# Job-Room.ch Scraper - Switzerland Official Public Job Bank (`studio-amba/job-room-ch-scraper`) Actor

Scrape job listings from job-room.ch, Switzerland's official public employment service (SECO/RAV) job board. Extract job titles, employers, cantons, workload, contract type and application links. No login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/job-room-ch-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 1,000 result scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Job-Room.ch Scraper

Scrape job listings from job-room.ch, Switzerland's official public employment service job board, run by SECO (the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) through the cantonal RAV/ORP/URC employment offices.

### Why use this actor?

Job-Room.ch is the national job bank that every Swiss employer with an open position registered with a RAV/ORP office ends up in, and since 2018 professions in the "temporary labour shortage" list must be posted there for five working days before appearing anywhere else. That makes it a distinct source from JobCloud-family boards (jobs.ch, jobup.ch and similar), which cover the wider commercial job market but not the mandated public registrations. Recruitment platforms, HR tech products and labour-market researchers use this actor to pull structured listings — title, employer, canton, workload, contract type and application details — without visiting the site by hand. No login, no cookies, no anti-bot wall.

### How to scrape Job-Room.ch data

Job-Room.ch is an Angular single-page app that calls its own public JSON REST API to render search results, and that API is what this actor talks to directly — no browser, no HTML parsing.

1. Set `searchQuery` to a keyword in German, French or Italian (e.g. `"Verkäufer"`, `"infirmier"`, `"Informatiker"`). Switzerland is multilingual and job-room.ch's search matches listings in all three national languages at once, so one query covers the whole country regardless of which language the posting was written in.
2. Optionally set `canton` to a two-letter Swiss canton code (`ZH`, `GE`, `VD`, `BE`, and so on) to restrict results to one canton.
3. Leave `searchQuery` empty to browse the full public job bank — tens of thousands of live listings across all cantons and occupations.
4. Set `maxResults` to cap how many listings the run collects (default 100).
5. Run the actor. It pages through job-room.ch's `_search` API (100 results per request, the verified page-size ceiling) until it hits `maxResults` or runs out of matching listings, then writes one row per job listing to the dataset.

Each result includes the job title, employer name, workplace city and canton, workload percentage range, contract type (permanent, temporary or short-term), the posting and expiry dates, and whatever application contact details the listing provides (email, phone, or an external application form URL).

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | String | No | Search keyword in German, French or Italian (e.g. `"Verkäufer"`, `"infirmier"`). Matches across all three languages at once. Leave empty to browse the full job bank. |
| `canton` | String | No | Two-letter Swiss canton code to limit results to one canton (e.g. `"ZH"`, `"GE"`, `"VD"`). Leave empty to search all of Switzerland. |
| `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum number of job listings to scrape (default: 100). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Proxy settings. job-room.ch's API works over Apify's default automatic proxy — no anti-bot protection was found on this endpoint. |

### Output

Each result contains:

| Field | Type | Example |
|-------|------|---------|
| `jobTitle` | String | `"Verkäuferin / Verkäufer 80-100%"` |
| `descriptionLanguage` | String | `"de"` |
| `company` | String | `"Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund"` |
| `city` | String | `"Zürich"` |
| `canton` | String | `"ZH"` |
| `postalCode` | String | `"8005"` |
| `workloadPercentageMin` | Number | `80` |
| `workloadPercentageMax` | Number | `100` |
| `contractType` | String | `"Permanent"` |
| `startImmediately` | Boolean | `false` |
| `occupationCode` | String | `"51302"` |
| `numberOfJobs` | String | `"1"` |
| `description` | String | `"Wir suchen per sofort oder nach Vereinbarung..."` |
| `postedDate` | String | `"2026-08-01"` |
| `publicationEndDate` | String | `"2026-08-31"` |
| `applyEmail` | String | `"jobs@example.ch"` |
| `applyPhone` | String | `"+41 44 123 45 67"` |
| `applyUrl` | String | `"https://example.ch/apply/12345"` |
| `externalUrl` | String | Original listing URL on the partner board that submitted it |
| `sourceSystem` | String | `"JobUp"` |
| `jobAdId` | String | `"a1b2c3d4-..."` |
| `url` | String | Direct link to the listing on job-room.ch |
| `scrapedAt` | String | `"2026-08-10T09:15:00.000Z"` |

### Example output

```json
{
    "jobTitle": "Verkäuferin / Verkäufer 80-100%",
    "descriptionLanguage": "de",
    "company": "Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund",
    "city": "Zürich",
    "canton": "ZH",
    "postalCode": "8005",
    "workloadPercentageMin": 80,
    "workloadPercentageMax": 100,
    "contractType": "Permanent",
    "startImmediately": false,
    "occupationCode": "51302",
    "numberOfJobs": "1",
    "description": "Wir suchen per sofort oder nach Vereinbarung eine engagierte Verkaufsperson fuer unsere Filiale in Zuerich.",
    "postedDate": "2026-08-01",
    "publicationEndDate": "2026-08-31",
    "applyEmail": "jobs@example.ch",
    "applyPhone": null,
    "applyUrl": "https://example.ch/apply/12345",
    "externalUrl": null,
    "sourceSystem": "JobUp",
    "jobAdId": "a1b2c3d4-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678",
    "url": "https://www.job-room.ch/job-search/a1b2c3d4-1234-5678-9abc-def012345678",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-10T09:15:00.000Z"
}
```

### Cost estimate

This actor calls job-room.ch's own JSON API directly (100 results per request), so it's cheap to run: roughly **$0.10–0.20 in Apify compute per 1,000 results** on the default automatic proxy pool, plus the per-result Pay-Per-Event fee. Buyers should size larger runs off the per-result price shown on the Store listing, not off a single-run quote.

### Limitations

- job-room.ch is multilingual (German, French, Italian) by design — the site does not offer an English-only filter, and neither does this actor. Search in the language the listing is likely to use.
- `applyEmail`, `applyPhone` and `applyUrl` are only populated when the employer provided them directly on job-room.ch; some listings route applicants through an `externalUrl` to a partner board instead.
- About 3 to 4 in 100 listings have no workplace in job-room.ch's own record (mostly retail chains and staffing agencies posting in batches). On those rows `city`, `canton` and `postalCode` are empty, and a `canton` filter never matches them.
- Data is scraped from the public API and may change without notice if job-room.ch changes its response format.
- Respect the website's terms of service and use responsibly.
- A run's usage cost only settles once the run reports SUCCEEDED — checking cost on a still-running or partial run understates the final total.

### Related scrapers

- [EU Vacancy Feed](https://apify.com/studio-amba/eu-vacancy-feed) — runs this board alongside up to 49 other European job boards (general boards, public employment services, and sector boards), merges everything into one deduplicated feed, and flags vacancies posted on more than one board at once.

### Need this data on a schedule, or a custom version?

We run this scraper as a managed service for businesses: scheduled runs,
deduplication, delta detection, and delivery to your inbox, Google Sheets,
or API — maintenance included. We can also build a custom version with your
exact fields and filters, or combine multiple sources into one feed.

See [studioamba.dev/services](https://studioamba.dev/services/) or email
<hello@studioamba.dev> for a free data sample.
We maintain 300+ European web scrapers and answer within one business day.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search keyword in German, French or Italian (e.g. 'Verkäufer' = salesperson, 'infirmier' = nurse, 'Informatiker' = IT specialist). The search matches listings in all Swiss national languages at once. Leave empty to browse the full public job bank (tens of thousands of live listings).

## `canton` (type: `string`):

Optional two-letter Swiss canton code to limit results to one canton (e.g. 'ZH' for Zürich, 'GE' for Geneva, 'VD' for Vaud). Leave empty to search all of Switzerland.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job listings to scrape.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. job-room.ch's API works reliably over Apify's default datacenter proxy -- no anti-bot protection was found on this endpoint.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "Verkäufer",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQuery": "Verkäufer",
    "maxResults": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/job-room-ch-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQuery": "Verkäufer",
    "maxResults": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/job-room-ch-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQuery": "Verkäufer",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/job-room-ch-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,studio-amba/job-room-ch-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kacTOfUlLhgIlk4eT/builds/D1aWrCkTZmmABOBXF/openapi.json