# Global Standards GOTS/GRS Certified Suppliers Database (`tehsnarf/global-standards-certified-suppliers`) Actor

Scrapes the public Global Standards certified-suppliers database (GOTS/GRS textile certification) into a clean dataset: company name, system ID, country, product category, and brand names.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tehsnarf/global-standards-certified-suppliers.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Hoover](https://apify.com/tehsnarf) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

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# README

## Global Standards GOTS/GRS Certified Suppliers Database

Scrapes the public Global Standards certified-suppliers database — the official directory of
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and GRS/RCS-family certified companies along the textile
supply chain — into a clean, structured dataset.

### Use cases

- **Sustainable sourcing** — find GOTS/GRS-certified suppliers by country or product category
  before committing to a new textile supply chain partner.
- **Certification verification** — confirm a supplier's claimed certification against the
  official Global Standards system ID and record.
- **Market research** — analyze the geographic and category distribution of certified organic
  textile suppliers for competitive or compliance reporting.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `startOffset` | integer | 0 | Pagination offset into the database to begin fetching from |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Maximum number of supplier records to scrape |
| `pageSize` | integer | 100 | Records requested per API page (max 100) |
| `delaySeconds` | number | 1.0 | Polite delay before each page request |
| `concurrency` | integer | 3 | How many pages to fetch at once |

### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `systemId` | string | Global Standards system ID for the certified entity |
| `companyName` | string | Certified company/supplier name |
| `country` | string | Country of the certified entity |
| `productCategory` | string | Comma-separated certified product categories |
| `brandNames` | string | Associated brand names (may be empty) |
| `sourceUrl` | string | Source database page this record came from |
| `scrapedAt` | date | Timestamp the record was scraped |

### Example output

```json
{
  "systemId": "SCO036274",
  "companyName": "10/10 tekstiltrykkeri AS",
  "country": "Norway",
  "productCategory": "Babies' apparel, Carried accessories, Children's apparel, Men's apparel, Unisex apparel, Women's apparel",
  "brandNames": "",
  "sourceUrl": "https://global-standards.org/suppliers/certified-suppliers",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-09T10:08:35.877145+00:00"
}
```

### Pricing

$6 per 1,000 results.

| Results | Cost |
|---|---|
| 100 | $0.60 |
| 500 | $3.00 |
| 1,000 | $6.00 |
| 5,000 | $30.00 |

### Notes

- Only public, company-level certification data is collected — no personal names, emails, or
  phone numbers are extracted.
- The database currently holds ~11,858 certified-entity records as of 2026-08-09.

# Actor input Schema

## `startOffset` (type: `integer`):

Pagination offset into the certified-suppliers database to begin fetching from

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

Maximum number of supplier records to scrape

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Records requested per API page (the endpoint accepts up to 100 per request)

## `delaySeconds` (type: `number`):

Polite delay each fetch waits before requesting

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many pages to fetch at once (each still waits delaySeconds before requesting)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startOffset": 0,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "pageSize": 100,
  "delaySeconds": 1,
  "concurrency": 3
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tehsnarf/global-standards-certified-suppliers").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tehsnarf/global-standards-certified-suppliers").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 '{}' |
apify call tehsnarf/global-standards-certified-suppliers --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tehsnarf/global-standards-certified-suppliers"
        }
    }
}

```

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/V8sTYkOobrKd0k7ue/builds/HTvQGAnjcRWMegJUZ/openapi.json