# New York State Restaurant Inspections - Food Service Leads (`pink_comic/new-york-state-restaurant-inspection-leads`) Actor

Search the latest NYS Department of Health inspection of 21.6k food service establishments outside NYC (updated weekly): restaurant name, operator and corporation, address, county, inspection date, critical and non-critical violation counts and violation text, permit expiry.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pink_comic/new-york-state-restaurant-inspection-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 ny food service establishments

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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?

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.

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

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`).

# README

## New York State Restaurant Inspections - Food Service Leads

Search the **last health inspection of every food service establishment** regulated by the New York State Department of Health on health.data.ny.gov (about 21,600 restaurants, caterers, institutional kitchens, mobile and temporary food services outside New York City). It is one of the most-viewed NY health datasets (796k views).

Each result includes:

- restaurant / operation name, facility, DBA and **permitted corporation**
- **operator name**
- address, city, ZIP, municipality and county
- establishment type and local health department
- **last inspection date** and type
- **critical**, critical-not-corrected and non-critical **violation counts** plus the violation text
- food service permit expiration date

Results are most recent inspection first. No API key, no CAPTCHA. Pricing: **$0.002 per establishment + $0.0001 start**.

```json
{ "counties": ["MONROE"], "inspectedAfter": "2026-09-01", "maxResults": 300 }
```

```json
{ "query": "PIZZA", "cities": ["ROCHESTER"] }
```

### Use cases

Restaurant lead lists for food distributors, POS and payments, pest control, food safety training and consulting, kitchen equipment and cleaning services (critical violations are strong buying signals); local market research; due diligence on a food business.

### Limits

Covers the last inspection only, for establishments the NYS DOH tracks. New York City, Erie County and a few other counties with their own systems are not included (use Restaurant Health Inspections for NYC). It has no phone or email.

### Related

- [Restaurant Health Inspections (NYC, Chicago and more)](https://apify.com/pink_comic/restaurant-health-inspections)
- [New York Liquor License Search](https://apify.com/pink_comic/new-york-liquor-license-search)

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Quick single restaurant, facility or corporation name search (contains match). Leave blank for the most recent inspections.

## `names` (type: `array`):

Operation, facility, DBA or corporation names, contains match, case-insensitive.

## `counties` (type: `array`):

County, e.g. 'MONROE', 'ONONDAGA', 'NASSAU', 'WESTCHESTER', 'NIAGARA', 'ALBANY' (NYC boroughs and Erie County are not included).

## `cities` (type: `array`):

City, e.g. 'ROCHESTER', 'SYRACUSE', 'ALBANY', 'NIAGARA FALLS', 'ITHACA'.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

ZIP code or prefix, e.g. '14202' or '142'.

## `establishmentTypes` (type: `array`):

Contains match on the type, e.g. 'Food Service Establishment', 'Mobile', 'Temporary', 'Caterer', 'Institution'.

## `inspectedAfter` (type: `string`):

Optional YYYY-MM-DD. Use a recent date for establishments inspected recently.

## `operationIds` (type: `array`):

Exact NYS health operation IDs.

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

Maximum total paid dataset items, split across search terms. The default returns 10 establishments (about $0.0201 including the start event).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "names": [],
  "counties": [],
  "cities": [],
  "zipCodes": [],
  "establishmentTypes": [],
  "inspectedAfter": "",
  "operationIds": [],
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "query": "",
    "names": [],
    "counties": [],
    "cities": [],
    "zipCodes": [],
    "establishmentTypes": [],
    "inspectedAfter": "",
    "operationIds": [],
    "maxResults": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/new-york-state-restaurant-inspection-leads").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 = {
    "query": "",
    "names": [],
    "counties": [],
    "cities": [],
    "zipCodes": [],
    "establishmentTypes": [],
    "inspectedAfter": "",
    "operationIds": [],
    "maxResults": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pink_comic/new-york-state-restaurant-inspection-leads").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 '{
  "query": "",
  "names": [],
  "counties": [],
  "cities": [],
  "zipCodes": [],
  "establishmentTypes": [],
  "inspectedAfter": "",
  "operationIds": [],
  "maxResults": 10
}' |
apify call pink_comic/new-york-state-restaurant-inspection-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pink_comic/new-york-state-restaurant-inspection-leads"
        }
    }
}
```

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/FhlESIB6ZX0qv4q0a/builds/sTccW0UQTQkcfebvN/openapi.json