JobHound Malta Scraper

Extract structured job listings from JobHound.mt, Malta's leading job board serving 500+ employers and thousands of candidates across all industries. Returns full job data including descriptions, contract types, salary ranges, and work modes — no API key required.

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Why this scraper?

🇲🇹 Complete Malta job market coverage

Captures all active vacancies across every sector on Malta and Gozo's primary job platform.

📄 Full job descriptions

With fetchDetails enabled, the actor retrieves the complete job description in HTML, plain text, and Markdown formats.

🏷️ Rich structured filters

Filter by keyword, contract type (Full-time, Part-time, Internship, B2B, Temporary), and work mode (Remote, Hybrid, Onsite) directly in the input.

🔁 Smart repost detection

Built-in cross-run deduplication with 90-day fingerprint cache. Schedule daily runs to receive only new listings without duplicates.

📅 Age-based filtering

Use daysOld to limit results to recently posted jobs, ideal for monitoring fresh vacancies.

🔗 Direct URL scraping

startUrls mode lets you scrape a specific list of job URLs directly, bypassing search entirely.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	""	Keyword(s) to search for. Leave empty to retrieve all jobs.
contractType	string	""	Filter by type: Full-time, Part-time, Internship, Temporary, B2B contract.
workMode	string	""	Filter by mode: Remote, Hybrid, Onsite.
maxResults	integer	200	Maximum number of listings to return. Controls spend precisely.
fetchDetails	boolean	false	Fetch full description and additional fields from each job page.
skipReposts	boolean	false	Skip jobs already seen in previous runs (90-day dedup window).
daysOld	integer	0	Return only jobs posted within this many days. 0 = no limit.
startUrls	array	[]	List of specific JobHound.mt job URLs to scrape directly.

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Output schema

Always present

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique job ID as assigned by JobHound.mt.
url	string	Canonical URL of the job posting.
title	string	Job title as published.
company	string | null	Hiring company name. Null if not published.
city	string | null	City or location of the role.
country	string	Always "MT" (Malta).
contractType	string | null	Employment type, e.g. "Full-time", "Part-time", "Internship".
workMode	string | null	Work arrangement: "Remote", "Hybrid", or "Onsite".
seniority	string | null	Experience level, e.g. "Entry level", "Mid-senior level".
categories	string[]	Job categories and tags as listed on the site.
salaryMin	number | null	Minimum salary (null if not published by employer).
salaryMax	number | null	Maximum salary (null if not published by employer).
salaryCurrency	string | null	Salary currency, e.g. "EUR". Null when salary not published.
salaryPeriod	string | null	Salary period: "MONTH" or "YEAR". Null when salary not published.
publishDate	string | null	Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format (Malta timezone).
publishDateISO	string | null	Publication date in ISO 8601 format.
contentHash	string	16-char MD5 fingerprint for change detection.
source	string	Always "jobhound.mt".
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when this record was retrieved.
isRepost	boolean	true if this job was seen in a previous run.
originalPublishDate	string | null	Date of first appearance when isRepost is true.
originalUrl	string | null	Original URL when isRepost is true.
changeStatus	string	Always "NEW" on first encounter.

With fetchDetails: true

Field	Type	Description
descriptionHtml	string | null	Full job description as raw HTML.
descriptionText	string | null	Full description as plain text (tags stripped).
descriptionMarkdown	string | null	Full description converted to Markdown.

When fetchDetails: false, all three description fields are null.

Example record

{
  "id": "5649",
  "url": "https://jobhound.mt/jobs/marine-engineer-5649",
  "title": "Marine Engineer",
  "company": "Falzon Group of Companies",
  "city": "Marsa",
  "country": "MT",
  "contractType": "Full-time",
  "workMode": "Onsite",
  "seniority": "Mid-senior level",
  "categories": ["Shipping & Maritime", "Engineering"],
  "salaryMin": null,
  "salaryMax": null,
  "salaryCurrency": null,
  "salaryPeriod": null,
  "publishDate": "2026-04-15",
  "publishDateISO": "2026-04-15T08:00:00.000Z",
  "descriptionHtml": "<p>Falzon Group is seeking an experienced Marine Engineer...</p>",
  "descriptionText": "Falzon Group is seeking an experienced Marine Engineer...",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "Falzon Group is seeking an experienced Marine Engineer...",
  "contentHash": "a3f2d1b4c9e8f701",
  "source": "jobhound.mt",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-24T12:00:00.000Z",
  "isRepost": false,
  "originalPublishDate": null,
  "originalUrl": null,
  "changeStatus": "NEW"
}

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Examples

Search for IT jobs in Malta:

{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Filter by contract type and work mode:

{
  "contractType": "Part-time",
  "workMode": "Remote",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "fetchDetails": false
}

Scrape specific job URLs directly:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://jobhound.mt/jobs/marine-engineer-5649" },
    { "url": "https://jobhound.mt/jobs/receptionist-6225" }
  ],
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Daily feed — new jobs only (schedule this daily):

{
  "daysOld": 1,
  "skipReposts": true,
  "maxResults": 500,
  "fetchDetails": true
}

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💰 Pricing

$0.99 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries and filtered reposts are never charged.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.10
1,000	~$0.99
10,000	~$9.90

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

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

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Performance

Run type	Results	Approx. time
Search, fetchDetails off	500	~2 min
Search, fetchDetails on	200	~5 min
Full catalogue, fetchDetails on	1,000	~20 min

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Known limitations

• Salary information is only published by a subset of employers; most listings return null salary fields.
• Description availability depends on fetchDetails: true.
• Contact persons and recruiter details are intentionally excluded (PII policy).
• Job count reflects live active listings on JobHound.mt at time of run.

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Technical details

• Source: jobhound.mt — Malta's primary job board
• Memory: 512 MB
• Repost storage: KeyValueStore jobhound-mt-job-dedup, 90-day TTL
• Retry: Automatic retry on network errors, exponential backoff, 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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