Actiris Scraper

Extract structured job listings from actiris.brussels — the official Brussels employment service. Actiris publishes 30,000+ active listings across all sectors in Brussels and Belgium, from interim to permanent contracts, for both NL and FR speaking candidates.

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Why this scraper?

🏙️ Brussels-focused job market coverage

Actiris is the public employment service for the Brussels-Capital Region. Its listings span both VDAB/Forem partner offers and directly managed Actiris vacancies — a source not available on general job boards.

🔍 Flexible filtering

Filter by keyword, contract type (permanent, fixed-term, interim), work schedule, postal code, publication date, and source (Actiris-managed vs partner listings).

📄 Full job descriptions

Each listing includes the complete job description in HTML, plain text, and Markdown — including function profile, language requirements, and benefits — ready for downstream processing.

🔁 Repost detection

Cross-run deduplication via a 90-day fingerprint store flags reposts automatically. Combine with Skip reposts to retrieve only genuinely new listings.

📅 Date filtering

The Max age (days) filter returns only listings published or modified within the specified window. Use it for daily or weekly incremental runs.

⚡ Fast and lightweight

HTTP-only architecture with no browser overhead. A run of 1,000 results with full descriptions typically completes in under 5 minutes.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	String	""	Keyword(s) to search for
searchIn	Select	Partout	Search scope: Partout (title + description) or Titre (title only)
contractTypes	Array	[]	Contract types: NOR (CDI), DUT (CDD), INT (Interim). Empty = all
workTime	Array	[]	Work schedule: NO (not specified), PT (part-time). Empty = all
postalCodes	Array	[]	Belgian postal codes to filter by (e.g. ["1000", "1050"]). Empty = all
location	Select	Tout	Geographic scope: Tout (all), Belgique, Etranger
daysOld	Integer	—	Only include listings modified within this many days
offreActiris	Boolean	false	Actiris-managed offers only
offreVdabForem	Boolean	false	VDAB/Forem offers only
maxResults	Integer	1000	Maximum listings to return (1–50,000)
fetchDetails	Boolean	true	Fetch full description from detail pages. Disable for faster metadata-only runs
skipReposts	Boolean	false	Skip listings already seen in a previous run
startUrls	Array	[]	Scrape specific Actiris job URLs directly

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Output schema

Each result contains the following fields:

{
  "id": "5809329",
  "url": "https://www.actiris.brussels/nl/burgers/jobadvertentie/?reference=5809329&type=Hrxml",

  "title": "Chauffeur D M/V/X",
  "titleNl": "Chauffeur D M/V/X",
  "titleFr": null,

  "company": "TALENTUS",
  "companyVat": "0887010362",

  "location": "Wilrijk (Antwerpen)",
  "locationNl": "Wilrijk (Antwerpen)",
  "locationFr": "Wilrijk (Antwerpen)",
  "postalCode": "2610",
  "country": "BE",

  "contractCode": "CDI",
  "contractType": "Onbepaalde duur",
  "contractDuration": null,
  "workTime": "NO",
  "offerType": "Hrxml",

  "publishDate": "2026-04-04",
  "publishDateISO": "2026-04-04",
  "modifiedDate": "2026-04-04",

  "description": "<h3>Beschrijving van de functie</h3><p>...</p>",
  "descriptionText": "Beschrijving van de functie Onze klant zoekt...",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "### Beschrijving van de functie\n\nOnze klant zoekt...",

  "workTimeLabel": "Voltijds",
  "contractTypeLabel": "Onbepaalde duur",
  "sector": "Transport en logistiek / Transport",
  "experience": "Beperkte ervaring",
  "driversLicense": "D",

  "applyUrl": "https://talentus.be/nl/joboffer/133041?utm_source=vdab",
  "employerName": "TALENTUS",
  "contactPerson": "Talentus Aalst",
  "applicationMethod": "solliciteren via Web site",

  "contentHash": "a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8",
  "summary": "Chauffeur D M/V/X · TALENTUS · Wilrijk (Antwerpen) · Onbepaalde duur",
  "source": "actiris.brussels",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-04T10:00:00.000Z",

  "isRepost": false,
  "originalPublishDate": null,
  "originalUrl": null
}

Notes on specific fields:

• applyUrl: direct external employer website when available. null for Actiris-managed offers (application via My Actiris portal).
• offerType: "Hrxml" = external employer listing; "Select" = Actiris manages the application.
• driversLicense: only present for transport-related listings.
• description: full HTML from the detail page, including all sections (function profile, candidate profile, language requirements, benefits).

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Examples

Example 1 — All nursing jobs in Brussels (postal code 1000)

{
  "searchQuery": "verpleegkundige",
  "postalCodes": ["1000"],
  "maxResults": 100
}

Example 2 — Permanent contracts posted in the last 7 days

{
  "contractTypes": ["NOR"],
  "daysOld": 7,
  "maxResults": 500
}

Example 3 — Actiris-managed listings only, part-time, no keyword filter

{
  "offreActiris": true,
  "workTime": ["PT"],
  "maxResults": 200
}

Example 4 — Metadata-only run for volume monitoring (no detail pages)

{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "maxResults": 5000
}

Example 5 — Scrape specific job URLs

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.actiris.brussels/nl/burgers/jobadvertentie/?reference=5809329&type=Hrxml" },
    { "url": "https://www.actiris.brussels/nl/burgers/jobadvertentie/?reference=5807735&type=Select" }
  ]
}

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💰 Pricing

$1.50 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries and filtered reposts are never charged.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.15
1,000	~$1.50
10,000	~$15.00
100,000	~$150.00

Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage. At 10,000 results/month, this scraper costs significantly less with no commitment.

Use the Max results cap in the input to control your spend exactly.

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Performance

Run size	Detail pages	Approx. duration
100 results	✅	~1 min
1,000 results	✅	~5 min
5,000 results	✅	~25 min
10,000 results	✅	~50 min
10,000 results	❌ (disabled)	~3 min

Disable Fetch detail pages for high-volume metadata runs — throughput increases roughly 10×.

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Known limitations

• Apply URL: Only available for external employer listings (offerType: "Hrxml"). Actiris-managed listings (offerType: "Select") always return null — applications go through the My Actiris portal.
• Salary: Not published by Actiris for any listing — will always be null.
• Language filter: The langue filter (NL/FR job language) is not exposed; both language variants are returned based on the Dutch detail page.
• Listing count: The live catalogue changes continuously. total reflects the count at the moment of the first API call.

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Technical details

• Source: actiris.brussels — official Brussels-Capital Region employment service
• Memory: 256 MB
• Repost storage: KeyValueStore actiris-scraper-job-dedup, 90-day TTL
• Retry: Automatic retry on network errors with exponential backoff, up to 3 attempts per request

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Additional services

Need a custom actor, additional filters, scheduled runs, or integration support? Send an email to info@unfencedgroup.nl — we build on request.

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