# Italian Schools Directory – Contacts, PEC & MIUR Open Data (`reckoning89/italian-schools-directory`) Actor

All 61,000+ Italian schools, state and paritarie, with email, PEC, website and address from official MIUR open data. Filter by region, city, level. Export CSV.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/reckoning89/italian-schools-directory.md
- **Developed by:** [Federico Giugno](https://apify.com/reckoning89) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.50 / 1,000 results

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# README

## Italian Schools Directory – Contacts, PEC & MIUR Open Data

**Every Italian school in one clean table: 61,000+ state schools (*statali*) and recognised private schools (*paritarie*), each with email, PEC (certified email), website, address and official school code (*codice meccanografico*).**

The data comes straight from the official open data of the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit (MIM, formerly MIUR), current school year 2026/27. There's no scraping, no proxies and no blocking: the Actor downloads the latest official datasets on each run, filters them your way and returns a ready-to-use list for Excel, CSV, JSON or the API.

#### What does the Italian Schools Directory do?

- Downloads the **latest** Ministry registers of state and paritarie schools, picking the newest file on each run.
- Filters by **school type, region, province, city, level and name**.
- Normalises emails, websites and levels, and adds a simple `stage` field (infanzia, primaria, secondaria I/II grado…).
- Fills in the standard **institute PEC** for state schools, which the Ministry CSV leaves out, and flags it with `pecIsDerived: true`.
- Can return **one row per institute** (the *sede di direttivo*, i.e. the principal's office) instead of every branch.

#### Who is it for?

- **EdTech and software companies** selling to schools.
- **School textbook publishers** and educational content creators.
- **School trip, sports and summer camp organisers.**
- **Suppliers** of furniture, IT, cleaning, canteens and safety equipment.
- **Training providers, associations and unions** reaching principals and teachers.
- **Researchers, journalists and public bodies** who need counts by level, city or region.
- **CRM / data teams** matching the official school code to their records.

#### Use cases and input recipes

| Goal | Input |
|---|---|
| All high schools in Lombardy with an email | `"regions": ["Lombardia"], "levels": ["secondaria II grado"], "onlyWithEmail": true` |
| One contact per state institute in Rome | `"schoolType": "STATE", "municipalities": ["Roma"], "onlyMainSites": true` |
| All paritarie nurseries in Campania | `"schoolType": "PARITARIA", "regions": ["Campania"], "levels": ["infanzia"]` |
| Technical institutes in Turin and Milan provinces | `"provinces": ["Torino", "Milano"], "levels": ["tecnico"]` |
| The whole country | `"maxResults": 0` |

#### Input

```json
{
  "schoolType": "ALL",
  "regions": ["Lombardia"],
  "provinces": [],
  "municipalities": [],
  "levels": ["liceo"],
  "nameContains": "",
  "onlyWithEmail": true,
  "onlyMainSites": false,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `schoolType` | string | `ALL` | `ALL`, `STATE` (statali) or `PARITARIA` (recognised private). |
| `regions` | array | – | e.g. Lombardia, Lazio, Sicilia. Empty = all of Italy. |
| `provinces` | array | – | Full province name, e.g. Torino, Milano, Napoli. |
| `municipalities` | array | – | Exact municipality name, e.g. Roma, Bologna. |
| `levels` | array | – | Keywords matched on the official level and on `stage`: *infanzia*, *primaria*, *secondaria I grado*, *secondaria II grado*, *istituto comprensivo*, *liceo*, *tecnico*, *professionale*. |
| `nameContains` | string | – | Keyword in the school or institute name. |
| `onlyWithEmail` | boolean | `false` | Skip schools without any email or PEC. |
| `onlyMainSites` | boolean | `false` | State schools: one row per institute (headquarters) instead of every branch. |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | `0` = no limit (about 61,000 schools). |

Text filters are case-insensitive and ignore accents.

#### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `schoolCode` | Official school code (*codice meccanografico*), e.g. TOPC01000C |
| `name` | School name |
| `ownership` | `statale` or `paritaria` |
| `level` | Official school level (e.g. LICEO CLASSICO) |
| `stage` | Normalised stage: infanzia, primaria, secondaria I grado, istituto comprensivo, secondaria II grado, adulti (CPIA), altro |
| `characteristic` | Official school characteristic (e.g. NORMALE) |
| `instituteCode`, `instituteName` | Parent institute code and name |
| `isInstituteHeadquarters` | `true` if this is the institute's main site (state schools; `null` for paritarie) |
| `address`, `postalCode` | Street address and ZIP code |
| `municipality`, `municipalityCode` | Municipality name and cadastral code |
| `province`, `region`, `area` | Province, region, macro-area (e.g. NORD OVEST) |
| `email` | School email (lowercase) |
| `pec` | Certified email (PEC) |
| `pecIsDerived` | `true` if the PEC is the standard `<institutecode>@pec.istruzione.it` filled in by the Actor |
| `website` | Website URL (normalised to https://) |
| `schoolYear` | School year, e.g. 2026/27 |
| `sourceFile` | URL of the Ministry CSV the record comes from |
| `source` | Attribution (IODL 2.0) |
| `usageNote` | GDPR / anti-spam usage note |

Missing values are `null`.

#### Example output item

A real item, from a run with `schoolType: STATE`, `provinces: ["Torino"]`, `levels: ["liceo"]` and `onlyMainSites: true`:

```json
{
  "schoolCode": "TOPC01000C",
  "name": "C. CAVOUR LICEO CLASSICO E MUSICALE",
  "ownership": "statale",
  "level": "LICEO CLASSICO",
  "stage": "secondaria II grado",
  "characteristic": "NORMALE",
  "instituteCode": "TOPC01000C",
  "instituteName": "C. CAVOUR LICEO CLASSICO E MUSICALE",
  "isInstituteHeadquarters": true,
  "address": "CORSO TASSONI 15",
  "postalCode": "10143",
  "municipality": "TORINO",
  "municipalityCode": "L219",
  "province": "TORINO",
  "region": "PIEMONTE",
  "area": "NORD OVEST",
  "email": "topc01000c@istruzione.it",
  "pec": "topc01000c@pec.istruzione.it",
  "pecIsDerived": true,
  "website": "https://www.lcavour.edu.it",
  "schoolYear": "2026/27",
  "sourceFile": "https://dati.istruzione.it/opendata/opendata/catalogo/elements1/SCUANAGRAFESTAT20262720260901.csv",
  "source": "Fonte: Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito, Portale Unico dei Dati della Scuola, licenza IODL 2.0",
  "usageNote": "Email/PEC istituzionali: chi le usa per inviare comunicazioni deve rispettare il GDPR e le norme anti-spam."
}
```

#### Export and integrations

Download results as **Excel, CSV, JSON, XML or HTML**, or connect them through the Apify API, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make and webhooks. **Schedule the Actor monthly** to keep your list in step with the Ministry's updates.

#### Pricing

Pay per result: you pay only for the schools returned. See the **Pricing** tab for the current rate. Use the filters and `maxResults` to control cost, since a small test run costs very little.

#### FAQ

**How many schools are included?**
About 61,600 in the 2026/27 files: roughly 50,300 state school sites and 11,300 paritarie.

**How fresh is the data?**
Each run downloads the newest file the Ministry has published, so the data is as current as the official source.

**Why are some PEC addresses marked `pecIsDerived: true`?**
The Ministry CSV doesn't publish PEC for state schools. The Actor fills in the standard institute PEC `<institutecode>@pec.istruzione.it` and flags it.

**Can I get one contact per institute instead of every branch?**
Yes: set `onlyMainSites: true`. This applies to state schools, where each institute has one headquarters (*sede di direttivo*).

**Are teachers' or principals' personal emails included?**
No. These are institutional school addresses published by the Ministry. Paritarie may list addresses that belong to individuals: treat those as personal data.

**Can I use the data commercially?**
The datasets are released under IODL 2.0, which allows commercial reuse with attribution (see *Source & licence*). If you send communications, the GDPR and anti-spam rules apply (see *Legal note*).

**Is it a scraper? Will it get blocked?**
No. It reads official open-data files, with no proxies and no login.

#### Limits

- Schools in the autonomous provinces of **Trento and Bolzano** and in **Valle d'Aosta** are not in the Ministry datasets, because they are managed locally.
- No phone numbers, principal names or student counts: the Ministry registry doesn't include them.
- Some schools publish no website or email; those fields are `null`. Use `onlyWithEmail: true` to skip them.
- Data quality (typos, outdated websites) reflects the official source.

#### More official open data Actors

- **[Italian Hotels & Agriturismi Directory – Puglia & Veneto](https://apify.com/reckoning89/italian-accommodation-directory)**: 7,400+ licensed hotels, agriturismi, campsites and resorts in Puglia and Veneto with phone, email, website, stars and national CIN code, from the official open data of the two Regions (CC BY 4.0). Useful together with this Actor for school trips, hospitality schools (*istituti alberghieri*) and education tourism.

#### Source & licence

**Fonte: Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito, Portale Unico dei Dati della Scuola, licenza IODL 2.0**

Data: Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito – Portale Unico dei Dati della Scuola (https://dati.istruzione.it/opendata/), datasets *Anagrafe scuole statali* and *Anagrafe scuole paritarie*, released under the **Italian Open Data License v2.0 (IODL 2.0)**, which allows commercial reuse with attribution. Each record includes `sourceFile`. This Actor is not affiliated with the Ministry.

#### Legal note (GDPR) – usage notice

**The emails and PEC addresses are institutional contacts. Anyone using them to send communications must comply with the GDPR and anti-spam rules.** Every output item carries the `source` attribution and a `usageNote` field.

The data are institutional contacts of schools published by a public authority. If you use them for marketing, you are the data controller: respect GDPR, Art. 130 of the Italian Privacy Code (prior consent for unsolicited email marketing) and offer an easy opt-out. Paritarie may list contact addresses of individuals – handle them as personal data.

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### 🇮🇹 Elenco Scuole Italiane – Email, PEC e Siti Web (Open Data MIUR)

Ottieni l'elenco completo e aggiornato di **tutte le scuole italiane (oltre 61.000)**, statali e paritarie, con **indirizzo email, PEC, sito web, indirizzo e codice meccanografico**. I dati arrivano direttamente dagli open data ufficiali del Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (ex MIUR), anno scolastico 2026/27. Non è uno scraper: niente proxy e niente blocchi.

#### Cosa fa

- Scarica a ogni esecuzione l'ultima versione dell'**anagrafe delle scuole statali e paritarie**.
- Filtra per **tipo di scuola, regione, provincia, comune, grado** (infanzia, primaria, secondaria di primo grado, istituti comprensivi, licei, tecnici, professionali) e **nome**.
- Aggiunge la **PEC istituzionale** delle scuole statali, che il CSV del Ministero non riporta, segnalandola con `pecIsDerived: true`.
- Ha l'opzione **solo sedi di direttivo**, cioè un contatto per istituto, utile per scrivere alla dirigenza, e l'opzione **solo con email**.

#### Per chi è

Editori scolastici, aziende EdTech, agenzie di viaggi d'istruzione e campi estivi, fornitori di arredi, informatica, pulizie e mense, enti di formazione, associazioni e sindacati, ricercatori e giornalisti.

#### Esempio di input

```json
{
  "schoolType": "STATE",
  "regions": ["Lazio"],
  "municipalities": ["Roma"],
  "levels": ["secondaria II grado"],
  "onlyWithEmail": true,
  "onlyMainSites": true,
  "maxResults": 0
}
```

#### Dati in uscita

Codice meccanografico, nome, statale o paritaria, grado, istituto di riferimento, sede di direttivo, indirizzo, CAP, comune, provincia, regione, email, PEC, sito web e anno scolastico, più i campi `source` (attribuzione) e `usageNote` (nota d'uso) in ogni risultato. Puoi esportare in **Excel, CSV, JSON** o collegare i dati a API, Google Sheets, Zapier e Make.

#### Prezzo

Pagamento a risultato: paghi solo le scuole restituite. La tariffa attuale è nella scheda **Pricing**.

#### Domande frequenti

- **Quanto sono aggiornati i dati?** A ogni esecuzione vengono scaricati i file più recenti pubblicati dal Ministero.
- **Perché alcune PEC hanno `pecIsDerived: true`?** Il Ministero non pubblica la PEC delle statali. L'Actor usa quella standard `<codiceistituto>@pec.istruzione.it`.
- **Ci sono i telefoni o i nomi dei dirigenti?** No, l'anagrafe ministeriale non li contiene.

#### Limiti

Non sono incluse le scuole delle province autonome di Trento e Bolzano e della Valle d'Aosta. Alcune scuole non pubblicano email o sito: in quel caso i campi sono `null`.

#### Altri actor con open data ufficiali

- **[Italian Hotels & Agriturismi Directory – Puglia & Veneto](https://apify.com/reckoning89/italian-accommodation-directory)**: oltre 7.400 strutture ricettive gestite da imprese in Puglia e Veneto (alberghi, agriturismi, campeggi, villaggi), con telefono, email, sito, stelle e codice CIN, dagli open data ufficiali delle due Regioni (CC BY 4.0).

#### Fonte, licenza e nota d'uso

**Fonte: Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito, Portale Unico dei Dati della Scuola, licenza IODL 2.0** (riuso anche commerciale con attribuzione; ogni risultato contiene il campo `source`). Non sono incluse le scuole delle province autonome di Trento e Bolzano e della Valle d'Aosta. **Nota d'uso:** email e PEC sono indirizzi istituzionali; chi li usa per inviare comunicazioni deve rispettare il GDPR, l'art. 130 del Codice Privacy e le norme anti-spam.

# Actor input Schema

## `schoolType` (type: `string`):

State schools, paritarie (private recognised) or both.

## `regions` (type: `array`):

e.g. Lombardia, Lazio, Sicilia. Empty = all of Italy.

## `provinces` (type: `array`):

Full province name, e.g. Torino, Milano, Napoli.

## `municipalities` (type: `array`):

Exact municipality name, e.g. Roma, Bologna.

## `levels` (type: `array`):

Keywords matched against the school level or stage: infanzia, primaria, secondaria I grado, secondaria II grado, istituto comprensivo, liceo, tecnico, professionale.

## `nameContains` (type: `string`):

Optional keyword in school or institute name.

## `onlyWithEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Skip schools without any email address.

## `onlyMainSites` (type: `boolean`):

Return one row per institute (sede direttivo) instead of every school branch.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

0 = no limit (about 61,000 schools in total).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "schoolType": "ALL",
  "regions": [
    "Piemonte"
  ],
  "onlyWithEmail": false,
  "onlyMainSites": false,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Italian schools (state and paritarie) with contacts, PEC, website and address from official MIUR open data, stored in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "regions": [
        "Piemonte"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("reckoning89/italian-schools-directory").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 = { "regions": ["Piemonte"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("reckoning89/italian-schools-directory").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 '{
  "regions": [
    "Piemonte"
  ]
}' |
apify call reckoning89/italian-schools-directory --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,reckoning89/italian-schools-directory"
        }
    }
}
```

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/sQP8pSrOgmuZs0Xhb/builds/i6AutiAdqYNqt1WSD/openapi.json