How to Scrape ZipRecruiter Job Listings in Node.js

This example shows how to scrape ZipRecruiter job listings in Node.js using the ZipRecruiter Jobs Scraper actor on Apify. No browser automation or HTML parsing required — just call the actor via the Apify API client and get structured job data back.

What this example does

• Calls the ZipRecruiter Jobs Scraper actor with a search query and location
• Waits for the actor run to finish
• Fetches results from the Apify dataset
• Prints each job listing to the console

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18 or higher
• An Apify account (free tier works)
• Your Apify API token

Installation

npm install

Environment setup

Copy .env.example to .env and add your Apify API token:

cp .env.example .env

Then open .env and replace your_apify_token_here with your actual token.

Usage

npm start

Code example

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
import 'dotenv/config';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Set APIFY_TOKEN in your .env file (copy .env.example to get started)
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN,
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "search": "software engineer",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("piotrv1001/ziprecruiter-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

Example output

See sample-output.json for a full example. Each job listing includes:

Field	Description
title	Job title
company	Hiring company name
location	Job location
salary	Salary range (when listed)
jobUrl	Direct link to the ZipRecruiter job posting
description	Full job description text
postedDate	Date the job was posted
employmentType	e.g. Full-Time, Part-Time, Contract
scrapedAt	Timestamp of when the data was collected
searchQuery	The search term used
searchLocation	The location used in the search

Use cases

• Job market research — track salary trends and in-demand skills across roles and locations
• Recruitment tools — build internal dashboards that aggregate open positions from ZipRecruiter
• Competitive analysis — monitor hiring activity at specific companies over time
• Career platforms — power job boards or recommendation engines with fresh ZipRecruiter data
• Data science projects — build datasets for labor market analysis, NLP on job descriptions, or ML models

Try the actor on Apify

Open the ZipRecruiter Jobs Scraper on Apify

Related resources

• How to Scrape ZipRecruiter Job Listings — Full Tutorial
• Apify JavaScript Client docs

License

MIT