Organic Certification Lookup
Pricing
Pay per usage
Organic Certification Lookup
Organic Certification Lookup. Search and discover data across multiple sources with structured output. Fast, reliable, and cost-effective.
What it does
Organic Certification Lookup searches the USDA Organic Integrity Database to find certified organic operations across the United States. It retrieves operation names, locations, certification IDs, product scopes, certifying agents, and certification status. The actor queries the official USDA API which maintains records of all USDA-certified organic producers, processors, and handlers in the country.
Why use it
Verifying organic certifications is essential for organic food retailers, supply chain managers, food manufacturers sourcing organic ingredients, journalists investigating food labeling claims, regulators, and consumers who want to verify producer credentials. This actor makes it easy to search the entire USDA organic database programmatically, enabling bulk verification, supplier discovery, and compliance monitoring at scale.
How it works
- The actor accepts a search query (product type, operation name, etc.) and optional state filter.
- It queries the USDA Organic Integrity Database API at organic.ams.usda.gov.
- Results are parsed from the JSON response and filtered by state if specified.
- Each certified operation record is structured with standardized fields.
- Results are pushed to the Apify dataset up to the configured maximum.
- The API is free and requires no authentication.
Input parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
searchQuery | string | "dairy" | Search term for certified operations (product type, name, etc.) |
state | string | (optional) | US state abbreviation to filter results (e.g., CA, WI, VT) |
maxResults | integer | 50 | Maximum number of results to return (1-500) |
Output fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
operationName | string | Name of the certified organic operation |
city | string | City where the operation is located |
state | string | State where the operation is located |
certificationId | string | USDA organic certification ID |
scope | string | Certification scope (e.g., Crops, Handling, Livestock) |
products | string | Products covered by the certification |
certifier | string | Name of the certifying agent |
status | string | Current certification status (e.g., Certified, Surrendered) |
Cost estimate
The USDA Organic Integrity Database API is completely free and requires no authentication or API key. The pay-per-event pricing is $0.00075 per result. Retrieving 100 certification records costs approximately $0.075. Memory usage is minimal at 512 MB default.
Tips
- Search by product type (e.g., "dairy", "vegetables", "grains") to find producers in a category.
- Search by operation name to verify a specific company's certification.
- Use the state filter to narrow results to a specific region.
- The database includes both active and surrendered certifications, check the status field.
- For related agricultural data, check out USDA Crop Data Scraper and Farm Market Prices.
- For nutrition data, see Nutrition Data Scraper.
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