AAALAC Accredited Research Institution Directory Scraper

🧭 AAALAC Accreditation Directory for Research Teams

Research teams, animal-care program staff, and due-diligence analysts can use this Actor to collect the current public AAALAC International directory. It returns accredited institution and research-unit names, parent organizations when listed, location details, and collection times in an Apify dataset, giving you a consistent list to review or use in your own data work.

Use cases

• Use Aaalac Accreditation to collect public accreditation directory rows for research.
• Find Aaalac Accredited Organizations with names, parent organizations, and available locations.
• Browse the Aaalac Directory as a structured Apify dataset.
• Check the Aaalac Accreditation List before reviewing institutions or research units.
• Use Aaalac Accredited to build a current list of accredited organizations.

📋 AAALAC Directory Rows

Each dataset row represents one institution or research unit listed by the public directory. The row includes the name, parent organization when available, location details when listed, and collection time. The dataset keeps useful address or location text when normalized city, state or province, or country values are sparse.

▶️ Collect the AAALAC Directory

Run the Actor without a source credential. Leave Maximum entries empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted. Enter a positive number to stop after that many entries. The output contains a link to the run's Apify dataset, and collectedAt shows when each row was collected.

⚙️ Input

The public input has one optional work limit. Leave it empty to return all available directory entries until the source is exhausted, or enter a positive number for a smaller run.

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
maxItems	integer	Optional cap on returned entries. Leave it empty to return all available directory entries until the source is exhausted. Enter a positive number to stop after that many entries.

Example input from a successful run:

{
}

An empty object runs the complete collection.

🧾 Output

The Actor returns an object with a link to the run's default Apify dataset. Each dataset row uses the same public shape. A row can omit the parent organization, the location object, or individual location fields when the directory does not provide them; name and collectedAt are required.

Output link and dataset row fields

Field	Type	What it does
dataset	string	Link to the Apify dataset for this run.
name	string	Name of the accredited institution or research unit.
parentOrganization	string	Parent organization listed for the institution or unit, when available.
location	object	Location details listed for the institution or unit, when available.
location.address	string	Complete address or location text listed in the directory, when available.
location.city	string	City listed for the directory entry, when available.
location.stateOrProvince	string	State or province listed for the directory entry, when available.
location.country	string	Country listed for the directory entry, when available.
collectedAt	string (date-time)	Time when the directory entry was collected.

Representative row from a successful run with an empty input:

{
  "parentOrganization": "59th Medical Wing (Wilford Hall Ambulatory & Surgical Center)",
  "name": "Clinical Investigations and Research Support",
  "location": {
    "address": "JBSA LACKLAND, TX, UNITED STATES",
    "city": "JBSA LACKLAND",
    "stateOrProvince": "TX",
    "country": "UNITED STATES"
  },
  "collectedAt": "2026-08-11T23:37:29.424Z"
}

💳 Pricing

Pricing is pay per event. The primary event is one Directory entry for each accredited institution or research unit saved to your dataset. Check the Apify Console for the current price.

Buyer-facing event	Description
Directory entry	One accredited institution or research unit saved to your dataset.

🔌 Integrations

Use the Apify dataset link in the output to review and export the rows with Apify's normal dataset tools.

Video guide

❓ FAQ

Do I need an AAALAC account or source credential?

No. The Actor reads the publicly available directory without a buyer-supplied source credential.

How do I get the full current directory?

Leave Maximum entries empty. The Actor returns all available results until the source is exhausted. Enter a positive number when you want a smaller run.

Can I filter the directory by country or organization?

No. This Actor retrieves the public directory and does not offer keyword, organization, country, or location filters. Filter the dataset after the run if you need a smaller view.

What happens when a location is incomplete?

The row keeps the location parts and address or location text that the public directory provides. City, state or province, and country can be missing for some entries.

Does the dataset include accreditation dates or inspection details?

No. Member-portal-only accreditation status, initial accreditation date, last site visit date, and other login-gated metadata are outside this Actor. It returns public directory names, available parent organizations and locations, and collection times.

Is this a historical AAALAC list?

No. Each run reads the current public directory at run time and records collectedAt. The Actor does not create historical snapshots, change detection, or alerts across runs.

What does AAALAC stand for?

AAALAC International is the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International. This Actor collects its public accreditation directory; it does not provide accreditation requirements, guidelines, or certification decisions.

📝 Changelog

0.0: Initial release

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

🔗 Related Actors

• ORCID Researcher Profile Search — Map researchers and affiliations when you need more context around listed institutions.
• Map Your Show Exhibitor Scraper — Collect another public directory of organizations, locations, and profile links.
• LinkedIn Company Scraper — Enrich known parent organizations with public company locations and profile data.
• AAALAC Accredited Research Institution Directory Scraper — Compare another public collection of the AAALAC directory.
• ROR (Research Organization Registry) Scraper — Add research-organization names, locations, identifiers, and relationships.

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