# ROR Scraper: Research Organization Registry (`naimurhasanrwd/ror-organizations-scraper`) Actor

Search the Research Organization Registry (ROR) for universities, institutes and funders: canonical name, country, coordinates, types and external IDs. No login, no proxy, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/naimurhasanrwd/ror-organizations-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Naimur Hasan](https://apify.com/naimurhasanrwd) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## ROR Scraper

Searches the Research Organization Registry (ROR) — the open registry of
universities, institutes, hospitals and funders behind most research metadata.
No login, no proxy, no browser.

### Input

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Required. Name or keyword. Default `oceanography`. |
| `country` | string | Optional two-letter country code, e.g. `DE`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Cap on organizations. Default `40`. |

### Output

One row per organization: `name`, `rorId`, `status`, `types`, `aliases`,
`acronyms`, `labels`, `country`, `countryCode`, `city`, `latitude`,
`longitude`, `established`, `website`, `wikipedia`, `grid`, `isni`,
`fundref`.

### Notes

- **An organization has many names.** ROR v2 returns a `names` array where each
  entry carries a `types` list; the one tagged `ror_display` is the canonical
  form. Taking `names[0]` can hand you a non-English label instead.
- Location data sits under `locations[].geonames_details`, not on the
  organization itself, so an organization with no recorded location yields
  nulls rather than a missing key.
- `external_ids` entries have both a `preferred` value and an `all` list;
  `preferred` is often null even when `all` has one entry.
- ROR pages 20 results per request, so `maxItems` above that walks pages.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Organization name or keyword to search for

## `country` (type: `string`):

Optional two-letter country code to narrow the search, e.g. DE

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Cap on organizations returned. ROR pages 20 per request.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "oceanography",
  "maxItems": 40
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

Every research organization the run matched.

# 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 = {
    "query": "oceanography"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("naimurhasanrwd/ror-organizations-scraper").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 = { "query": "oceanography" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("naimurhasanrwd/ror-organizations-scraper").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 '{
  "query": "oceanography"
}' |
apify call naimurhasanrwd/ror-organizations-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,naimurhasanrwd/ror-organizations-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/ZdzAwXaSSFxYIQhwb/builds/ggp49q7HMC7pt5OFX/openapi.json