# Indeed.com Scraper - Jobs, Salary & Descriptions (`thirdwatch/indeed-jobs-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Indeed.com job listings: titles, companies, locations, salaries, full descriptions, and posted dates. Supports US, UK, India, and 60+ country domains. Residential proxy for Cloudflare bypass.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thirdwatch/indeed-jobs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Thirdwatch](https://apify.com/thirdwatch) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs
- **Stats:** 18 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $18.00 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Indeed Scraper

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> Scrape Indeed.com job listings across 60+ countries — titles, companies, structured salary, benefits, full descriptions, and company ratings.

### What you get

Indeed is the world's largest job board. This scraper extracts job postings from any of Indeed's 60+ country sites with parsed salary ranges (min/max/currency/period), benefits, remote flags, posted dates, and full job descriptions. No Indeed account needed, no API key.

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `title` | Job title |
| `company_name` | Hiring company |
| `location` | Job location |
| `description` | Full job description (up to ~5,000 chars) |
| `url` | Link to the job posting on Indeed |
| `salary_raw` | Salary as displayed (e.g., "$120,000 - $180,000 a year") |
| `salary_min` | Parsed minimum salary |
| `salary_max` | Parsed maximum salary |
| `salary_currency` | Currency code (USD, GBP, INR, etc.) |
| `salary_period` | Pay period (yearly, monthly, hourly) |
| `posted_date` | Posting date (ISO format) |
| `job_type` | Full-time, Part-time, Contract, etc. |
| `benefits` | Listed benefits (health insurance, 401k, PTO, etc.) |
| `is_remote` | Whether the job is remote |
| `company_rating` | Company rating on Indeed |
| `company_reviews_count` | Number of company reviews |

### Example output

```json
{
    "title": "Senior Data Scientist",
    "company_name": "Google",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "description": "We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our team...",
    "url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=abc123def456",
    "salary_raw": "$120,000 - $180,000 a year",
    "salary_min": 120000,
    "salary_max": 180000,
    "salary_currency": "USD",
    "salary_period": "yearly",
    "posted_date": "2026-04-06",
    "job_type": "Full-time",
    "benefits": ["Health insurance", "401(k)", "Paid time off"],
    "is_remote": false,
    "company_rating": "4.2",
    "company_reviews_count": "1523"
}
```

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
|-----------|----------|-------------|
| `queries` | Yes | Job search terms (e.g., `["software engineer", "data scientist"]`). Each query runs a separate search. |
| `location` | No | Location filter (e.g., `"New York"`, `"remote"`, `"London"`). Leave empty for all locations. |
| `maxResults` | No | Max jobs per query. Default `10`. |
| `country` | No | Indeed country site. Default `www` (US). 48 supported — United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Singapore, UAE, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and 30+ more. |
| `scrapeDetails` | No | Extract full job descriptions for each listing. Default `true`. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | No | Proxy settings. Leave default for best results. |

### Use cases

- **Job aggregators**: Build comprehensive job boards with Indeed as a core feed across multiple countries.
- **Salary researchers**: Benchmark compensation by role, location, and country using parsed salary ranges.
- **HR and talent analytics teams**: Track hiring trends across companies, locations, and industries.
- **Recruiters**: Monitor competitor postings and requirements for roles you also hire for.

### Use cases & recipes

Step-by-step guides on [thirdwatch.dev/blog](https://thirdwatch.dev/blog):

- [Build a Salary Database from Indeed Listings (2026)](https://thirdwatch.dev/blog/build-indeed-salary-database)
- [Monitor Competitor Hiring on Indeed (2026 Guide)](https://thirdwatch.dev/blog/monitor-competitor-hiring-on-indeed)
- [Scrape Indeed Jobs for a Recruiter Pipeline (2026 Guide)](https://thirdwatch.dev/blog/scrape-indeed-jobs-for-recruiter-pipeline)
- [Track US Tech Hiring with Indeed Data (2026 Guide)](https://thirdwatch.dev/blog/track-us-tech-hiring-with-indeed-data)

### Pricing

Pay-per-result pricing. Tiered discounts apply automatically based on usage volume.

| Tier | Price per result |
|------|------------------|
| FREE | $0.008 |
| BRONZE | $0.006 |
| SILVER | $0.005 |
| GOLD | $0.004 |

### Limitations

- Not every job lists salary — Indeed shows it only when the employer opts in. Expect salary fields on roughly 30-50% of listings depending on country.
- Full descriptions require visiting each detail page, which is slightly slower than metadata-only runs.
- Very high volumes per query may hit Indeed rate limits — keep individual queries focused and split large pulls across multiple runs.
- Some country sites have less coverage than others (US, UK, India, and Canada are densest).

### Compared to alternatives

- **vs. misceres/indeed-scraper** ($0.001-$0.006 tiered): A much larger installed base, and a bit cheaper at volume. We return structured/parsed salary fields and benefits out of the box, and stay reliable across aggressive anti-bot enforcement.
- **vs. Indeed's public API**: Indeed no longer offers an open job-search API for third parties. This actor is the structured-data alternative.

Pairs well with [LinkedIn Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/linkedin-jobs-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6) and [Naukri.com Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/naukri-jobs-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6) for multi-source hiring datasets.

### FAQ

**Do I need an Indeed account?**
No. The scraper only accesses publicly visible job listings.

**Which country should I pick?**
Use the `country` parameter to choose an Indeed country site (`www` for the US, `uk` for the United Kingdom, `in` for India, etc.). The `location` parameter narrows within that country.

**How fresh is the data?**
Pulled live at run time — as fresh as Indeed itself.

Last verified: 2026-04

More scrapers at [thirdwatch.dev](https://thirdwatch.dev).

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Job search queries (e.g., 'software engineer', 'data scientist'). Each query runs a separate search.

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

Job location filter (e.g., 'remote', 'New York', 'London'). Leave empty for all locations.

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

Approximate cap per query. Indeed returns ~15-20 jobs per query in a single browser session (Cloudflare blocks pagination beyond page 1); for more, provide additional `queries`.

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

Which Indeed country site to search. Accepts a country NAME (e.g. 'India', 'United States', 'UK') or an Indeed country code, case-insensitive. Codes: www (US), uk, in, ca, au, de, fr, sg, ae, jp, br, mx, nl, it, es, at, ch, be, ie, nz, za, ph, hk, pk, ng, ke, eg, ar, co, cl, pe, pl, cz, ro, hu, se, no, dk, fi, pt, gr, il, tw, kr, th, my, id, vn, bd. Defaults to United States.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Extract full job descriptions for each listing. Slightly slower but provides complete job details.

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

Proxy settings. Leave default for best results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "software engineer"
  ],
  "location": "remote",
  "maxResults": 16,
  "country": "www",
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "software engineer"
    ],
    "location": "remote",
    "maxResults": 16,
    "country": "www",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thirdwatch/indeed-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 = {
    "queries": ["software engineer"],
    "location": "remote",
    "maxResults": 16,
    "country": "www",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thirdwatch/indeed-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "software engineer"
  ],
  "location": "remote",
  "maxResults": 16,
  "country": "www",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call thirdwatch/indeed-jobs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thirdwatch/indeed-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/pYY9vcrAC5cxNjEWF/builds/cO6b7Lbnu4gX16Ar8/openapi.json