# Crossref Funder Registry Scraper (`parseforge/crossref-funders-registry-scraper`) Actor Search records from Crossref Funders Registry with name, version, description, maintainers, repository link, stars and when published. Ideal for developer tooling intelligence, dependency monitoring and ecosystem research. Run on demand or on a recurring schedule and feed every row into your favo. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/crossref-funders-registry-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## ๐ŸŽ“ Crossref Funders Scraper > ๐Ÿš€ **Pull crossref funders data in seconds.** Pull the Crossref Funder Registry: funder ID, name, alternate names, country, location, URI, work count and alternative IDs from the authoritative open registry of research funders. structured records output for scholarly research and grant analytics. > ๐Ÿ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-27 ยท **๐Ÿ“Š 15 fields** per record ยท **45K+ research funders** ยท **Global (research funding organizations)** The Crossref Funders Scraper extracts structured records from Crossref. Every record captures the canonical fields you would expect from the upstream source - ready for analytics, dashboards, BI tooling, or further enrichment. The dataset spans global (research funding organizations) and exposes the same data the official source publishes - normalised, paginated, and queryable. **Who uses this data?** | Audience | Use Case | |---|---| | Researchers | Build longitudinal datasets for analysis | | Compliance teams | Monitor regulated entities and filings | | Journalists | Investigate public records at scale | | Data analysts | Power BI dashboards and reports | | Academic researchers | Run quantitative studies on public data | | Product teams | Embed live crossref funders records into apps | ### ๐Ÿ“‹ What the Crossref Funders Scraper does - Queries Crossref for the latest records - Supports targeted filtering via the input parameters (see below) - Returns structured records with 15 fields, no scraping artifacts - Handles pagination automatically up to your `maxItems` limit - Cleans HTML entities and normalises dates and identifiers - Delivers results as tabular, spreadsheet, structured, or structured via Apify dataset pull > ๐Ÿ’ก **Why it matters:** Public-data sources rarely offer bulk pull. This Actor turns the live source into a queryable dataset. ### ๐ŸŽฌ Full Demo _๐Ÿšง Coming soon_ ### โš™๏ธ Input
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
maxItemsintegerNoFree users: 10. Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000.
querystringNoSearch by funder name (e.g. national, NIH, european).
locationstringNoFilter exactly by country name (e.g. United States, France).
**Example 1: Default run (preview)** ```structured { "maxItems": 10 } ```` **Example 2: Targeted query** ```structured { "maxItems": 5, "query": "national" } ``` > โš ๏ธ **Good to Know:** Free users are limited to 10 items per run. Upgrade to a paid plan to unlock up to 1,000,000 items. ### ๐Ÿ“Š Output | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | ๐Ÿ–ผ Image `imageUrl` | string | - | | ๐ŸŽ“ Funder `title` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ”— URL `url` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ”‘ ID `id` | string | - | | ๐ŸŽ“ Name `name` | string | - | | ๐Ÿท๏ธ Alt Names `altNames` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ”— URI `uri` | string | - | | ๐ŸŒ Country `location` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ”„ Replaces `replaces` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ”„ Replaced By `replacedBy` | string | - | | ๐Ÿท๏ธ Tokens `tokens` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ“š Works `workCount` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ“š All Works `descendantWorkCount` | string | - | | ๐Ÿ•’ Collected `scrapedAt` | string | - | | โŒ Error `error` | string | Error message if record could not be retrieved | ### โœจ Why choose this Actor | Feature | Detail | |---|---| | ๐ŸŒ No login required | Public data only - no credentials needed | | ๐Ÿ” Targeted filtering | Search and filter via input parameters | | ๐Ÿ“Š 45K+ research funders | Comprehensive coverage of global (research funding organizations) | | ๐Ÿงน Clean output | Dates normalised, HTML stripped, arrays flattened | | โšก Fast | Direct source access without browser overhead | | ๐Ÿ”„ Auto-pagination | Retrieves results up to your maxItems | | ๐Ÿ’พ 4 pull records | structured records all available | | ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Retry logic | Multi-attempt retry with backoff for reliability | ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Method | Speed | Scale | Structured Output | Free | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This Actor** | Fast | 1,000,000 records | Yes (15 fields) | 10 free / unlimited paid | | Manual site search | Slow | Limited per session | No | Yes | | Bulk data retrieves | Slow setup | Variable | Partial | Variable | | Custom API script | Variable | Unlimited | Requires dev work | Dev cost | ### ๐Ÿš€ How to use 1. **[Create a free Apify account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)** - includes $5 free credit 2. Open the **Crossref Funders Scraper** actor page 3. Configure your input - set filters or leave defaults 4. Set `maxItems` (10 for a quick preview, higher for bulk extraction) 5. Click **Run** and wait for the dataset to populate 6. Retrieves your results as **tabular, spreadsheet, structured, or structured** ### ๐Ÿ’ผ Business use cases #### Compliance and Due Diligence Teams use crossref funders data to verify entities, monitor regulatory status, and feed downstream pipelines. #### Market Research Analysts map global (research funding organizations) to understand market structure, competitive activity, or regulatory trends. #### Lead Generation Sales teams enrich CRM records with crossref funders data to identify prospects and qualify leads. #### Investigative Journalism Reporters use bulk extracts to find patterns, anomalies, and stories hidden in public records. ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Automating Crossref Funders Scraper Connect this Actor to your existing workflows using Apify integrations: - **Make (Integromat)** - trigger a run on a schedule and push results to Google Sheets or a database - **Zapier** - automatically pull new records to Airtable, Notion, or your CRM - **Slack** - get notified when a monitored entity has new activity - **Webhooks** - receive real-time notifications when a run completes ### ๐ŸŒŸ Beyond business use cases #### Academic Research Study trends, behaviours, and patterns in global (research funding organizations) records across time. #### Civic Tech and Transparency Civic-tech projects build dashboards on top of bulk extracts to surface public-interest insights. #### Education Educators use real crossref funders data to teach data analysis and domain knowledge. #### Personal Research Individuals - researchers, hobbyists, family historians - use bulk pull to answer questions that no single web search can. ### ๐Ÿค– Ask an AI assistant about this scraper Paste a few sample records into ChatGPT, Claude, or another AI assistant and ask it to summarise the dataset, explain fields, identify patterns, or suggest filter combinations. ### โ“ Frequently Asked Questions **๐Ÿ” What does this Actor do?** It extracts crossref funders records from Crossref into a clean, queryable dataset. **๐Ÿ“Š How many records are available?** 45K+ research funders. **๐Ÿ”‘ Do I need an account or API key?** No. This Actor uses public sources that require no authentication. **๐Ÿ“… How up-to-date is the data?** The Actor queries the source live on every run. **๐Ÿ” Can I filter by specific fields?** Yes - see the Input section above for all supported filters. **โšก How fast is the scraper?** A typical 10-item preview completes in under 30 seconds. **๐Ÿ“„ What records is the output?** Records are stored in Apify's dataset storage and can be pulled as tabular, spreadsheet, structured, or structured. **๐Ÿ† Why are some fields null for certain records?** Some fields are optional at the source. The Actor returns null rather than fabricating values. **๐Ÿ“‹ Can I run this on a schedule?** Yes - use Apify's built-in scheduler or trigger via Make / Zapier / Webhooks. **๐Ÿ’ฐ Is there a cost to use this Actor?** Free users receive 10 records per run. [Create a paid account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to unlock up to 1,000,000 records per run. **๐ŸŒ Does it cover global (research funding organizations)?** Yes - see the coverage line above. **๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Is this Actor compliant?** The Actor accesses only publicly available data, in line with the source's published terms of service. ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Integrate with any app Pull data directly from the Apify platform to: **Spreadsheets & Databases** Google Sheets - Microsoft spreadsheet - Airtable - Notion - PostgreSQL - MySQL - MongoDB **Automation & Workflows** Make (Integromat) - Zapier - n8n - Pipedream - Activepieces **Cloud Storage** AWS S3 - Google Cloud Storage - Azure Blob Storage - Dropbox **APIs & Webhooks** REST API - Webhooks - Apify API ### ๐Ÿ”— Recommended Actors | Actor | Description | |---|---| | [OurAirports Global Airport Database Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/ourairports-scraper) | Pull worldwide airport data including ICAO/IATA codes | | [FINRA BrokerCheck Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/finra-brokercheck-scraper) | Extract broker and firm registration data from FINRA | | [Hacker News Stories Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/hackernews-stories-scraper) | Pull live Hacker News top stories with score and comments | > ๐Ÿ’ก **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more public-data scrapers. *** Need help? Visit the [Apify Discord community](https://discord.gg/jyEM2PRvMU) or open a support ticket. **Disclaimer:** This Actor accesses publicly available data from Crossref in compliance with the source's terms of service. Data is provided as-is for informational purposes. Verify all records against the official source before relying on them for legal or business decisions. # Actor input Schema ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: 10. Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search by funder name (e.g. national, NIH, european). ## `location` (type: `string`): Filter exactly by country name (e.g. United States, France). ## Actor input object example ```json { "maxItems": 10, "query": "national" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "maxItems": 10, "query": "national" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/crossref-funders-registry-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "maxItems": 10, "query": "national", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/crossref-funders-registry-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "maxItems": 10, "query": "national" }' | apify call parseforge/crossref-funders-registry-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/crossref-funders-registry-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Crossref Funder Registry Scraper", "description": "Search records from Crossref Funders Registry with name, version, description, maintainers, repository link, stars and when published. Ideal for developer tooling intelligence, dependency monitoring and ecosystem research. 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Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000." }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search by funder name (e.g. national, NIH, european)." }, "location": { "title": "Country Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter exactly by country name (e.g. United States, France)." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```