Remote.co Company Details Scraper: Extract Remote Work Employer Data

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What Is Remote.co?

Remote.co is the leading job board and company directory for remote work opportunities. It hosts thousands of employer profiles showcasing companies committed to distributed teams across all industries. Manually collecting company data — locations, social profiles, job counts, and remote policies — is tedious. The Remote.co Company Details Scraper automates this extraction, turning company pages into structured, analysis-ready records.

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Overview

The Remote.co Company Details Scraper extracts rich company profiles directly from Remote.co's company pages. It captures organizational metadata, social presence, hiring activity, and remote work policies in a single structured dataset. Ideal for:

• Talent acquisition teams researching remote-first employers and growth trends
• Market researchers analyzing the remote work ecosystem
• HR professionals benchmarking company benefits and flexibility policies
• Data aggregators building remote work job boards or company directories
• Career analysts tracking hiring volume and remote commitment by industry

Key strengths include simple URL-based input, flexible error handling with ignore_url_failures, and comprehensive output covering company identity, social reach, and job metadata.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a minimal JSON configuration:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://remote.co/company/github",
    "https://remote.co/company/stripe"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true
}

Field	Description
urls	Array of Remote.co company page URLs to scrape. Paste direct links to individual company profiles (e.g., https://remote.co/company/company-name).
ignore_url_failures	Boolean flag. If true, the scraper skips URLs that fail to load and continues with remaining URLs. If false, the entire run stops on the first error.

Tips:

• Ensure URLs point to company profile pages, not search results or job listings.
• You can add multiple URLs at once in bulk edit mode.
• Use ignore_url_failures: true for production runs to ensure resilience against temporary page unavailability.

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Output Format

Sample output

{
  "id": 30986,
  "jct_company_id": 30986,
  "name": "GitHub",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state": "California",
  "country": "United States",
  "website": "https://github.com/",
  "summary": "GitHub is self-described as the world's leading platform for developers to collaborate, share, and manage code. Founded in 2007, GitHub has grown into a global community where millions of developers and businesses, including PayPal, Airbnb, Slack, and Etsy, build software together. Offering tools for version control, code review, and workflow automation, GitHub is described as an essential hub for modern software development. As a remote-first company, GitHub has provided flexible work options for roles in software engineering, IT, and operations. The company fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, supporting employees with competitive benefits, professional development programs, and home office reimbursements, as eligible. Whether contributing to open-source projects or building enterprise solutions, GitHub works to offer an exciting career opportunity for tech professionals looking to shape the future of software from wherever makes sense to them.",
  "summary_status_approved": true,
  "company_provided_summary": null,
  "facebook": "https://www.facebook.com/GitHub",
  "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/github/",
  "twitter": "https://twitter.com/GitHubEnt",
  "pinterest": "",
  "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/c/GitHub/",
  "admin_note": null,
  "career_page_url": null,
  "division": "",
  "researcher_note": null,
  "slug": "github",
  "remote_commitment": null,
  "division_lists": [
    {
      "slug": "github-npm",
      "website": "https://www.npmjs.com/",
      "career__page__url": "https://github.com/about/careers",
      "division": "npm",
      "is_summary": true,
      "summary_status_approved": true
    }
  ],
  "division_info": null,
  "logo": "/assets/jctblobcontent/30986/primary.png",
  "job_benefits": [
    "Health Insurance",
    "Vision Insurance",
    "Life Insurance",
    "Tuition/education assistance",
    "Paid holidays",
    "Paid vacation",
    "Flexible/Unlimited PTO",
    "Career development",
    "Continuing education & training",
    "Health & wellness programs"
  ],
  "flexibility_options": {
    "remote _work": 100,
    "flexible _schedule": 67,
    "full _time": 100,
    "part _time": 0,
    "employee": 100,
    "freelance": 0
  },
  "category_job_counts": {
    "1": 1,
    "3": 1,
    "5": 1,
    "9": 4,
    "10": 2,
    "11": 1,
    "15": 1,
    "19": 2,
    "20": 1,
    "34": 1,
    "35": 10,
    "36": 2,
    "37": 2,
    "45": 1,
    "50": 10,
    "51": 2,
    "54": 4,
    "57": 3,
    "90": 4,
    "93": 2,
    "104": 1
  },
  "rmc": "github-inc",
  "is_duplicate_flag": true,
  "fj": "github",
  "jobs": []
}

Each scraped company returns a comprehensive profile with 30+ fields:

Company Identity

Field	Meaning
ID	Unique identifier in the Remote.co system
JCT Company ID	Cross-reference ID in the JCT (Job Company Table) database
Name	Official company name as displayed on Remote.co
Slug	URL-friendly company identifier (e.g., github from the profile URL)
Website	Company's official website URL

Location Data

Field	Meaning
City	Primary headquarters or main office city
State	State or province (where applicable)
Country	Country where the company is based or headquartered

Company Description & Profile

Field	Meaning
Summary	Brief company description or tagline
Summary Status Approved	Whether the summary has been verified/approved by Remote.co
Company Provided Summary	Company-authored description (if provided directly)
Admin Note	Internal notes from Remote.co admins (if any)
Researcher Note	Researcher annotations about the company profile

Social & Online Presence

Field	Meaning
Facebook	Company's Facebook profile URL or handle
LinkedIn	Company's LinkedIn profile URL
Twitter	Company's Twitter/X handle or profile URL
Pinterest	Pinterest profile URL (if applicable)
YouTube	YouTube channel URL
Logo	Company logo image URL

Career & Hiring Information

Field	Meaning
Career Page URL	Direct link to the company's careers page
Job Benefits	List or summary of benefits offered to remote employees
Flexibility Options	Types of work flexibility (e.g., flexible hours, async-first, time zone flexibility)
Category Job Counts	Number of open positions by job category (object/array with counts)
Jobs	Full or summary list of currently open remote positions posted on Remote.co
Remote Commitment	Company's remote work commitment level (e.g., fully remote, hybrid, remote-first)

Organizational Structure

Field	Meaning
Division	Company division or subsidiary name (if applicable)
Division Lists	Array of all divisions under the company umbrella
Division Info	Detailed metadata about each division

Data Quality & Flags

Field	Meaning
Is Duplicate Flag	Boolean indicating if this record is a duplicate entry
RMC	Remote Maturity Certification or similar qualification flag
FJ	Internal status or category flag (use as documented in Remote.co systems)

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How to Use

1. Identify company URLs — Visit Remote.co and browse or search for companies. Open individual company profiles and copy the full URL (e.g., https://remote.co/company/yourcompany).

2. Prepare input — Create a JSON file with your company URLs in the urls array. Set ignore_url_failures to true for robust bulk runs.

3. Configure resilience — Enable ignore_url_failures if scraping multiple companies; this prevents a single failed page from halting the entire job.

4. Run the scraper — Submit your configuration and monitor execution.

5. Export data — Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel for analysis in spreadsheets or databases.

Best practices:

• Always use ignore_url_failures: true when scraping 10+ companies.
• Verify URLs are valid company pages before running large batches.
• Company job counts may update frequently; re-run periodically for fresh data.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Recruitment intelligence: Track which remote-first companies are hiring and in which roles
• Market analysis: Identify hiring trends, company growth, and industry distribution among remote employers
• Talent research: Analyze benefits and flexibility policies to inform candidate attraction strategies
• B2B partnerships: Build curated lists of remote-first companies for partnerships or feature integrations
• Academic research: Study the remote work landscape and employer strategies for distributed teams

By automating company data collection, you eliminate hours of manual research and unlock insights that inform hiring, partnerships, and market strategy.

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Conclusion

The Remote.co Company Details Scraper is the fastest way to extract structured company data from Remote.co. With 30+ fields capturing identity, social presence, hiring activity, and remote policies, it transforms company profiles into actionable intelligence. Whether you're building a remote work database, researching employer trends, or enriching recruitment workflows, this scraper delivers clean, comprehensive data ready for analysis.