AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper

Scrape breed profiles from the American Kennel Club. Returns structured data for every AKC-recognized breed and Foundation Stock Service candidate — names, breed groups, physical stats, trait scorecards, color standards, parent club links, and annual popularity rankings.

AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper Features

• Extracts 200+ breed profiles from the full AKC directory, including recognized breeds and FSS candidates
• Returns the complete trait scorecard — 9 numeric 1-5 ratings covering trainability, shedding, barking, energy, drooling, grooming frequency, and mental stimulation needs
• Collects physical standards — height (inches), weight (lbs), and life expectancy ranges parsed from the breed standard
• Includes color and marking registries — every AKC-accepted coat color and marking for each breed, as string arrays
• Captures parent club details — national breed club name and URL for each recognized breed
• Pulls breed standard PDFs — direct URL to the AKC's official per-breed standard document
• Flags AKC recognition status — boolean distinguishes fully-recognized breeds from FSS candidates and Miscellaneous Class breeds
• Returns annual popularity ranks — most recent AKC registration ranking (back to 2015)
• Runs on datacenter proxies — no residential proxy required, no captcha

What Can You Do With AKC Breed Data?

• Pet insurance carriers — build risk-by-breed underwriting models using health disposition data and trait scores
• Breed-matching apps — power quiz engines (exercise_needs, good_with_children scores) for apps like those from Hills or Purina
• AI training datasets — label breed-identification models with canonical names, visual descriptions, and group classifications
• Pet commerce platforms — enrich breed-indexed product catalogs with authoritative physical standards
• Content and affiliate sites — generate breed comparison tables without maintaining the data manually

How It Works

1. The scraper reads AKC's dedicated breed-sitemap.xml, which lists every breed detail page. No pagination to navigate, no letter-indexed crawling.
2. Each breed page is fetched and parsed. All structured data — traits, colors, clubs, history — is embedded server-side in the page source as a JSON blob. No browser required.
3. Physical stats (height, weight, life expectancy) are pulled from the page's JSON-LD Dataset schema.
4. The breed standard PDF URL comes from the sameAs field in the same JSON-LD block.
5. Results are collected and saved to the default Apify dataset, capped at maxItems.

AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper Input

{
  "maxItems": 10
}

Field	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum number of breed records to return. Set to 0 for all breeds (~250+).

AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper Output Fields

{
  "breed_name": "Labrador Retriever",
  "breed_slug": "labrador-retriever",
  "breed_group": "Sporting Group",
  "akc_recognized": true,
  "akc_popularity_rank": 2,
  "height_inches": { "min": 22.5, "max": 24.5 },
  "weight_lbs": { "min": 65, "max": 80 },
  "life_expectancy_years": { "min": 11, "max": 13 },
  "coat_type": "Double",
  "colors": ["Black", "Chocolate", "Yellow"],
  "markings": ["White Markings"],
  "temperament_traits": {
    "affectionate_with_family": 5,
    "good_with_young_children": 5,
    "good_with_other_dogs": 5,
    "openness_to_strangers": 5,
    "playfulness_level": 5,
    "watchdogprotective_nature": 3,
    "adaptability_level": 5
  },
  "exercise_needs": 5,
  "trainability": 5,
  "shedding_level": 4,
  "barking_level": 3,
  "energy_level": 5,
  "drooling_level": 2,
  "coat_grooming_frequency": 2,
  "mental_stimulation": 4,
  "history_text": "The Labrador Retriever is the traditional waterdog of Newfoundland...",
  "breed_standard_url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/LabradorRetriever.pdf",
  "parent_club_name": "Labrador Retriever Club, Inc.",
  "parent_club_url": "https://www.thelabradorclub.com",
  "hero_image_url": "https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Labrador-Retrievers-three-colors.jpg",
  "profile_url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/labrador-retriever/",
  "scraped_at": "2026-05-30T13:39:03.888Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
breed_name	string	Full AKC breed name
breed_slug	string	URL slug used in the AKC directory
breed_group	string	AKC group (Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting, Herding, Miscellaneous Class, Foundation Stock Service)
akc_recognized	boolean	True if the breed holds full AKC recognition (has a 4-digit year_recognized)
akc_popularity_rank	integer	Most recent annual AKC popularity rank by registration count
height_inches	object	{ min, max } in inches — derived from the breed standard table
weight_lbs	object	{ min, max } in pounds
life_expectancy_years	object	{ min, max } in years
coat_type	string	Coat type(s) per AKC standard (e.g. "Double", "Smooth", "Rough")
colors	array	Accepted coat colors per AKC breed standard
markings	array	Accepted markings
temperament_traits	object	7 rated dimensions (1-5): affectionate_with_family, good_with_young_children, good_with_other_dogs, openness_to_strangers, playfulness_level, watchdogprotective_nature, adaptability_level
exercise_needs	integer	1-5 AKC energy level rating
trainability	integer	1-5 AKC trainability rating
shedding_level	integer	1-5 AKC shedding rating
barking_level	integer	1-5 AKC barking level rating
energy_level	integer	1-5 AKC energy level rating
drooling_level	integer	1-5 AKC drooling level rating
coat_grooming_frequency	integer	1-5 AKC grooming frequency rating
mental_stimulation	integer	1-5 AKC mental stimulation needs rating
history_text	string	AKC breed history text (HTML stripped)
breed_standard_url	string	URL to the AKC's official per-breed standard PDF
parent_club_name	string	Name of the AKC national breed club
parent_club_url	string	Website of the national breed club
hero_image_url	string	URL of the primary breed photo from AKC
profile_url	string	AKC breed page URL
scraped_at	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of the scrape

🔍 FAQ

How do I scrape AKC dog breed data? AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper handles everything. Set maxItems to the number of breeds you want, run it, and collect structured JSON. To get the full dataset of ~250+ breeds, set maxItems to 0.

What data can I get from the AKC dog breed directory? AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper returns 25+ fields per breed: the complete trait scorecard (9 numeric ratings), physical dimensions, registered colors and markings, parent club links, breed standard PDFs, AKC popularity rankings, and a full history text. It's the canonical AKC dataset in a single run.

How much does AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper cost? AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper charges per record ($0.001/breed). Running the full dataset of ~250 breeds costs roughly $0.25 in compute. Cheaper than a dog license.

Does AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper need proxies? No. AKC's public dog breed directory serves data to anyone without bot detection. The scraper runs on standard datacenter IPs at moderate concurrency.

What is the AKC popularity rank? Each year the AKC publishes a ranked list of breeds by registration count. akc_popularity_rank returns the most recent year's rank — rank 1 being the most popular. Not all breeds are ranked (FSS and Miscellaneous Class breeds often aren't).

Why Use AKC Dog Breed Directory Scraper?

• First on Apify — zero existing AKC-targeted actors on the store. Canonical source, canonical slot.
• Structured trait scorecards — returns the 9 numeric ratings that power every dog-breed quiz and insurance underwriting model. Most scrapers don't touch structured data this deeply.
• No setup required — point and run. The sitemap handles discovery; the server-rendered JSON handles extraction. You don't need to configure selectors or pagination.

Need More Features?

Need custom fields, additional filter options, or a different breed registry? File an issue or get in touch.