Jobat Scraper — Belgian Job Listings, Salaries & Company Data

What does Jobat Scraper do?

Jobat Scraper extracts job listings from Jobat.be, Belgium's second-largest job board with over 85,000 daily visitors. It collects job titles, companies, salaries, locations, contract types, sectors, and full descriptions. The scraper supports both Dutch and French versions of the site. No login or cookies required.

Use it on the Apify platform to get structured job data via API, schedule recurring scrapes, and integrate with tools like Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, and Slack.

How to scrape Jobat data

1. Go to the Jobat Scraper on the Apify Store.
2. Click Try for free to open the actor in the Apify Console.
3. Enter a search query (e.g. "developer") and optionally a location (e.g. "Brussel").
4. Choose the site language: Dutch (nl) or French (fr).
5. Set the maximum number of results you want.
6. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
7. Download your data as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML from the Output tab.

Why use Jobat Scraper?

• Recruitment and hiring -- Monitor job postings from competitors or across sectors to understand hiring trends in Belgium.
• Salary research -- Collect salary data across roles and regions to benchmark compensation.
• Market analysis -- Track which sectors are growing, which companies are hiring most, and where demand is concentrated.
• Lead generation -- Identify companies actively hiring to target with B2B services.
• Academic research -- Gather structured labor market data for economic or sociological studies.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	String	No	Job search keyword (e.g. "developer", "marketing", "ingenieur"). Leave empty to browse all jobs.
location	String	No	City or region (e.g. "Brussel", "Antwerpen", "Gent"). Leave empty for all Belgium.
language	String	No	Site language: nl (Dutch, default) or fr (French).
maxResults	Integer	No	Maximum number of job listings to scrape (default: 100, max: 10000).
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended for Cloudflare protection.

Output

Each result contains structured data about a single job listing. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Example output

{
    "title": "Senior Frontend Developer",
    "company": "Telenet",
    "salary": "3500 - 4500 EUR/month",
    "location": "Mechelen",
    "contractType": "Vast contract",
    "sector": "ICT & Technology",
    "postedDate": "2026-05-08",
    "description": "We are looking for an experienced frontend developer to join our team...",
    "url": "https://www.jobat.be/nl/jobs/senior-frontend-developer-12345",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-05-11T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Data fields

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Job position title
company	String	Hiring company name
salary	String	Salary range or indication
location	String	Job location (city or region)
contractType	String	Type of contract (e.g. permanent, interim, freelance)
sector	String	Industry sector
postedDate	String	When the job was posted
description	String	Full job description text
url	String	Direct URL to the job listing on Jobat.be
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was collected

Cost estimate

This actor uses approximately 0.5 compute units per 1,000 results. With the Apify free tier you can run smaller scrapes at no cost. For larger runs, expect roughly $0.25 per 1,000 job listings at standard Apify pricing.

Tips

• Use specific search queries to get more relevant results and reduce unnecessary page loads.
• Set maxResults to a reasonable number to control cost and run time.
• Residential proxies are recommended since Jobat.be uses Cloudflare protection.
• Schedule recurring runs to track new job postings daily or weekly.
• Combine with other Belgian job board scrapers (VDAB, StepStone, Indeed) for comprehensive market coverage.

Limitations

• Salary data is not available for all listings -- many Belgian employers do not publish salary ranges.
• Some job detail fields may be empty depending on how the employer filled in the listing.
• Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice.

Integrations

Connect Jobat Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• Google Sheets -- Export job listings directly to a spreadsheet for easy filtering and sharing.
• Slack -- Get notified when new jobs matching your criteria appear.
• Zapier / Make -- Build workflows that react to new job postings in real time.
• Custom API -- Access all results programmatically via the Apify API in JSON format.

FAQ and support

Is it legal to scrape Jobat.be? Scraping publicly available data is generally permitted under EU law. This actor only accesses public job listings that require no login.

How often is the data updated? The actor scrapes live data from Jobat.be each time it runs. Schedule it daily or weekly to track changes.

I found a bug or have a feature request. Open an issue in the Issues tab on the actor page. You can also request a custom scraping solution.