indeed-job-scraper
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A node.js application to fetch jobs from indeed website
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Indeed Job Scraper :flashlight:
A node.js application to scrape jobs from Indeed website
Install
npm install indeed-job-scraper
:warning: Please be sure the browser executable is downloaded at ~/.cache/puppeteer/ after the installation process, otherwise you can download it directly by running node node_modules/indeed-job-scraper/node_modules/puppeteer/ from your working package, or simply run: npm run browser-install
How to use ?
//import the required modules
let { getJobsList , getJobsPDF, release, config } = require("indeed-job-scraper");
let fs = require("fs");
let path = require("path");
//get job list data
getJobsList({
query : "php",
fromdays : 1,
sitetype: "employer",
sort : "date",
maxperpage : 20,
level : "senior_level",
})
.then(console.log)
.then(release);
//get job list as a PDF report
getJobsPDF({
query : "Android Developer",
fromdays : 2,
sort : "date",
maxperpage : 20,
level : "senior_level",
}).then((pdfBuffer) => {
fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname , "./jobs.pdf") , pdfBuffer);
}).then(release);
Pagination
The application is designed to follow the next pages, but the user can limit the number of visited pages
URL paramters
The params
object contains 17 properties denoting the search criteria, this number is expected to be change in the future
| Paramter | Indeed Default value | Description |
|:-----------:|:---------------------:|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
| query | "" | search query |
| hireType | any | directhire
to fetch jobs directly from companies only |
| level | any | entry_level
, mid_level
or senior_level
|
| salary | any | salary per year i.e 45K
, 30000
or salary range 45K - 90K
|
| radius | 0 | radius to search with i.e 30
miles or in exact location |
| location | any | city , state , zip code or 'remote' |
| sort | relevance | should be relevance
or date
|
| siteType | any | should be jobsite
or employer
|
| jobType | any | should be one of fulltime
, parttime
, contract
, internship
, temporary
or commission
|
| fromDays | all | number of days since a job was published |
| duplicate | unique | unique
to filter duplication or all
to enable them |
| maxPerPage | 10 | maximum number of jobs per page |
configurations
You can change app configurations based on your needs i.e locality domain
let { config } = require("indeed-job-scraper");
config["max-pages"] = 4 //the maximum number of visited pages
config["base-URL"] = "https://uk.indeed.com/"; //change the locality domain to restrict the search results to your country
config["verbose"] = true; //to deliver information about current processing
TODO
- To enhance paramters filtering :thumbsup:
- To support other countries domain :thumbsup:
- To support advanced search criteria as possible :thumbsup: