Carbon Credit Registry Scraper — Verra VCS & Gold Standard Carbon Offset Projects

Pull structured carbon offset project data from two of the world's largest voluntary carbon market (VCM) registries in a single run. This Verra VCS and Gold Standard registry scraper builds a carbon credit project database covering Verra (VCS) (~~5,000 projects) and Gold Standard (~~4,000 projects) via each registry's public, unauthenticated API. No account, no proxy, no browser required.

What You Get

One record per carbon project. Fields sourced directly from each registry's API:

Field	Description
`project_id`	Unique identifier within the registry
`registry`	`Verra_VCS` or `GoldStandard`
`project_name`	Full project name
`project_type`	Primary category (e.g. Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use, Energy Efficiency)
`methodology`	Protocol or methodology code (e.g. VM0047, AMS-III.R, GS-TPDDTEC)
`country`	Country where the project is located
`region`	Geographic region
`lat` / `lon`	Project coordinates (subset of projects)
`project_developer`	Proponent or developer organization
`validator`	Validator organization
`crediting_period_start`	Crediting period start date
`crediting_period_end`	Crediting period end date
`total_credits_issued`	Total VCUs or VERs issued to date
`status`	Project status (Registered, Under Validation, Listed, etc.)
`sdg_contributions`	UN Sustainable Development Goals claimed by the project
`project_url`	Direct link to the project page in its registry

How to Use

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`registry`	select	`all`	`all`, `verra`, or `goldstandard`
`maxItems`	integer	`100`	Maximum projects to return across selected registries

Quick Start

Set registry to all and maxItems to 10 for a fast sample run. To pull the full dataset from both registries, set maxItems to 10000 (or higher — the actor will stop when results are exhausted).

Sample Output

{
  "project_id": "1360",
  "registry": "Verra_VCS",
  "project_name": "Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project Phase II",
  "project_type": "Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use",
  "methodology": "VM0009",
  "country": "Kenya",
  "region": "Africa",
  "lat": -3.8,
  "lon": 38.6,
  "project_developer": "Wildlife Works Carbon LLC",
  "validator": "Bureau Veritas Certification",
  "crediting_period_start": "2011-02-01",
  "crediting_period_end": "2041-01-31",
  "total_credits_issued": 3214807,
  "status": "Registered",
  "sdg_contributions": ["SDG 15 - Life on Land", "SDG 1 - No Poverty"],
  "project_url": "https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1360"
}

Use Cases — Carbon Offset Project Research by Country and Methodology

Carbon market research — analyze project type and methodology distributions across the voluntary market
ESG due diligence — screen carbon offset suppliers by country, developer, and status
Climate data aggregation — build datasets linking carbon projects to geographies and SDGs
Lead generation — identify project developers and validators active in specific markets
Portfolio analysis — track crediting periods and total credits issued for offsetting strategies
Regulatory monitoring — watch project status changes across both major registries

Coverage & Limitations

Verra VCS: approximately 5,000 projects (forestry, methane capture, renewables, clean cooking)
Gold Standard: approximately 4,000 projects (energy efficiency, clean cooking, biodiversity)
Coordinates (lat/lon) are only available for a subset of projects — not all registries require geolocation
total_credits_issued reflects the registry API value at time of scrape; issuance data lags real-time
Retirement/transaction-level data (individual credit retirements) is not included in this actor; the registries expose that through separate endpoints

FAQ

How do I scrape the Verra VCS registry without an API key? This actor uses Verra's public, unauthenticated project API. Set registry to verra and run — no API key, login, or proxy required.

Can I get Gold Standard carbon credit project data by country? Yes. The output includes a country field for every project across both registries, so you can filter or group the carbon offset project database by country after the run.

What is the difference between this and pulling individual credit retirements? This scraper returns one record per project (type, methodology, developer, status, credits issued). Retirement and transaction-level data live on separate registry endpoints and are not included here.

Pricing

Pay-per-result. Each project record costs a small fraction of a cent. A full run of both registries (~9,000 records) costs under $1.

Registry Sources

Verra VCS: registry.verra.org
Gold Standard: registry.goldstandard.org

Carbon Credit Registry Scraper — Verra VCS & Gold Standard