# Jobs.ie Scraper (`unfenced-group/jobs-ie-scraper`) Actor

🇮🇪 Extract 3,700+ Irish job listings from Jobs.ie — $1.49/1k. Salary, description, company, location, contract type. No API key needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/jobs-ie-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, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## 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

## Jobs.ie Scraper

![Jobs.ie Scraper](https://i.imgur.com/VIuyfBQ.png)

Scrape structured job listings from [Jobs.ie](https://www.jobs.ie) — Ireland. 20,000+ active listings. No API key required.

---

### Why this scraper?

#### 🌍 Jobs.ie — Ireland's job market
Scrape structured job data from Jobs.ie, one of the leading employment platforms in Ireland.

#### 📄 Full job descriptions
Enable `fetchDetails` to retrieve complete job descriptions in HTML, plain text, and Markdown format.

#### 💰 Structured salary data
Salary ranges extracted and normalised into structured `salaryMin`, `salaryMax`, `salaryCurrency`, and `salaryPeriod` fields where published.

#### 🔄 Repost detection
Cross-run deduplication with a 90-day TTL. Use `skipReposts: true` to receive only genuinely new listings.

#### 🔗 Direct URL scraping
Supply specific Jobs.ie search or category URLs via `startUrls` for precise targeting.

#### ⚙️ No API key required
Runs without any third-party credentials.

---

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| `location` | string | City or region to filter by. Leave empty to search all locations. | — |
| `contractType` | string | Contract type filter (e.g. permanent, contract, temporary). | — |
| `radius` | integer | Search radius in km from the specified location. | — |
| `daysOld` | integer | Only return listings published within the last N days. | — |
| `remote` | boolean | Only return remote job listings. | `false` |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of results to return. | `5` |
| `skipReposts` | boolean | Skip listings already seen in previous runs (90-day deduplication window). | `false` |
| `startUrls` | array | List of specific URLs to scrape. Bypasses the search input. | — |
| `searchQuery` | string | Job title, keyword, or skill to search for. | — |

---

### Output schema

Each result contains the following fields.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | Unique job listing ID from the source platform. |
| `url` | string | Direct URL to the job listing. |
| `title` | string | Job title as published. |
| `company` | string | Employer / company name. |
| `location` | string | Full location string as published. |
| `city` | string | City of the work location. |
| `country` | string | Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2). |
| `contractType` | string | Contract type (permanent, contract, temporary, etc.). |
| `workSchedule` | string | Work schedule (full-time, part-time, etc.). |
| `salaryMin` | number | Minimum salary (null if not published by employer). |
| `salaryMax` | number | Maximum salary (null if not published by employer). |
| `salaryCurrency` | string | ISO 4217 currency code (null if no salary published). |
| `salaryPeriod` | string | Salary period: YEAR / MONTH / WEEK / DAY / HOUR. |
| `publishDate` | string | Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| `publishDateISO` | string | Publication date in ISO 8601 format. |
| `source` | string | Source domain name. |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of when this item was scraped. |
| `contentHash` | string | MD5 hash of key fields for change detection (16 chars). |
| `summary` | string | Human-readable one-line summary of the listing. |
| `changeStatus` | string | Change status: NEW / MODIFIED / UNCHANGED. |
| `isRepost` | boolean | True if this listing was seen in a previous run (90-day window). |
| `originalPublishDate` | string | Original publish date if this is a repost (null otherwise). |
| `originalUrl` | string | Original URL if this is a repost (null otherwise). |

**Example output record:**

```json
{
  "id": "123456",
  "url": "https://www.jobs.ie/jobs/senior-developer/123456",
  "title": "Marketing Manager",
  "company": "AIB",
  "location": "Dublin",
  "city": "Dublin",
  "country": "IE",
  "contractType": "Permanent",
  "workSchedule": "Full-time",
  "salaryMin": 45000,
  "salaryMax": 60750,
  "salaryCurrency": "EUR",
  "salaryPeriod": "YEAR",
  "publishDate": "2026-04-15",
  "publishDateISO": "2026-04-15",
  "source": "jobs.ie",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-24T09:00:00.000Z",
  "contentHash": "a3f1b2c4d5e67890",
  "summary": "Marketing Manager · AIB · Dublin",
  "changeStatus": "NEW",
  "isRepost": false,
  "originalPublishDate": null,
  "originalUrl": null
}
````

***

### Examples

#### 1 — Search for Marketing Manager roles in Dublin

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "marketing manager",
  "location": "Dublin",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

#### 2 — Filter by contract type — permanent positions only

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "contractType": "permanent",
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

#### 3 — Scrape a specific search page directly via startUrls

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.jobs.ie/jobs?q=marketing+manager"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

#### 4 — Daily feed — new listings only, past 24 hours, no reposts

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "daysOld": 1,
  "skipReposts": true,
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

***

### 💰 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.

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

***

### Performance

| Run size | Approx. time |
|---|---|
| 100 listings | ~2 min |
| 1,000 listings | ~15 min |
| 10,000 listings | ~2.5 hours |

***

### Known limitations

- **Salary:** Not all employers publish salary information — `salaryMin` and `salaryMax` may be `null`.
- **fetchDetails:** Setting `fetchDetails: false` returns list-page fields only; description fields will be `null`.

***

### Technical details

- **Source:** jobs.ie — Ireland's job market
- **Memory:** 256 MB
- **Repost storage:** KeyValueStore `jobs-ie-job-dedup`, 90-day TTL
- **Retry:** Automatic retry on network errors, 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.

***

*Part of the [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) European job board scraper portfolio — 50+ job markets covered.*
*Built by [unfenced-group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) · Issues? Open a ticket or send a message.*

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Job title or keyword (e.g. 'Software Engineer', 'Nurse'). Leave empty to return all jobs.

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

City or county (e.g. 'Dublin', 'Cork', 'Galway'). Leave empty for all of Ireland.

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

Maximum number of job listings to return.

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

Only return jobs posted within this many days (1–30).

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

Filter by contract type.

## `remote` (type: `boolean`):

Only return remote / work-from-home listings.

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

Skip jobs already seen in previous runs.

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

Fetch each job page for description, salary, and contract type. Recommended to keep enabled.

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

Specific Jobs.ie job or search URLs. Overrides keyword/location filters.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "location": "Dublin",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "remote": false,
  "skipReposts": false,
  "fetchDetails": true
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "developer",
    "location": "Dublin"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/jobs-ie-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 = {
    "searchQuery": "developer",
    "location": "Dublin",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unfenced-group/jobs-ie-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 '{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "location": "Dublin"
}' |
apify call unfenced-group/jobs-ie-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Jobs.ie Scraper",
        "description": "🇮🇪 Extract 3,700+ Irish job listings from Jobs.ie — $1.49/1k. Salary, description, company, location, contract type. No API key needed.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "Ad9pX0TXNeAl28g65"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/unfenced-group~jobs-ie-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-unfenced-group-jobs-ie-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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~jobs-ie-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-unfenced-group-jobs-ie-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~jobs-ie-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-unfenced-group-jobs-ie-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": {
                    "searchQuery": {
                        "title": "Search query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Job title or keyword (e.g. 'Software Engineer', 'Nurse'). Leave empty to return all jobs.",
                        "default": "developer"
                    },
                    "location": {
                        "title": "Location",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "City or county (e.g. 'Dublin', 'Cork', 'Galway'). Leave empty for all of Ireland.",
                        "default": "Dublin"
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of job listings to return.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "daysOld": {
                        "title": "Posted within (days)",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 30,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Only return jobs posted within this many days (1–30)."
                    },
                    "contractType": {
                        "title": "Contract type",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "permanent",
                            "contract",
                            "temporary",
                            "part-time",
                            "work-from home"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by contract type."
                    },
                    "remote": {
                        "title": "Remote only",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Only return remote / work-from-home listings.",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "skipReposts": {
                        "title": "Skip reposts",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Skip jobs already seen in previous runs.",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "fetchDetails": {
                        "title": "Fetch full job details",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch each job page for description, salary, and contract type. Recommended to keep enabled.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "startUrls": {
                        "title": "Start URLs (advanced)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Specific Jobs.ie job or search URLs. Overrides keyword/location filters.",
                        "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
