Carbon Credit Registry Scraper — Verra VCS & Gold Standard
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Carbon Credit Registry Scraper — Verra VCS & Gold Standard
Pull ~9,000 carbon offset project records from Verra (VCS) and Gold Standard registries via public APIs. Returns project type, methodology, country, developer, crediting period, SDG contributions, and status. No account or proxy required.
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Extract voluntary carbon market (VCM) project data from two of the world's largest carbon credit registries: Verra (VCS) and Gold Standard. Both registries provide public, unauthenticated APIs — no account required.
What It Does
Queries each registry's official API to retrieve project listings with one record per project. Covers approximately 5,000 Verra VCS projects and 4,000 Gold Standard projects.
Output Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
project_id | Unique identifier within the registry |
registry | Verra_VCS or GoldStandard |
project_name | Full project name |
project_type | Primary category (e.g. Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use) |
methodology | Protocol or methodology code (e.g. VM0047, AMS-III.R) |
country | Country where project is located |
region | Geographic region |
lat / lon | Project coordinates (where available) |
project_developer | Proponent or developer organization |
validator | Validator organization (where available) |
crediting_period_start | Crediting period start date |
crediting_period_end | Crediting period end date |
total_credits_issued | Total VCUs/VERs issued to date |
status | Project status (Registered, Under validation, Listed, etc.) |
sdg_contributions | List of UN Sustainable Development Goals |
project_url | Direct link to the project in its registry |
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
registry | select | all | Which registry to scrape: all, verra, or goldstandard |
maxItems | integer | 100 | Maximum total projects to return |
Performance
- Verra: ~50 projects per API call, no proxy required
- Gold Standard: ~50 projects per page, no proxy required
- No authentication needed for either registry
Example Use Cases
- Carbon market research and analysis
- ESG portfolio screening
- Climate data aggregation
- Methodology and project type distribution analysis
- SDG contribution mapping across registries
Notes
- Verra VCS API returns project categories and methodologies as text strings
- Gold Standard SDG contributions are returned as goal names
- Coordinates (lat/lon) are only available for a subset of projects
- Total credits issued is available for registered/issued projects only
Related Data
Both registries also publish retirement/issuance transaction data accessible through their respective portals:
- Verra: registry.verra.org
- Gold Standard: registry.goldstandard.org
