Extract Job Listings from Indeed — Python Tutorial 2026

Indeed is the world's largest job search engine with 250M+ monthly visitors. Here's how to extract job listing data programmatically.

Why Scrape Indeed?

• Market salary analysis
• Job demand trends
• Recruitment automation
• Competitive intelligence

Quick Start with Apify

Use the Indeed Job Scraper on Apify — no coding needed. Just enter keywords and location, get structured JSON back.

Python Method

import httpx
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

def search_indeed(keyword, location):
    url = f"https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q={keyword}&l={location}"
    resp = httpx.get(url, headers={ "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0" })
    soup = BeautifulSoup(resp.text, "lxml")
    jobs = []
    for card in soup.select(".job_seen_beacon"):
        title = card.select_one(".jobTitle")
        company = card.select_one(".companyName")
        if title and company:
            jobs.append({
                "title": title.get_text(strip=True),
                "company": company.get_text(strip=True),
            })
    return jobs

What Data You Can Extract

• Job title and description
• Company name and rating
• Salary range
• Location
• Posting date
• Application link

Best Practices

• Use polite delays between requests
• Rotate user agents
• Consider using a proxy service
• Check Indeed's terms of service

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