# California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper (`parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper`) Actor Export public sex-offender registry records from California's Megan's Law site (meganslaw.ca.gov). Search by last name, first name, ZIP code, city or county. Pull photo URLs, registry detail links and surfaced offender attributes. CSV, Excel, JSON, XML. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** News, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $19.00 / 1,000 results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## โš ๏ธ California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper > ๐Ÿš€ **Export public sex-offender registry records from California's Megan's Law site in seconds. Search by name, ZIP, city, or county.** > ๐Ÿ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-26 ยท **๐Ÿ“Š 10+ fields** per record ยท **100,000+ records in CA** ยท **California, USA** The **California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper** queries the official meganslaw.ca.gov public registry. Records include the offender's name, photo URL, last-known address fields, and the registry detail URL. **Coverage:** Every publicly viewable record on the California Department of Justice Megan's Law public registry. --- ### Target Audience / Use Cases | ๐ŸŽฏ Target Audience | ๐Ÿ’ก Primary Use Cases | |---|---| | Public safety platforms | Embed registry lookups | | Researchers | Geographic and demographic studies | | Real-estate tech | Surface registry counts by ZIP | | Journalists | Investigate trends | | Civic-tech | Build neighborhood-safety tools | --- ### ๐Ÿ“‹ What the California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper does - Searches by last/first name, ZIP, city, or county - Returns photo and detail URLs - Captures offender attributes when surfaced - Outputs JSON, CSV, Excel, XML > ๐Ÿ’ก **Why it matters:** Export public sex-offender registry records from California's Megan's Law site in seconds. Search by name, ZIP, city, or county. --- ### ๐ŸŽฌ Full Demo _๐Ÿšง Coming soon_ --- ### โš™๏ธ Input
FieldTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
maxItemsintegerNo10Max records.
**Example 1:** ```json { "lastName": "Smith", "maxItems": 20 } ```` **Example 2:** ```json { "zip": "90001", "maxItems": 50 } ``` > โš ๏ธ **Good to Know:** Always supply the minimum required search fields documented in the input panel; otherwise the actor returns an explanatory error record. *** ### ๐Ÿ“Š Output Sample: ```json { "name": "SMITH, JOHN", "detailUrl": "https://meganslaw.ca.gov/cont/details/...", "url": "https://meganslaw.ca.gov" } ``` Key fields: imageUrl, name, detailUrl, url, source, scrapedAt. *** ### โœจ Why choose this Actor - ๐ŸŸข Official meganslaw.ca.gov source - ๐ŸŸข Filter by ZIP/city/county - ๐ŸŸข Detail URLs preserved - ๐ŸŸข No API key - ๐ŸŸข Up to 1,000,000 paid *** ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Option | Free | Bulk export | Live | |---|---|---|---| | meganslaw.ca.gov site | Yes | No | Yes | | State background-check vendors | No | Yes | Yes | | **ParseForge Megan's Law Scraper** | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Live** | *** ### ๐Ÿš€ How to use 1. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) 2. Open this actor 3. Set inputs, click Start 4. Download CSV / Excel / JSON / XML 5. Schedule or integrate *** ### ๐Ÿ’ผ Business use cases #### Neighborhood safety Build a ZIP-based registry view. #### Compliance Verify roster against registry. #### Research Geographic distribution studies. #### Civic tools Power transparency dashboards. *** ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Automating California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper Integrates with **Make**, **Zapier**, **n8n**, **Slack**, **Airbyte**, **GitHub Actions**, **Google Drive**. *** ### ๐ŸŒŸ Beyond business use cases #### Research Demographic studies of registry patterns. #### Personal Check the registry for your area. #### Non-profit Victim-advocacy tooling. #### Experimentation GIS overlay experiments. *** ### ๐Ÿค– Ask an AI assistant about this scraper ChatGPT ยท Claude ยท Perplexity ยท Microsoft Copilot *** ### โ“ Frequently Asked Questions **Q: Source?** meganslaw.ca.gov public registry. **Q: API key?** No. **Q: Real-time?** Yes. **Q: Coverage?** California. **Q: Output?** JSON, CSV, Excel, XML. **Q: Free preview?** 10 records. **Q: Bulk size?** 1,000,000 paid. **Q: Photos?** Yes, photo URLs when published. **Q: Search by ZIP?** Yes. **Q: Disclaimer step?** Handled automatically. *** ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Integrate with any app Webhooks, REST API, Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, Google Sheets, and more. *** ### ๐Ÿ”— Recommended Actors | Actor | What it does | |---|---| | NSOPW Sex Offender Scraper | US national registry | | Interpol Red Notices Scraper | International wanted | | ICC Defendants Scraper | Intl. Criminal Court | > ๐Ÿ’ก **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge). **๐Ÿ†˜ Need Help?** [Open our contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) > **โš ๏ธ Disclaimer:** independent tool, not affiliated with the California Department of Justice. Only publicly available data from meganslaw.ca.gov is collected, subject to the site's disclaimer. # Actor input Schema ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## `lastName` (type: `string`): Offender last name (partial match). ## `firstName` (type: `string`): Offender first name. ## `zip` (type: `string`): 5-digit California ZIP code. ## `city` (type: `string`): California city. ## `county` (type: `string`): California county. ## Actor input object example ```json { "maxItems": 10, "lastName": "Smith" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Scraped California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper records # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "maxItems": 10, "lastName": "Smith" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "maxItems": 10, "lastName": "Smith", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "maxItems": 10, "lastName": "Smith" }' | apify call parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper", "description": "Export public sex-offender registry records from California's Megan's Law site (meganslaw.ca.gov). Search by last name, first name, ZIP code, city or county. Pull photo URLs, registry detail links and surfaced offender attributes. 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Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000" }, "lastName": { "title": "Last name", "type": "string", "description": "Offender last name (partial match)." }, "firstName": { "title": "First name", "type": "string", "description": "Offender first name." }, "zip": { "title": "ZIP code", "type": "string", "description": "5-digit California ZIP code." }, "city": { "title": "City", "type": "string", "description": "California city." }, "county": { "title": "County", "type": "string", "description": "California county." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```