Seattle/King County Restaurant Inspections Scraper

Overview

Scrapes restaurant inspection data from King County Public Health including Seattle, Bellevue, and surrounding areas. Uses the official Socrata SODA API. Supports filters (City, Inspection Date After).

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

• Monitor - Monitor competitor menu prices and offerings
• Aggregate - Aggregate restaurant data for food delivery platforms
• Track - Track menu changes and seasonal offerings across chains
• Build - Build restaurant databases for market research and analytics

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of inspection records to return	1000
businessName	string	Filter by business name (partial match, case-insensitive)
city	string	Filter by city (e.g., SEATTLE, BELLEVUE, REDMOND, KIRKLAND)
zipCode	string	Filter by ZIP code (e.g., 98101)
inspectionResult	string	Filter by inspection result (e.g., Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory, Complete)
inspectionDateAfter	string	Only include inspections after this date (YYYY-MM-DD format)

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "name": "Seattle/King County Restaurant Inspections Sample Item",
  "address": "123 Main St",
  "phone": "(555) 123-4567",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "priceRange": "$$",
  "cuisine": "Italian",
  "hours": "Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM",
  "url": "https://example.com/item/12345"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the Seattle/King County Restaurant Inspections Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~seattle-restaurant-inspections/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/seattle-restaurant-inspections").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect Seattle/King County Restaurant Inspections Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration