UK Osteopath Register Scraper: 16 Data Fields per Record (2026)

Each record carries 16 output fields extracted directly from the General Osteopathic Council's public register, returning practisingStatus, qualifications, and complete practices arrays. At $5.00 per 1,000 results on the free-plan price, you can verify registration numbers or scan geographic regions without maintaining browser infrastructure or parsing raw search HTML. It is built for healthcare hiring teams, credential auditors, and research analysts who require verified statutory licensing records. It is not for teams seeking disciplinary hearing transcripts or complete fitness-to-practise historical casework, as the GOsC register listings do not publish full tribunal determinations.

Try it: open UK Osteopath Register Scraper on Apify, sign in on the free plan and run the prefilled example.

Can you try UK Osteopath Register Scraper before paying?

Yes. Apify's free plan includes $5.00 of prepaid usage every month and asks for no credit card. At $0.005 per result, that covers up to 1,000 results of UK Osteopath Register Scraper a month, before run-start charges and platform usage.

The example request further down caps maxItems at 20, so a first run returns at most 20 results and costs at most $0.10 in result charges. That is enough to see the real shape of the data before deciding anything.

UK Osteopath Register Scraper was last updated on 2026-08-07. It is one of 1,725 Actors CrawlerBros publishes on Apify, which together have 686,269 lifetime public runs and an average rating of 4.63 out of 5 across 416 reviews.

What does it cost to run UK Osteopath Register Scraper?

Each result costs $0.005 on Apify's free plan, which is $5.00 per 1,000 results. Starting a run is charged separately at $0.005 per GB of Actor memory. Apify also bills the platform usage each run consumes, at the rates of your Apify plan, on top of these charges.

The maxItems parameter is the primary cost driver on the platform bill because dataset result fees scale directly with the number of osteopath records written. Leaving filters blank to scan broad territories will rapidly hit your specified item cap. The cheapest way to evaluate output schema compatibility is to leave maxItems at its example setting of 20, keeping result charges at $0.10 or lower.

How do you run UK Osteopath Register Scraper from the API?

The schema marks 1 of its 9 controls as required: mode. Every value in the payload below comes from the published schema's own prefills, which means you can paste it, swap the token, and get a real result.

Call the synchronous endpoint to start a run and receive dataset items in one request:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawlerbros~uk-osteopath-register-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"search","location":"London","radius":"10mi","disabilityAccess":false,"homeVisit":false,"welshSpoken":false,"registrationNumbers":["1766"],"maxItems":20}'

The same run from Python, using the official client:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")

run_input = {
  "mode": "search",
  "location": "London",
  "radius": "10mi",
  "disabilityAccess": False,
  "homeVisit": False,
  "welshSpoken": False,
  "registrationNumbers": [
    "1766"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}

run = client.actor("crawlerbros~uk-osteopath-register-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

And from Node.js:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' })

const input = {
  "mode": "search",
  "location": "London",
  "radius": "10mi",
  "disabilityAccess": false,
  "homeVisit": false,
  "welshSpoken": false,
  "registrationNumbers": [
    "1766"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}

const run = await client.actor('crawlerbros~uk-osteopath-register-scraper').call(input)
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems()
console.log(items)

That endpoint blocks until the run completes. Fine while you are testing a handful of records, risky once a run takes minutes: a dropped connection loses the response even though the run itself finished. Switch to an asynchronous start with polling or a webhook before you schedule anything.

Which UK Osteopath Register Scraper inputs matter, and which can you skip?

The mode selector determines the entire operational path, switching between broad search queries and direct lookups via registrationNumbers. For standard registry exploration, configure location and optional filters like disabilityAccess while leaving the remaining booleans at their false defaults. On a first run, leave surname blank and specify a tight radius to test geographic coverage without generating excessive paginated requests.

• mode (string): What to fetch. Default: "search".
• location (string): UK postcode or town/city name to search near, e.g. "London" or "SW1A 1AA". Leave blank to browse the whole register.
• radius (string): Distance from the postcode entered in location. Only applies when location is a postcode - ignored for town/city names. Default: "10mi".
• surname (string): Filter to osteopaths whose surname contains this text. Can be combined with location.
• disabilityAccess (boolean): Only return osteopaths practising at a location that reports disabled access. Default: false.
• homeVisit (boolean): Only return osteopaths practising at a location that offers home visits. Default: false.
• welshSpoken (boolean): Only return osteopaths practising at a location where Welsh is spoken. Default: false.
• registrationNumbers (array): Exact GOsC registration numbers to look up, e.g. "1766".
• maxItems (integer): Maximum number of osteopath records to return in this run. Default: 20.

Fixed-choice controls: mode accepts search (Search the register (postcode / town / surname / practice features)), byRegistrationNumbers (Lookup by exact GOsC registration number(s)); radius accepts 5mi (Within 5 miles), 10mi (Within 10 miles), 25mi (Within 25 miles), 50mi (Within 50 miles).

What does UK Osteopath Register Scraper return?

Returned data gives clear snapshots of an osteopath's current regulatory standing, educational background via placeOfTraining, and clinic locations in the nested practices array. The records do not contain private home addresses or non-public disciplinary findings. You will also find that personal contactNumber and email entries appear only when the osteopath has explicitly elected to publish them on the register.

• registrantId - GOsC internal registrant identifier
• registrationNumber - unique GOsC registration number
• name - full name as shown on the register (with courtesy title)
• gender
• practisingStatus - e.g. Fully Registered
• dateOfRegistration - date first joined the register (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)
• qualifications - post-nominal qualifications (e.g. DO, BSc (Hons) Ost)
• placeOfTraining - institution where the osteopath trained
• qualificationDate - month/year of qualification (ISO YYYY-MM)
• contactNumber - personal contact phone number, when published on the register
• email - personal contact email address, when published on the register
• practiceCount - number of practices this osteopath is listed at
• practices[] - one entry per practice: name, practiceUrl, address, postcode, openingHours, email, phone, website, homeVisits (boolean), disabledAccess (boolean), welshSpoken (boolean)
• sourceUrl - direct link to the official GOsC register entry
• recordType, scrapedAt

These are the documented fields. Optional ones can be empty on a given record, so measure how often each field your deliverable depends on is populated across a real sample before automating the handoff.

How do you build the workflow end to end?

Open UK Osteopath Register Scraper and work through these in order. Each step ends with something to check, so a bad configuration surfaces on a small run rather than a scheduled one.

1. Run mode set to search with location set to an explicit UK postcode such as SW1A 1AA and maxItems restricted to 5.
2. Inspect dataset items to confirm registrantId, practisingStatus, and practices are populated.
3. Verify that the practices array contains expected objects holding practiceUrl, address, and boolean flags like disabledAccess.
4. Switch mode to byRegistrationNumbers using a known list of string values like 1766 to test deterministic profile lookups.
5. Check that contactNumber or email are parsed when published by the GOsC or omitted cleanly when not present.
6. Adjust maxItems up to your target batch size, keeping within the 2000 ceiling, and schedule runs with an extended timeout setting for large queries.

How do you apply it? Three worked playbooks

These are UK Osteopath Register Scraper's own documented use cases, each worked through as an operating pattern rather than a description.

Use case 1: Candidate Registration Verification

Outcome: Employers & clinics verifying a candidate osteopath's registration status before hiring

Configure: Set mode to byRegistrationNumbers and provide an array of candidates in registrationNumbers like ["1766", "7065"].

Working method: Run the exact number lookup for your shortlisted candidates. Examine practisingStatus and dateOfRegistration on each item to confirm valid, uninterrupted standing with the General Osteopathic Council before scheduling interviews.

Deliverable: A structured JSON or CSV table linking applicant names to their verified registrationNumber, practisingStatus, and qualificationDate.

Stop condition: Any queried registrationNumber returns an empty dataset or does not emit a practisingStatus value.

Use case 2: Patient Local Provider Lookup

Outcome: Patients confirming their osteopath is legitimately registered with the GOsC

Configure: Set mode to search, location to your postcode, radius to 10mi, surname to the target practitioner, and maxItems to 10.

Working method: Execute the query across the local radius. Match the clinic address listed in the practices array against your practitioner's physical clinic location, confirming they operate under an active registration.

Deliverable: A single practitioner verification record containing registrantId, sourceUrl, and the verified clinic address list.

Stop condition: The search produces multiple osteopaths with identical surnames and no matching addresses in their practices array.

Use case 3: Geographic Training Distribution Study

Outcome: Researchers analysing the geographic distribution, qualifications, or training institutions of UK osteopaths

Configure: Set mode to search, location to "", leave surname empty, and set maxItems to 2000.

Working method: Iterate across pages of the register by running unbounded broad searches. Aggregate extracted records by placeOfTraining and postcode areas to evaluate how graduates disperse geographically across UK regions.

Deliverable: A full analytical dataset showing frequency distributions of placeOfTraining mapped across clinic postcodes.

Stop condition: The run terminates prematurely or returns identical paginated pages without advancing registrantId counts.

What breaks, and how do you design around it?

Each record takes roughly 5 to 10 seconds to process due to upstream register security checks. If you are extracting large cohorts near the 2000 maxItems limit, adjust the run timeout setting in Apify to prevent early termination. For direct link verification, do not rely on plain HTTP requests like curl against sourceUrl, as the GOsC portal requires a full JavaScript environment to resolve.

When should you not use UK Osteopath Register Scraper?

Do not use this Actor if you need cross-discipline regulatory status across other allied health fields. The GOsC register covers osteopaths only. If you are auditing chiropractors, switch to UK Chiropractor Register Scraper, and if you must audit statutory medical professionals or therapists under the Health and Care Professions Council, run UK Health Professional Register Scraper (HCPC). Furthermore, if your team only needs occasional, single-practitioner spot checks once a month, you should manually look up the provider on osteopathy.org.uk directly rather than provisioning automated runs.

What should you check before trusting the output?

• Verify practisingStatus equals expected strings like Fully Registered rather than being blank or malformed.
• Ensure practices array has a length matching practiceCount for every record.
• Check that dateOfRegistration matches an ISO YYYY-MM-DD pattern when provided.
• Flag records where registrationNumber is null or not a clean numeric string.
• Halt execution if dataset output drops to zero items when targeting known active registration numbers.

None of this proves a record is correct. It gives a scheduled UK Osteopath Register Scraper run defined points where it should stop instead of quietly passing bad data downstream.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cost of running UK Osteopath Register Scraper on Apify?

Pricing is $0.005 per result, which equals $5.00 per 1,000 results on the free tier. Run-start charges apply every time an execution begins, alongside standard platform usage. Apify provides $5.00 in monthly usage on its free plan, allowing up to 1,000 results without entering a credit card.

Can I look up osteopaths by exact GOsC registration numbers?

Yes. Switch the mode setting from search to byRegistrationNumbers and input a list of strings into the registrationNumbers control. The Actor will query each registrant directly and return their status, qualification dates, and practice addresses.

Why do sourceUrl links show a challenge page when opened via curl?

The GOsC register website protects its web pages with a JavaScript security check. Plain command-line tools without browser runtimes will receive a challenge interstitial, whereas real web browsers and the Actor resolve the target register pages normally.

What practice details are returned for each osteopath?

Each item includes a nested practices array holding the practice name, full address, postcode, opening hours, practice website, and telephone. It also records practice-level boolean flags indicating whether disabled access, home visits, or Welsh speaking services are available.

How long will a large run of several hundred records take?

The register search requires between 5 and 10 seconds per osteopath record to handle target page security checks. A run capturing 100 or more records can take 15 minutes or longer, so you should ensure the Actor run timeout is configured appropriately.

Where to go next

When you are ready to run it, open UK Osteopath Register Scraper on Apify; the free plan covers up to 1,000 results a month.

Start with the UK Osteopath Register Scraper Actor page for the current input schema, pricing tier, and run history.

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Resources

• Actor documentation, input schema, and pricing: verified against the published Actor on 2026-09-27.

• Actor last updated by its maintainers on 2026-08-07.

• Run outcome figures cover the 30 day public window ending 2026-09-27.

• UK Osteopath Register Scraper on Apify