# Japanese Subsidy & Grant Search API (`kittenish_brill/jp-subsidy-search`) Actor

Search Japan jGrants subsidies by keyword. Returns titles, deadlines, maximum amounts, eligible areas, company size, and official URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kittenish\_brill/jp-subsidy-search.md
- **Developed by:** [libra t](https://apify.com/kittenish_brill) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Other
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Japanese Subsidy & Grant Search API (jGrants)

Search Japan's official government subsidy and grant database, jGrants, by keyword.

Most scrapers and LLMs cannot reliably read Japanese government portals or keep up with subsidy deadlines. This Actor talks directly to the official jGrants API run by Japan's Digital Agency and returns structured results in seconds: titles, application deadlines, maximum amounts, eligible regions, company-size eligibility, and the official application URL.

### Why use it

- Official jGrants source, not brittle page scraping.
- Finds Japanese grants by keyword such as `AI`, `DX`, `省エネ`, `創業`, `観光`, or `IT導入`.
- Returns deadlines and maximum grant amounts in machine-readable fields.
- Useful for lead generation, consulting, RAG, and SMB finance workflows.

### Common use cases

- Consultants and subsidy advisors monitoring open programs.
- SaaS products matching Japanese SMBs with funding opportunities.
- Sales and lead enrichment based on current public grants.
- AI agents that need current Japanese government funding data.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string | 2+ chars. Japanese or English — `AI`, `DX`, `省エネ`, `創業`, `観光`, `IT導入` |
| `onlyAccepting` | boolean | Only subsidies **currently open** for application (default `true`) |

```json
{ "keyword": "DX", "onlyAccepting": true }
```

### Output

One row per subsidy:
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `title` | Subsidy / grant name |
| `acceptance_start` / `acceptance_end` | Application window — **the deadline** |
| `max_limit_yen` | Maximum grant amount (JPY) |
| `target_area` | Eligible region (全国 / prefecture) |
| `employees` | Company-size eligibility |
| `detail_url` | Official jGrants application page |

### 🔎 Why this Actor

- **Official source** — jGrants public API (デジタル庁), not scraped guesswork.
- **Always current** — live query, real deadlines.
- **Japanese-native** — handles Japanese keywords & data foreign tools miss.
- **Fast & clean** — structured JSON, one call.

***

Data source: [jGrants public API](https://developers.digital.go.jp/documents/jgrants/api/) from Japan Digital Agency open government data. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Digital Agency.

Keywords: Japan subsidy API, Japanese grants, 補助金, 助成金, jGrants, 日本 補助金 API, government funding Japan, subsidy search, DX subsidy, IT導入補助金, Japan business grant, SME funding Japan.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search term (2+ chars). Japanese or English, e.g. AI, DX, 創業, 省エネ.

## `onlyAccepting` (type: `boolean`):

If true, return only subsidies open for application now.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "DX",
  "onlyAccepting": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `subsidies` (type: `string`):

Matched Japanese subsidies / grants

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keyword": "AI"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kittenish_brill/jp-subsidy-search").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keyword": "AI" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kittenish_brill/jp-subsidy-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "AI"
}' |
apify call kittenish_brill/jp-subsidy-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kittenish_brill/jp-subsidy-search"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/jYbnWMxMcOHwxtX3R/builds/DpS8NMnJ4NeaII1Gg/openapi.json