Freelancermap Scraper

Pull live freelance and IT-contractor project listings from freelancermap.com at scale — title, full description, required skills, posting company, country, city, start date, duration, budget, remote percentage, and the direct project link for every match. Built for IT staffing agencies, recruiters, and market researchers who need a fresh feed of DACH-region freelance project leads without searching the board by hand every day.

Why This Scraper?

• Built for DACH freelance work — freelancermap is the leading marketplace for German-speaking contract projects, and this actor covers Germany, Austria, and Switzerland natively alongside 17 more markets, so you reach project supply most generic job feeds miss.
• 20-country named filter — pick from a curated list including the DACH trio, the UK, Ireland, the United States, Canada, India, Australia, and the major EU economies — no cryptic country codes to look up.
• 9 project categories — narrow to Web & Software Development, Engineering, Management & Consulting, Digital Marketing, Graphic Design & Creative Services, IT Services, Finance & Accounting, Research & Analysis, or Writing & Translation.
• Contract-type targeting — separate "Contractor / freelance" gigs from "Permanent / employee" roles in a single dropdown, so lead lists stay clean.
• Remote / hybrid / onsite filtering — keep only fully-remote, hybrid, or onsite projects, matched against each project's stated remote percentage.
• Surfaces more projects per search — a broad search automatically captures both the newest and the most relevant listings and fans out across categories, countries, and date windows in one run, gathering far more projects than a single page of results.
• Two ways to search — type a keyword such as "SAP", "Python developer", or "project manager", or paste freelancermap project-search and project-page URLs straight in.
• Exclude DACH on demand — one toggle drops Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to focus a run purely on international / English-language projects.
• Clean, structured output — 21 consistent fields per project including a full skills array, posting company, industry, budget text, and a direct project URL ready for your CRM or spreadsheet.

Use Cases

Recruitment & Staffing

• Build a daily feed of new contractor openings in your specialism
• Source candidates by matching live project skill requirements to your bench
• Track which skills (SAP, Python, Salesforce) are in demand across the DACH region
• Spot permanent vacancies posted alongside contract gigs

Lead Generation

• Build outreach lists of companies actively hiring freelancers
• Identify agencies and direct clients posting in your category
• Target outreach by country, contract type, and remote arrangement
• Capture the direct project link for fast, in-context follow-up

Market Research

• Measure freelance demand by category and country over time
• Compare remote vs. onsite project share across markets
• Track typical project durations and budget ranges in your field
• Benchmark how many projects mention a given technology each week

Rate & Competitive Intelligence

• Collect disclosed hourly and daily rate text to benchmark your pricing
• Monitor competitor postings and the skills they ask for
• Watch how quickly new projects appear in a niche
• Feed structured project data into dashboards and BI tools

Getting Started

Simple Keyword Search

The fastest way to start — one keyword:

{
    "query": "SAP",
    "maxResults": 50
}

Filtered Search

Target remote contractor work in one country and category, posted recently:

{
    "query": "developer",
    "country": "germany",
    "category": "web-and-software-development",
    "contractType": "contractor",
    "remote": "remote",
    "maxDaysOld": 14,
    "maxResults": 100
}

International-Only, Newest First

Skip the DACH region and collect the latest international projects:

{
    "query": "project manager",
    "excludeDach": true,
    "sort": "newest",
    "maxResults": 200
}

Paste freelancermap URLs

Scrape any project-search result page or individual project page directly:

{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.freelancermap.com/projects?query=kubernetes&countries[0]=4" },
        { "url": "https://www.freelancermap.com/project/business-change-lead-3005655" }
    ],
    "maxResults": 100
}

Input Reference

What to Search

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	""	Keyword to search by — a skill, role, or technology such as "SAP", "Python developer", or "project manager". Leave empty to list all projects.
startUrls	URL[]	[]	Paste freelancermap project-search result URLs or individual project page URLs to scrape them directly. When set, this takes priority over the keyword search.

Filters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
country	select	Any country	Limit to projects in one country. Choose from 20 named markets including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Canada, India, Australia, and major EU countries.
category	select	Any category	Limit to one of 9 categories: Web & Software Development, Engineering, Management & Consulting, Digital Marketing, Graphic Design & Creative Services, IT Services, Finance & Accounting, Research & Analysis, Writing & Translation.
contractType	select	Any type	Engagement type: Contractor / freelance, or Permanent / employee.
remote	select	Any arrangement	Remote arrangement: Onsite, Hybrid, or Fully remote. Matched against each project's stated remote percentage; projects with no stated percentage are treated as onsite.
excludeDach	boolean	false	Turn on to skip projects located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and focus on international / English-language projects.
maxDaysOld	integer	0	Only include projects published within this many days. Set to 0 for no age limit.
sort	select	Newest first	Order results: Newest first, or Most relevant.

Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of projects to return. Set to 0 for unlimited. Broad searches automatically explore categories, countries, and date windows to gather many results.

Output

Each project is one flat row in the dataset. Here is a representative result:

{
    "projectId": "3005655",
    "title": "Senior SAP S/4HANA Consultant (Finance)",
    "url": "https://www.freelancermap.com/project/senior-sap-s-4hana-consultant-finance-3005655",
    "description": "We are looking for an experienced SAP S/4HANA consultant to support a finance transformation programme. Remote with occasional onsite workshops in Munich...",
    "skills": ["SAP S/4HANA", "SAP FI", "Finance", "Migration"],
    "category": "Web and Software Development",
    "industry": "Information Technology",
    "contractType": "Contractor / freelance",
    "company": "Example Consulting GmbH",
    "companyType": "Agency / intermediary",
    "location": "Munich, Bavaria",
    "city": "Munich",
    "country": "Germany",
    "remote": "Hybrid (80% remote)",
    "remotePercent": 80,
    "startDate": "ASAP",
    "duration": "12 months",
    "rate": "On request",
    "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T09:14:00+02:00",
    "referenceNumber": "FM-3005655",
    "contactUrl": "https://www.freelancermap.com/project/senior-sap-s-4hana-consultant-finance-3005655"
}

Core Fields

Field	Type	Description
projectId	string	freelancermap project identifier
title	string	Project title
url	string	Direct project page URL
description	string	Full project description as plain text
skills	string[]	Required skills, keywords, and tags
category	string	Top-level project category
industry	string	Industry the project belongs to
contractType	string	Contractor / freelance, Permanent position, or Employee leasing

Company & Location

Field	Type	Description
company	string	Posting company or recruiter name
companyType	string	"Direct client" or "Agency / intermediary" when distinguishable
location	string	Combined location string
city	string	City / locality
country	string	Country the project is located in

Engagement & Timing

Field	Type	Description
remote	string	Remote arrangement label (e.g. "Onsite", "Hybrid (80% remote)", "100% remote")
remotePercent	integer	Numeric remote percentage when stated
startDate	string	Project start date as published (e.g. "ASAP")
duration	string	Project duration (e.g. "12 months")
rate	string	Hourly / daily rate text when disclosed
publishedAt	string	When the project was posted
referenceNumber	string	Poster's reference number when present
contactUrl	string	URL to view and apply / contact the poster

Tips for Best Results

• Start small — set maxResults to 25-50 on your first run to confirm the data matches your needs, then scale up.
• Go broad to go big — a broad keyword (or no keyword) with a high maxResults triggers automatic sub-searching across categories, countries, and date windows, surfacing far more projects than a narrow query. A very niche keyword pinned to one small country returns a smaller fixed set, which is normal.
• Use maxDaysOld for daily monitoring — set it to 1 or 3 days and schedule the run to capture only freshly posted projects each morning.
• Pick one country for precision — leave the country open to gather the widest set, or pin a single market when you only care about, say, German or UK projects.
• Paste a URL to replicate a search exactly — configure any filter combination on freelancermap.com, copy the resulting URL into startUrls, and the actor reproduces that exact search.
• Filter remote work after the fact — the remote filter keeps only projects whose stated remote percentage matches; projects that don't disclose a percentage are treated as onsite, so leave it on "Any arrangement" if you want the full set.
• Combine excludeDach with a keyword — the quickest way to build an English-language-only project feed in a specific specialism.

Pricing

From $8.00 per 1,000 results — lower cost per project than comparable tools, with no hidden charges. No compute charges — you only pay per result returned. Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscribers pay progressively less; the table below shows total cost at each Apify loyalty tier.

Results	No discount	Bronze	Silver	Gold
100	$0.96	$0.91	$0.85	$0.80
1,000	$9.60	$9.05	$8.50	$8.00
10,000	$96.00	$90.50	$85.00	$80.00
100,000	$960.00	$905.00	$850.00	$800.00

A "result" is any project row in the output dataset. There are no compute-time charges — you pay only for the projects returned. Apify platform fees depend on your plan.

Integrations

Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Connect to 1,500+ apps via:

• Zapier / Make / n8n — Workflow automation
• Google Sheets — Direct spreadsheet export
• Slack / Email — Notifications on new results
• Webhooks — Trigger custom integrations on run completion
• Apify API — Full programmatic access

Legal & Ethical Use

This actor is designed for legitimate recruitment, market research, and lead-generation use. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws and freelancermap.com's Terms of Service. Do not use collected data for spam, harassment, or any unlawful purpose, and handle any personal data in line with applicable privacy regulations.