# Poland NFZ Waiting Times (`athletic_chill/poland-nfz-waiting-times`) Actor

Returns NFZ-funded care waiting lists in Poland (kolejki, Terminy Leczenia) from the official API: provider, location, people waiting and wait reported. Takes a list of benefit names, with optional province and case type.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/athletic_chill/poland-nfz-waiting-times.md
- **Developed by:** [Serhii Shevchenko](https://apify.com/athletic_chill) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 waiting list records

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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,
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Poland NFZ Waiting Times

See how long the waiting lists are for NFZ-funded care in Poland, without clicking through the Terminy Leczenia site one search at a time. Give it a benefit and a province, and get every matching waiting list as clean data.

Useful for clinic groups comparing public waits in their region, healthcare analysts, journalists and researchers.

### What you get

Each result is one provider's waiting list:

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `benefit`, `caseType` | Benefit name in Polish, and stable or urgent |
| `provider`, `place` | Provider and unit |
| `address`, `locality`, `county` | Where it is |
| `awaiting`, `removed` | People on the list and people removed, as reported by the provider |
| `averagePeriod`, `reportedMonth` | Average wait in days, and the month those figures refer to |
| `predictedWait` | NFZ's predicted wait, such as `14 dni` |
| `situationAsAt` | Date the NFZ figures refer to |
| `source` | https://api.nfz.gov.pl/ |

### Input example

```json
{
  "benefits": ["ORTOPED", "KARDIOLOG"],
  "province": "07",
  "urgency": "stable",
  "maxRecords": 50
}
```

Each benefit search matches part of the name, so `ORTOPED` finds orthopedic clinics and wards. Give several to cover more in one run: **Maximum records** is shared across them, and a waiting list is returned once even if two searches match it.

### Provider contacts

Phone, email, website, NIP and REGON are left out unless you turn on **Include provider contacts and tax IDs**. Some providers are individual practices, so these fields can be personal data. You're responsible for your own legal basis for using them, and they aren't a mailing list.

### Pricing

You pay per record returned. Set **Maximum records** to control the cost of a run.

### Data source and limits

Data comes from the official NFZ API Terminy Leczenia, https://api.nfz.gov.pl/, and values are passed through unchanged. Figures are reported by providers and can be weeks old, so check `reportedMonth` and `situationAsAt`. This Actor is independent and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by NFZ. It isn't medical advice, and it isn't a way to book care.

Built with Claude, an AI, and tested against the live API.

# Actor input Schema

## `benefits` (type: `array`):

Parts of benefit names to search, in Polish capitals or lowercase, such as ORTOPED, KARDIOLOG or REZONANS. Each one is searched and duplicates are removed.

## `province` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for all of Poland.

## `urgency` (type: `string`):

Stable or urgent cases.

## `includeProviderContacts` (type: `boolean`):

Adds phone, email, website, NIP and REGON. Some providers are individual practices, so treat these fields as personal data where that applies.

## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`):

You pay per record, so this also caps the cost of a run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "benefits": [
    "ORTOPED",
    "KARDIOLOG"
  ],
  "urgency": "stable",
  "includeProviderContacts": false,
  "maxRecords": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `queues` (type: `string`):

Provider, location, people waiting and reported wait.

# 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 = {
    "benefits": [
        "ORTOPED",
        "KARDIOLOG"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("athletic_chill/poland-nfz-waiting-times").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 = { "benefits": [
        "ORTOPED",
        "KARDIOLOG",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("athletic_chill/poland-nfz-waiting-times").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 '{
  "benefits": [
    "ORTOPED",
    "KARDIOLOG"
  ]
}' |
apify call athletic_chill/poland-nfz-waiting-times --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,athletic_chill/poland-nfz-waiting-times"
        }
    }
}
```

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/Ry34QDWxYw0kOQMWM/builds/7W5PfNJgRHyILyezw/openapi.json