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Healthgrades API endpoint

Healthgrades physician profile API

Returns public professional profile fields and practice locations for one Healthgrades physician. Patient-authored review text is not returned. Requests use US egress because Healthgrades restricts some content by region.

GETapiKey2 credits/requestHealthgradeshealthgrades.physicianResponseDoc/healthgrades/physician

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /healthgrades/physician
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Healthgrades
Response schema: #/definitions/healthgrades.physicianResponseDoc

Healthgrades Scraper API Try Healthgrades physician profile API in Playground Healthgrades API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): canonical https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/<slug> profile URL.

The endpoint returns professional profile fields and practice locations. Patient-authored review text and review aggregates are omitted. Requests use US egress. Region blocks and anti-bot challenges return an upstream error.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /healthgrades/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-nitinkumar-shah-xvwnq
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 3.56 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /healthgrades/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-nitinkumar-shah-xvwnq
Fields returned with a value: 7

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
name	Has a value
profile_url	Has a value	healthgrades.com
image_url	Has a value	138 characters
specialties	Has a value	1 entry
npi	Has a value	1,134,108,103
awards	Has a value	1 entry
practices	Has a value	1 entry

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical Healthgrades physician profile URL	https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-example-abcde
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/healthgrades/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-example-abcde" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Dr. Example Physician",
    "profile_url": "https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-example-abcde",
    "image_url": "https://example.test/provider.jpg",
    "specialties": [
      "Orthopedic Surgery"
    ],
    "npi": "1234567890",
    "awards": [
      "Top Doctor"
    ],
    "practices": [
      {
        "name": "Example Clinic",
        "city": "Lancaster",
        "region": "CA",
        "country": "US"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/healthgrades.physicianResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	healthgrades.PhysicianResponse	No
data.awards	array	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.npi	string	No
data.practices	array	No
data.practices[].city	string	No
data.practices[].country	string	No
data.practices[].latitude	number	No
data.practices[].longitude	number	No
data.practices[].name	string	No
data.practices[].postal_code	string	No
data.practices[].region	string	No
data.practices[].street	string	No
data.profile_url	string	No
data.specialties	array	No

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/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/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-example-abcde" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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Healthgrades API endpoint

Healthgrades physician profile API

GETapiKey2 credits/requestHealthgradeshealthgrades.physicianResponseDoc/healthgrades/physician

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /healthgrades/physician
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Healthgrades
Response schema: #/definitions/healthgrades.physicianResponseDoc

Healthgrades Scraper API Try Healthgrades physician profile API in Playground Healthgrades API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): canonical https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/<slug> profile URL.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /healthgrades/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-nitinkumar-shah-xvwnq
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 3.56 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /healthgrades/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-nitinkumar-shah-xvwnq
Fields returned with a value: 7

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
name	Has a value
profile_url	Has a value	healthgrades.com
image_url	Has a value	138 characters
specialties	Has a value	1 entry
npi	Has a value	1,134,108,103
awards	Has a value	1 entry
practices	Has a value	1 entry

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical Healthgrades physician profile URL	https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-example-abcde
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/healthgrades/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-example-abcde" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Dr. Example Physician",
    "profile_url": "https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-example-abcde",
    "image_url": "https://example.test/provider.jpg",
    "specialties": [
      "Orthopedic Surgery"
    ],
    "npi": "1234567890",
    "awards": [
      "Top Doctor"
    ],
    "practices": [
      {
        "name": "Example Clinic",
        "city": "Lancaster",
        "region": "CA",
        "country": "US"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/healthgrades.physicianResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	healthgrades.PhysicianResponse	No
data.awards	array	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.npi	string	No
data.practices	array	No
data.practices[].city	string	No
data.practices[].country	string	No
data.practices[].latitude	number	No
data.practices[].longitude	number	No
data.practices[].name	string	No
data.practices[].postal_code	string	No
data.practices[].region	string	No
data.practices[].street	string	No
data.profile_url	string	No
data.specialties	array	No

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/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/physician?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthgrades.com%2Fphysician%2Fdr-example-abcde" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

Open in Playground Back to group

Healthgrades physician profile API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Live monitoring

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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Healthgrades physician profile API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Live monitoring

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

Related