SEEK.com.au Scraper

Extract structured job listings from SEEK.com.au — Australia's largest job board with 150,000–200,000 active listings. No API key required.

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Why this scraper?

📋 Complete job data

Title, company, location, salary, work type, remote/hybrid arrangements, classifications and full job descriptions.

💰 Structured salary data

Raw salary label plus parsed salaryMin, salaryMax, salaryPeriod (YEAR / HOUR) and currency — ready for analysis without string parsing.

🔍 Powerful filters

Filter by keyword, location, work type, category, sub-category, salary range, and listing age. Combine filters for precise results.

⚡ Fast detail fetching

Full job descriptions fetched via 5 concurrent workers — 4× faster than sequential fetching.

🔄 Incremental feeds

Skip already-seen jobs with the built-in 90-day deduplication store. Run daily and only get new listings.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	—	Keywords to search for, e.g. software engineer or nurse. Leave empty to retrieve all listings.
location	string	—	Location label as used on SEEK, e.g. Sydney NSW, Melbourne VIC, All Australia.
workType	select	—	Filter by work type: Full time, Part time, Contract/Temp, Casual/Vacation.
classificationId	integer	—	SEEK category ID, e.g. 1209 for ICT, 6317 for Sales. Leave empty for all categories.
subClassificationId	integer	—	SEEK sub-category ID for drilling down within a classification, e.g. Software Engineering within ICT.
salaryMin	integer	—	Only return jobs with salary at or above this value (AUD).
salaryMax	integer	—	Only return jobs with salary at or below this value (AUD).
daysOld	integer	—	Only return jobs listed within this many days. E.g. 7 for last week.
sortMode	select	ListedDate	Sort by ListedDate (most recent first) or KeywordRelevance.
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of listings to return.
fetchDetails	boolean	false	Fetch full HTML job description. Slower but provides complete details including contact info.
startUrls	array	—	List of direct SEEK job URLs to scrape specific listings.
skipReposts	boolean	false	Skip jobs already seen in a previous run (90-day deduplication).

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Output schema

Always present

Field	Type	Description
id	string	SEEK job ID
url	string	Full URL to the job listing
title	string	Job title
company	string	Advertiser / company name
location	string	Location label, e.g. Sydney NSW
workType	string	Work type, e.g. Full time or Contract/Temp
workArrangement	string	Remote / hybrid arrangement label, e.g. Hybrid remote
classification	string	Top-level SEEK category
subClassification	string	SEEK sub-category
salaryLabel	string	Raw salary string, e.g. $80,000 – $90,000 per year
salaryMin	number	Parsed minimum salary (AUD)
salaryMax	number	Parsed maximum salary (AUD)
salaryPeriod	string	YEAR or HOUR
currency	string	Always AUD
teaser	string	1–2 sentence job preview
bulletPoints	array	Key bullet points (premium listings only)
isFeatured	boolean	Whether the listing is featured/promoted
publishDateISO	string	Listing date in Sydney timezone, YYYY-MM-DD
source	string	Always seek.com.au

With fetchDetails: true

Field	Type	Description
description	string	Full HTML job description
contactEmail	string	Contact email address (sparse — most employers omit)
contactPhone	string	Contact phone number (sparse)
isExpired	boolean	Whether the listing has expired

Example output

{
  "id": "79834521",
  "url": "https://www.seek.com.au/job/79834521",
  "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "company": "Atlassian",
  "location": "Sydney NSW",
  "workType": "Full time",
  "workArrangement": "Hybrid remote",
  "classification": "Information & Communication Technology",
  "subClassification": "Software Engineering",
  "salaryLabel": "$140,000 – $180,000 per year",
  "salaryMin": 140000,
  "salaryMax": 180000,
  "salaryPeriod": "YEAR",
  "currency": "AUD",
  "teaser": "Join our platform team building the next generation of developer tooling.",
  "bulletPoints": ["Flexible hybrid work", "Equity and bonuses", "Global team"],
  "isFeatured": false,
  "publishDateISO": "2026-05-30",
  "source": "seek.com.au",
  "description": null,
  "contactEmail": null,
  "contactPhone": null,
  "isExpired": null
}

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Examples

Search by keyword and location

{
  "searchQuery": "data engineer",
  "location": "Melbourne VIC",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Filter by salary range and work type

{
  "searchQuery": "product manager",
  "location": "Sydney NSW",
  "workType": "Full time",
  "salaryMin": 120000,
  "salaryMax": 200000,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Get full descriptions for specific listings

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.seek.com.au/job/79834521" },
    { "url": "https://www.seek.com.au/job/79801234" }
  ],
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Daily incremental feed (new listings only)

{
  "searchQuery": "nurse",
  "location": "All Australia",
  "daysOld": 1,
  "sortMode": "ListedDate",
  "skipReposts": true,
  "maxResults": 10000
}

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💰 Pricing

$0.90 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries and filtered reposts are never charged.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.09
1,000	~$0.90
10,000	~$9.00
100,000	~$90.00

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

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

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Performance

Mode	Results/min
Search only (fetchDetails: false)	~5,000
With full descriptions (fetchDetails: true)	~1,300

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Known limitations

• Salary availability — only ~60% of SEEK listings include salary data. salaryMin, salaryMax, and salaryPeriod will be null for listings where the employer did not disclose salary. The salaryMin / salaryMax search filters also only apply to listings with salary data.
• Contact details — most employers do not include direct contact details in listings. contactEmail and contactPhone are null for the majority of results even with fetchDetails: true.
• Apply URL — SEEK does not expose application URLs via their API. The listing URL itself is the entry point for applying.
• bulletPoints — only sponsored/premium listings include bullet points; standard listings return an empty array.

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Additional services

Need custom data pipelines, scheduled exports, or integration support? Contact Unfenced Group for tailored solutions.

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Related scrapers

Other scrapers in our Jobs — Australia & New Zealand collection:

• CareerOne Australia Job Scraper
• Jora Scraper
• SEEK New Zealand Scraper — Jobs from seek.co.nz

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Frequently asked questions

Can I search SEEK without signing in?

Yes — the actor pulls public SEEK listings directly, no account needed. You pass the search terms and it returns the full set of matching jobs.

What data does it return per job?

Title, company, location, work type, salary where listed, posting date, and the apply URL. Everything comes back as a structured dataset.

Can I filter for a specific state, city, or job type?

Yes. Pass location and keyword filters in the input and the actor returns only matching listings. Run multiple searches in one go and they merge into one dataset.

How do I keep the data current?

Schedule a daily or weekly run. Each run is timestamped, so isolating new listings against your previous pull is straightforward.

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Run it on a schedule

This actor is built for repeat use. Set it to run daily, weekly, or hourly, and the data keeps flowing without you touching it.

• Schedule runs — open the actor, go to Schedules, and pick a cadence. Each run only charges you for the results it returns.
• Connect it to your stack — push results straight to Google Sheets, Slack, a webhook, or your database using Apify Integrations. No glue code needed.
• Pull results via API — every run writes a clean dataset you can fetch with one API call, ready for whatever you build on top of it.

Set it once and it runs on its own.

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