# UK HCPC Health Professionals Register Scraper (`scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the UK HCPC register of 15 health professions (physiotherapists, paramedics, radiographers, dietitians and more). Search by name or HCPC registration number for name, registration number, profession, location, status and period. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $25.50 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## UK HCPC Health Professionals Register Scraper

> Search the UK Health and Care Professions Council register across all 15 regulated professions - physiotherapists, paramedics, radiographers, dietitians, occupational therapists, biomedical scientists, practitioner psychologists and more - by name or HCPC registration number, and extract name, registration number, profession, location, registration status and period. Clean structured data for verification, credentialing, recruiting and research.

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper/examples)**

![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify\&logoColor=white)
![Data](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-UK%20health%20professionals-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Name & HCPC number</strong><br>with registration status</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Profession, location & period</strong><br>across 15 professions</td>
<td align="center"><strong>JSON / CSV / Excel</strong><br>output formats</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### What you get

Each record is one registrant with:

- **fullName**, **registrationNumber** (HCPC number) and **profession**
- **location** (town), **status** (for example Registered) and the **registrationPeriod** (with parsed start and end)
- The **profession code**, profile URL and the search query that produced it

Only real matched registrants are billed. An empty run (no matches) charges nothing.

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Credentialing & KYB | Hospitals, agencies and insurers verifying a professional's HCPC registration |
| Recruiting | Locum and permanent recruiters sourcing by profession and location |
| Compliance | Confirming registration status and period |
| Research | Analysts studying the allied-health workforce |

### How to use it

1. Enter one or more **names** or **HCPC registration numbers**.
2. For name searches, pick the **profession** (physiotherapist, paramedic, radiographer, etc.). Registration-number lookups detect the profession automatically.
3. Keep **Fetch full registrant details** on for location, status and period, set **Max Registrants** and run.
4. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull the dataset through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Which professions are covered?**
All 15 HCPC-regulated professions, including physiotherapists, paramedics, radiographers, dietitians, occupational therapists, biomedical scientists, practitioner psychologists, speech and language therapists and more.

**What is an HCPC registration number?**
A unique identifier for each registrant, prefixed by a profession code (for example PH for physiotherapist, PA for paramedic). It is the most exact way to look someone up.

**Does it show registration status?**
Yes. Each profile shows the current status and the registration period, which is central to verification.

**How fresh is the data?**
Records are read live at run time, so each reflects the register at the moment of the run (see observedAt).

### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)

Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.

For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).

### Related scrapers

- [UK GMC Doctors Register Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-gmc-doctors-scraper)
- [UK GPhC Pharmacies & Pharmacists Register Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-gphc-pharmacists-scraper)
- [Germany Lawyers Scraper - BRAK Attorney Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/germany-lawyers-brak-scraper)

### More scrapers at scrapers.lat

This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).

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> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the Health and Care Professions Council. It only accesses publicly available register data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

One or more searches. A name (for example 'Smith') is searched within the chosen profession. An HCPC registration number (for example 'PH09765', 'PA12345') is looked up directly - its profession is detected from the prefix. Each entry is searched separately.

## `profession` (type: `string`):

Which of the 15 HCPC professions to search when the query is a name. Ignored for registration-number lookups (detected from the number).

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each registrant's profile to add location, registration status and period. On by default. Turn off for a faster name + registration-number listing.

## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of registrants to collect across all searches.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "Smith"
  ],
  "profession": "PH",
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxRecords": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "Smith"
    ],
    "maxRecords": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper").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 = {
    "queries": ["Smith"],
    "maxRecords": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "Smith"
  ],
  "maxRecords": 20
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/uk-hcpc-professionals-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/EIanRN8droSzPttas/builds/SHrXvWLfwOKlMI0Ud/openapi.json