# ATS Hiring-Velocity Scraper (Greenhouse/Lever/Ashby/Workday) (`xtracto/ats-hiring-velocity`) Actor

Track a company's open job postings across major ATS platforms and the new/closed delta between runs — a leading headcount-growth signal. Public job-board data, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/xtracto/ats-hiring-velocity.md
- **Developed by:** [Farhan Febrian Nauval](https://apify.com/xtracto) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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```bash
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```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
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```bash

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# README

## ATS Hiring-Velocity Scraper

Track any company's **open job postings** across the major Applicant-Tracking Systems — **Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Recruitee, Workable, and Workday** — and the **new / closed delta between runs**. Rising headcount is a leading indicator of revenue growth, so this turns public careers pages into an alternative-data signal.

Built for equity/credit analysts, B2B sales-intelligence, recruiters, and market researchers.

---

### Why use this actor

- **No account, no API key, no login.** All sources are public job-board APIs.
- **Multi-ATS in one run.** Mix Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, and Workday companies in a single job.
- **Velocity, not just a list.** Each company gets a `VELOCITY_SNAPSHOT` with total open reqs, a breakdown by department and location, and — from the second run on — exactly which reqs are **new** and which **closed**.
- **Raw + structured.** Every individual posting is emitted with the ATS's own field names preserved (`JOB_POSTING`), so nothing is lost; the snapshot adds the derived counts.
- **Stable output** ready for pipelines, spreadsheets, or a time-series database.

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `companies` | One entry per company. Use `vendor:slug` notation or a full careers URL. |
| `emitJobPostings` | Push one record per open req (`true`, default) or only the snapshot per company (`false`). |
| `computeVelocityDelta` | Persist job-ids and report `new_since_last` / `closed_since_last` next run (default `true`). |
| `maxConcurrency` | Companies processed in parallel (default 6). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional — datacenter works; residential only helps a Cloudflare-fronted Workday tenant. |

#### How to address each ATS

````

greenhouse:databricks
lever:palantir
ashby:ramp
smartrecruiters:<companyId>
recruitee:<slug>
workable:<slug>
workday:<tenant>/<dc>/<site>      # e.g. workday:nvidia/wd5/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite

````

A full careers URL (`boards.greenhouse.io/...`, `jobs.lever.co/...`, `jobs.ashbyhq.com/...`, `*.myworkdayjobs.com/...`) is auto-detected. For Workday, copy the tenant/datacenter/site from the careers URL: `https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite` → `nvidia` / `wd5` / `NVIDIAExternalCareerSite`.

### Output

Two record types share the dataset envelope (`_input`, `_source`, `_scrapedAt`).

**`VELOCITY_SNAPSHOT`** (one per company per run):

```json
{
  "_input": "greenhouse:databricks",
  "_source": "S1-greenhouse",
  "_scrapedAt": "2026-06-03T10:00:00Z",
  "recordType": "VELOCITY_SNAPSHOT",
  "ats_vendor": "greenhouse",
  "company_slug": "databricks",
  "total_open": 755,
  "by_department": {"Engineering": 210, "Sales": 88},
  "by_location": {"United States": 400, "Remote": 60},
  "new_since_last": 12,
  "closed_since_last": 4,
  "new_job_ids": ["..."],
  "closed_job_ids": ["..."]
}
````

**`JOB_POSTING`** (one per open req, raw upstream fields preserved): the envelope + `ats_vendor`, `company_slug`, `job_id`, then the ATS payload verbatim (e.g. Greenhouse `first_published`/`updated_at`/`departments`, Ashby `publishedAt`/`compensation`, Lever `createdAt`/`categories`, Workday `postedOn`/`externalPath`).

On the **first** run there is no baseline, so `new_since_last` / `closed_since_last` are `null`. Schedule the actor (daily/weekly) to build the time series; deltas populate from run two.

### How it works

1. Each input is resolved to an ATS vendor + identifier.
2. The matching public board API is called (Workday and SmartRecruiters are paginated; the rest return all jobs in one call).
3. Job-ids are diffed against the previous run (stored in the `ATS_SNAPSHOTS` Key-Value store) to compute the new/closed delta.
4. Records stream into the dataset.

### Known limits

- **WAF:** none for Greenhouse/Lever/Ashby/SmartRecruiters/Recruitee/Workable; a rare Workday tenant fronts Cloudflare → the client auto-escalates to a `curl_cffi` (`chrome131`) TLS profile.
- **Workday departments:** taken from the `jobFamilyGroup` facet (full-board counts), since the list payload has no per-job department.
- **Recruitee / Workable:** endpoint format verified live; per-item field mapping (`department`/`location`/`created_at`) is taken from vendor docs and confirmed on the first populated board. Raw passthrough preserves all fields regardless.
- **Slugs drift:** a renamed board returns `not_found`; update the input. Lever/Workable boards can legitimately be empty (the company moved ATS).
- **Verified live 2026-06-03:** Greenhouse `databricks` (755), Lever `palantir` (220), Ashby `ramp` (110), Workday `nvidia` (total 2000, departments via facets), Recruitee/Workable endpoints reachable.

# Actor input Schema

## `companies` (type: `array`):

One per line. Use 'vendor:slug' notation — greenhouse:databricks, lever:palantir, ashby:ramp, smartrecruiters:<slug>, recruitee:<slug>, workable:<slug>, or workday:<tenant>/<dc>/<site> (e.g. workday:nvidia/wd5/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite). A full careers URL (boards.greenhouse.io/..., jobs.lever.co/..., jobs.ashbyhq.com/..., \*.recruitee.com, apply.workable.com/..., \*.myworkdayjobs.com/...) is auto-detected too.

## `emitJobPostings` (type: `boolean`):

If on, push one JOB\_POSTING record per open req. If off, push only the VELOCITY\_SNAPSHOT per company (cheaper, just the counts + delta).

## `computeVelocityDelta` (type: `boolean`):

Persist job-ids in the Key-Value store and report new\_since\_last / closed\_since\_last on the next run. First run has no baseline (delta = null).

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Max concurrent companies

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Not needed for most companies; only helps for a few large employers.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "companies": [
    "greenhouse:databricks",
    "lever:palantir",
    "ashby:ramp",
    "workday:nvidia/wd5/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite"
  ],
  "emitJobPostings": true,
  "computeVelocityDelta": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 6,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "companies": [
        "greenhouse:databricks",
        "lever:palantir",
        "ashby:ramp",
        "workday:nvidia/wd5/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("xtracto/ats-hiring-velocity").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 = { "companies": [
        "greenhouse:databricks",
        "lever:palantir",
        "ashby:ramp",
        "workday:nvidia/wd5/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("xtracto/ats-hiring-velocity").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 '{
  "companies": [
    "greenhouse:databricks",
    "lever:palantir",
    "ashby:ramp",
    "workday:nvidia/wd5/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite"
  ]
}' |
apify call xtracto/ats-hiring-velocity --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=xtracto/ats-hiring-velocity",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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        "description": "Track a company's open job postings across major ATS platforms and the new/closed delta between runs — a leading headcount-growth signal. Public job-board data, no login.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "yxsgtTsHZ6SE4nBsY"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                    }
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-xtracto-ats-hiring-velocity",
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                "tags": [
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                        "name": "token",
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                        "schema": {
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                                }
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        },
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            "post": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                },
                "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",
                "required": [
                    "companies"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "companies": {
                        "title": "Companies (ATS board)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "One per line. Use 'vendor:slug' notation — greenhouse:databricks, lever:palantir, ashby:ramp, smartrecruiters:<slug>, recruitee:<slug>, workable:<slug>, or workday:<tenant>/<dc>/<site> (e.g. workday:nvidia/wd5/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite). A full careers URL (boards.greenhouse.io/..., jobs.lever.co/..., jobs.ashbyhq.com/..., *.recruitee.com, apply.workable.com/..., *.myworkdayjobs.com/...) is auto-detected too.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "emitJobPostings": {
                        "title": "Emit individual job postings",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "If on, push one JOB_POSTING record per open req. If off, push only the VELOCITY_SNAPSHOT per company (cheaper, just the counts + delta).",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "computeVelocityDelta": {
                        "title": "Compute new/closed delta",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Persist job-ids in the Key-Value store and report new_since_last / closed_since_last on the next run. First run has no baseline (delta = null).",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "maxConcurrency": {
                        "title": "Max concurrent companies",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 16,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Max concurrent companies",
                        "default": 6
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optional. Not needed for most companies; only helps for a few large employers.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "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": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "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
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                                    "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```