Practo Doctors Scraper

Extract comprehensive doctor profiles from Practo with verified information including specialities, ratings, experience, consultation fees, and patient reviews. This scraper is optimized for high performance using JSON API with intelligent HTML fallback.

Why Choose This Scraper?

• Verified Medical Data: Extract accurate doctor information from India's leading healthcare platform
• Dual Extraction Method: Prioritizes JSON API for speed, falls back to HTML parsing for reliability
• Advanced Filtering: Filter by experience, ratings, location, and speciality
• Complete Profiles: Get consultation fees, patient stories, clinic details, and more
• Production Ready: Built with enterprise-grade error handling and retry logic

What Data Can You Extract?

This scraper provides detailed information about medical professionals:

Field	Description	Type
name	Doctor's full name with credentials	text
speciality	Medical specialization (e.g., Dermatologist, Cardiologist)	text
experience	Years of professional experience	number
rating	Patient satisfaction rating (percentage)	number
consultationFee	Consultation fee in Indian Rupees (₹)	number
location	Practice locality within city	text
city	City where doctor practices	text
patientStories	Number of verified patient reviews	number
clinicName	Hospital or clinic name	text
url	Direct link to doctor's Practo profile	url

Use Cases

Input Configuration

Configure your scraping requirements using these parameters:

Basic Parameters

Filtering & Limits

Proxy Configuration

Input Examples

Example 1: Basic Dermatologist Search

{
  "speciality": "dermatologist",
  "city": "bangalore",
  "results_wanted": 50
}

Example 2: Filtered Cardiologist Search

{
  "speciality": "cardiologist",
  "city": "delhi",
  "minExperience": 15,
  "minRating": 90,
  "results_wanted": 30
}

Example 3: Locality-Specific Search

{
  "speciality": "dentist",
  "city": "mumbai",
  "locality": "andheri",
  "results_wanted": 100,
  "max_pages": 5
}

Example 4: Direct URL Search

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.practo.com/pune/gynecologist",
  "minRating": 85,
  "results_wanted": 75
}

Output Format

Sample Output Record

{
  "name": "Dr. Parthasarathi Dutta Roy",
  "speciality": "Dermatologist",
  "experience": 22,
  "rating": 98,
  "consultationFee": 800,
  "location": "Magrath Road, Bangalore",
  "city": "bangalore",
  "patientStories": 4981,
  "clinicName": "Dr. Partha Sarathi's Asian Hair And Skin Hospitals",
  "url": "https://www.practo.com/bangalore/doctor/dr-partha-sarathi-dutta-roy-dermatologist-cosmetologist-dermatologist"
}

Output Schema

All extracted records follow this consistent structure:

• name: Doctor's full professional name
• speciality: Medical specialization field
• experience: Years of practice (integer)
• rating: Patient satisfaction percentage (0-100)
• consultationFee: Fee in INR (integer, may be null)
• location: Practice area/locality
• city: City of practice
• patientStories: Count of verified reviews (integer)
• clinicName: Associated medical facility
• url: Canonical profile URL

How It Works

1. URL Construction: Builds target URLs from speciality and city parameters
2. Smart Extraction: Attempts JSON API extraction first for maximum speed
3. HTML Fallback: If API fails, parses HTML structure with robust selectors
4. Data Validation: Applies experience and rating filters to results
5. Pagination: Automatically follows next-page links until limits reached
6. Dataset Storage: Saves verified records to Apify dataset

Performance & Limits

Average Speed	15-20 doctors per minute
Recommended Concurrency	5 parallel requests (default)
Memory Usage	Low (512MB sufficient for most runs)
Timeout	90 seconds per page
Retry Logic	3 automatic retries on failure

Best Practices

For Optimal Results

• Use Residential Proxies: Provides best success rates and avoids rate limiting
• Set Reasonable Limits: Keep results_wanted under 500 per run for stability
• Filter Strategically: Use minExperience and minRating to reduce data volume
• Monitor Runs: Check logs for API vs HTML extraction ratio
• Respect Rate Limits: Avoid running multiple instances simultaneously on same target

Common Issues & Solutions

API Endpoint Information

This scraper intelligently uses Practo's internal API when available:

• Primary Method: JSON API via HTTP requests (faster, structured)
• Fallback Method: HTML parsing with Cheerio (reliable, comprehensive)
• Automatic Selection: Chooses best method per request

Data Compliance

Important: This scraper extracts publicly available information from Practo's platform. Users are responsible for:

• Complying with Practo's Terms of Service
• Adhering to data protection regulations (GDPR, DPDPA, etc.)
• Using extracted data ethically and legally
• Not overwhelming the platform with excessive requests

Medical data is sensitive. Handle responsibly and respect privacy regulations.

Support & Feedback

Need help or have suggestions?

• Check the Issues tab for common problems
• Review execution logs for detailed error messages
• Ensure input parameters match expected formats
• Contact support for technical assistance

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Built for reliable medical data extraction from India's leading healthcare platform