# Careers24.com Scraper (`unfenced-group/careers24-scraper`) Actor

Scrape job listings from Careers24.com — South Africa's leading job board. Extracts title, company, salary (ZAR), description, contract type and more. No API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/careers24-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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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
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# 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.

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# README

## Careers24 Scraper

![Careers24 Scraper](https://i.imgur.com/G5giOyY.png)

Extract structured job listings from [Careers24.com](https://www.careers24.com) — South Africa's leading recruitment platform with 7,000+ active vacancies across all sectors and provinces. Returns full job details including salary, description, contract type, and company information. No API key required.

---

### Why this scraper?

#### 🇿🇦 Full South Africa coverage
Access all 7,000+ live job listings spanning every province and major city — from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Durban, Pretoria, and beyond.

#### 🔎 Flexible search and filtering
Search by keywords and location ID, filter by contract type (Permanent, Contract, Temporary, Part-Time, Internship), and limit results to jobs posted within 1, 7, 14, or 30 days.

#### 💰 Salary data in ZAR
Where disclosed by the recruiter, salary figures are returned as structured `salaryMin`, `salaryMax`, `salaryCurrency` (`ZAR`), and `salaryPeriod` (`MONTH`/`YEAR`/`HOUR`) fields.

#### 📋 Three description formats
Every job listing includes the full description as raw HTML (`descriptionHtml`), plain text (`descriptionText`), and Markdown (`descriptionMarkdown`) — ready for downstream processing or LLM pipelines.

#### 🔄 Cross-run deduplication
A 90-day deduplication store (`careers24-scraper-job-dedup`) tracks previously seen listings. Enable `skipReposts` to receive only genuinely new postings on each scheduled run.

#### ⚡ Fast and lightweight
Runs in 256 MB memory. Suitable for large scheduled extractions — 1,000 results typically complete in under 10 minutes.

---

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `keywords` | string | `""` | Job title or keywords. Leave blank for all listings. |
| `locationId` | integer | `1` | Numeric location ID. `1` = all of South Africa. See table below. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `100` | Maximum number of results to return. |
| `daysOld` | integer | — | Max age in days: `1`, `7`, `14`, or `30`. Leave blank for all. |
| `contractType` | select | `any` | `any`, `permanent`, `contract`, `temporary`, `part-time`, `internship` |
| `fetchDetails` | boolean | `true` | Fetch full description and salary from each listing page. |
| `skipReposts` | boolean | `false` | Skip listings already seen in previous runs. |
| `startUrls` | array | `[]` | Optional: scrape specific listing URLs directly. |

#### Common location IDs

| Location | `locationId` |
|----------|-------------|
| All of South Africa | `1` |

> For city and suburb-level IDs, use the Careers24 search interface and note the `locationid` parameter in the resulting URL, then pass it directly as input.

---

### Output schema

```json
{
  "id": "2356513",
  "url": "https://www.careers24.com/jobs/adverts/2356513-senior-software-engineer-sandton/",
  "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "location": "Sandton, Gauteng",
  "region": "Gauteng",
  "jobType": "Permanent",
  "company": "Discovery Health",
  "companyUrl": "https://www.careers24.com/now-hiring/12345-discovery-health/",
  "descriptionHtml": "<div class=\"job-description\">We are looking for...</div>",
  "descriptionText": "We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join...",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "### About the role\n\nWe are looking for a Senior...",
  "salaryMin": 55000,
  "salaryMax": 75000,
  "salaryCurrency": "ZAR",
  "salaryPeriod": "MONTH",
  "publishDate": "2026-04-23",
  "publishDateISO": "2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "daysLeft": 61,
  "applyUrl": null,
  "contentHash": "a3f9c12d8e7b0145",
  "source": "careers24.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-23T09:14:52.341Z",
  "isRepost": false,
  "originalPublishDate": null,
  "originalUrl": null
}
````

**Field notes:**

- `salaryMin` / `salaryMax` — `null` when the recruiter posts "Market Related" (majority of listings)
- `salaryCurrency` — always `ZAR`
- `applyUrl` — `null` when application is handled internally on Careers24
- `region` — extracted province name when determinable from location string
- `daysLeft` — remaining display time as posted by Careers24
- `isRepost` — `true` if this listing was seen in a previous run within 90 days

***

### Examples

#### 1 — All IT jobs in Gauteng, last 7 days

```json
{
  "keywords": "IT",
  "locationId": 1,
  "daysOld": 7,
  "contractType": "any",
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

#### 2 — Permanent accounting roles, max 50

```json
{
  "keywords": "accountant",
  "contractType": "permanent",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### 3 — Daily delta feed (new listings only)

```json
{
  "keywords": "",
  "locationId": 1,
  "daysOld": 1,
  "skipReposts": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

#### 4 — Specific listing URLs

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.careers24.com/jobs/adverts/2356513-senior-software-engineer-sandton/" }
  ]
}
```

#### 5 — Fast list-only scan (no detail fetching)

```json
{
  "keywords": "nurse",
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

***

### 💰 Pricing

**$1.49 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 | ~$1.49 |
| 10,000 | ~$14.90 |
| 100,000 | ~$149.00 |

> Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage.

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

***

### Performance

| Run size | Fetch details | Approx. time |
|----------|---------------|--------------|
| 100 results | Yes | ~2 min |
| 1,000 results | Yes | ~15 min |
| 5,000 results | Yes | ~75 min |
| 10,000 results | No | ~20 min |

***

### Known limitations

- Salary data is absent for the majority of listings (recruiters post "Market Related")
- Apply URLs are typically unavailable — applications are handled within the Careers24 platform
- Location IDs for cities and suburbs must be looked up manually from the Careers24 search URL
- International listings (outside South Africa) are included in `locationId=1` results; use `daysOld` or `keywords` filters to narrow scope

***

### Technical details

- **Source:** careers24.com — South Africa's leading online job board, part of Media24/Naspers
- **Memory:** 256 MB
- **Repost storage:** KeyValueStore `careers24-scraper-job-dedup`, 90-day TTL
- **Retry:** Automatic retry on network errors with exponential backoff, 3 attempts per request

***

### Additional services

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

***

*Built by [unfenced-group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) · Issues? Open a ticket or send a message.*

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Job title or keywords to search for. Leave blank to retrieve all available listings.

## `locationId` (type: `integer`):

Numeric location ID from Careers24. Use 1 for all of South Africa (default). See README for province IDs.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job listings to retrieve per run.

## `daysOld` (type: `integer`):

Only return jobs posted within this many days. Accepted values: 1, 7, 14, 30. Leave blank for all.

## `contractType` (type: `string`):

Filter by employment contract type.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch the full job description and salary details from each listing page. Disabling this is faster but description fields will be null.

## `skipReposts` (type: `boolean`):

Skip jobs already seen in previous runs (cross-run deduplication with 90-day TTL).

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional list of specific Careers24 job listing URLs to scrape directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "",
  "locationId": 1,
  "maxItems": 5,
  "contractType": "any",
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "skipReposts": false,
  "startUrls": []
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `OUTPUT` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/careers24-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unfenced-group/careers24-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 '{}' |
apify call unfenced-group/careers24-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=unfenced-group/careers24-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Careers24.com Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape job listings from Careers24.com — South Africa's leading job board. Extracts title, company, salary (ZAR), description, contract type and more. No API key required.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "tynYSHod93y5H92iz"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/unfenced-group~careers24-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-unfenced-group-careers24-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/unfenced-group~careers24-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-unfenced-group-careers24-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/unfenced-group~careers24-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-unfenced-group-careers24-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                    "keywords": {
                        "title": "Keywords",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Job title or keywords to search for. Leave blank to retrieve all available listings.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "locationId": {
                        "title": "Location ID",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Numeric location ID from Careers24. Use 1 for all of South Africa (default). See README for province IDs.",
                        "default": 1
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of job listings to retrieve per run.",
                        "default": 5
                    },
                    "daysOld": {
                        "title": "Max age (days)",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Only return jobs posted within this many days. Accepted values: 1, 7, 14, 30. Leave blank for all."
                    },
                    "contractType": {
                        "title": "Contract type",
                        "enum": [
                            "any",
                            "permanent",
                            "contract",
                            "temporary",
                            "part-time",
                            "internship"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by employment contract type.",
                        "default": "any"
                    },
                    "fetchDetails": {
                        "title": "Fetch detail pages",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch the full job description and salary details from each listing page. Disabling this is faster but description fields will be null.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "skipReposts": {
                        "title": "Skip reposts",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Skip jobs already seen in previous runs (cross-run deduplication with 90-day TTL).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "startUrls": {
                        "title": "Start URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Optional list of specific Careers24 job listing URLs to scrape directly.",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "url"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "url": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "URL of a web page",
                                    "format": "uri"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```