# UK Food Hygiene Ratings - 614K Establishments (FSA) (`j0401/uk-food-hygiene`) Actor

Every food establishment on the FSA register across the UK: name, address, postcode, local authority, business type, inspection date, hygiene/structural/management scores and the published rating. Search by name, council, postcode, rating or business type; aggregate ratings.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/j0401/uk-food-hygiene.md
- **Developed by:** [Wenhao Yang](https://apify.com/j0401) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.03 / 1,000 uk food establishment records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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,
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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

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# README

## UK Food Hygiene Ratings - 614K Establishments (FSA)

Every food establishment on the Food Standards Agency register: **614,356
establishments across 363 local authorities** as of **19 October 2026**.
Restaurants, takeaways, pubs, hotels, retailers, schools, hospitals, mobile
caterers and manufacturers, with their published rating and the three
inspection scores behind it.

### Low cost

**From $0.00005 per record, down to $0.00003 at Gold.** Pay only for the
records you receive - the whole register stays searchable, you are never
billed for the scan behind it.

### What you get per establishment

| field | meaning |
|---|---|
| `fhrsId` | FSA establishment identifier |
| `businessName`, `businessType` | trading name and category |
| `address`, `postcode`, `postcodeArea` | full address and postal area |
| `localAuthority`, `localAuthorityCode` | council responsible for the inspection |
| `ratingValue` | `5`-`0`, `Awaiting Inspection`, `Pass`, `Improvement Required`, `Exempt`, ... |
| `ratingNumeric` | the 0-5 score, blank for non-numeric ratings |
| `ratingDate` | date of the published inspection |
| `ratingPending` | whether a new rating is pending |
| `schemeType` | `FHRS` (England, Wales, NI) or `FHIS` (Scotland) |
| `hygieneScore`, `structuralScore`, `managementScore` | the three inspection scores |
| `latitude`, `longitude` | coordinates where published |
| `rightToReply` | the operator's published reply, where present |
| `refreshedDate`, `sourceUrl` | snapshot date and source |

### Search it

- **Name** - `name="Tesco"` (substring, case-insensitive).
- **Postcode** - `postcode="SW1A"` (prefix; spaces are ignored).
- **Local authority** - `localAuthority="Westminster"` (exact).
- **Business type** - `businessType="Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen"` (exact).
- **Rating** - `rating="5"`, `"Awaiting Inspection"`, `"Improvement Required"`.
- **Rating range** - `ratingFrom=0`, `ratingTo=2` for the lowest-rated sites.
- **Scheme** - `scheme="FHRS"` or `"FHIS"`.

### Example inputs

**One brand**

```json
{ "name": "Tesco", "maxResults": 50 }
```

**One council's best-rated restaurants**

```json
{ "localAuthority": "Westminster", "businessType": "Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen",
  "rating": "5", "maxResults": 50 }
```

**A postcode area**

```json
{ "postcode": "SW1A", "maxResults": 50 }
```

**The compliance watch-list**

```json
{ "ratingFrom": 0, "ratingTo": 2, "maxResults": 100 }
```

**Awaiting inspection**

```json
{ "rating": "Awaiting Inspection", "maxResults": 50 }
```

**Counts by rating** - `mode=aggregate`.

```json
{ "mode": "aggregate", "groupBy": "rating" }
```

**Counts by council** - `groupBy=localAuthority`, `businessType`, `scheme` or
`postcodeArea`.

```json
{ "mode": "aggregate", "groupBy": "localAuthority",
  "rating": "5" }
```

### Example output

```json
{
 "fhrsId": "1177669",
 "businessName": "% Arabica",
 "businessType": "Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen",
 "address": "BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR 5 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON",
 "postcode": "WC2E 8HN",
 "postcodeArea": "WC",
 "localAuthority": "Westminster",
 "localAuthorityCode": "533",
 "localAuthorityBusinessId": "19/00376/COMM",
 "ratingValue": "4",
 "ratingNumeric": "4",
 "ratingDate": "2024-02-28",
 "ratingPending": "False",
 "schemeType": "FHRS",
 "hygieneScore": "0",
 "structuralScore": "5",
 "managementScore": "10",
 "latitude": "51.5117021",
 "longitude": "-0.1240205",
 "refreshedDate": "Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:08:47 GMT",
 "sourceUrl": "https://safhrsprodstorage.blob.core.windows.net/opendatafileblobstorage/FHRS_All_en-GB.csv"
}
```

### Owner maintenance

`mode=warm` rebuilds the snapshot from the FSA source and writes it to this
actor's private key-value store, then refreshes the public summary. It is a
maintenance path for the owner, not a user query: a warm run takes about two
minutes and returns one summary row. The default (empty) run never triggers
it.

```json
{ "mode": "warm" }
```

### Notes on the data, from the source

- **Row limit per run.** `maxResults` is capped at 5,000 records; narrow the
  filters rather than requesting the whole register in one run.
- **Two rating scales.** England, Wales and Northern Ireland use FHRS (0-5
  plus `Awaiting Inspection` / `Exempt`); Scotland uses FHIS (`Pass`,
  `Improvement Required`, `Awaiting Inspection`). `schemeType` tells you
  which scale a row is on.
- **One spelling for awaiting inspections.** The FSA file mixes
  `AwaitingInspection` and `Awaiting Inspection`; both are normalised to
  `Awaiting Inspection`.
- **Postcode gaps.** 17% of establishments have no postcode in the source
  (509,200 of 614,356 do). Those rows are still searchable by name, council
  and business type.
- **Weekly snapshot.** The FSA replaces the CSV every day; this actor's
  owner-warm snapshot is rebuilt weekly and carries the source publication
  date in `refreshedDate`.
- **Licence.** Open Government Licence v3 - commercial reuse is permitted,
  with attribution to the Food Standards Agency.

Data source: `safhrsprodstorage.blob.core.windows.net` - FHRS_All_en-GB.csv
(Food Standards Agency).

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

search = filter the register. aggregate = one row per group. warm = owner maintenance: rebuild the snapshot from the FSA source and upload it (no filters). Leave blank to auto-route: filters -> search, no filters -> aggregate.

## `name` (type: `string`):

Business name substring, case-insensitive (e.g. "Tesco").

## `address` (type: `string`):

Address substring, case-insensitive.

## `postcode` (type: `string`):

Postcode or prefix; spaces are ignored (e.g. "SW1A" or "SW1A 1AA").

## `localAuthority` (type: `string`):

Exact council name, case-insensitive (e.g. "Westminster").

## `businessType` (type: `string`):

Exact category, e.g. "Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen", "Takeaway/sandwich shop", "Retailers - other".

## `rating` (type: `string`):

Exact rating: 0-5, Awaiting Inspection, Awaiting Publication, Pass, Pass and Eat Safe, Improvement Required or Exempt.

## `scheme` (type: `string`):

FHRS = England, Wales and NI; FHIS = Scotland.

## `ratingFrom` (type: `integer`):

Inclusive lower bound on numeric ratings 0-5. Rows with a non-numeric rating are excluded when a range is set.

## `ratingTo` (type: `integer`):

Inclusive upper bound on numeric ratings 0-5.

## `groupBy` (type: `string`):

rating -> the published rating; localAuthority -> the 363 councils; businessType -> category; scheme -> FHRS vs FHIS; postcodeArea -> postal area. Blank defaults to rating.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap the number of search records pushed (0 = the default 50, maximum 5000). Aggregate returns every group.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `recordsUrl` (type: `string`):

UK food establishment records - as JSON

## `datasetUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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("j0401/uk-food-hygiene").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("j0401/uk-food-hygiene").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 '{}' |
apify call j0401/uk-food-hygiene --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,j0401/uk-food-hygiene"
        }
    }
}
```

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/KXi2RhdmGLVkWpyrE/builds/tfY14QsgtOyMyYTJ1/openapi.json