# Wellfound (AngelList) Jobs Scraper (`vp1337/wellfound-jobs-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vp1337/wellfound-jobs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ville Petteri](https://apify.com/vp1337) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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?

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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — 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

## Wellfound (AngelList Talent) Jobs Scraper

Scrape startup job listings from [wellfound.com](https://wellfound.com) by role
and location: **title, company, salary range, locations, remote status, job
type, posting date, company size and badges** (Y Combinator, unicorn valuation,
actively hiring, top investors) — one clean JSON row per job.

### Why this scraper

- **Pay per job, nothing else.** $3 per 1,000 listings. Failed requests are
  free. No subscription.
- **Salary data included** — most listings carry Wellfound's compensation range,
  a field most job boards hide.
- **Company intelligence built in** — every job comes with the startup's size,
  one-line pitch, and badges (YC, VALUATION\_1B, ACTIVELY\_HIRING…), so you can
  filter for funded, hiring companies without extra lookups.
- **Respects your budget.** Set a maximum charge per run and the scraper stops
  exactly at what your budget pays for.
- **Agent-ready.** Clean JSON, one event per result — built for AI-agent and
  MCP workflows as well as humans.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `role` | `software-engineer` | Role slug from wellfound.com/role/... |
| `location` | `san-francisco` | Optional location slug |
| `maxResults` | `100` | Stop after this many jobs |

```json
{ "role": "product-manager", "location": "new-york", "maxResults": 100 }
```

Common role slugs: `software-engineer`, `product-manager`, `designer`,
`sales`, `marketing`, `data-scientist`, `devops-engineer`.

### Output

```json
{
    "title": "Software Engineer",
    "company": "Checkr",
    "companySize": "501-1000",
    "companyPitch": "The only background check company using AI and ML",
    "companyBadges": ["ACTIVELY_HIRING", "YC", "VALUATION_1B", "TOP_INVESTORS"],
    "compensation": "$150k – $176k",
    "jobType": "full-time",
    "locations": ["Denver", "San Francisco"],
    "remote": false,
    "postedAt": "2026-08-27",
    "url": "https://wellfound.com/jobs/4639821-software-engineer",
    "companyUrl": "https://wellfound.com/company/checkr"
}
```

### Common uses

- **Recruiting & sourcing** — track which funded startups are hiring for what,
  with salary benchmarks.
- **Job aggregators & alerts** — feed niche job boards or Slack/email digests.
- **Sales intelligence** — hiring velocity is a buying signal; badge + size
  filters find companies in growth mode.
- **Salary research** — real posted compensation ranges by role and market.

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Per job listing | $0.003 ($3 per 1,000) |
| Actor start | $0.005 |
| Empty search (zero listings found) | $0.002 |

Found a problem or need a field added? **Open an issue — I read them.**

# Actor input Schema

## `role` (type: `string`):

Role slug as used in wellfound.com/role/<slug>, e.g. software-engineer, product-manager, sales

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

Optional location slug, e.g. san-francisco, new-york — used as wellfound.com/role/l/<role>/<location>

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many job listings

## `debugHtml` (type: `boolean`):

Store raw page HTML in the key-value store (development only)

## `proxyGroups` (type: `array`):

Apify proxy groups.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "role": "software-engineer",
  "location": "",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "debugHtml": false,
  "proxyGroups": [
    "RESIDENTIAL"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `jobs` (type: `string`):

Scraped job listings as JSON

# 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 = {
    "proxyGroups": [
        "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vp1337/wellfound-jobs-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 = { "proxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vp1337/wellfound-jobs-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "proxyGroups": [
    "RESIDENTIAL"
  ]
}' |
apify call vp1337/wellfound-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vp1337/wellfound-jobs-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/QBLkGAd4iZk4bg4qG/builds/ZFtQnQJm5jRiqlxeg/openapi.json