# Dev.bg Scraper (`unfenced-group/devbg-scraper`) Actor

Extract IT job listings from DEV.bg — Bulgaria's leading tech job board. Filter by category, city, seniority, and work mode.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/devbg-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.19 / 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?

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?

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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

## Dev.bg Scraper

![Dev.bg Scraper](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/ClElVyZWvQgPQIuDL/records/devbg-scraper)

Extract job listings from dev.bg at scale, in a clean, consistent structure ready for analysis, job boards, recruiting tools and market research. No API key required.

***

### Why this scraper?

#### 🎯 Built for Bulgaria

A dedicated Bulgarian tech scraper, not a global tool with a country dropdown. Search, locations and currency (BGN) are tuned for dev.bg.

#### 📄 Complete job data

Full job title and description (HTML and Markdown), direct listing URL and publish date for every record.

#### 🏷️ Tech stack & taxonomy

Structured tech-stack tags, job categories, seniority level and work mode (hybrid, on-site, fully-remote) parsed from dev.bg's own taxonomy.

#### 🏢 Company details

Hiring company name plus the profile details the source publishes, such as logo and company page.

#### 🔁 Repost & change detection

Every record carries `isRepost` and `changeStatus`, so daily feeds return genuinely new jobs instead of reposted duplicates.

***

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | string | `"developer"` | Search or filter by keyword. |
| `category` | string | (empty) | Search or filter by category. |
| `seniority` | string | `"5+ години опит"` | Search or filter by seniority. |
| `location` | string | (empty) | Search or filter by location. |
| `workMode` | string | `"hybrid"` | Search or filter by workMode. |
| `postedAfter` | string | (empty) | Search or filter by postedAfter. |
| `fetchDetails` | boolean | `false` | ON: also fetches the hiring company's name and profile URL from each job's detail page. OFF: returns listing data only (faster, lower cost). |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Maximum number of results (0 = no limit). |
| `skipDuplicates` | boolean | `false` | Enable skipDuplicates. |
| `startUrls` | array | (empty) | Filter by startUrls. |

***

### Output schema

Every field below is present on every record. Fields the source does not publish for a given job are returned as `null` rather than omitted.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `jobId` | number | Unique listing ID from the source. |
| `title` | string | Job title |
| `url` | string | Direct link to the listing |
| `companyName` | string | Hiring company name. |
| `companyUrl` | string | Link to the company's page on the source. |
| `datePosted` | string | Date posted. |
| `dateModified` | string | Date modified. |
| `description` | string | Full job description in plain text. |
| `descriptionMarkdown` | string | Full description converted to Markdown. |
| `excerpt` | string | Excerpt. |
| `categories` | array | Categories. |
| `seniority` | string | — |
| `locations` | array | Locations. |
| `workMode` | string | — |
| `techStack` | array | Tech stack. |

| `changeStatus` | string | `NEW`, `CHANGED` or `UNCHANGED` compared to the previous time this job was seen. |
| `contentHash` | string | Stable hash of the listing content, used for repost and change detection. |

#### Example record

```json
{
  "jobId": 543187,
  "title": "Senior Backend / Full Stack Engineer",
  "url": "https://dev.bg/company/jobads/noreeva-senior-backend-full-stack-engineer/",
  "companyName": "Noreeva",
  "companyUrl": "https://dev.bg/company/noreeva/",
  "datePosted": "2026-07-02",
  "dateModified": "2026-07-02",
  "description": "<p># Senior Backend / Full Stack Engineer</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>## About us</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Noreeva Technology Group is building its own technology platform for regulated iGaming markets. The plat …",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "\\# Senior Backend / Full Stack Engineer\n\n\\## About us\n\nNoreeva Technology Group is building its own technology platform for regulated iGaming markets. The platform includes backend services, wallet an …",
  "excerpt": "# Senior Backend / Full Stack Engineer   ## About us   Noreeva Technology Group is building its own technology platform for regulated iGaming markets. The platform includes backend services, […]",
  "categories": [
    "Backend Development",
    "Fullstack Development",
    "Go"
  ],
  "seniority": "2-5 години опит",
  "locations": [
    "София"
  ],
  "workMode": "on-site",
  "techStack": [
    "Docker",
    "Go",
    "gRPC",
    "Linux"
  ],
  "changeStatus": "NEW",
  "contentHash": "2e45728a12e01121"
}
```

***

### Examples

**Search for Java developer roles in София:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "Java developer",
  "location": "София",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Filter by contract type:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "Java developer",
  "location": "София",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "category": "FULL_TIME"
}
```

**Scrape a specific search URL:**

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.dev.bg/"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

**Daily feed (run on a schedule):**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "Java developer",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

Schedule this input in the Apify Scheduler (for example daily at 07:00) to keep an always-fresh feed of the newest listings.

***

### 💰 Pricing

**$1.49 per 1,000 results** — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries are never charged.

| Results | Cost |
|---|---|
| 100 | ~$0.15 |
| 1,000 | ~$1.49 |
| 10,000 | ~$14.9 |
| 100,000 | ~$149 |

> Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage.

Subscription tiers lower the rate further, down to $0.89 per 1,000 at the highest tier. Use the **Max results** cap in the input to control your spend exactly.

***

### Performance

| Run size | Typical time |
|---|---|
| 100 results | under 1 minute |
| 1,000 results | 2–4 minutes |
| 10,000 results | 20–35 minutes |

***

### Known limitations

- dev.bg does not publish salary data in its listings, so this scraper does not return salary fields.
- Company name and profile URL require `fetchDetails: true` (one extra request per job); they are `null` in listing-only mode.
- Very large result sets are bounded by the source's own paging limits.
- Listings can be removed by the source at any time, so a small share of URLs may expire shortly after scraping.

***

### Technical details

- **Source:** dev.bg — Bulgaria job listings
- **Coverage:** everything the public search exposes, filterable via the input parameters above
- **Retry:** automatic retry on network errors with exponential backoff

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Free-text keyword to search job titles and descriptions, e.g. 'developer', 'python', 'DevOps'. Leave empty to return all listings.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Filter by dev.bg job category slug, e.g. 'back-end-development', 'data-science', 'qa-and-automation'. Leave empty for all categories.

## `seniority` (type: `string`):

Filter by experience level. Values are dev.bg's own Bulgarian labels; English meaning is shown in the dropdown.

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

Filter by city, e.g. 'sofiya', 'plovdiv', 'varna'. Leave empty for all locations.

## `workMode` (type: `string`):

Filter by work mode: hybrid, on-site, or fully-remote.

## `postedAfter` (type: `string`):

Only return jobs posted on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

ON: also fetches the hiring company's name and profile URL from each job's detail page (slower, one request per job). OFF: returns listing data only (faster, lower cost). Descriptions, categories, tech stack, seniority and work mode are included either way.

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

Maximum number of job listings to return. Set 0 for no limit.

## `skipDuplicates` (type: `boolean`):

Skip jobs already seen in previous runs (deduplicated by job ID via Key-Value Store). Useful for daily incremental feeds.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional: dev.bg job listing URLs to scrape directly. When set, the search filters above are ignored.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "category": "",
  "seniority": "5+ години опит",
  "location": "",
  "workMode": "hybrid",
  "postedAfter": "",
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "maxResults": 100,
  "skipDuplicates": false,
  "startUrls": []
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "developer",
    "seniority": "5+ години опит",
    "workMode": "hybrid",
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/devbg-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": "developer",
    "seniority": "5+ години опит",
    "workMode": "hybrid",
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unfenced-group/devbg-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": "developer",
  "seniority": "5+ години опит",
  "workMode": "hybrid",
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call unfenced-group/devbg-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,unfenced-group/devbg-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/z4hZoXnWkPLY9zteM/builds/yrZ4F8bqvVTs8wGAV/openapi.json