Google Jobs and ZipRecruiter scraping not working (returns 0 results / 403 forbidden)

[jeel1811]

I am using JobSpy in Google Colab and facing issues with Google Jobs and ZipRecruiter:

Google Jobs:
WARNING - JobSpy:Google - initial cursor not found, try changing your query or there was at most 10 results
✅ Found 0 jobs

Tried different google_search_term values (software engineer jobs in USA since last week, data analyst jobs remote, etc.)
Always returns 0 jobs in Colab (also tested locally).

ZipRecruiter:
ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - response status code 403 with response: {"status_code":403,"error_code":"forbidden cf-waf","error_message":"Forbidden"}

What Works:
LinkedIn and Indeed scraping works fine.
The issue is only with Google Jobs and ZipRecruiter.

[psymbio]

Issue with Glassdoor

import csv
from jobspy import scrape_jobs

jobs = scrape_jobs(
    site_name=["glassdoor"], # "glassdoor", "bayt", "naukri", "bdjobs"
    search_term="software engineer",
    google_search_term="software engineer jobs remote",
    location="remote",
    results_wanted=20,
    hours_old=72,
    country_indeed='INDIA',
    easy_apply=True
    # linkedin_fetch_description=True # gets more info such as description, direct job url (slower)
    # proxies=["208.195.175.46:65095", "208.195.175.45:65095", "localhost"],
)
print(f"Found {len(jobs)} jobs")
print(jobs.head())
jobs.to_csv("jobs.csv", quoting=csv.QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, escapechar="\\", index=False) # to_excel

I get:

2025-09-10 18:07:52,592 - ERROR - JobSpy:Glassdoor - Glassdoor response status code 403
2025-09-10 18:07:52,592 - ERROR - JobSpy:Glassdoor - Glassdoor: location not parsed
Found 0 jobs
Empty DataFrame
Columns: []
Index: []

Edit (11/09/2025): It works now - idk what changed.

[thesandrex]

Doesn't work for me as well, Google and Glassdoor

[thesandrex]

ZipRecruiter shows error - unavailable in europe

[NasAndNora]

December and Still not working. Neither Google Jobs or ZipRecruiter

[colebaril]

December and Still not working. Neither Google Jobs or ZipRecruiter

Same for me.

[Neel-Raibole]

Yeah, the same here, I tried getting jobs from zip recruiter, it returns an Empty DataFrame

[themikemoniker]

Have any of you tried to debug this at all? I want to look into it and want the full context what has been done so far before I jump in.

[colebaril]

Have any of you tried to debug this at all? I want to look into it and want the full context what has been done so far before I jump in.

I have been travelling and haven't had a chance. May try some things when I return -- let me know if you find anything else out!

[JustinXre2020]

For me I had this error msg with ziprecruiter:

ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - ZipRecruiter response status code 403 with response: {"status_code":403,"error_code":"forbidden cf-waf","error_message":"Forbidden"}

[matthewincardona]

I'm getting the same issues. Glassdoor says "location not parsed" and Ziprecruiter gives an empty DataFrame. Has anyone found a solution?