "heading": "About company",
      "sub_heading": "",
      "data": [
        {
          "icon": {
            "link": "https://apna-organization-logos.gumlet.io/production/6328b64d7b4732078715cdb8?w=128",
            "width": 25,
            "height": 25
          },
          "title": "Name",
          "subtitle": "NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Ltd",
          "subtitles": [
            "NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Ltd"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "category": "IT Security",
  "seo_title": "Tech Solns. Arch. Sr. Specialist Advisor",
  "skills_required": null,
  "is_part_time": null,
  "no_of_openings": null,
  "raw_data": {
    "created_on": "2026-04-08",
    "description": "$3f",
    "deep_link": null,
    "job_department": "IT & Information Security",
    "job_category": "IT Security",
    "employment_type": "Full Time",
    "job_format": "ppj",
    "ui_tags": "$37:props:initialServerPayload:jobDetails:ui_tags",
    "company_address": null,
    "rich_description": "$40",
    "apply_job_cta_section_config": "$37:props:initialServerPayload:jobDetails:apply_job_cta_section_config",
    "job_lead_type": "basic",
    "job_highlights": null,
    "id": 1418194562,
    "title": "Technical Solutions Architect Specialist Advisor - SailPoint IIQ Developer",
    "last_updated": null,
    "organization": {
      "name": "NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Ltd",
      "id": 740038,
      "external_id": "6328b64d7b4732078715cdb8",
      "logo_url": "https://apna-organization-logos.gumlet.io/production/6328b64d7b4732078715cdb8?w=128"
    },
    "address": {
      "line_1": "bangalore, KA, IN",
      "latitude": 12.983795,
      "longitude": 77.62561,
      "area": null
    },
    "address_v2": "$37:props:initialServerPayload:jobDetails:address_v2",
    "max_salary": 0,
    "min_salary": 0,
    "salary_type": 3,
    "max_experience": 31,
    "min_experience": 10,
    "is_flexible_job": false,
    "is_wfh": false,
    "deposit": null,
    "status": 0,
    "location_type": "single_location",
    "computed_location_type": 0,
    "location_name": "Bengaluru/Bangalore",
    "is_external_job": true,
    "external_job_url": "https://careers-inc.nttdata.com/job/bangalore-Tech-Solns_-Arch_-Sr_-Specialist-Advisor-KA/1368636200/",
    "experience_in_years": "Min. 10 Years",
    "public_url_v2": "https://apna.co/job/bengaluru/tech-solns-arch-sr-specialist-advisor-1418194562",
    "job_email": null,
    "job_creator_name": null,
    "job_source_platform": null,
    "job_details_section": "$37:props:initialServerPayload:jobDetails:job_details_section",
    "category": "IT Security",
    "seo_title": "Tech Solns. Arch. Sr. Specialist Advisor"
  }
}

Each scraped job returns a rich data structure with 40+ fields:

Job Identity & Metadata

Field	Meaning
ID	Unique Apna job identifier
Title	Job title as displayed
Deep Link	Canonical URL to the job listing
Public URL V2	Alternative job page URL
Status	Listing status (active, closed, draft, etc.)
Created On	Date the job was posted
Last Updated	Most recent modification date

Compensation & Benefits

Field	Meaning
Min Salary	Minimum offered salary in local currency
Max Salary	Maximum offered salary in local currency
Salary Type	Salary frequency (annual, monthly, hourly)
Deposit	Any upfront deposit or fee requirements

Experience & Employment Terms

Field	Meaning
Min Experience	Minimum years of experience required
Max Experience	Maximum years of experience listed
Experience In Years	Average or specific experience range
Employment Type	Job category (full-time, contract, freelance)
Is Part Time	Whether the role is part-time
Is Flexible Job	Whether schedule is flexible
Is WFH	Whether work-from-home is available
No Of Openings	Number of open positions
Job Format	Format type (remote, office, hybrid)

Location & Geography

Field	Meaning
Address	Job location (city, area)
Address V2	Alternate address field
Location Name	Display name of the location
Location Type	Location category (on-site, remote, flexible)
Computed Location Type	System-computed location classification
Company Address	Employer's office address

Content & Skills

Field	Meaning
Description	Full HTML job description
Rich Description	Formatted description with markup
Skills Required	List of required technical and soft skills
Job Highlights	Key highlights or selling points
Job Details Section	Additional structured details

Organization & Classification

Field	Meaning
Organization	Employer company name
Job Creator Name	Name of the person/recruiter who posted
Job Department	Hiring department (e.g., Engineering, Sales)
Job Category	Industry category (Tech, FMCG, Retail)
Category	Broad job category
UI Tags	Tags displayed to candidates

Application & SEO

Field	Meaning
Job Email	Contact email for applications
Apply Job CTA Section Config	Call-to-action configuration for applications
SEO Title	Title optimized for search engines
Is External Job	Whether role redirects to external site
External Job URL	URL if job is hosted externally
Job Source Platform	Platform where job originated
Job Lead Type	Type of lead or application source

Raw Data

Field	Meaning
Raw Data	Unprocessed JSON of additional fields for extensibility

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How to Use

1. Collect URLs — Open Apna.co, search for jobs, and open individual job detail pages. Copy the full URL from your browser.
2. Prepare input — Add URLs to the urls array in your configuration.
3. Set error handling — Use ignore_url_failures: true to skip broken links during bulk runs.
4. Run the scraper — Execute the actor and monitor progress in real time.
5. Download results — Export data as JSON, CSV, or Excel for analysis or integration.

Troubleshooting:

• If a URL returns no data, ensure it is a job detail page, not a search result.
• For large-scale scraping, test 3–5 URLs first to verify output quality.
• Check job status; closed listings may not return full details.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Job board aggregators — Combine Apna data with other sources into a unified job platform
• Salary analytics — Analyze compensation trends across Indian tech roles and geographies
• Skill demand tracking — Monitor which skills are most sought after by employers
• Competitive intelligence — Research hiring activity and job descriptions from competitors
• Academic research — Study employment trends in India's growing tech sector

The Apna Jobs Scraper eliminates manual copy-paste, delivering structured, campaign-ready data that integrates into databases, dashboards, and machine-learning pipelines.

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Conclusion

The Apna.co Jobs Scraper simplifies large-scale job data collection from one of India's fastest-growing hiring platforms. With 40+ output fields and straightforward configuration, it empowers recruiters, researchers, and platforms to build sophisticated job intelligence workflows. Start scraping today and unlock insights hidden in Apna's vast job database.