# GOC Registered Optometrist Independent Prescribing

**Use case:** 

Find GOC registered optometrists with the Independent prescribing specialty for healthcare recruiting and optical practices. Results can include GOC number, registration status, qualifications, practice addresses, and FTP decision documents. Set the specialty input to adapt the search.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "registrant",
  "surnames": [],
  "forename": "",
  "soundsLikeSurname": false,
  "registerType": "",
  "speciality": "Independent prescribing",
  "addresses": [],
  "companyNames": [],
  "gocNumbers": [
    "01-12294"
  ],
  "postcode": "",
  "radiusMiles": 50,
  "sortBy": "",
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxDetailedItems": 1,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "name": {
    "label": "Name"
  },
  "companyName": {
    "label": "Company name"
  },
  "gocNumber": {
    "label": "Goc number"
  },
  "registerType": {
    "label": "Register type"
  },
  "registrationStatus": {
    "label": "Registration status"
  },
  "registrationDate": {
    "label": "Registration date"
  },
  "specialities": {
    "label": "Specialities"
  },
  "qualifications": {
    "label": "Qualifications"
  },
  "town": {
    "label": "Town"
  },
  "practiceAddresses": {
    "label": "Practice addresses"
  },
  "ftpDecisions": {
    "label": "Ftp decisions"
  },
  "hasConditions": {
    "label": "Has conditions"
  },
  "isSuspended": {
    "label": "Is suspended"
  },
  "searchTerm": {
    "label": "Search term"
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source url"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The GOC Optician & Optometrist Register Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "GOC Registered Optometrist Independent Prescribing". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/Y1SLvDYcmI00FhpiB) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "GOC Registered Optometrist Independent Prescribing" task

The GOC Optician & Optometrist Register Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like what do you want to collect?, surnames (one or more), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "GOC Registered Optometrist Independent Prescribing" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as name, company name, goc number, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "GOC Registered Optometrist Independent Prescribing" task via API](https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/goc-optician-and-optometrist-register-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### How do I find a GOC registered optometrist with independent prescribing?

The GOC optometrist search task is set to find registrants with Independent prescribing in the public UK register, with details enabled.

### What information does the GOC optician register show for optometrists?

Qualifications, town, practice addresses and FTP decision documents can appear in the GOC optometrist search task when published.

### Can I search the GOC opticians register by specialty?

Set the specialty to Independent prescribing in the GOC optometrist search task; the specialty input can be changed to another available annotation.

### How many GOC optometrists can I get in one search?

The GOC optometrist search task is capped at 50 results for this run; the register returns 5 results per page.

### How much does it cost to find GOC registered optometrists?

At 50 results, the GOC optometrist search task has a result charge of at most $0.05 on the Free plan, plus Actor start and Apify compute charges.

### Do I need a GOC login or API key to search the optician register?

The GOC optometrist search task uses the public register and needs no login, API key, cookie or proxy.

### What can I download from a GOC optician register search?

Results from the GOC optometrist search task go to a dataset downloadable as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS or an HTML table.

### Can I run a GOC optometrist search every week?

You can schedule the GOC optometrist search task through Apify Schedules or run it through the Apify API and integrations such as Zapier, Make and n8n.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [GOC Optician & Optometrist Register Scraper](https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/goc-optician-and-optometrist-register-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/goc-optician-and-optometrist-register-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/goc-optician-and-optometrist-register-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).