# University API Scraper - Global University Data (`lulzasaur/universityapi-scraper`) Actor

Scrape university data worldwide. Search by name or country. Get domains, web pages, and location info for thousands of universities.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/universityapi-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## 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?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **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`.
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- **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

## University API Scraper - Global University Data

Scrape university data from around the world. Search by name or filter by country. Get domains, web pages, and location information for thousands of universities globally.

### Features

- **Search by name**: Find universities by name (e.g. "Harvard", "MIT", "Oxford")
- **Filter by country**: Get all universities in a country (e.g. "United States", "United Kingdom", "Japan")
- **Combined search**: Search by name within a specific country
- **Global coverage**: Thousands of universities across 200+ countries
- **Fast**: Single API call, no browser needed

### Output Fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | University name |
| `country` | Country name |
| `countryCode` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code |
| `stateProvince` | State or province (if available) |
| `domains` | Array of domain names (e.g. \["harvard.edu"]) |
| `webPages` | Array of website URLs |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

### Input Options

- **Search Query**: University name to search for (partial match supported)
- **Country**: Country name to filter by (e.g. "United States", "Canada", "Germany")
- **Limit**: Maximum results to return (default 50, max 5000)

### Use Cases

- **Education apps**: Build university search and comparison tools
- **Lead generation**: Collect university contact domains for outreach
- **Research**: Analyze university distribution by country or region
- **SEO**: Build university directory pages with verified domain data
- **Student tools**: Help students discover universities by country or name
- **Data enrichment**: Enrich contact databases with university domain verification

### Example Output

```json
{
  "name": "Harvard University",
  "country": "United States",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "stateProvince": "Massachusetts",
  "domains": ["harvard.edu"],
  "webPages": ["http://www.harvard.edu"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Data Source

- [Hipo Labs Universities API](https://github.com/Hipo/university-domains-list) - Open-source university domain and name database

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### Run on Apify

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# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

University name to search for. E.g. 'Harvard', 'MIT', 'Oxford', 'Stanford'.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country name to filter by. E.g. 'United States', 'United Kingdom', 'Canada', 'Germany', 'Japan'.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy to use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "",
  "country": "United States",
  "limit": 50
}
```

# 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("lulzasaur/universityapi-scraper").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("lulzasaur/universityapi-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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 lulzasaur/universityapi-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/universityapi-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sMinpfarw1zg4lFXe/builds/97yq9wvzl1Xh7OwNa/openapi.json