# EU Funds Beneficiaries API: Kohesio Projects & Budgets (`tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries`) Actor

EU funds beneficiaries API on Kohesio, the European Commission project database: find EU cohesion policy projects with beneficiary, country, region, fund, programme, EU contribution, total budget and dates. Filter by keyword, country, budget and year, or monitor new projects. Pay per project.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrew Boiko](https://apify.com/tiger19935) (community)
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## Pricing

from $3.20 / 1,000 project 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## EU Cohesion Funds Beneficiaries API — who receives EU cohesion funding, and how much

EU Cohesion Funds Beneficiaries API reads Kohesio, the European Commission's open project database, and returns one clean row per EU-funded project: beneficiary, country, region, fund, programme, EU contribution, total budget, dates and coordinates.

### What it does

- **Search** - by keyword, country, beneficiary, budget and start year.
- **Lookup** - full details by Kohesio project id.
- **Monitor** - only new or changed projects.
- Money in EUR as published.

### Who it's for

- Grant consultants and fundraisers
- Contractors and suppliers following EU-funded projects
- Journalists and watchdogs
- KYB and due-diligence teams

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string | `search` | What to do. `search` - find EU-funded projects by keyword, country, beneficiary, budget, year `lookup` - full details of projects by Kohesio id `monitor` - report only new or changed projects `selftest` - health check (for schedules) |
| `keyword` | string | `solar` | e.g. 'solar', 'school', 'digital'. |
| `countries` | array | `["PL"]` | Two-letter codes, e.g. PL, DE, RO. |
| `beneficiaryName` | string |  | Part of the beneficiary name (requires a detail lookup per project). |
| `regionContains` | string |  | Part of the region or country name. |
| `minBudget` | number |  | EU contribution from. |
| `maxBudget` | number |  | EU contribution up to. |
| `yearFrom` | integer |  | Project start year from. |
| `yearTo` | integer |  | Project start year to. |
| `fetchBeneficiary` | boolean | `true` | Adds beneficiary, fund, programme and region (one extra request per project). |
| `projectIds` | array | `["Q4418451"]` | Lookup mode: Kohesio ids such as Q4418451. |
| `emitBaseline` | boolean | `false` | Report all current matches on the first monitor run. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Stop after this many billable results (a spending cap per run). |

Modes: `search`, `lookup`, `monitor`, `selftest`.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keyword": "solar",
  "countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

### Output example

Every row is flat JSON with `status` (`ok`, `not_found`, `invalid_input`, `source_error`), `source`, `sourceUrl`, `fetchedAt` and `dataAsOf`.

```json
{
  "status": "ok",
  "source": "Kohesio - EU Cohesion Policy projects (European Commission)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://kohesio.ec.europa.eu/en/projects/Q4418451",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-10-25T08:00:00Z",
  "dataAsOf": null,
  "projectId": "Q4418451",
  "project": "Renewable energy sources for residents of the Municipality of Krzanowice and the Municipality of Rudnik",
  "beneficiary": "Gmina Krzanowice",
  "country": "PL",
  "euContribution": 2966365.2,
  "totalBudget": 3489841.2,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "startDate": "2022-04-25",
  "endDate": "2023-10-31"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per event — you pay only for results, never for empty or failed lookups (`not_found`, `invalid_input` and `source_error` rows are free).

| Event | What is charged | Price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| `project` | Project record | $0.004 | $4 |
| `change-event` | Alert event | $0.03 | $30 |

Apify platform usage (compute, storage) is included in the event prices. Set *Maximum cost per run* in the run options to cap spending; the Actor stops cleanly when the limit is reached. Apify subscribers on Bronze, Silver and Gold plans get automatic discounts on the event prices.

### Use with MCP, n8n, Make and Zapier

- **Apify MCP server** — add `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries` to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client so an AI agent can call this Actor as a tool.
- **n8n / Make / Zapier** — use the Apify integration, pick *Run Actor*, select `tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries` and map the dataset items. Saved Tasks + a schedule turn it into a monitor with webhooks.
- **API** — `POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/tiger19935~eu-funds-beneficiaries/runs` or the official Apify clients for JavaScript and Python.

### FAQ

**Is it legal to use this data?**
The Actor only reads official open data from Kohesio (European Commission). Open data under the Commission reuse policy. Every row carries `source` and `sourceUrl` so you can attribute it. No captcha, login or personal data of private individuals is bypassed or collected.

**How fresh is the data?**
Each row has `dataAsOf` - the publication date of the source file or API. If the publisher stops updating, `dataAsOf` stops moving and the daily self-test run fails, so you can tell stale data from a broken Actor.

**What happens when nothing is found or the source is down?**
You get a `not_found` or `source_error` row and you are not charged. The Actor never fails silently with an empty dataset.

**How do I get alerts?**
Create a Task with `mode: monitor`, schedule it (hourly or daily) and add a webhook, or connect the Apify integration in n8n, Make or Zapier. Only new, changed and removed records are returned and charged.

**Does it include the EU Financial Transparency System?**
No. This Actor covers cohesion policy projects from Kohesio only.

### Related Actors

- [Open Contracting OCDS Tenders API](https://apify.com/tiger19935/ocds-tenders-api) — public tenders
- [Baltic Public Tenders API](https://apify.com/tiger19935/baltic-public-tenders) — Baltic tenders

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to do. `search` - find EU-funded projects by keyword, country, beneficiary, budget, year `lookup` - full details of projects by Kohesio id `monitor` - report only new or changed projects `selftest` - health check (for schedules)

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

e.g. 'solar', 'school', 'digital'.

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

Two-letter codes, e.g. PL, DE, RO.

## `beneficiaryName` (type: `string`):

Part of the beneficiary name (requires a detail lookup per project).

## `regionContains` (type: `string`):

Part of the region or country name.

## `minBudget` (type: `number`):

EU contribution from.

## `maxBudget` (type: `number`):

EU contribution up to.

## `yearFrom` (type: `integer`):

Project start year from.

## `yearTo` (type: `integer`):

Project start year to.

## `fetchBeneficiary` (type: `boolean`):

Adds beneficiary, fund, programme and region (one extra request per project).

## `projectIds` (type: `array`):

Lookup mode: Kohesio ids such as Q4418451.

## `emitBaseline` (type: `boolean`):

Report all current matches on the first monitor run.

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

Stop after this many billable results (a spending cap per run).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keyword": "solar",
  "countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "fetchBeneficiary": true,
  "projectIds": [
    "Q4418451"
  ],
  "emitBaseline": false,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

## `table` (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 = {
    "countries": [
        "PL"
    ],
    "projectIds": [
        "Q4418451"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries").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": ["PL"],
    "projectIds": ["Q4418451"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries").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": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "projectIds": [
    "Q4418451"
  ]
}' |
apify call tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tiger19935/eu-funds-beneficiaries"
        }
    }
}
```

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/GwInfzODs266cpuR7/builds/13qUk5fjwXg3I7kxr/openapi.json