ROR Organization Search: Universities & Research Institutes

Search ROR (Research Organization Registry) for universities, institutes, hospitals and companies worldwide: ROR ID, official name, aliases, acronyms, country, city, organization types, website, domains and established year. Open CC0 data, free official API, no key.

What does ROR Organization Search do?

Search the Research Organization Registry: names, aliases, country, city, type, website and founding year.

What can you use it for?

• Normalise institution names in publication or grant data.
• Find universities by country or keyword.
• Enrich EdTech and research CRM records.
• Match affiliations to stable ROR IDs.

Why use this Actor?

• Fast and cheap: lightweight HTTP-based Actor with no browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost very little.
• No API keys or accounts needed for the data source (see notes below).
• Clean, structured JSON that you can export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull through the Apify API and integrations.
• Scheduling, webhooks and integrations: run it daily and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own API.

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab (all fields have sensible defaults).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	yes	-	Organization name, e.g. seoul national university, MIT, Max Planck.
maxResults	integer	no	20	Maximum number of results.

Example input

{
  "query": "seoul national university",
  "maxResults": 20
}

Output

Results are stored in the default dataset. Download them from the Output tab or via the API.

Example result

{
  "rorId": "https://ror.org/04h9pn542",
  "name": "Seoul National University",
  "aliases": "Seoul Daehakgyo",
  "acronyms": "SNU",
  "country": "South Korea",
  "countryCode": "KR",
  "city": "Seoul",
  "types": "education, funder",
  "established": 1946,
  "website": "https://www.snu.ac.kr",
  "domains": "snu.ac.kr",
  "status": "active",
  "url": "https://ror.org/04h9pn542",
  "license": "ROR data is CC0",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-26T01:20:28.333Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Example
rorId	string	"https://ror.org/04h9pn542"
name	string	"Seoul National University"
aliases	string	"Seoul Daehakgyo"
acronyms	string	"SNU"
country	string	"South Korea"
countryCode	string	"KR"
city	string	"Seoul"
types	string	"education, funder"
established	number	1946
website	string	"https://www.snu.ac.kr"
domains	string	"snu.ac.kr"
status	string	"active"
url	string	"https://ror.org/04h9pn542"
license	string	"ROR data is CC0"
scrapedAt	string	"2026-09-26T01:20:28.333Z"

How much does it cost?

The Actor is billed by Apify according to the pricing shown on the Pricing tab of this page. Runs are small and fast, and the Apify Free plan includes monthly platform credits so you can try it at no cost. You can set a maximum cost per run, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

Notes and limitations

• ROR data is CC0. Search uses the ROR v2 API (20 results per page).

Tips

• Start with a small test run, then scale up the input.
• Use Schedules to automate recurring runs and Webhooks or Integrations to deliver the data where you need it.
• Call the Actor from your code with the Apify API or the official JavaScript and Python clients.

FAQ

What is a ROR ID?

A persistent identifier for research organizations, e.g. https://ror.org/04h9pn542.

Feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue from the Issues tab of this Actor and it will be looked at quickly.

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