# Stepstone.nl Scraper (`unfenced-group/stepstone-nl-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Stepstone.nl, the Netherlands' leading job board. Returns job titles, companies, locations, salary ranges, and full descriptions. Supports keyword/location search, fetchDetails, and start URLs. $0.80 per 1,000 results — the lowest price on Apify.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/stepstone-nl-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.64 / 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".

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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

## Stepstone.nl Scraper

![Stepstone.nl Scraper](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/ClElVyZWvQgPQIuDL/records/stepstone-nl-scraper)

Extract job listings from stepstone.nl 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 the Netherlands

A dedicated Dutch scraper, not a global tool with a country dropdown. Search, locations and currency (EUR) are tuned for stepstone.nl.

#### 📄 Complete job data

Full job title and description, direct listing URL and publish date for every record.

#### 💶 Salary data

Salary information parsed from the listing where the employer publishes it, in EUR. Missing salaries are returned as `null`, never guessed.

#### 🏢 Company details

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

#### 📍 Precise location

City, region and country plus latitude/longitude for mapping and radius analysis.

#### 🔁 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"` | Job title or keyword to search for, e.g. 'developer', 'marketing manager' or 'verpleegkundige'. A location is required alongside this field. |
| `location` | string | `"Amsterdam"` | City or region to search in, e.g. 'Amsterdam' or 'Rotterdam'. Required — stepstone.nl does not return results without a location. |
| `radius` | integer | `40` | Radius around the location in kilometres (5–100) |
| `contractType` | string | (empty) | Filter by contract type. Leave empty for all types. |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Maximum number of job listings to scrape |
| `daysOld` | integer | (empty) | Skip jobs older than this number of days. Leave empty to scrape all listings regardless of age. |
| `skipReposts` | boolean | `false` | Automatically skip job listings that have been seen in previous runs (cross-run deduplication). |
| `startUrls` | array | (empty) | Direct job detail or search page URLs to scrape. Overrides searchQuery/location when provided. |
| `fetchDetails` | boolean | `false` | Fetch full job details from individual listing pages. |

***

### 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 |
|---|---|---|
| `url` | string | Direct link to the listing |
| `jobId` | string | Unique listing ID from the source. |
| `source` | string | Source. |
| `language` | string | Language. |
| `title` | string | Job title |
| `company` | string | Hiring company name |
| `companyUrl` | string | Link to the company's page on the source. |
| `city` | string | City of the role |
| `location` | string | — |
| `country` | string | Country of the position. |
| `contractType` | string | e.g. `FULL_TIME`, `PART_TIME` |
| `workSchedule` | string | Work schedule. |
| `salaryMin` | string | Minimum salary (null if not published by the employer). |
| `salaryMax` | string | Maximum salary (null if not published by the employer). |
| `salaryType` | string | Salary type. |
| `salaryCurrency` | string | Currency code of the salary. |
| `publishDate` | string | Date posted (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `publishDateISO` | string | Publish date iso. |
| `expiryDate` | string | Date the listing expires (null if not stated). |
| `description` | string | Full job description in plain text. |
| `descriptionText` | string | Full job description in plain text. |
| `descriptionMarkdown` | string | Description markdown. |
| `applyUrl` | string | Direct application link. |
| `isRepost` | boolean | `true` if seen in a previous run |
| `originalPublishDate` | string | Original publish date. |
| `originalUrl` | string | Original url. |
| `contentHash` | string | Stable hash of the listing content, used for repost and change detection. |
| `scrapedAt` | string | Timestamp when this record was scraped. |
| `latitude` | number | Latitude of the workplace. |
| `longitude` | number | Longitude of the workplace. |
| `changeStatus` | string | `NEW`, `CHANGED` or `UNCHANGED` compared to the previous time this job was seen. |

#### Example record

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.stepstone.nl/banen--AI-Cloud-Engineer-Amstelveen-Sustain-Recruit--543748-inline.html",
  "jobId": "543748",
  "source": "stepstone.nl",
  "language": "nl",
  "title": "AI Cloud Engineer ",
  "company": "Sustain Recruit",
  "companyUrl": "https://www.stepstone.nl/cmp/nl/Sustain-Recruit-148813/jobs.html",
  "city": "Amstelveen",
  "location": "Amstelveen",
  "country": "NL",
  "contractType": "Full Time",
  "workSchedule": "Fulltime, Thuiswerken mogelijk",
  "salaryMin": null,
  "salaryMax": null,
  "salaryType": null,
  "salaryCurrency": null,
  "publishDate": "2026-05-30",
  "publishDateISO": "2026-05-30T15:01:02.35Z",
  "expiryDate": "2026-06-29T14:32:57.8Z",
  "description": "<div class=\"at-section-text-introduction job-ad-display-cl9qsc\" data-genesis-element=\"BASE\" data-at=\"section-text-introduction\"><article class=\"job-ad-display-147ed8i\" data-genesis-element=\"CARD\" data …",
  "descriptionText": "IntroductieSustainRecruit are currently looking for a Cloud Engineer specialised in AI for a long term project with a key client of ours based in Netherlands. This position will offer a 12 month contr …",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "#### Introductie\n\nSustainRecruit are currently looking for a Cloud Engineer specialised in AI for a long term project with a key client of ours based in Netherlands. This position will offer a 12 mont …",
  "applyUrl": null,
  "isRepost": false,
  "originalPublishDate": null,
  "originalUrl": null,
  "contentHash": "c20f9a2de9e192da",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-07T16:08:43.838Z",
  "latitude": 52.3028209,
  "longitude": 4.8596844,
  "changeStatus": "UNCHANGED"
}
```

***

### Examples

**Search for accountmanager roles in Den Haag:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "accountmanager",
  "location": "Den Haag",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Filter by contract type:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "accountmanager",
  "location": "Den Haag",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "contractType": ""
}
```

**Scrape a specific search URL:**

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.stepstone.nl/vacatures/software-developer/in-amsterdam"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

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

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "accountmanager",
  "daysOld": 1,
  "skipReposts": true,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

Schedule this input to run once a day in the Apify Scheduler — each run returns only jobs posted in the last 24 hours.

***

### 💰 Pricing

**$0.8 per 1,000 results** — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries are never charged.

| Results | Cost |
|---|---|
| 100 | ~$0.08 |
| 1,000 | ~$0.8 |
| 10,000 | ~$8 |
| 100,000 | ~$80 |

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

Subscription tiers lower the rate further, down to $0.48 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

- Salary is only returned when the employer publishes it — many listings carry `null` salary fields.
- Company details vary per listing; the scraper returns what the source publishes and never invents data.
- 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:** stepstone.nl — the Netherlands 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`):

Job title or keyword to search for, e.g. 'developer', 'marketing manager' or 'verpleegkundige'. A location is required alongside this field.

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

City or region to search in, e.g. 'Amsterdam' or 'Rotterdam'. Required — stepstone.nl does not return results without a location. Leave empty to search all of the Netherlands.

## `radius` (type: `integer`):

Radius around the location in kilometres (5–100)

## `contractType` (type: `string`):

Filter by contract type. Leave empty for all types.

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

Maximum number of job listings to scrape

## `daysOld` (type: `integer`):

Skip jobs older than this number of days. Leave empty to scrape all listings regardless of age.

## `skipReposts` (type: `boolean`):

Automatically skip job listings that have been seen in previous runs (cross-run deduplication).

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

Direct job detail or search page URLs to scrape. Overrides searchQuery/location when provided.

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

Fetch full job details from individual listing pages.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "location": "Amsterdam",
  "radius": 40,
  "contractType": "FULL_TIME",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "skipReposts": false,
  "fetchDetails": false
}
```

# 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",
    "contractType": "FULL_TIME",
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/stepstone-nl-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",
    "contractType": "FULL_TIME",
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unfenced-group/stepstone-nl-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",
  "contractType": "FULL_TIME",
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call unfenced-group/stepstone-nl-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,unfenced-group/stepstone-nl-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/4we5opzLzhyL72PVE/builds/0MZ3dtZTBpgnQVmtf/openapi.json