Stepstone Netherlands Scraper

Scrape job listings from stepstone.nl — one of the largest job platforms in the Netherlands with 50,000+ active vacancies. Filter by keyword, city, radius, and contract type. No API key required.

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Why this scraper?

⚡ No browser required — up to 10× cheaper per run

Most Stepstone scrapers run a full Chrome browser, consuming memory, time, and money. This scraper uses direct HTTP requests: 256 MB memory is sufficient, and a run of 1,000 vacancies typically costs less than $1.50. Failed requests due to proxy issues are automatically retried — you only pay for successfully retrieved vacancies.

🔄 Repost detection — unique in the market

Companies regularly republish the same vacancy to stay at the top of search results. This scraper detects that automatically and flags republications — at no extra cost.

Each result includes:

• isRepost: true/false — is this a republished vacancy?
• originalPublishDate — when did this vacancy first appear?
• originalUrl — link to the original listing

Use skipReposts: true to automatically skip republications.

📄 Three description formats — ready for AI pipelines

Every vacancy text is delivered in three formats so you don't have to convert yourself:

Field	Format	Use case
description	HTML	Rendering in web applications or ATS
descriptionText	Plain text	Search indexing, keyword analysis
descriptionMarkdown	Markdown	RAG pipelines, LLM agents, embeddings

💰 Normalized salary data

Salary data is returned as structured fields — no regex parsing required:

Field	Example
salary	"€4,000 - €6,000"
salaryMin	4000
salaryMax	6000
salaryType	"monthly"

Not all employers publish a salary — the field is null in that case.

🔗 startUrls — scrape specific vacancies directly

Pass individual vacancy URLs or search page URLs directly — no keyword configuration needed. Useful for monitoring a fixed set of vacancies or re-scraping specific listings.

⏱️ daysOld filter — fresh vacancies only

Set daysOld: 1 for daily runs that only retrieve new publications. Ideal for recruitment automation and labour market monitoring.

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Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default | |-----------|------|-------------|---------|| | searchQuery | string | Search term, e.g. "developer" or "verpleegkundige" | "developer" | | location | string | City, e.g. "Amsterdam" or "Rotterdam". (Required) — stepstone.nl requires a location. | "Amsterdam" | | radius | number | Search radius in km (5–100) | 40 | | contractType | select | FULL_TIME / PART_TIME / CONTRACT / INTERN | All types | | maxItems | integer | Maximum number of vacancies to retrieve | 100 | | daysOld | integer | Skip vacancies older than N days. Leave empty for no filter. | — | | skipReposts | boolean | Skip previously seen vacancies (cross-run deduplication) | false | | startUrls | array | Direct vacancy or search page URLs — overrides searchQuery/location | — |

Note: Stepstone.nl requires both a search term and a location. Searches without a location are blocked by the platform.

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Output schema

{
  "url":                 "https://www.stepstone.nl/banen--Senior-Developer-Amsterdam-Bedrijf--543065-inline.html",
  "jobId":               "543065",
  "source":              "stepstone.nl",
  "language":            "nl",
  "title":               "Senior Developer",
  "company":             "KYNDRYL UK LIMITED",
  "companyUrl":          "https://www.kyndryl.com",
  "companyLogo":         "https://cdn.stepstone.nl/logos/...",
  "city":                "Amsterdam",
  "location":            "Amsterdam",
  "country":             "NL",
  "contractType":        "Permanent contract",
  "workSchedule":        "Fulltime, Remote possible",
  "salary":              "€4,000 - €6,000",
  "salaryMin":           4000,
  "salaryMax":           6000,
  "salaryType":          "monthly",
  "publishDate":         "2026-03-25",
  "publishDateISO":      "2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "daysOld":             0,
  "expiryDate":          "2026-04-24",
  "description":         "<p>Full vacancy text in HTML...</p>",
  "descriptionText":     "Full vacancy text as plain text...",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "## Job description

Full vacancy text in Markdown...",
  "applyUrl":            null,
  "isRepost":            false,
  "originalPublishDate": null,
  "originalUrl":         null,
  "summary":             "Senior Developer — KYNDRYL UK LIMITED — Amsterdam",
  "contentHash":         "a8093029",
  "scrapedAt":           "2026-03-26T06:00:00.000Z"
}

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Examples

Developer vacancies in Amsterdam:

{ "searchQuery": "developer", "location": "Amsterdam", "radius": 30 }

Fresh IT vacancies in the Randstad, no reposts:

{ "searchQuery": "data engineer", "location": "Utrecht", "radius": 50, "daysOld": 3, "skipReposts": true }

Fulltime marketing vacancies in Rotterdam:

{ "searchQuery": "marketing manager", "location": "Rotterdam", "contractType": "FULL_TIME", "maxItems": 200 }

Scrape specific vacancies via URL:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.stepstone.nl/banen--Senior-Developer-Amsterdam-Bedrijf--543065-inline.html" }
  ]
}

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💰 Pricing

$1.50 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved vacancies. 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	Time
50 vacancies	~1–2 min
200 vacancies	~4–6 min
1,000 vacancies	~20 min

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Known limitations

• Apply URL: Stepstone.nl uses a login modal for applications — applyUrl is null for most listings.
• Salary: Not published by all employers — salaryMin and salaryMax are null when not disclosed.
• Location required: Both searchQuery and location are required — location-only or keyword-only searches are not supported by the platform.

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Technical details

• Source: stepstone.nl — one of the Netherlands' largest job platforms, 50,000+ active listings
• Memory: 1024 MB
• Proxy: Apify RESIDENTIAL
• Repost storage: KeyValueStore stepstone-nl-job-dedup, 90-day TTL
• Retry: Automatic retry on network errors, exponential backoff

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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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