# Shine.com Jobs Scraper (`bovi/shine-scraper`) Actor

Collect public job listings from Shine in India. Get titles, companies, locations, salary, experience, skills and dates. Use keywords, Indian cities or public Shine job-search URLs; no Shine login. Pricing: $0.0016/item + $0.00005/Actor Start.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bovi/shine-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Vitalii Bondarev](https://apify.com/bovi) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 1,000 shine.com jobs scrapers

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Shine.com Jobs Scraper

Scrape public Shine.com job listings in India from server-rendered search results. Start with keywords or public Shine job-search URLs; no Shine login is used, and detail-page fields are optional. Price on the Free plan: $0.0016 per result plus $0.00005 per start event. The default input uses Apify Residential proxy.

- Extract titles, companies, locations, salary, experience, skills, dates and public URLs
- Build recruiting research and hiring-data feeds
- Search by keyword and Indian city, or use public Shine job-search URLs
- Open public detail pages for descriptions, industry, employment type and expiry dates
- Deduplicate by Shine job ID within a run

### What you get

| Field | Type | What it contains |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `jobId` | string | Shine job ID. |
| `title` | string | Job title. |
| `company` | string | Employer name. |
| `companyId` | integer | Shine company ID. |
| `url` | string | Public Shine job detail URL. |
| `locations` | array of strings | Listing locations. |
| `location` | string | Locations joined into one string. |
| `salaryText` | string | Salary exactly as listed. |
| `salaryMinLakh` | number | Minimum salary normalized to lakh/year for recognized rupee, lakh or crore amounts. |
| `salaryMaxLakh` | number | Maximum salary normalized to lakh/year for recognized rupee, lakh or crore amounts. |
| `salaryPeriod` | string | Recognized period such as `month` or `year`. |
| `experienceText` | string | Experience requirement as listed. |
| `experienceMinYears` | number | Parsed minimum experience in years. |
| `experienceMaxYears` | number | Parsed maximum experience in years. |
| `skills` | array of strings | Skills from search or detail data. |
| `badges` | array of strings | Shine badges. |
| `postedAt` | ISO 8601 string | Posting timestamp in UTC. |
| `expiresAt` | ISO 8601 string | Expiry timestamp in UTC. |
| `employmentType` | string | Employment type from public detail data. |
| `industry` | string | Industry from public detail data. |
| `descriptionText` | string | Plain-text description; email addresses and Indian phone-number patterns are replaced with `[contact removed]`. |
| `searchKeyword` | string | Keyword used for the search. |
| `searchLocation` | string | City used for the search. |
| `sourcePage` | string | Shine search page producing the record. |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 string | Collection time in UTC. |

### Sample output

The sample below is shortened by omitting only the long `descriptionText` field. All other values are copied from one real dataset record.

```json
{
  "jobId": "19543510", "title": "Aicess India - Operations Executive (Greater Noida)",
  "url": "https://www.shine.com/jobs/aicess-india-operations-executive-greater-noida/korea-trade-investment-promotion-kotra/19543510",
  "company": "Korea Trade Investment Promotion (KOTRA)", "companyId": 769865,
  "locations": ["Noida"], "location": "Noida",
  "salaryText": "Not Disclosed",
  "experienceText": "0 to 4 Yrs", "experienceMinYears": 0, "experienceMaxYears": 4,
  "skills": ["Office Administration", "Documentation", "Record Keeping", "Statutory Compliance", "Incorporation", "Registration", "Internal Processes", "Amendment Procedures"],
  "postedAt": "2026-09-07T13:16:25Z", "expiresAt": "2026-11-06T13:16:22Z",
  "employmentType": "FULL_TIME", "industry": "IT Services & Consulting",
  "searchKeyword": "jobs in all india",
  "sourcePage": "https://www.shine.com/job-search/jobs-in-all-india",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-18T08:15:29.818637Z"
}
```

### Pricing

You pay only for the events listed below. This Actor does not use the Pay per event + usage option, so the platform usage of your runs (compute, proxy traffic and storage) is not billed to you separately.

The Actor charges two pay-per-event events:

| Charge event | Free-plan price | Unit and condition |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| `apify-default-dataset-item` | $0.0016 per event on Free | One event for each scraped result with all fields. |
| `apify-actor-start` | $0.00005 per event on Free | One event per GB of run memory, minimum one event. |

For a run with 1 GB of memory or less (one start event):

| Results | Dataset items | Start event | Total on Free |
| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 10 | 10 × $0.0016 per dataset item | $0.00005 per start event | **$0.01605** |
| 1,000 | 1,000 × $0.0016 per dataset item | $0.00005 per start event | **$1.60005** |
| 10,000 | 10,000 × $0.0016 per dataset item | $0.00005 per start event | **$16.00005** |

### How to use

1. **Fill** `keywords` and `locations` (or `searchUrls`) and set `maxResults`; see Input parameters below.
2. **Run** the Actor and inspect the dataset.
3. **Repeat** the run through Apify Schedules. Deduplication and `maxResults` apply within one run only, so scheduled runs can return the same listings again.

```json
{
  "keywords": ["python developer"],
  "locations": [],
  "searchUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 10,
  "includeDescription": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {"useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]}
}
```

Export the dataset as JSON or CSV, or read it through the Apify dataset API.

### Input parameters

| Parameter | What it does | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `keywords` | Search phrases, job titles or skills combined with every city in `locations`. | `["jobs in all india"]` |
| `locations` | Optional Indian cities. An empty list means all India. | `[]` |
| `searchUrls` | HTTPS Shine `/job-search/` URLs replacing keyword searches when non-empty; only pages without query strings are accepted. | `[]` |
| `maxResults` | Maximum total unique listings written across searches. The schema requires an integer of at least 1. | `50` |
| `includeDescription` | Opens each public detail page for description, industry, employment type and expiry date. | `true` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Apify proxy settings. | `{"useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]}` |

### Limits and edge cases

| Condition | What the buyer sees | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `maxResults` is reached | Collection stops at that many unique records in the run. | Increase `maxResults`. |
| More than 50 generated or supplied searches are available | Only the first 50 unique search URLs are read. | Narrow combinations or provide relevant URLs. |
| A search has more than 250 pages | That search stops at the supported page limit. | Narrow or split the search. |
| A search request fails (after one retry for some errors) | That search ends with a warning and later searches continue; the run can finish with fewer or zero results. | Rerun later or try another keyword, city or URL. |
| A supplied URL is not an HTTPS Shine `/job-search/` page, or has a query string or fragment | It is skipped; if none remain, the run warns and returns without records. | Use a valid public Shine job-search URL without a query string or fragment. |
| A detail-page request fails with `includeDescription` enabled | The listing can still be written with search-page fields; detail fields may be absent and a warning is logged. | Rerun or disable detail-page collection. |
| Salary is hidden, confidential, undisclosed, or lacks a recognized rupee, lakh or crore unit | `salaryText` may remain, but normalized salary fields are not inferred. | Use `salaryText`; do not treat missing numbers as zero. |
| The description contains an email address or Indian phone number | Matching patterns are replaced with `[contact removed]` in `descriptionText`; other contact details may remain. | Review the description before reuse. |

### FAQ

#### How much does it cost to scrape Shine.com jobs?

See the Pricing section for Free-plan event prices and examples.

#### Why did my run return no jobs?

Check the run log for the reason, and confirm that `keywords`, `locations` and `searchUrls` are valid.

#### What should I do if the Actor does not work?

Use arrays for `keywords`, `locations` and `searchUrls`, set `maxResults` to at least 1, and provide public HTTPS Shine job-search pages without query strings.

#### Is it legal or allowed to collect and use these listings?

The Actor collects public job-listing data from Shine.com. Whether collection or use is legal or allowed depends on the source terms, applicable law and your use case; review those requirements before using the data.

### Related actors

- [AI/ML hiring signal monitor](https://apify.com/bovi/ai-ml-hiring-signal-monitor) — related hiring-data collection for tracking companies scaling AI teams.
- [AIJobs.net scraper](https://apify.com/bovi/aijobs-net-scraper) — another bovi Actor for public job listings.
- [Arbeitsagentur jobs scraper](https://apify.com/bovi/arbeitsagentur-jobs-scraper) — related job data collection for German listings.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Search phrase, job title or skill. Use 'jobs in all india' for Shine's public all-India feed. Each keyword can be combined with every city below.

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Optional Shine search cities such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune or Chennai. Empty means all India.

## `searchUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional public Shine job-search URLs. Only HTTPS shine.com job-search pages are accepted; query strings are not used.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total number of unique job listings written across all searches.

## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each job's public detail page to add its description, industry, employment type and expiry date.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. Disable the Apify Proxy to connect directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "jobs in all india"
  ],
  "locations": [],
  "searchUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "includeDescription": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset with the scraped records.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "jobs in all india"
    ],
    "locations": [],
    "searchUrls": [],
    "maxResults": 50,
    "includeDescription": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

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

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": ["jobs in all india"],
    "locations": [],
    "searchUrls": [],
    "maxResults": 50,
    "includeDescription": True,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bovi/shine-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "jobs in all india"
  ],
  "locations": [],
  "searchUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "includeDescription": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call bovi/shine-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bovi/shine-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uoglfQgxSg4PitNh1/builds/G5SUEBEmzbNE2lFcs/openapi.json