UK HCPC Health Professionals Register Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "recordType": "hcpc_registrant",
  "fullName": "Aaron Jones",
  "registrationNumber": "PH93057",
  "professionCode": "PH",
  "profession": "Physiotherapist",
  "location": "Truro",
  "status": "Registered",
  "registrationPeriod": "01/05/2026 to 30/04/2028",
  "registrationPeriodStart": "01/05/2026",
  "registrationPeriodEnd": "30/04/2028",
  "detailUrl": "https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/professional-registration-detail/?query=PH93057&profession=PH",
  "source": "UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-08T21:56:17.011Z",
  "searchQuery": "Jones"
}

The most complete UK HCPC register scraper available. It returns every field the Health and Care Professions Council publishes for each registrant across all 15 professions, splits the registration period into start and end dates, and gives you name search per profession plus direct registration-number lookup to target exactly the registrants you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches the UK Health and Care Professions Council register, applies the queries you pass as input (names within a chosen profession, or HCPC registration numbers), reads each matching registrant, and writes one normalized record per registrant to the run's dataset. Each record carries the full name, HCPC registration number, profession code and label, and (when fetchDetails is on) the location, registration status and registration period split into start and end dates. Missing source values are returned as null.

The register covers the 15 HCPC professions: arts therapists, biomedical scientists, chiropodists and podiatrists, clinical scientists, dietitians, hearing aid dispensers, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, paramedics, physiotherapists, practitioner psychologists, prosthetists and orthotists, radiographers, and speech and language therapists.

The HCPC register sits behind a web application firewall. The actor is HTTP-only; each page is fetched through a hosted solver service, so you never configure a proxy or a browser. Because each read passes through the solver, larger runs take longer than an unprotected source.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns physiotherapists named Jones with location, status and period.

{
  "queries": ["Jones"],
  "profession": "PH",
  "maxRecords": 20
}

Each entry in queries is searched separately. A plain name is searched within the profession set in profession. An HCPC registration number (for example PH09765, PA12345) is looked up directly and its profession is detected from the prefix, so the profession selector is ignored for those.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	string[]	yes	(none)	One or more names or HCPC registration numbers. A name is searched within profession; a registration number (for example PH09765) is looked up directly with its profession detected from the prefix. Each entry is searched separately.
profession	enum	no	PH	Which of the 15 professions to search when the query is a name. One of AS, BS, CH, CS, DT, HAD, OT, ODP, OR, PA, PH, PYL, PO, RA, SL. Ignored for registration-number lookups.
fetchDetails	boolean	no	true	Open each registrant's profile to add location, status and registration period. Turn off for a faster name and registration-number listing.
maxRecords	integer	no	20	Maximum number of registrants to collect across all searches.

Provide at least one entry in queries. Profession codes map to labels such as PH = Physiotherapist, PA = Paramedic, RA = Radiographer, DT = Dietitian.

Output reference

One dataset item per registrant. Types: string, or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	Always hcpc_registrant.
fullName	string	Full registered name of the registrant.
registrationNumber	string	HCPC registration number, unique per registrant.
professionCode	string	Two- or three-letter HCPC profession code, for example PH.
profession	string	Profession label, for example Physiotherapist.
location	string	Registrant location, present when fetchDetails is on, else null.
status	string	Registration status, for example Registered, present when fetchDetails is on.
registrationPeriod	string	Full registration period text, for example 01/05/2026 to 30/04/2028.
registrationPeriodStart	string	Start of the current registration period (DD/MM/YYYY).
registrationPeriodEnd	string	End of the current registration period (DD/MM/YYYY).
detailUrl	string	Direct link to the registrant's detail page on the HCPC register.
searchQuery	string	The name or number this record was found under.
source	string	Always UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	Present only on a failed run; a single item with this field is written instead of registrants.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"queries":["Jones"],"profession":"PH","maxRecords":20}):

{
  "recordType": "hcpc_registrant",
  "fullName": "Aaron Jones",
  "registrationNumber": "PH93057",
  "professionCode": "PH",
  "profession": "Physiotherapist",
  "location": "Truro",
  "status": "Registered",
  "registrationPeriod": "01/05/2026 to 30/04/2028",
  "registrationPeriodStart": "01/05/2026",
  "registrationPeriodEnd": "30/04/2028",
  "detailUrl": "https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/professional-registration-detail/?query=PH93057&profession=PH",
  "source": "UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-08T21:56:17.011Z",
  "searchQuery": "Jones"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"queries":["Jones"],"profession":"PH","maxRecords":20}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"queries":["Smith"],"profession":"PA","maxRecords":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper \
  --input '{"queries":["PH09765"]}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per registrant returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• Detail add-on. When fetchDetails is on, each registrant whose profile is successfully fetched (for location, status and period) also charges a details event. Set fetchDetails to false to skip this.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors or matches nothing, the actor writes a single item with an error field and does not charge for it.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for a higher maxRecords.
• Solver-fronted source. The HCPC register is behind a WAF, so pages are fetched through a hosted solver. Runs work within a wall-clock budget; large name searches are best split into smaller runs or done by exact registration number.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned only an error record. Why? You ran with an empty queries, or the search matched nothing. Add a name or an HCPC registration number. These cases are not charged.

How do I verify one specific registrant fastest? Put their HCPC registration number in queries (for example PH09765). The profession is detected from the prefix and the profile is read directly, no profession selector needed.

Why are location, status or the period fields null? Those come from each registrant's profile and appear only when fetchDetails is on. With it off, the actor returns the fast name, number and profession fields.

How do I search a profession other than physiotherapist? Set profession to the relevant code, for example PA for paramedic, RA for radiographer, DT for dietitian. It applies to name searches only.

A big search seems to stop early. Why? Each read passes through the WAF solver, so the actor works within a wall-clock budget and stops cleanly when it runs low. Split large jobs into several runs or use exact registration numbers.

Is this an official HCPC tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with the Health and Care Professions Council. It reads only data the HCPC publishes in its public online register. Use it in accordance with the HCPC terms.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with the UK Health and Care Professions Council. Accesses only the publicly available HCPC online register. Use in accordance with the HCPC terms.