# UK Food Hygiene Ratings Scraper (`wakey7dev/fsa-food-hygiene-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings for UK restaurants, pubs, takeaways. Search by name, location, local authority. Free API, no key required. Estate agents, delivery apps, councils.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wakey7dev/fsa-food-hygiene-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Wakefield](https://apify.com/wakey7dev) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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.

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

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

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# README

![Chris The Dev](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chriswakefield87/appstore-screenshot-translator/main/assets/actor-banner.png)

## 🍽️ FSA Food Hygiene Ratings Scraper

Extract and normalize UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) food hygiene ratings for any business. Search by name, location, local authority, or business type — get clean, structured data with normalized ratings, business categories, and inspector scores.

**Data source:** [Food Standards Agency](https://ratings.food.gov.uk/) — official UK government data, free and open.

### ✨ Features

- 🔍 **Search by name** — find any food business (restaurants, cafes, takeaways, retailers)
- 📍 **Location filter** — narrow results by city or postcode area
- 🏛️ **Local authority filter** — search within a specific council area
- 🏷️ **Business type filter** — filter by restaurant, takeaway, school, retailer, etc.
- ⭐ **Minimum rating filter** — only show businesses rated 5, 4, 3+
- 📊 **Normalized output** — clean ratings, business categories, and addresses
- 📈 **Statistics** — rating distribution, business type breakdown, top authorities

### 📥 Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `searchTerm` | string | \* | Business name or keyword (e.g. "pizza", "tesco", "cafe") |
| `location` | string | no | Filter by city/address (e.g. "London", "Manchester") |
| `localAuthorityId` | integer | no | Filter by local authority ID |
| `businessTypeId` | integer | no | Filter by business type (1=Restaurant, 5=Takeaway, etc.) |
| `minRating` | string | no | Minimum rating: "5", "4", "3", "2", "1", "0" |
| `sortOption` | string | no | Sort: "relevance", "rating", "distance", "name" |
| `maxResults` | integer | no | Max results to return (1-500, default 20) |

\*At least one of `searchTerm`, `location`, or `localAuthorityId` must be provided.

### 📤 Output

The actor produces three outputs:

1. **Dataset** — full normalized results with all fields
2. **OUTPUT** — human-readable summary table with rating distribution
3. **STATS** — machine-readable statistics

#### Example dataset item:

```json
{
  "fhrsId": 1892428,
  "businessName": "553 London",
  "businessType": "Restaurant / Cafe / Canteen",
  "businessCategory": "Hospitality",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "label": "Very Good",
    "score": 5
  },
  "address": "The Cauliflower, 553 High Road",
  "city": "Ilford",
  "postcode": "IG1 1TZ",
  "localAuthority": "Redbridge",
  "ratingDate": "2025-11-19T00:00:00",
  "latitude": 51.559,
  "longitude": 0.072,
  "hygieneScore": 0,
  "structuralScore": 0,
  "confidenceInManagementScore": 0,
  "detailUrl": "https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1892428"
}
```

### 🎯 Use Cases

- **Food delivery platforms** — verify restaurant hygiene ratings before onboarding
- **Insurance companies** — assess food business risk profiles
- **Compliance firms** — monitor rating changes across authorities
- **Restaurant chains** — benchmark competitor ratings
- **Real estate** — evaluate area food safety for commercial investments
- **Consumer apps** — build "find safe places to eat" features

### 🔢 Business Type IDs

| ID | Type |
|----|------|
| 1 | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen |
| 5 | Takeaway/Sandwich Shop |
| 7 | Hotel/B\&B/Guest House |
| 14 | School/College/University |
| 4613 | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring |
| 7844 | Retailers — Supermarkets |
| 7845 | Retailers — Other |

### 📋 Example Input

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "pizza",
  "location": "London",
  "minRating": "4",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "sortOption": "rating"
}
```

### 📝 License

Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Business name or keyword to search for (e.g. 'pizza', 'london cafe', 'tesco'). Leave empty to search by location or authority only.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Filter by address/city (e.g. 'London', 'Manchester', 'Leeds'). Leave empty to search all locations.

## `localAuthorityId` (type: `integer`):

Filter by local authority ID. Use the separate Authorities endpoint to find IDs. Leave empty for all authorities.

## `businessTypeId` (type: `integer`):

Filter by business type. 1=Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen, 5=Takeaway, 7=Hotel, 14=Schools/Colleges, 4613=Hospitals/Childcare, 7844=Retailers. Leave empty for all types.

## `minRating` (type: `string`):

Only show businesses with at least this rating. 0=Exempt, 1-5=Pass scores.

## `sortOption` (type: `string`):

How to sort results.

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

Maximum number of results to return (1-500).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "pizza",
  "minRating": "",
  "sortOption": "relevance",
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Complete dataset items with all business details and normalized fields.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Human-readable summary table for the Console Output tab.

## `stats` (type: `string`):

Machine-readable statistics including rating distribution and business type breakdown.

# 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 = {
    "searchTerm": "pizza",
    "location": "",
    "maxResults": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wakey7dev/fsa-food-hygiene-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 = {
    "searchTerm": "pizza",
    "location": "",
    "maxResults": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wakey7dev/fsa-food-hygiene-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 '{
  "searchTerm": "pizza",
  "location": "",
  "maxResults": 20
}' |
apify call wakey7dev/fsa-food-hygiene-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wakey7dev/fsa-food-hygiene-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/jE0DRhvBroCBOVBIJ/builds/Bap9bR4RFyEokngOQ/openapi.json