# USDA Organic Operations Scraper - Certified Business Leads (`scrapesage/us-organic-operations-scraper`) Actor

Scrape every USDA-certified organic operation: name, contact, phone, email, website, certifier, status, scopes & certified products. Filter by state, status, scope, business type & product. B2B leads + organic market intelligence + monitoring. Official USDA Organic INTEGRITY data, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesage/us-organic-operations-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Sage](https://apify.com/scrapesage) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.75 / 1,000 organic operation records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## USDA Organic Operations Scraper — Certified Organic Business Leads (Email, Phone, Products & Certifier)

Extract **every USDA-certified organic operation** from the official **USDA AMS Organic INTEGRITY Database** — the authoritative registry of organic farms, processors, handlers, distributors and brokers. Each record ships the fields lead-gen buyers actually want: **operation name, contact person, phone, email, website, certifying agent, certification status, NOP scopes, business type, full address, and the complete list of certified products** — plus a derived **lead score**.

No login, no cookies, no browser — fast bulk extraction from USDA's own public API with full coverage of all ~78,000 operations.

### Why this organic operations scraper?

The Organic INTEGRITY Database is the single source of truth for organic certification in the US (and worldwide), but it lives behind a slow web app with no usable export. This actor pulls the **official bulk dataset**, joins every operation to its **certified products**, decodes the certification scopes and business-type flags, and ships the **richest organic-operations dataset anywhere** — ready for your CRM.

| Data | Typical lists | This actor |
|---|---|---|
| Operation name, certifier, status | partial | ✅ full + status effective dates |
| Contact person (first/last name) | ❌ | ✅ ~78% of operations |
| Phone | ❌ | ✅ ~51% |
| Email | ❌ | ✅ ~46% |
| Website | ❌ | ✅ |
| NOP scopes (crops/livestock/wild crops/handling) | ❌ | ✅ per-scope status + dates |
| Business type (broker/distributor/co-packer/retailer…) | ❌ | ✅ decoded flags |
| Certified products (scope, category, varieties) | ❌ | ✅ full per-operation catalog |
| Full physical **and** mailing address | partial | ✅ |
| Lead score (0–100) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Monitoring (only new / status-changed operations) | ❌ | ✅ |

### Use cases

- **Lead generation** — organic operations are active B2B buyers and sellers: they need ingredient supply, co-packing, certification consulting, packaging, logistics, software, insurance and financing. Target **brokers, distributors, co-packers, private labelers and retailers** by business type, then contact them directly via `email`, `phone` and `contactName`.
- **Sourcing & supply discovery** — find certified suppliers of a specific product (`productKeywords` like `coffee`, `hemp`, `beef`, `olive oil`) in any state, with their certifier and product catalog.
- **Market & competitive intelligence** — map the organic landscape by scope, state, certifier and product category; track who is newly certified, suspended or surrendered.
- **Certifier prospecting & compliance** — certifying agents, auditors and consultants can find operations by certifier, scope and anniversary date.
- **Recertification timing** — `anniversaryDate` and status effective dates surface operations approaching renewal.

### How to use

1. [Sign up for Apify](https://console.apify.com/sign-up) — the free plan is enough to try this actor.
2. Open the **USDA Organic Operations Scraper**, choose your filters (states, status, scope, business type, product keywords), and click **Start**.
3. Watch results stream into the dataset table.
4. **Export** as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS — or pull results programmatically via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2).

### Input

```json
{
    "states": ["CA", "OR"],
    "certificationStatuses": ["Certified"],
    "scopes": ["handling"],
    "businessTypes": ["distributor", "copacker"],
    "productKeywords": ["coffee"],
    "withContactOnly": true,
    "maxResults": 500
}
```

- **countries** *(default `["United States"]`)* — the INTEGRITY database is global; clear this to include every country.
- **states** — two-letter codes (`CA`, `TX`) or full names. Empty = all states.
- **certificationStatuses** *(default `["Certified"]`)* — `Certified`, `Surrendered`, `Suspended`, `Revoked`.
- **scopes** — keep operations holding a status in `crops`, `livestock`, `wildCrops` and/or `handling`.
- **businessTypes** — `broker`, `distributor`, `copacker`, `marketerTrader`, `privateLabeler`, `retailer`, `restaurant`, `storage`, `slaughterHouse`, `poultry`, `dairy`, `csa`, `growerGroup`.
- **productKeywords** — match certified products by name/category/variety (e.g. `["hemp", "beef"]`).
- **nameQuery / certifierName / cities / zipCodes / counties** — extra filters.
- **withEmailOnly / withPhoneOnly / withWebsiteOnly / withContactOnly** — contactability filters.
- **certifiedAfter / certifiedBefore / updatedAfter** — date filters (`YYYY-MM-DD`); great for fresh, newly certified leads.
- **includeItems** *(default true)* — include the full certified-product list per operation.
- **sortBy** — `statusEffectiveDate` (default, newest first), `anniversaryDate`, `leadScore`, `itemsCount`, `name`.
- **maxResults / deduplicateResults** — output controls.
- **monitorMode / monitorKey** — see [Monitoring](#monitoring--only-new-operations).
- **apiKey** *(advanced)* — optional free [api.data.gov](https://api.data.gov/signup/) key; the actor ships with a built-in shared key (one ~24 MB download per run).

### Output

One record per organic operation (`recordType: "operation"`):

```json
{
    "recordType": "operation",
    "operationId": "0009000001",
    "operationName": "Sunrise Organic Farms LLC",
    "otherNames": null,
    "clientId": "CCOF-12345",
    "certifierName": "California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)",
    "contactName": "Maria Lopez",
    "contactFirstName": "Maria",
    "contactLastName": "Lopez",
    "status": "Certified",
    "statusEffectiveDate": "2024-03-15",
    "anniversaryDate": "2026-03-15",
    "lastUpdatedDate": "2026-06-12",
    "certifiedScopes": ["Crops", "Handling"],
    "scopeDetails": {
        "crops": { "status": "Certified", "effectiveDate": "2024-03-15" },
        "handling": { "status": "Certified", "effectiveDate": "2024-03-15" }
    },
    "phone": "(805) 555-0143",
    "email": "info@sunriseorganic.com",
    "website": "https://sunriseorganic.com",
    "physicalCity": "Santa Maria",
    "physicalState": "California",
    "physicalStateCode": "CA",
    "physicalZip": "93455",
    "physicalCounty": "Santa Barbara",
    "physicalCountry": "United States of America",
    "physicalAddressFull": "1234 Foxen Canyon Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455",
    "mailingAddressFull": "PO Box 88, Santa Maria, CA 93456",
    "businessTypes": ["Distributor", "Co-Packer"],
    "itemsCount": 14,
    "certifiedItemsCount": 14,
    "productScopes": ["Crops", "Handling"],
    "topProducts": ["Strawberries", "Lettuce", "Prepared salads"],
    "items": [
        { "scope": "Crops", "category": "Strawberries", "itemName": "Strawberries", "varieties": "Albion", "status": "Certified", "statusEffectiveDate": "2024-03-15", "certificationLevel": "100% Organic" }
    ],
    "leadScore": 92,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-20T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

Fields are `null` only when the operation genuinely doesn't publish them (e.g. no email/website on file) — never because the scraper skipped them.

### Monitoring — only new operations

Turn on **monitorMode** with a **monitorKey** and the actor remembers every operation it has returned. On the next run with the same key it emits **only operations that are new or whose certification status changed** (newly certified, suspended, surrendered or revoked) — ideal as a fresh-lead feed.

This is independent of, and complementary to, Apify's own scheduler: use [Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) to run the actor daily/weekly, and `monitorMode` to ensure each run yields only net-new leads (no duplicates piling up in your CRM).

### Automate & schedule

Run this actor on autopilot and pull results into your own stack:

- **[Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2)** — start runs, fetch datasets, and manage schedules over REST.
- **[apify-client for JavaScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/)** and **[apify-client for Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/)** — official SDKs.
- **[Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules)** — run it daily/weekly with `monitorMode` to capture newly certified operations.
- **[Webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks)** — trigger downstream actions (CRM import, Slack alert, email sequence) the moment a run finishes.

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'MY_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('scrapesage/us-organic-operations-scraper').call({
    states: ['CA', 'OR', 'WA'],
    businessTypes: ['distributor', 'broker'],
    withContactOnly: true,
    maxResults: 1000,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Got ${items.length} organic operation leads`);
```

### Integrate with any app

Connect the dataset to 5,000+ apps — no code required:

- **[Make](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make)** — multi-step automation scenarios.
- **[Zapier](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier)** — push new operation leads straight into your CRM.
- **[Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack)** — get notified when a monitored search finds new operations.
- **[Google Drive / Sheets](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive)** — auto-export every run to a spreadsheet.
- **[Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte)** — pipe results into your data warehouse.
- **[GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github)** — trigger runs from commits or releases.

### Use with AI assistants (MCP)

The output is clean, LLM-ready JSON. Call this actor from Claude, ChatGPT, or any agent framework through the **[Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp)** — ask your assistant to "find certified organic coffee handlers in California with a contact email" and let it run this scraper for you.

### Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire)

This actor is **agent-ready** — AI agents can discover it, run it, and **pay for it autonomously**, with no Apify account and no human in the loop. It uses [pay-per-event](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize/pay-per-event) pricing and [limited permissions](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/permissions), so it qualifies for Apify's agentic-payment standards:

- **[x402](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402)** — an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay per run in USDC on the Base network directly through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp) — no account, no API key.
- **[Skyfire](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/skyfire)** — agent-to-service payments for fully autonomous AI-agent workflows.

Building an AI agent, MCP tool, or autonomous data pipeline? This scraper is ready to plug in and pay as it goes.

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### FAQ

**Where does the data come from?** The official [USDA AMS Organic INTEGRITY Database](https://organic.ams.usda.gov/integrity/) public API (`GetAllOperationsPublicData`). The actor downloads the full operations dataset and joins each operation to its certified products.

**How fresh is it?** The INTEGRITY bulk dataset is refreshed by USDA on an ongoing basis; each run pulls the current published version, so you always get the latest certification statuses and effective dates.

**Why do some operations have no email or phone?** Not every operation lists contact details with its certifier. Email is present for ~46% and phone for ~51% of operations — use `withContactOnly` to keep only reachable leads.

**Do I need an API key?** No. The actor includes a built-in shared api.data.gov key. For heavy parallel use you can supply your own free key from [api.data.gov/signup](https://api.data.gov/signup/) via the `apiKey` input.

**Can I export to Google Sheets, CSV, or Excel?** Yes — one click in the dataset view, or automatically on every run via the [Google Drive integration](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive).

**Is this legal?** This actor collects publicly available government data only. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. GDPR/CCPA for any personal contact data) and USDA's terms of service.

### Need help?

Open an issue on the actor's **Issues** tab, or visit the [Apify help center](https://help.apify.com/). Feature requests are welcome — this actor is actively maintained.

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Filter by operation country (case-insensitive contains). The INTEGRITY database is global; the default keeps US operations only. Clear it to include every country.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Filter by physical-address state — two-letter codes (e.g. \["CA", "TX"]) or full names. Empty = all states.

## `certificationStatuses` (type: `array`):

Which certification statuses to include. Default keeps only currently Certified operations.

## `scopes` (type: `array`):

Keep only operations that hold a status in at least one of these NOP scopes. Empty = all scopes.

## `businessTypes` (type: `array`):

Keep only operations flagged with at least one of these business activities. Great for targeting commercial buyers/sellers (brokers, distributors, co-packers, retailers).

## `productKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keep only operations certified for products matching any of these keywords (matched against item name, category & varieties), e.g. \["coffee", "hemp", "beef", "olive oil"].

## `nameQuery` (type: `string`):

Only operations whose name (or former name) contains this text (case-insensitive).

## `certifierName` (type: `string`):

Only operations whose certifying agent name contains this text, e.g. "CCOF" or "Oregon Tilth".

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Filter by physical-address city (case-insensitive exact match). Empty = all.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

Filter by 5-digit physical-address ZIP code. Empty = all.

## `counties` (type: `array`):

Filter by physical-address county name (case-insensitive exact match). Empty = all.

## `withEmailOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only operations that have a contact email.

## `withPhoneOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only operations that have a phone number.

## `withWebsiteOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only operations that have a website URL.

## `withContactOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only operations that have at least a phone or an email — the highest-value leads.

## `certifiedAfter` (type: `string`):

Only operations whose certification status took effect on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Great for finding newly certified operations.

## `certifiedBefore` (type: `string`):

Only operations whose certification status took effect on/before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `updatedAfter` (type: `string`):

Only operations whose record was last updated on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `includeItems` (type: `boolean`):

Include the full certified-product list per operation (scope, category, item, varieties, status). Product counts & scopes are always included regardless.

## `maxItemsPerOperation` (type: `integer`):

Cap the products array per operation to keep records compact.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of the returned operations.

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

Maximum number of operation records to return.

## `deduplicateResults` (type: `boolean`):

Drop duplicate operations within a run.

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Remember which operations were already returned and, on the next run with the same monitor key, emit only operations that are new or whose certification status changed since then — e.g. newly certified, suspended or surrendered operations. Works alongside Apify Schedules.

## `monitorKey` (type: `string`):

A label for this saved watch (e.g. "ca-handlers"). Use a distinct key per saved search.

## `apiKey` (type: `string`):

Optional. A free api.data.gov key for the USDA Organic INTEGRITY API. Leave empty to use the built-in shared key (one ~24 MB download per run, well within limits). Get your own key at https://api.data.gov/signup/.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. The USDA Organic INTEGRITY API is a public source reachable without a proxy (the default).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "United States"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CA"
  ],
  "certificationStatuses": [
    "Certified"
  ],
  "withEmailOnly": false,
  "withPhoneOnly": false,
  "withWebsiteOnly": false,
  "withContactOnly": false,
  "includeItems": true,
  "maxItemsPerOperation": 100,
  "sortBy": "statusEffectiveDate",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "deduplicateResults": true,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorKey": "default",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All scraped organic-operation records as JSON items 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 = {
    "countries": [
        "United States"
    ],
    "states": [
        "CA"
    ],
    "certificationStatuses": [
        "Certified"
    ],
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapesage/us-organic-operations-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 = {
    "countries": ["United States"],
    "states": ["CA"],
    "certificationStatuses": ["Certified"],
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapesage/us-organic-operations-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 '{
  "countries": [
    "United States"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CA"
  ],
  "certificationStatuses": [
    "Certified"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call scrapesage/us-organic-operations-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapesage/us-organic-operations-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/hswfKq27iXwCAJTWw/builds/d6S3EPODSWcIXzoKM/openapi.json