# NSOPW National Sex Offender Public Website Scraper (`parseforge/nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper`) Actor
Export sex-offender registry records from the US Department of Justice federated NSOPW system at nsopw.gov. Multi-state search by name, city, state or ZIP code. Returns photo URL, offenses, address, aliases and jurisdiction link. CSV, Excel, JSON, XML.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/nsopw-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?
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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.
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```
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```bash
pip install apify-client
```
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````bash
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```bash
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# README
## ๐ก๏ธ NSOPW National Sex Offender Public Website Scraper
> ๐ **Export federated sex-offender registry records from the US Department of Justice NSOPW in seconds. Multi-state search by name or location.**
> ๐ **Last updated:** 2026-05-26 ยท **๐ 17 fields** per record ยท **900,000+ federated records** ยท **50 states + territories**
The **NSOPW Sex Offender Scraper** queries the federated National Sex Offender Public Website operated by the US Department of Justice and returns records across all participating jurisdictions in a single dataset.
**Coverage:** All 50 states, the District of Columbia, US territories, and participating tribal jurisdictions.
---
### Target Audience / Use Cases
| ๐ฏ Target Audience | ๐ก Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Compliance teams | Multi-state screening |
| Researchers | Cross-jurisdiction analysis |
| Real-estate / hiring | Background-check augmentation |
| Civic-tech | Mapping tools |
| Journalists | Investigative reporting |
---
### ๐ What the NSOPW National Sex Offender Public Website Scraper does
- Federated search across NSOPW partners
- Filter by name, city, state, ZIP
- Returns photo and offense attributes when surfaced
- Outputs JSON, CSV, Excel, XML
> ๐ก **Why it matters:** Export federated sex-offender registry records from the US Department of Justice NSOPW in seconds. Multi-state search by name or location.
---
### ๐ฌ Full Demo
_๐ง Coming soon_
---
### โ๏ธ Input
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|
| maxItems | integer | No | 10 | Max records. |
**Example 1:**
```json
{ "lastName": "Smith", "state": "CA", "maxItems": 50 }
````
**Example 2:**
```json
{ "zip": "10001", "maxItems": 100 }
```
> โ ๏ธ **Good to Know:** Always supply the minimum required search fields documented in the input panel; otherwise the actor returns an explanatory error record.
***
### ๐ Output
Sample:
```json
{
"fullName": "JOHN SMITH",
"state": "CA",
"jurisdiction": "California",
"url": "https://www.nsopw.gov/"
}
```
Key fields: imageUrl, fullName, firstName, lastName, aliases, dateOfBirth, sex, race, address, city, state, zip, offenses, jurisdiction, jurisdictionUrl, url, source.
***
### โจ Why choose this Actor
- ๐ข Federated US-wide coverage
- ๐ข Single search across registries
- ๐ข No API key
- ๐ข Up to 1,000,000 paid
- ๐ข Live data
***
### ๐ How it compares to alternatives
| Option | Free | Bulk export | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsopw.gov site | Yes | No | Yes |
| Commercial screening | No | Yes | Yes |
| **ParseForge NSOPW Scraper** | **Yes** | **Yes** | **Live** |
***
### ๐ 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
***
### ๐ผ Business use cases
#### Background checks
Augment HR vetting.
#### Civic safety
Mapping & dashboards.
#### Research
Cross-state analyses.
#### Compliance
Multi-state KYC sweeps.
***
### ๐ Automating NSOPW National Sex Offender Public Website Scraper
Integrates with **Make**, **Zapier**, **n8n**, **Slack**, **Airbyte**, **GitHub Actions**, **Google Drive**.
***
### ๐ Beyond business use cases
#### Research
Federal-vs-state coverage gaps.
#### Personal
Personal awareness searches.
#### Non-profit
Survivor-support resource maps.
#### Experimentation
Geo-clustering studies.
***
### ๐ค Ask an AI assistant about this scraper
ChatGPT ยท Claude ยท Perplexity ยท Microsoft Copilot
***
### โ Frequently Asked Questions
**Q: Source?**
nsopw.gov federated registry.
**Q: API key?**
No.
**Q: Coverage?**
US-wide.
**Q: Output?**
JSON, CSV, Excel, XML.
**Q: Free preview?**
10 records.
**Q: Bulk size?**
1,000,000 paid.
**Q: Includes photos?**
When jurisdictions publish them.
**Q: Multiple jurisdictions?**
Yes, federated.
**Q: Real-time?**
Yes.
**Q: Per-jurisdiction detail?**
Linked via jurisdictionUrl.
***
### ๐ Integrate with any app
Webhooks, REST API, Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, Google Sheets, and more.
***
### ๐ Recommended Actors
| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| Megan's Law Scraper (CA) | California registry |
| Interpol Red Notices Scraper | International wanted |
| NYC DOC Inmate Locator | NYC jail records |
> ๐ก **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge).
**๐ Need Help?** [Open our contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA)
> **โ ๏ธ Disclaimer:** independent tool, not affiliated with the US Department of Justice. Only publicly available data from the NSOPW federated system is collected.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000
## `firstName` (type: `string`):
First name (partial match).
## `lastName` (type: `string`):
Last name.
## `city` (type: `string`):
City.
## `state` (type: `string`):
Two-letter US state code.
## `zip` (type: `string`):
5-digit US ZIP.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxItems": 10,
"lastName": "Smith"
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
Scraped NSOPW National Sex Offender Public Website 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/nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`๐พ 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);
});
// ๐ Want to learn more ๐? 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/nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"maxItems": 10,
"lastName": "Smith"
}' |
apify call parseforge/nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
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"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "NSOPW National Sex Offender Public Website Scraper",
"description": "Export sex-offender registry records from the US Department of Justice federated NSOPW system at nsopw.gov. Multi-state search by name, city, state or ZIP code. Returns photo URL, offenses, address, aliases and jurisdiction link. CSV, Excel, JSON, XML.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "5DxLjRtBDbCDC80ic"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
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"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
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"required": true,
"content": {
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"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/parseforge~nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
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"responses": {
"200": {
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"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-nsopw-sex-offenders-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
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"Run Actor"
],
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"required": true,
"content": {
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"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
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},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max Items",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000"
},
"firstName": {
"title": "First name",
"type": "string",
"description": "First name (partial match)."
},
"lastName": {
"title": "Last name",
"type": "string",
"description": "Last name."
},
"city": {
"title": "City",
"type": "string",
"description": "City."
},
"state": {
"title": "State",
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter US state code."
},
"zip": {
"title": "ZIP code",
"type": "string",
"description": "5-digit US ZIP."
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
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"properties": {
"data": {
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"properties": {
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"format": "date-time",
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"options": {
"type": "object",
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"buildNumber": {
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},
"containerUrl": {
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},
"usage": {
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"properties": {
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```