Restaurant Inspections API - NYC, Chicago, Toronto

Recent restaurant health inspections from New York City, Chicago and Toronto DineSafe in one schema: result, grade, score, every violation, address and coordinates. Use it for food-delivery vetting, review sites, supplier due diligence and local lead lists.

What does Restaurant Inspections API - NYC, Chicago, Toronto do?

• Three official city open-data feeds, one consistent format
• One row per inspection with all violations nested inside
• Filter by days back, name keyword or only inspections with violations
• Coordinates for mapping

How to use it

1. Click Try for free and open the Input tab.
2. Fill in the fields below, or keep the defaults for a quick test.
3. Press Start. Results appear in the Output tab within seconds to a few minutes.
4. Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call the actor from the API, a schedule, Make, Zapier or an AI agent through the Apify MCP server.

Input

Field	Type	Description
cities	array	Which city portals to query.
daysBack	integer	Inspections within this many days.
searchText	string	Optional name filter, e.g. pizza.
onlyFailedOrViolations	boolean	Skip clean inspections.
maxInspectionsPerCity	integer	Cap per city.

Example input

{
  "cities": [
    "chicago",
    "toronto"
  ],
  "daysBack": 30,
  "searchText": "",
  "onlyFailedOrViolations": false,
  "maxInspectionsPerCity": 50
}

Output

Each result is a flat JSON object that you can open in the Output tab, export to CSV or Excel, or read through the API. See the dataset views for the main columns.

How much does it cost to use Restaurant Inspections API - NYC, Chicago, Toronto?

Pricing is pay per event: $0.003 per inspection (empty searches are free). You pay only for results saved to the dataset, plus nothing extra for platform usage on the free plan limits. Apify's free monthly credit lets you test it before paying.

FAQ

Do the cities use the same grading? No. NYC has letter grades and scores, Chicago has pass/fail results and Toronto has pass, conditional pass or closed. The result field keeps the original wording.

Does Chicago include only restaurants? No. Chicago also inspects daycares and grocery stores. Use the facility type field to filter.

How far back can I go? Up to two years per run.

Is it legal?

The actor reads public, open-licence or government data only and does not collect private information. You are responsible for using the results in line with the source's terms and applicable laws.

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

This actor is agent-ready: it is a plain tool with a documented JSON input and a flat JSON output, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other agents can call it through the Apify MCP server.

Add it to an MCP client with this URL (Apify account or agentic payment required):

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=flyingnimbus/restaurant-inspections-multi-city

Example prompt: "Use the Restaurant Inspections API - NYC, Chicago, Toronto tool with the example input below and summarise the results."

Calls are pay per event ($0.003 per inspection (empty searches are free)), so an agent can estimate the cost before it runs. Empty or failed lookups return a status record instead of failing the run.

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Feedback

Found a bug or need another field or city? Open an issue on the actor's Issues tab and it will be looked at quickly.