# California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper (`parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper`) Actor

Export public sex-offender registry records from California's Megan's Law site (meganslaw.ca.gov). Search by last name, first name, ZIP code, city or county. Pull photo URLs, registry detail links and surfaced offender attributes. CSV, Excel, JSON, XML.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Other
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 89.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $19.00 / 1,000 results

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Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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

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# README

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## ⚠️ California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper

> 🚀 **Export public sex-offender registry records from California's Megan's Law site in seconds. Search by name, ZIP, city, or county.**

The **California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper** queries the official meganslaw.ca.gov public registry. Records include the offender's name, photo URL, last-known address fields, and the registry detail URL.

**Coverage:** Every publicly viewable record on the California Department of Justice Megan's Law public registry.

### Target Audience / Use Cases

| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Public safety platforms | Embed registry lookups |
| Researchers | Geographic and demographic studies |
| Real-estate tech | Surface registry counts by ZIP |
| Journalists | Investigate trends |
| Civic-tech | Build neighborhood-safety tools |

### 📋 What the California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper does

- Searches by last/first name, ZIP, city, or county
- Returns photo and detail URLs
- Captures offender attributes when surfaced
- Outputs JSON, CSV, Excel, XML

> 💡 **Why it matters:** Export public sex-offender registry records from California's Megan's Law site in seconds. Search by name, ZIP, city, or county.

### 📊 Data fields

Each record includes: `detailUrl`, `imageUrl`, `name`, `scrapedAt`, `source`, `url`. These field names come straight from the actor's dataset schema, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

> ⚠️ **Good to Know:** Always supply the minimum required search fields documented in the input panel; otherwise the actor returns an explanatory error record.

### 🚀 How to use

1. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)
2. Open this actor
3. Set inputs, click Start
4. Download CSV / Excel / JSON / XML
5. Schedule or integrate

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| NSOPW Sex Offender Scraper | US national registry |
| Interpol Red Notices Scraper | International wanted |
| ICC Defendants Scraper | Intl. Criminal Court |

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge).

> **⚠️ Disclaimer:** independent tool, not affiliated with the California Department of Justice. Only publicly available data from meganslaw.ca.gov is collected, subject to the site's disclaimer.

### 🆘 Need Help?

If you hit a bug, have questions about setup, or need a scraper we haven't built yet, open our [contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) or write to parseforge@protonmail.com. We also take on paid custom data projects.

For faster answers, join our [Discord](https://parseforge.co/discord). It's the best place to get support and suggest new actors.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many offenders to collect per run.

## `lastName` (type: `string`):

Offender last name (partial match).

## `firstName` (type: `string`):

Offender first name.

## `zip` (type: `string`):

5-digit California ZIP code.

## `city` (type: `string`):

California city.

## `county` (type: `string`):

California county.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "lastName": "Smith"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Scraped California Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry Scraper records

# 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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "lastName": "Smith"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "lastName": "Smith",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "lastName": "Smith"
}' |
apify call parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/meganlaw-sex-offenders-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vMS2O64uxLJr5odFb/builds/wHgrCwjkMjF6OrdfL/openapi.json