# StepStone Scraper — Belgian Job Listings, Salaries & Companies (`studio-amba/stepstone-scraper`) Actor Scrape job listings, salaries, company info, and requirements from StepStone.be — one of Belgium's largest job portals. - **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/stepstone-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## StepStone Scraper Scrape job listings, salaries, company info, and requirements from StepStone.be -- one of Belgium's largest job portals with 7,000+ active listings. ### Why use this actor? Recruiters, HR analysts, and job market researchers need structured job data to track hiring trends, salary benchmarks, and competitor activity. This actor extracts complete job listings from StepStone Belgium including salary ranges, requirements, and company details -- saving hours of manual research. ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `startUrls` | Array | No | StepStone job search or listing pages to scrape | | `searchQuery` | String | No | Search for jobs by keyword (e.g., 'developer', 'accountant') | | `location` | String | No | Filter by city or region (e.g., 'Brussels', 'Antwerp') | | `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum results to return (default: 100) | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Proxy settings (residential proxies recommended) | ### Output Each result contains: | Field | Type | Example | |-------|------|---------| | `title` | String | `"Senior Software Developer"` | | `company` | String | `"BNP Paribas Fortis"` | | `url` | String | Full job listing URL | | `location` | String | `"Brussels, Belgium"` | | `city` | String | `"Brussels"` | | `salary` | String | `"EUR 55,000 - 75,000 per year"` | | `salaryMin` | Number | `55000` | | `salaryMax` | Number | `75000` | | `currency` | String | `"EUR"` | | `contractType` | String | `"Full-time"` | | `experienceLevel` | String | `"3 years"` | | `description` | String | Full job description text | | `requirements` | Array | `["Java", "Spring Boot", "5+ years experience"]` | | `benefits` | Array | `["Company car", "Health insurance", "Meal vouchers"]` | | `sector` | String | `"IT"` | | `postedDate` | String | `"2026-03-15"` | | `companyLogo` | String | Company logo image URL | | `companyUrl` | String | Company profile URL | | `remoteWork` | String | `"Hybrid"`, `"Remote"`, or `"On-site"` | | `scrapedAt` | String | ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped | ### Example output ```json { "title": "Senior Software Developer", "company": "BNP Paribas Fortis", "url": "https://www.stepstone.be/en/offer/senior-software-developer/12345", "location": "Brussels, Belgium", "city": "Brussels", "salary": "EUR 55,000 - 75,000 per year", "salaryMin": 55000, "salaryMax": 75000, "currency": "EUR", "contractType": "Full-time", "experienceLevel": "3 years", "description": "We are looking for a Senior Software Developer...", "requirements": ["Java", "Spring Boot", "5+ years experience", "Agile methodology"], "benefits": ["Company car", "Health insurance", "Meal vouchers", "Flexible hours"], "sector": "IT", "postedDate": "2026-03-15", "companyLogo": "https://www.stepstone.be/...", "companyUrl": "https://www.stepstone.be/cmp/en/BNP-PARIBAS-FORTIS/work.html", "remoteWork": "Hybrid", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T14:30:00.000Z" } ```` ### Tips - **Use residential proxies** for best results -- StepStone has strong bot protection (Akamai) - **Start with category pages** like `https://www.stepstone.be/jobs/it` for sector-specific scraping - **Keep maxResults reasonable** (100-500) to balance speed and completeness ### Cost estimate This actor uses approximately **5-10 compute units per 100 results** due to browser-based scraping. At standard Apify pricing, that's roughly **$0.25-0.50 per 100 jobs**. ### Limitations - StepStone uses aggressive bot protection (Akamai); residential proxies are strongly recommended - Salary data is only available when employers choose to disclose it (roughly 30-40% of listings) - Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice - Respect the website's terms of service and use responsibly # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): StepStone.be job search or listing pages. Example: https://www.stepstone.be/jobs/it ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Search for jobs by keyword (e.g., 'developer', 'accountant', 'marketing manager'). ## `location` (type: `string`): Filter by city or region (e.g., 'Brussels', 'Antwerp', 'Ghent'). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of job listings to return. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended due to StepStone's bot protection. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.stepstone.be/jobs/it" } ], "searchQuery": "developer", "maxResults": 100 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.stepstone.be/jobs/it" } ], "searchQuery": "developer" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/stepstone-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.stepstone.be/jobs/it" }], "searchQuery": "developer", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("studio-amba/stepstone-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.stepstone.be/jobs/it" } ], "searchQuery": "developer" }' | apify call studio-amba/stepstone-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=studio-amba/stepstone-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "StepStone Scraper — Belgian Job Listings, Salaries & Companies", "description": "Scrape job listings, salaries, company info, and requirements from StepStone.be — one of Belgium's largest job portals.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "JIKDrQgZVaIljykUP" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/studio-amba~stepstone-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-studio-amba-stepstone-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~stepstone-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-studio-amba-stepstone-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~stepstone-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-studio-amba-stepstone-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "StepStone.be job search or listing pages. Example: https://www.stepstone.be/jobs/it", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search for jobs by keyword (e.g., 'developer', 'accountant', 'marketing manager')." }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by city or region (e.g., 'Brussels', 'Antwerp', 'Ghent')." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of job listings to return.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended due to StepStone's bot protection." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```