# Upwork Job Scraper🔥 (`nec/upwork-job-scraper`) Actor

Streamline your Upwork.com job search

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nec/upwork-job-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [NEC](https://apify.com/nec) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 241 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 15 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 1.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$9.99/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **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

## Upwork Job Scraper 🔥

### Overview 🚀

The Upwork Job Scraper 🔥 is designed to automate your job search on Upwork. This actor helps freelancers and agencies discover job opportunities faster by scraping and filtering job postings based on personalized preferences. Get notified instantly via email or messaging platforms, so you never miss out on a relevant job posting.

### Features 🌟

- **Customizable Filters**: Search jobs by keywords, location, limit, budget, or other criteria.
- **Real-Time Notifications**: Get alerts for new job postings through email or messaging platforms like Slack or Telegram.
- **Efficient Automation**: Automatically scrape the latest Upwork job postings without manual effort.
- **JSON/CSV Output**: Export data in a format suitable for further processing or analysis.
- **Error Handling & Retry Mechanism**: Ensures seamless scraping even in the case of network issues.

### Getting Started 🛠️

#### Usage 🏁

1. **Input Parameters**: When running the Actor, provide the necessary input parameters as defined in the input schema.
2. **Run the Actor**: Execute the Actor to start scraping job listings from Upwork based on the specified criteria.
3. **Output**: The scraped job listings will be stored in the Apify dataset, which can be accessed and downloaded in various formats.

#### Output Format 📜

The actor generates a structured dataset of Upwork jobs data, including:

- Job Title
- Contract Type
- Budget or Rate
- Experience Level
- Posted Date
- Skills
- Job Description
- URL to Apply

Export formats include:

- JSON
- CSV and more

#### Output Example 📜

```json
[
    {
        "title": "Full Stack Developer",
        "contractType": "Hourly",
        "rate": "$20.00 - $40.00",
        "experienceLevel": "Expert",
        "postedDate": "3 minutes ago",
        "skills": [
            "C#",
            "API Integration",
            "GitHub",
            "AWS Lambda",
            "Web Development",
            "Amazon Web Services",
            "Database Design",
            "App Development",
            "Agile Software Development",
            "GUI Design",
            "Serverless Stack",
            "Mobile App Development"
        ],
        "description": "Seeking a Full Stack Developer that can build mobile Apps for iOS and Android. Should be proficient in .NET 8+ Maui, C#, GitHub, VS Code, AWS Serverless, Dynamo DB , S3, Apple App Store Connect, Google Playstore, API  Development, Testing and Debugging, Security Best Practices. QR code knowledge, Private/Public key Encryption helpful. UI/UX interactivity design, Graphic design experience and Jira knowledge a plus,\n\n    Front end\n        C# / .NET 8+\n        .NET MAUI (iOS and Android targets)\n        Mobile software development practices (e.g., securing coding, use of remote services, gestural interfaces)\n        VS Code\n        App Store Connect / Google Play\n\n    Back end\n        C# / .NET 8+\n        AWS Toolkit\n        Visual Studio / VS Code\n        Serverless development in AWS (e.g., stacks, configuration params)\n        .NET interfaces for AWS platform services (S3, Dynamo db, Rekognition, Textract, etc)",
        "url": "https://www.upwork.com/jobs/Full-Stack-Developer_~021765102847677472768"
    }
]
```

### Example Workflow 💡

1. Configure the actor to search for `Node.js` and `API development` jobs with a budget of $500+.
2. Schedule the actor to run every hour.
3. Receive notifications via Slack whenever a new job is posted.
4. Export data as a CSV for tracking or applying later.

### Benefits 🎉

- Saves time by automating job discovery.
- Ensures you’re the first to know about relevant opportunities.
- Easy integration with existing workflows and tools.

### Support 🤝

If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, feel free to open an issue and I'll get back to you.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `array`):

Job search keywords. e.g Javascript, Python

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

The maximum number of job listings to scrape. The actor will stop when this limit is reached

## `fixedRateMin` (type: `integer`):

The minimum fixed rate value.

## `fixedRateMax` (type: `integer`):

The maximum fixed rate value.

## `location` (type: `array`):

Select job locations. You can select more than one locations.

## `proxyConfig` (type: `object`):

Use Apify Proxy or custom HTTP proxy to avoid IP address-based blocking

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": [
    "Javascript",
    "Nodejs"
  ],
  "limit": 100,
  "proxyConfig": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": [
        "Javascript",
        "Nodejs"
    ],
    "proxyConfig": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nec/upwork-job-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 = {
    "searchQuery": [
        "Javascript",
        "Nodejs",
    ],
    "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nec/upwork-job-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 '{
  "searchQuery": [
    "Javascript",
    "Nodejs"
  ],
  "proxyConfig": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call nec/upwork-job-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,nec/upwork-job-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/1AHWT3h59nAqz0K0J/builds/ZiN8VOwgxkj3RJCzE/openapi.json