# ZipRecruiter Scraper - US Jobs, Salary & Descriptions (`thirdwatch/ziprecruiter-scraper`) Actor

Scrape ZipRecruiter.com job listings: titles, companies, locations, salaries, full descriptions, job types, and posted dates. Major US job board with millions of listings.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thirdwatch/ziprecruiter-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Thirdwatch](https://apify.com/thirdwatch) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 45 total users, 5 monthly users, 85.5% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

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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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## ZipRecruiter Scraper

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> Scrape ZipRecruiter.com job listings — titles, companies, locations, salary ranges, full descriptions, and posting dates.

### What you get

Structured job data from ZipRecruiter.com, a major US job board with millions of live listings. Search by keyword and location and get job titles, hiring companies, locations, salary ranges, employment types, full descriptions, and posting dates — the fields most recruiting, analytics, and job-aggregator workflows need.

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `title` | Job title |
| `company` | Hiring company |
| `location` | Job location |
| `salary_raw` | Salary range as published on ZipRecruiter |
| `salary_min` | Parsed minimum salary |
| `salary_max` | Parsed maximum salary |
| `salary_currency` | Salary currency (USD) |
| `salary_period` | Salary period (yearly, hourly, monthly, weekly) |
| `description` | Full job description |
| `job_type` | Employment type (full-time, part-time, contract, etc.) |
| `posted_date` | Posting date |
| `url` | ZipRecruiter job URL |

### Example output

```json
{
    "title": "Marketing Manager",
    "company": "HubSpot",
    "location": "Remote",
    "salary_raw": "$90,000 - $130,000 a year",
    "salary_min": 90000,
    "salary_max": 130000,
    "salary_currency": "USD",
    "salary_period": "yearly",
    "description": "We're looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to lead demand generation across paid, organic, and lifecycle channels...",
    "job_type": "Full-time",
    "posted_date": "2026-04-07",
    "url": "https://www.ziprecruiter.com/jobs/hubspot-marketing-manager"
}
```

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
|-----------|----------|-------------|
| `queries` | Yes | Job search queries (e.g., `["software engineer", "marketing manager"]`). Each query runs a separate search. |
| `location` | No | Location filter (e.g., `"New York, NY"`, `"Remote"`). Leave blank to auto-locate. Default `"New York, NY"`. |
| `maxResults` | No | Maximum total jobs to return across all queries. Default `5`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | No | Apify proxy settings. Leave default for best results. |

### Use cases

- **Job seekers**: Monitor one of the largest US boards for a specific role or metro.
- **Recruiters**: Track competitor job postings and time-to-fill patterns.
- **Salary researchers**: Benchmark US compensation across roles and regions.
- **Job aggregators**: Include ZipRecruiter alongside Indeed, Monster, and SimplyHired in a single feed.

### Limitations

- Primarily US-focused; international coverage is thin.
- Some salary figures are ZipRecruiter estimates rather than what the employer published.
- Full descriptions come from detail pages, so large runs take longer than a headline-only crawl.
- Some requests need an alternate fetch path to reach ZipRecruiter reliably. Those rows carry `extraction_method: "http_unblocker"` and have no `description` or `posted_date`, because the search page itself does not contain either field. The run status message reports how many rows came from this path.
- A run timeout under 90 seconds is refused immediately rather than started, since that is less than the browser needs to warm up.

### Compared to alternatives

- **vs. other ZipRecruiter scrapers on Apify Store**: No established public ZipRecruiter actor — this one fills that gap and matches the output shape of our Indeed and Monster scrapers for consistent downstream pipelines.

Pairs well with [Monster Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/monster-jobs-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6), [SimplyHired Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/simplyhired-jobs-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6), and [Google Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/google-jobs-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6) for full US coverage.

### FAQ

**Do I need a ZipRecruiter account?**
No. This actor reads only public listings.

**Can I filter remote-only jobs?**
Yes. Set `location` to `"Remote"`.

**How large can a single run be?**
`maxResults` goes up to 500. Very broad queries with very high limits may return fewer unique listings than requested.

**How fresh is the data?**
Pulled live at run time.

Last verified: 2026-04

More scrapers at [thirdwatch.dev](https://thirdwatch.dev).

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Job search queries (e.g., 'software engineer'). Each query runs a separate search.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Location filter (e.g., 'New York, NY', 'Remote'). Leave empty to auto-locate by proxy IP.

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

Maximum total jobs to return across all queries.

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

Proxy settings. Leave default for best results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "software engineer"
  ],
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "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 = {
    "queries": [
        "software engineer"
    ],
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "maxResults": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thirdwatch/ziprecruiter-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 = {
    "queries": ["software engineer"],
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "maxResults": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thirdwatch/ziprecruiter-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "software engineer"
  ],
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "maxResults": 5
}' |
apify call thirdwatch/ziprecruiter-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thirdwatch/ziprecruiter-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/N2DZ2TEGosn2jmwDt/builds/3bEFWwt6U0HvIc0zh/openapi.json