Use General Chiropractic Council Register Scraper with Python

Search the General Chiropractic Council's public register of UK-regulated chiropractors by name, postcode radius, or registration number, with practice addresses, contact details, qualifications, and regulatory history.

1. Choose the data you need

Review the published README for supported collection modes, examples, and limits. The recipe below uses the current published input definition.

2. Prepare a source-based input

This JSON contains published prefills and required-field defaults. Review every value for your task before running it; it is not a promise of successful collection.

{
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "includeNonPractising": false,
  "includeRemovedSuspended": false,
  "maxItems": 3,
  "mode": "search",
  "name": "Smith",
  "registrationNumbers": [
    "01913"
  ]
}

Download input.example.json and save your reviewed copy as input.json.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`mode`	string	required	Choose how to query the register.
`name`	string	optional	Full or partial name, e.g. `Smith` or `Julia Smith`. Use at least 3 characters. When combined with a location, the name is applied as a filter inside that area.
`postcode`	string	optional	UK postcode such as `SW1A 1AA`. Results are returned nearest-first within the site's 30-mile radius.
`location`	string	optional	Town, city, or UK postcode such as `Manchester`, `Edinburgh`, or `CF10 1EP`. Results are nearest-first within the site's 30-mile radius.
`gender`	string	optional	Only return chiropractors of this gender. Gender is not published for removed or interim-suspended records.
`registrationStatus`	string	optional	Only return records with this exact status. Non-practising and removed/suspended records are included automatically when their status is selected.
`includeNonPractising`	boolean	optional	Include chiropractors who are registered but not currently practising in the UK.
`includeRemovedSuspended`	boolean	optional	Include chiropractors who have been removed from the register or are suspended.
`registeredAfter`	string	optional	ISO date `YYYY-MM-DD`; keeps chiropractors first registered on or after this date.
`registeredBefore`	string	optional	ISO date `YYYY-MM-DD`; keeps chiropractors first registered on or before this date.
`qualificationContains`	string	optional	Case-insensitive text filter on the qualification, e.g. `AECC`, `McTimoney`, or `Doctor of Chiropractic`.
`registrationNumbers`	array	optional	Exact GCC registration numbers, e.g. `01913` or `1913`. Leading zeros are added automatically.
`fetchDetails`	boolean	optional	Open each matching profile to collect gender, first-registered date, qualification, full practices, contacts, and regulatory actions. Turn off for a faster name/registration/status list.
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Hard cap on emitted records.

3. Start an Actor run

Set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment. Python 3.10 or newer is sufficient; this recipe uses no third-party packages.

Execution may incur charges. Review current pricing on Apify. The request asks for a 120-second timeout and a charge limit; these settings are subject to Apify’s pricing and do not guarantee an all-inclusive spending cap.

import json
import os
import urllib.request

# Save the schema-derived example as input.json; review and edit it first.
with open("input.json", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
    actor_input = json.load(stream)

token = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"]
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nnU6SFiDP7MgEYLqO/runs?timeout=120&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.50",
    data=json.dumps(actor_input).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    method="POST",
)
# This starts a potentially billable run. Do not automatically retry this POST.
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=40) as response:
    run = json.load(response)["data"]
print("Run ID:", run["id"])
print("Status:", run["status"])
# Inspect and download results in Apify Console once the run succeeds.

4. Inspect the actual results

Open the run in Apify Console and wait for a successful completion. Use the published output schema to locate results and the dataset schema to understand declared views. Missing or optional record fields must not be treated as guaranteed values.

UK chiropractors from the GCC public register with registration status, practice contacts, last-known locations, distance, and regulatory actions.

Questions before you run

Which inputs are required?

The published required fields are mode

What does this guide verify?

The fields, prefills, and schema links are rendered from the published build. This is a usage recipe, not a paid live extraction test. Source availability and collection results can vary.

What if the run request times out?

Check Apify Console before retrying. The first request may already have created a run. Do not automatically repeat a run-creation POST.

Open on Apify Full Actor reference

Generated from source build wh0QvvuCTxCFSofnj and its README and schemas. Source changes regenerate this guide; no third-party editorial claims are inferred.