UK Visa Jobs Extractor
Fetches job listings from my.ukvisajobs.com that may sponsor work visas.
Setup
npm install
If Playwright browsers are skipped in your environment, install Firefox:
npx playwright install firefox
If Camoufox assets are missing, fetch them:
npx camoufox-js fetch
Configuration
Set the following environment variables:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
UKVISAJOBS_EMAIL |
Login email for automatic token refresh |
UKVISAJOBS_PASSWORD |
Login password for automatic token refresh |
UKVISAJOBS_HEADLESS |
Set to false to show the browser (default: true) |
UKVISAJOBS_MAX_JOBS |
Maximum jobs to fetch (default: 50, max: 200) |
UKVISAJOBS_SEARCH_KEYWORD |
Optional search filter |
Automatic login & cache
The extractor will:
- Launch a Camoufox (Playwright Firefox) browser and sign in
- Navigate to the open jobs page and capture the token/cookies
- Cache the session to
storage/ukvisajobs-auth.json - Reuse the cached values until the API reports an expired token, then refresh
Running
npm start
Output is written to storage/datasets/default/ as JSON files.