Upwork Job Scraping & Proposal Generation

Goal

Scrape Upwork job listings and generate personalized proposals with compelling cover letters.

Scripts

• ./scripts/upwork_apify_scraper.py - Scrape Upwork jobs via Apify
• ./scripts/upwork_proposal_generator.py - Generate proposals with Claude
• ./scripts/update_sheet.py - Save to Google Sheets

Process

1. Scrape Jobs

python3 ./scripts/upwork_apify_scraper.py \
  --query "AI automation" \
  --limit 50 \
  --output .tmp/upwork_jobs.json

2. Generate Proposals

python3 ./scripts/upwork_proposal_generator.py \
  --jobs .tmp/upwork_jobs.json \
  --output .tmp/proposals.json

Uses Claude Opus 4.5 for high-quality, personalized cover letters.

3. Save to Sheet

python3 ./scripts/update_sheet.py .tmp/proposals.json --title "Upwork Proposals"

Output

Google Sheet with:

• Job details (title, description, budget, client info)
• Generated proposal/cover letter
• Application link

Environment

APIFY_API_TOKEN=your_token
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key

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Schema

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Search query (e.g., 'AI automation')
limit	integer	No	Max job listings (default: 50)

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
sheet_url	string	Google Sheet with job details + generated proposals

Credentials

Name	Source
APIFY_API_TOKEN	.env
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	.env

Cost

Apify credits + Claude API