# JobKorea Scraper (`jobscrawler/jobkorea-scraper`) Actor

Scrape job listings from JobKorea (잡코리아), South Korea's leading employment platform.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jobscrawler/jobkorea-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/jobscrawler) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 69.2% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.99 / 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".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## JobKorea Scraper

### Overview

Capture employment data from JobKorea (잡코리아), the dominant job search platform in South Korea. This actor interfaces with JobKorea's search system to compile listings including position details, salary information, required qualifications, and company profiles from Korea's dynamic job market.

### Features

- Korean job market data extraction at scale
- Chaebol and SME employer coverage
- Career level and experience requirements
- Regional and district-level location filtering
- Authorized Apify Proxy support for regional access and connection reliability
- Explicit challenge/blocked diagnostics without fabricating records
- Bounded detail-page enrichment so large searches finish within the platform run limit
- Deduplication by stable job ID, detail URL, or listing fields
- Listing-only fallback when detail enrichment is unavailable

### Supported Inputs

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `keyword` | string | `"software engineer"` | Search terms for job discovery |
| `location` | string | `"서울"` | Geographic filter for results |
| `country` | string | `"KR"` | Country code for proxy routing |
| `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Upper limit on extracted listings |
| `maxDetailPages` | integer | `12` | Maximum detail pages to visit; remaining real listings are returned as `listing_only` |
| `timeoutSecs` | integer | `600` | Per-request timeout ceiling; the Apify run timeout is configured separately |
| `proxyEnabled` | boolean | `true` | Toggle proxy rotation on/off |
| `sortBy` | string | `"relevance"` | Result ordering (relevance/date/salary) |
| `jobType` | string | `""` | Employment type filter |
| `experienceLevel` | string | `""` | Seniority level filter |
| `datePosted` | string | `""` | Recency filter (24h/3d/7d/14d/30d) |
| `remoteOnly` | boolean | `false` | Restrict to remote positions only |
| `includeCompanyDetails` | boolean | `true` | Fetch extra company information |
| `includeSalary` | boolean | `true` | Include compensation data |

### Output Format

Each scraped listing produces a JSON object with these fields:

```json
{
    "jobId": "49630685",
    "jobTitle": "Senior Software Engineer",
    "companyName": "Example Corp",
    "location": "서울",
    "salary": "$120,000 - $160,000",
    "jobType": "Full-time",
    "experienceLevel": "Senior",
    "postedDate": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "postedDateText": "2025-01-15",
    "applyUrl": "https://www.jobkorea.co.kr/job/12345",
    "companyUrl": "https://www.jobkorea.co.kr/company/example",
    "description": "We are looking for a skilled engineer...",
    "requirements": ["JavaScript", "Node.js", "React"],
    "benefits": ["Health Insurance", "Remote Work"],
    "sourcePortal": "JobKorea",
    "country": "KR",
    "extractionStatus": "full",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### Proxy Handling

Proxy management follows a graduated fallback pattern when an authorized Apify Proxy is enabled.

1. **Apify Residential Proxy** (country-targeted)
2. **Apify Residential Proxy** (any region)
3. **Apify SHADER/available Apify Proxy route**
4. **Direct connection** — last resort when proxy setup is unavailable

Proxy setup does not bypass access controls. If the target returns a challenge or access denial, the run records a blocked diagnostic.

### Retry Logic

The crawler uses short, bounded request timeouts and preserves listing data when optional detail enrichment fails.

- Detail enrichment is capped by `maxDetailPages` (12 by default)
- Detail request failures are converted to `listing_only` records when the listing was real
- Blocked status codes and challenge pages are recorded in `RUN_SUMMARY` and diagnostics
- The dataset count reflects records actually pushed, not requests queued

### Access and data integrity

The actor uses public listing pages and authorized proxy configuration. It does not solve CAPTCHA or verification challenges. A challenge is classified as `blocked`, and no fake or mock jobs are added to the dataset.

When a listing page is accessible but a detail page is not, the listing is still emitted with `extractionStatus: "listing_only"` and an `extractionReason`.

### Sample Input

```json
{
    "keyword": "data analyst",
    "location": "서울",
    "maxItems": 25,
    "maxDetailPages": 8,
    "proxyEnabled": true,
    "timeoutSecs": 600,
    "sortBy": "date",
    "remoteOnly": false
}
```

### Sample Output

```json
{
    "jobTitle": "Data Analyst",
    "companyName": "TechCorp International",
    "location": "서울",
    "salary": "Competitive",
    "jobType": "Full-time",
    "experienceLevel": "Mid-level",
    "postedDate": "2025-01-15T14:22:00.000Z",
    "postedDateText": "1 day ago",
    "applyUrl": "https://www.jobkorea.co.kr/job/example-123",
    "companyUrl": "",
    "description": "Seeking a detail-oriented data analyst to join our growing team...",
    "requirements": ["SQL", "Python", "Tableau"],
    "benefits": ["Health Insurance", "Flexible Hours"],
    "sourcePortal": "JobKorea",
    "country": "KR",
    "extractionStatus": "full",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T14:22:00.000Z"
}
```

### Usage

#### Local Development

```bash
## Install dependencies
npm install

## Set Apify token (required for proxy)
export APIFY_TOKEN=your_token_here

## Run the actor in the Apify local environment
apify run --purge

## Validate scraped data
node dataset-validator.js
```

#### Apify Platform

```bash
## Login to Apify
apify login

## Push actor to platform
apify push

## Run from Apify Console or API
```

### Deployment

1. Ensure all dependencies are installed: `npm install`
2. Authenticate with Apify: `apify login`
3. Deploy the actor: `apify push`
4. Configure input in the Apify Console
5. Schedule runs or trigger via API / webhooks

### Limitations

- Results depend on the portal's current HTML structure; layout changes may require selector updates
- Some job details (salary, benefits) may not be available for all listings
- Rate limiting or verification by the portal may reduce throughput or classify a run as blocked
- JobKorea may modify its public page structure, requiring periodic selector updates
- Maximum items per run is capped at 1000 to prevent excessive resource usage
- Proxy costs apply when using Apify residential or datacenter proxies

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Job title or keywords to search for.

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

City, state, or region to search in.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country code or name.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job listings to scrape.

## `maxDetailPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job detail pages to visit for enrichment. Remaining real listings are saved with listing\_only status.

## `timeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum time allowed for an individual crawl request; the platform run timeout is configured separately.

## `proxyEnabled` (type: `boolean`):

Use an authorized proxy route for regional access or connection reliability; it does not bypass access controls.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort order for results.

## `jobType` (type: `string`):

Filter by employment type (full-time, part-time, contract, etc.).

## `experienceLevel` (type: `string`):

Filter by seniority (entry, mid, senior, etc.).

## `datePosted` (type: `string`):

Filter by posting recency.

## `remoteOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return remote/work-from-home positions.

## `includeCompanyDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Extract additional company information when available.

## `includeSalary` (type: `boolean`):

Extract salary/compensation details when available.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "software engineer",
  "location": "서울",
  "country": "KR",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxDetailPages": 12,
  "timeoutSecs": 600,
  "proxyEnabled": true,
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "jobType": "",
  "experienceLevel": "",
  "datePosted": "",
  "remoteOnly": false,
  "includeCompanyDetails": true,
  "includeSalary": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing the real public job records extracted by this Actor.

## `files` (type: `string`):

Key-value store containing RUN\_SUMMARY and optional extraction diagnostics.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jobscrawler/jobkorea-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jobscrawler/jobkorea-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 '{}' |
apify call jobscrawler/jobkorea-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jobscrawler/jobkorea-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/fXjZWxkOAIThzumZb/builds/mh4neKmUZtAxFyOI5/openapi.json