# USCG CGMIX Approved Equipment Scraper (`tehsnarf/uscg-cgmix-approved-equipment`) Actor

Scrapes US Coast Guard CGMIX Approved Equipment approval, manufacturer, and status details via the official EquipmentData XML web service.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tehsnarf/uscg-cgmix-approved-equipment.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Hoover](https://apify.com/tehsnarf) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## USCG CGMIX Approved Equipment Scraper

Scrapes the US Coast Guard's CGMIX Approved Equipment database — approval, manufacturer, and
status details for equipment certified for use on commercial vessels and recreational boats.
Pulls directly from the official `EquipmentData` XML web service (the same data source behind
the public https://cgmix.uscg.mil/Equipment search UI), so results are structured and
authoritative rather than scraped HTML.

### Use cases

1. **Marine equipment manufacturers/distributors** — monitor competitor approval filings, check
   status and expiration dates for products in a category (life rafts, immersion suits, EPIRBs,
   fire suppression, etc.).
2. **Vessel operators and compliance consultants** — verify a piece of equipment is currently
   USCG-approved (not expired/superseded) before purchase or inspection.
3. **Procurement researchers** — build a filtered export of approved equipment by manufacturer or
   keyword for sourcing or compliance audits, instead of paging through the ASP.NET search form
   by hand.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `manufacturerName` | string | Filter by manufacturer/organization name (partial match) |
| `keyWord` | string | Filter by keyword against the equipment description |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max equipment records to return (default 100) |
| `delaySeconds` | number | Delay before each detail-fetch request (default 1.0s) |
| `concurrency` | integer | Detail-fetch requests in flight at once (default 5) |

Set at least one of `manufacturerName`/`keyWord` — an unfiltered search returns hundreds of
records from a single summary call.

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `approvedEquipmentId` | Unique CGMIX equipment ID |
| `manufacturingPartyId` | Unique CGMIX manufacturer ID |
| `organizationName` | Manufacturer/organization name |
| `approvalSeriesId` | Approval series unique ID |
| `formattedSeriesNumber` | Full approval series number (e.g. `160.010/101/0`) |
| `seriesNumber` / `subSeriesNumber` / `sequenceNumber` / `modificationCount` | Approval number components |
| `statusLookupName` | Equipment status (e.g. `APPROVED`, `FORMER-MAY USE`) |
| `shortDescription` / `longDescription` | Equipment description |
| `identifyingData` | Identifying data (schedule/drawing numbers) |
| `longRemarks` | Detail remarks (production tests, supersession notes) |
| `effectiveDtTm` / `expirationDtTm` | Approval effective/expiration dates |
| `mutualRecognitionAgreement` | Mutual Recognition Agreement description/flag |
| `manufacturerFirstStreet` / `manufacturerCity` / `manufacturerStateAbbr` / `manufacturerProvince` / `manufacturerPostalCode` / `manufacturerCountry` | Manufacturer address |
| `approvalSeriesDescription` | Approval series description |
| `sourceUrl` | Public UI equivalent of this data |

### Example output

```json
{
  "approvedEquipmentId": "1677",
  "manufacturingPartyId": "671303",
  "organizationName": "SURVITEC GROUP LTD.",
  "approvalSeriesId": "8",
  "formattedSeriesNumber": "160.010/101/0",
  "seriesNumber": "160",
  "subSeriesNumber": "010",
  "sequenceNumber": "101",
  "modificationCount": "0",
  "statusLookupName": "APPROVED",
  "shortDescription": "\"FERRYMAN 25\" (also known as \"RFD ELLIOT\", \"RFD CREWSAVER\" or \"SURVITEC SURVIVAL PRODUCTS\"), 25-person capacity inflatable buoyant apparatus, packed in a rigid FRP container.",
  "longDescription": "Buoyant appartus and components may be manufactured in accordance with approved Quality Manual through Survitec Head Office at RFD Beaufort Ltd., Kingsway, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 9AF, UK...",
  "identifyingData": "Identifying Data:  Schedule No. D41832 with attached drawing index, Schedule No. D42311, Main Assembly drawing No. D41832 (issue 5), and RFD Design Change Sheets 7930, 8076, and 9247A3.",
  "longRemarks": "Production tests and inspections supervised by John H. MacIlwaine & Son at Dunmurry and China, by Element Cleveland at Sharon Center, by ABS at Vancouver, and by BV at Chevanceaux.",
  "effectiveDtTm": "2022-09-13T00:00:00-04:00",
  "expirationDtTm": "2027-09-13T00:00:00-04:00",
  "mutualRecognitionAgreement": "",
  "manufacturerFirstStreet": "KINGSWAY, DUNMURRY",
  "manufacturerCity": "BELFAST",
  "manufacturerStateAbbr": "",
  "manufacturerProvince": "",
  "manufacturerPostalCode": "BT17 9AF",
  "manufacturerCountry": "UNITED KINGDOM",
  "approvalSeriesDescription": "BUOYANT APPARATUS FOR MERCHANT VESSELS",
  "sourceUrl": "https://cgmix.uscg.mil/Equipment/EquipmentSearch.aspx"
}
```

### Pricing

$5.00 per 1,000 results (Pay-Per-Event, ~$0.005/result).

| Results | Cost |
|---|---|
| 100 | $0.50 |
| 500 | $2.50 |
| 1,000 | $5.00 |
| 5,000 | $25.00 |

# Actor input Schema

## `manufacturerName` (type: `string`):

Filter by manufacturer/organization name (partial match). Leave both this and Keyword blank only for small test runs — an unfiltered search returns hundreds of records.

## `keyWord` (type: `string`):

Filter by keyword against the equipment description

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

Maximum number of equipment records to return

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

Polite delay each detail fetch waits before requesting

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

How many equipment detail records to fetch at once (each still waits delaySeconds before requesting)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "manufacturerName": "",
  "keyWord": "",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "delaySeconds": 1,
  "concurrency": 5
}
```

# 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 '<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/uscg-cgmix-approved-equipment").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/uscg-cgmix-approved-equipment").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/uscg-cgmix-approved-equipment --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tehsnarf/uscg-cgmix-approved-equipment"
        }
    }
}

```

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/c7PyjfYNQYFXRvYlw/builds/Dgcf2kwhNP2O4wuac/openapi.json