Jobs & RecruitingDifficulty: Advanced

Indeed Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from Indeed at scale using AlterLab's API — JavaScript rendering, structured extraction, and automatic retries in one request.

Automatic renderingJavaScript supportStructured data extractionChallenge resolution

Website Compatibility Notes

Indeed uses advanced protections including rate limiting and challenge pages. Full browser rendering with challenge resolution is required.

Quick Start — Extract from Indeed

cURL
curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=abc123def456",
    "advanced": { "render_js": true }
  }'

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Python Example

Python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=abc123def456",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["content"][:500])  # First 500 chars of extracted content

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract Indeed job listings?

Send Indeed job URLs to AlterLab with JavaScript rendering. AlterLab handles Indeed's challenge pages and returns job titles, company names, locations, salary ranges, descriptions, and posting dates.

Can AlterLab extract Indeed search results?

Yes. Pass Indeed search URLs with job title and location parameters. AlterLab renders the results page and returns multiple job listings with key details for each.

What job data can I extract from Indeed?

You can extract job titles, company names, locations, salary estimates, job descriptions, required qualifications, benefits, and posting dates from publicly accessible Indeed listings.

Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.

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terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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