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SimplyHired Jobs Scraper

parseforge/simplyhired-scraper

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Scrapes SimplyHired job listings by keyword and location. Returns each job as a flat row with title, company, salary, location, and description.

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Overview

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SimplyHired Jobs Scraper

Scrape SimplyHired job listings by title, keyword, or location, up to a million per run. Every listing returns the job title, company, salary, location, and description. No API key or login. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

SimplyHired aggregates job postings from across the web, but manually copying listings is slow and error-prone. This actor searches SimplyHired for any job title, keyword, or location you specify and returns structured results. It handles pagination and rate-limiting so you get clean data without writing a scraper.

Who uses it What they scrape SimplyHired for
Recruiters Build a pipeline of open roles matching a specific skill set in a target city.
Job board aggregators Pull fresh listings daily to populate a niche job site with current openings.
Market analysts Track hiring volume and salary ranges for specific roles across different regions.
Sales teams Identify companies that are hiring as a signal for prospecting and outreach.

What it does

This Actor searches SimplyHired by job title or keyword and location, and returns each matching job listing as a flat row.

  • ๐Ÿ” Keyword search: Enter any job title, skill, or company name to find matching listings.
  • ๐Ÿ“ Location filter: Narrow results to a city, state, or region, or search for remote roles.
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Volume control: Set a maximum number of listings to collect, from a single page to a full market sweep.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with SimplyHired data

๐Ÿ“ˆ Monitor hiring trends.

A market analyst runs the scraper weekly for "data engineer" across five cities to track demand shifts and salary changes over time.

๐Ÿข Build a niche job board.

A developer pulls remote marketing roles daily and feeds them into a curated job site for digital nomads.

๐ŸŽฏ Generate sales leads.

A sales team searches for companies hiring "account executive" in their territory and cross-references the results with their CRM.

๐Ÿ“‹ Fill a recruitment pipeline.

A recruiter scrapes listings for "registered nurse" in three metro areas every morning to find new openings before competitors.

Why choose this scraper

What you get
No API key required Start scraping immediately without registering an application or managing tokens.
Structured output Every listing arrives in a consistent schema ready for analysis or a database.
Location targeting Search by city, state, or region to compare job markets side by side.
Scalable volume Collect ten listings for a quick check or up to a million for a full market study.

How it compares

This actor focuses on reliable, structured extraction from SimplyHired search results with a simple query-and-location input model.

Feature ParseForge SimplyHired Job Scraper ๐Ÿ” SimplyHired Jobs Scraper SimplyHired Job Scraper
Search by job title or keyword Yes Yes Yes Yes
Location filter Yes Yes Not listed Not listed
Salary data extraction Yes Yes Not listed Yes
Company details Yes Yes Not listed Yes
Up to 1,000,000 listings per run Yes Not listed Not listed Not listed
No API key or login required Yes Not listed Not listed Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a job title or keyword and an optional location. The max items cap stops the run once you have enough listings. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "query": "software engineer",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
  "query": "software engineer",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0075 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected Approximate cost
100 results $0.75
1,000 results $7.50
10,000 results $75.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

  1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
  2. Open the SimplyHired Jobs Scraper.
  3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
  4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to SimplyHired through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/simplyhired-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that your query and location match real listings on SimplyHired. Try a broader keyword or remove the location filter. Also verify that SimplyHired is accessible from your region.

The run stopped before reaching my max items limit.

SimplyHired may not have enough listings for your search. The actor stops when it exhausts all available results, even if the number is below your max items setting.

Some listings are missing the salary field.

Not every employer includes salary information on SimplyHired. The salary field is populated only when the original posting contains it. This is expected behavior.

The actor is running slowly.

The actor respects rate limits to avoid being blocked. Large searches with high max items values will take longer. Consider reducing the max items or running the actor overnight.

I received an error about the location format.

Use a standard city and state format like "New York, NY" or a simple city name like "Chicago". Avoid special characters or overly specific addresses.

FAQ

Question Answer
Do I need a SimplyHired account or API key? No. This actor reads the public SimplyHired search results directly. You do not need an account, an API key, or any registration.
What data does each job listing include? Each row returns the job title, company name, location, salary when available, a description snippet, and the source URL. The exact fields are shown in the sample output on the Actor's page.
Can I search for remote jobs only? Yes. Enter "Remote" in the location field to find listings tagged as remote. You can also combine it with a keyword like "software engineer" to narrow the results.
How many job listings can I scrape in one run? You set the limit with the max items field, up to 1,000,000 listings per run. The actor stops automatically when it reaches your number.
Can I search by company name? Yes. Enter the company name in the query field, for example "Google" or "Tesla", and the actor returns all current listings from that employer on SimplyHired.
Does this work for locations outside the United States? SimplyHired covers several countries. Enter the city and country in the location field, such as "London, UK" or "Toronto, Canada", to pull listings for those markets.
What output formats are supported? You can export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML directly from the Apify platform after the run completes.
How often should I run this scraper? You can schedule it to run daily or weekly using Apify's built-in scheduler. Most users run it once a day to catch new postings without duplicating effort.
Is it legal to scrape SimplyHired? This actor accesses publicly available job listings. You are responsible for complying with SimplyHired's terms of service and applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
Can I filter by salary range? The actor returns the salary information that SimplyHired displays on the listing. You can filter the results after export using the salary field in your spreadsheet or database.

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๐Ÿ†˜ Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

โš ๏ธ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SimplyHired, Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.

Input

FieldTypeWhat it doesDefault
query required string Job title, keyword, or company to search for (e.g. "software engineer", "nurse", "marketing manager") software engineer
location string City, state, or region (e.g. "New York, NY", "Remote", "Chicago") New York, NY
maxItems integer How many job listings to collect per run. 10

Pricing

from $7.00 per 1,000 results

Charged forWhat it isPrice each
result Single result in the default dataset. $0.007 to $0.0075

Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.

API

One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.

POST ยท run and get results
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~simplyhired-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "software engineer",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "maxItems": 3
  }'

Examples

Input that runs as-is.

input.json
{
  "query": "software engineer",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "maxItems": 3
}

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Issues

We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.

Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.

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