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Healthgrades API endpoint
Healthgrades search autocomplete API
Returns dynamic provider, specialty, condition, procedure, and other suggestions for a free-text query. Group categories vary with the query and are returned as data, not accepted as a closed enum.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestHealthgradeshealthgrades.suggestionsResponseDoc
Healthgrades/healthgrades/autocompleteEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /healthgrades/autocomplete
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Healthgrades
- Execution
- Managed browser rendering where the target needs it
- Response schema
- #/definitions/healthgrades.suggestionsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameters:
term(required): free-text provider, specialty, condition, procedure, or other search term; maximum 120 characters.
The response contains dynamic suggestion groups. Group categories depend on the query and are not a closed input enum. Each suggestion includes display label and search value; upstream entity metadata is omitted.
Live monitoring
- Monitored request
- GET /healthgrades/autocomplete?term=orthopedic+surgeon
- Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026
- 100%
- Median response time
- 1.85 s
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /healthgrades/autocomplete?term=orthopedic+surgeon
- Items in groups
- 4
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
| Field | Filled in, of 4 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| category | 4 | |
| title | 4 | |
| suggestions | 4 | median 5 entries |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| term | string | Yes | Free-text provider, specialty, condition, or procedure query | orthopedic surgeon | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/healthgrades/autocomplete?term=orthopedic+surgeon" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 0,
"message": "success",
"data": {
"groups": [
{
"category": "Specialty",
"title": "Specialties",
"suggestions": [
{
"label": "Orthopedic Surgery",
"value": "Orthopedic Surgery"
}
]
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/healthgrades.suggestionsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | healthgrades.SuggestionResponse | No | ||||
| data.groups | array | No | SuggestionGroup record, 5 fields: category, suggestions, title. Described under Healthgrades location suggestions API. |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Code examples
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/healthgrades/autocomplete?term=orthopedic+surgeon" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"Shared guides
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