# Wellfound Scraper — Startup Jobs, Salary & Equity Data (`unfenced-group/wellfound-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Wellfound,com (AngelList) for structured startup job data: salary ranges, equity, company funding, full descriptions. 130k+ listings. DataDome bypass included.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/wellfound-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 20 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.96 / 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?

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

## Wellfound.com Scraper

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

Extract job listings from wellfound.com at scale as clean, structured records for analysis, job boards, recruiting and market research. Runs without a login or session cookie — no account setup, no manual steps.

***

### Why this scraper?

#### 🎯 Built for startups worldwide

A dedicated startup-focused scraper, not a global tool with a country dropdown. Search, locations and currency (USD) are tuned for wellfound.com.

#### 📄 Clean job records

Job title, direct listing URL and publish date for every record, in a consistent structure.

#### 💶 Compensation data

Compensation is returned as published by the employer, in USD, covering salary and equity in a single field. Missing compensation is returned as `null`, never guessed.

#### 🔓 No login, no session cookie

Runs fully unattended. Full job and company data is returned without a Wellfound account or a pasted session cookie, so scheduled and automated runs never break when a login expires.

#### 🔁 Repost & change detection

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

***

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | string | `"software-engineer"` | Job role or keyword (e.g. 'software-engineer', 'product-manager'). Leave empty to browse all listings. |
| `company` | string | (empty) | Scrape jobs from a specific company page. Use the company's Wellfound slug (e.g. 'stripe', 'airbnb'). Overrides searchQuery when set. |
| `location` | string | (empty) | City or region (e.g. 'san-francisco', 'new-york'). Leave empty to use the remote filter. |
| `remote` | boolean | `true` | When no location is set, filter for remote positions only. |
| `maxResults` | integer | `50` | Maximum number of job listings to return. Each page contains up to 20 results. |
| `sortBy` | string | (empty) | Sort results by recency or relevance. |
| `daysOld` | integer | (empty) | Only return jobs posted within this many days. Leave empty to return all jobs. |
| `skipReposts` | boolean | `false` | Skip jobs that have already been seen in a previous run. |
| `startUrls` | array | (empty) | Optional Wellfound search URLs to scrape directly. Overrides searchQuery and 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 |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | Wellfound internal listing ID |
| `url` | string | Direct link to the job listing |
| `title` | string | Job or listing title |
| `primaryRoleTitle` | string | Wellfound's canonical role for the job |
| `location` | string | All locations joined into one string, or null |
| `locationNames` | array | Individual location names as a list, or null |
| `remote` | boolean | True if the job is remote |
| `jobType` | string | Employment type, e.g. full-time, or null |
| `yearsExperienceMin` | integer | Minimum years of experience, or null |
| `yearsExperienceMax` | integer | Maximum years of experience, or null |
| `compensation` | string | Salary and equity as published by the employer, in USD, or null |
| `description` | string | Raw job description |
| `descriptionText` | string | Job description as plain text |
| `descriptionMarkdown` | string | Job description as Markdown |
| `company` | string | Company name |
| `companyId` | string | Company internal ID |
| `companySlug` | string | Company slug on Wellfound |
| `companyProfileUrl` | string | Link to the company profile page |
| `companyLogoUrl` | string | Company logo image URL |
| `companyTagline` | string | Company one-line description, or null |
| `companySize` | string | Employee count band, e.g. 51-200, or null |
| `companyBadges` | array | Company badges such as actively hiring, or null |
| `publishDate` | string | Date the job was posted (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `publishDateISO` | string | Date the job was posted, ISO 8601 |
| `contentHash` | string | Stable content hash used for change/repost detection |
| `summary` | string | One-line human-readable summary of the listing |
| `source` | string | Always wellfound.com |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of the scrape |
| `isRepost` | boolean | True if this listing was seen in a previous run |
| `originalPublishDate` | string | First-seen post date for reposts, or null |
| `originalUrl` | string | First-seen URL for reposts, or null |

#### Example record

```json
{
  "id": "4417465",
  "url": "https://wellfound.com/company/vested-finance-1/jobs/4417465-software-engineer",
  "title": "Software Engineer",
  "primaryRoleTitle": "Software Engineer",
  "location": "India, Berkeley, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore Urban",
  "remote": true,
  "jobType": "full-time",
  "compensation": "$23k – $25k",
  "company": "Vested Finance",
  "companySize": "51-200",
  "publishDateISO": "2026-07-01",
  "isRepost": false
}
```

***

### Examples

**Search for founding engineer roles in San Francisco:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "founding engineer",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Only jobs from the last 3 days:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "founding engineer",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "daysOld": 3
}
```

**Scrape a specific search URL:**

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

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

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "founding engineer",
  "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

**$2.45 per 1,000 results** — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries are never charged.

| Results | Cost |
|---|---|
| 100 | ~$0.24 |
| 1,000 | ~$2.45 |
| 10,000 | ~$24.50 |
| 100,000 | ~$245.00 |

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

Subscription tiers lower the rate further, down to $1.47 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

- Compensation is only returned when the employer publishes it — many listings carry a `null` compensation field.
- 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:** wellfound.com — startups worldwide 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 role or keyword (e.g. 'software-engineer', 'product-manager'). Leave empty to browse all listings.

## `company` (type: `string`):

Scrape jobs from a specific company page. Use the company's Wellfound slug (e.g. 'stripe', 'airbnb'). Overrides searchQuery when set.

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

City or region (e.g. 'san-francisco', 'new-york'). Leave empty to use the remote filter.

## `remote` (type: `boolean`):

When no location is set, filter for remote positions only.

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

Maximum number of job listings to return. Each page contains up to 20 results.

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

Sort results by recency or relevance.

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

Only return jobs posted within this many days. Leave empty to return all jobs.

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

Skip jobs that have already been seen in a previous run.

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

Optional Wellfound search URLs to scrape directly. Overrides searchQuery and location when provided.

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

Fetch full job details from individual listing pages.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "software-engineer",
  "company": "stripe",
  "location": "san-francisco",
  "remote": true,
  "maxResults": 20,
  "sortBy": "LAST_POSTED",
  "daysOld": 7,
  "skipReposts": false,
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco"
    }
  ],
  "fetchDetails": true
}
```

# 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": "software-engineer",
    "company": "stripe",
    "location": "san-francisco",
    "remote": true,
    "maxResults": 20,
    "sortBy": "LAST_POSTED",
    "daysOld": 7,
    "skipReposts": false,
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco"
        }
    ],
    "fetchDetails": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/wellfound-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": "software-engineer",
    "company": "stripe",
    "location": "san-francisco",
    "remote": True,
    "maxResults": 20,
    "sortBy": "LAST_POSTED",
    "daysOld": 7,
    "skipReposts": False,
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco" }],
    "fetchDetails": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unfenced-group/wellfound-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": "software-engineer",
  "company": "stripe",
  "location": "san-francisco",
  "remote": true,
  "maxResults": 20,
  "sortBy": "LAST_POSTED",
  "daysOld": 7,
  "skipReposts": false,
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://wellfound.com/role/l/software-engineer/san-francisco"
    }
  ],
  "fetchDetails": true
}' |
apify call unfenced-group/wellfound-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,unfenced-group/wellfound-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/RzZNlZHgPjgbkZ6Ld/builds/xcnSxMuEXOqToefoA/openapi.json