Use Indeed Job Search Scraper with Salary & Benefits Data with Python

Search Indeed by keyword and location, or supply direct Indeed search URLs, and get job titles, salaries, company ratings, benefits, remote-work status, and more. No login or API key needed.

1. Choose the data you need

Review the published README for supported collection modes, examples, and limits. The recipe below uses the current published input definition.

2. Prepare a source-based input

This JSON contains published prefills and required-field defaults. Review every value for your task before running it; it is not a promise of successful collection.

{
  "country": "US",
  "easyApplyOnly": false,
  "expandBeyondCeiling": false,
  "includeCompanyRatings": false,
  "includeCompanyReviews": false,
  "includeCompanySalaries": false,
  "includeContacts": false,
  "includeDescriptionHtml": false,
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "maxItems": 3,
  "radius": 25,
  "searchQueries": [
    "web developer in San Francisco"
  ]
}

Download input.example.json and save your reviewed copy as input.json.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`searchQueries`	array	optional	Job searches. Write a location after " in " to search one city, e.g. `software engineer in New York`, `registered nurse in Houston, TX`. A query without " in " uses the Location field below, or searches the whole country.
`startUrls`	array	optional	Indeed pages to scrape: filtered search URLs (filters in the URL are honored), company job pages like `https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Google/jobs`, or individual job links like `https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=...`. Country sites such as `uk.indeed.com` work too.
`country`	string	optional	Indeed country site to search. Results come in the site's language and salaries in its currency.
`location`	string	optional	City, region or postal code for searches that don't name a location themselves, e.g. `Austin, TX`, `10001`, `London`. Leave empty to search the whole country. Ignored for remote-only searches (remote jobs are searched country-wide).
`radius`	integer	optional	How far from the location to search.
`radiusUnit`	string	optional	Unit for the search radius.
`sort`	string	optional	How to order results: by relevance to the keywords, or with the newest postings first.
`datePosted`	string	optional	Only jobs posted within this window.
`jobType`	string	optional	Only jobs of this employment type.
`workplaceType`	string	optional	Remote, hybrid or on-site jobs only. Remote searches run country-wide because Indeed's app index does not geo-attribute remote jobs.
`experienceLevel`	string	optional	Only jobs asking for this experience level.
`educationLevel`	string	optional	Only jobs asking for this education level.
`easyApplyOnly`	boolean	optional	Only jobs that accept Indeed's one-click application.
`salaryMin`	integer	optional	Only jobs paying at least this much per year (employer-stated salaries; hourly and monthly pay is compared at its annualized value). Jobs without a stated salary are kept.
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Maximum number of job listings to save across all searches.
`maxItemsPerSearch`	integer	optional	Optional cap per search query or URL. Defaults to the overall Maximum jobs value.
`includeDescriptionHtml`	boolean	optional	Also save each job description as HTML next to the plain text.
`includeCompanyRatings`	boolean	optional	Look up each employer's Indeed rating and review count. Off by default; a rating that cannot be read is left out of the record.
`includeContacts`	boolean	optional	Extract email addresses and phone numbers written in the posting's own description text (pattern extraction, not an Indeed field). Off by default.
`includeCompanyReviews`	boolean	optional	Fetch the first page of each employer's Indeed reviews (up to 20 full reviews with pros/cons and sub-ratings); combine with Include company ratings. Off by default.
`includeCompanySalaries`	boolean	optional	Fetch each employer's Indeed salaries page (total salary reports, satisfaction and the broader salary-by-title list); combine with Include company ratings. Off by default.
`expandBeyondCeiling`	boolean	optional	Indeed's app search stops at roughly 600-900 unique jobs per query. When a search reaches that ceiling, split its time range into date windows and merge them, so the run returns the full set Indeed's index holds for the query. Narrow searches are handled in a single pass.

3. Start an Actor run

Set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment. Python 3.10 or newer is sufficient; this recipe uses no third-party packages.

Execution may incur charges. Review current pricing on Apify. The request asks for a 120-second timeout and a charge limit; these settings are subject to Apify’s pricing and do not guarantee an all-inclusive spending cap.

import json
import os
import urllib.request

# Save the schema-derived example as input.json; review and edit it first.
with open("input.json", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
    actor_input = json.load(stream)

token = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"]
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/RXu7Xe475tOdKeSaK/runs?timeout=120&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.50",
    data=json.dumps(actor_input).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    method="POST",
)
# This starts a potentially billable run. Do not automatically retry this POST.
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=40) as response:
    run = json.load(response)["data"]
print("Run ID:", run["id"])
print("Status:", run["status"])
# Inspect and download results in Apify Console once the run succeeds.

4. Inspect the actual results

Open the run in Apify Console and wait for a successful completion. Use the published output schema to locate results and the dataset schema to understand declared views. Missing or optional record fields must not be treated as guaranteed values.

One record per Indeed job listing, with title, company, salary, benefits, remote-work status, full description and apply links.

Questions before you run

Which inputs are required?

No top-level fields are marked required in the published schema. Conditional requirements can still apply; check the README.

What does this guide verify?

The fields, prefills, and schema links are rendered from the published build. This is a usage recipe, not a paid live extraction test. Source availability and collection results can vary.

What if the run request times out?

Check Apify Console before retrying. The first request may already have created a run. Do not automatically repeat a run-creation POST.

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Generated from source build sqbMLB30NaUVc43cb and its README and schemas. Source changes regenerate this guide; no third-party editorial claims are inferred.