Ohio eLicense Scraper - Pharmacy & Professional

Ohio eLicense Scraper — Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical & Multi-Board Professional License Lookup

Extract structured professional and occupational license records from the official Ohio eLicense portal (elicense.ohio.gov) across 17 Ohio regulatory boards. Pull pharmacists, registered nurses, physicians, dentists, engineers, CPAs, counselors, cosmetologists, funeral directors, and facility licenses — complete with license number, board, license type, status, city, county, ZIP code, disciplinary action flag, and direct detail page link. Built for healthcare credentialing, compliance monitoring, B2B lead generation, recruiting, M&A due diligence, and Ohio workforce analytics.

Export every result to JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), HTML, XML, or REST API.

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⚡ At a glance

Feature	Details
Official Portal Covered	Ohio eLicense Portal (elicense.ohio.gov)
Regulatory Boards	17 Ohio State Boards — Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Chiropractic, Cosmetology & Barber, Counselor/Social Worker/MFT, Chemical Dependency, Behavioral Health, Engineers & Surveyors, Architects, Accountancy, Funeral Directors, Motor Vehicle Repair, Casino Control, Manufactured Homes, Elevator
Search & Filter Modes	Multi-board selection, license type filter, surname/name search, exact license number lookup, status filter (all / active_only / inactive_only), and 88-county filter
Pagination & 1,000+ Scale	Automatic 100-row table expansion + multi-page traversal + multi-board / multi-surname search expansion for 1,000+ deduplicated records
Core Output Fields	licenseNumber, board, licenseType, licenseeType, lastName, firstName, businessName, licenseStatus, city, county, state, zip, disciplinaryAction, detailUrl, scrapedAt
Proxy Configuration	Pre-configured Apify US Residential proxy (RESIDENTIAL, US)
Export Formats	JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), HTML, XML, JSON Lines, RSS, Apify REST API

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🧭 Table of contents

• Why scrape Ohio eLicense?
• What this Ohio eLicense scraper does
• All 17 supported Ohio regulatory boards
• High-value use cases
• Input parameters
• Output schema & field reference
• Sample output records
• Pagination & 1,000+ scale
• How to use & API examples
• Pro tips for credentialing & B2B lead generation
• FAQ
• Related state license scrapers
• Changelog

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🔎 Why scrape Ohio eLicense?

The Ohio eLicense portal is the State of Ohio's centralized primary-source verification system for professional, healthcare, engineering, financial, and trade licenses — covering pharmacists in Columbus, registered nurses in Cleveland, physicians in Cincinnati, dentists in Toledo, professional engineers in Akron, and CPAs in Dayton.

This public record dataset is mission-critical for organizations across healthcare, staffing, B2B SaaS, insurance, and compliance:

• It confirms who holds a valid Ohio license, which regulatory board and license category governs them, whether their credential is Active, Inactive, Expired, Suspended, or Revoked, which Ohio city, county, and ZIP code they practice in, and whether the board has recorded disciplinary action (disciplinaryAction).
• Every record includes a direct detailUrl back to the official Ohio eLicense verification page for audit-ready compliance logs.

However, the Ohio portal offers no public API and no bulk CSV download. Its interactive search form requires dynamic board-to-license-type cascading selections, caps single queries at ~150 rows, and paginates results in small browser tables whose "Next" button remains enabled even at the end of the dataset. This Ohio eLicense scraper automates the entire workflow — multi-board selection, 100-row page expansion, terminal-page detection, multi-query scaling, and client-side deduplication — delivering clean JSON, CSV, or Excel in minutes.

Common reasons teams scrape Ohio eLicense:

• ✅ Primary-source license verification for healthcare credentialing (Joint Commission, NCQA, URAC, DNV-GL)
• ✅ Automated compliance & sanction monitoring — detect Active → Suspended / Revoked status changes and disciplinaryAction: true flags
• ✅ Targeted Ohio B2B lead generation — build verified prospect lists by board, license type, and Ohio county (Franklin, Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Summit, Montgomery, Lucas)
• ✅ Healthcare & technical recruiting — source active RNs, LPNs, APRNs, pharmacists, physicians, social workers, and professional engineers across Ohio's 88 counties
• ✅ M&A, legal, and facility due diligence — verify professional licenses across multi-site medical, dental, pharmacy, and engineering practices
• ✅ Insurance underwriting & risk verification — validate self-reported license numbers and check disciplinary history at policy bind and renewal

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✨ What this Ohio eLicense scraper does

• ✅ Covers all 17 Ohio regulatory boards — select one or multiple boards in a single run (boards), and the scraper iterates through each selected board automatically.
• ✅ Automatic 1,000+ record scaling — overcomes the portal's ~150-row per-query ceiling by automatically switching the results table to 100 rows per page and expanding across selected boards, license types, and common surnames until your maxRecords target (1,000+) is reached.
• ✅ Smart terminal-page guard — detects when the portal's pagination reaches its final stale row and stops cleanly without wasting time on empty repeat pages.
• ✅ Server + post-scrape filtering — narrow by Board, License Type, Last Name, or License Number at the portal level, and filter by License Status (all, active_only, inactive_only) and Ohio County (all 88 counties supported).
• ✅ Normalized disciplinary flag — converts the portal's Board Action? column (Yes / No) into a clean boolean disciplinaryAction (true / false) on every record.
• ✅ Zero-duplicate guarantee — deduplicates every record by board + licenseNumber before saving to the dataset (0 duplicates).
• ✅ Ready for automation — export directly to JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via the Apify Python/JS SDK, REST API, Make, Zapier, n8n, or Google Sheets.

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🏛️ All 17 supported Ohio regulatory boards

Select one or more boards from the Board dropdown (boards):

Board Value	Professions & License Types Covered
Nursing Board	Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), APRN (CNP, CRNA, CNS, CNM), Dialysis Technician, Medication Aide
Board of Pharmacy	Pharmacist, Pharmacy Intern, Registered/Certified Pharmacy Technician, Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs (TDDD)
Medical Board	Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Physician Assistant (PA), Massage Therapist (LMT), Dietitian, Respiratory Care
Dental Board	Dentist (DDS/DMD), Dental Hygienist, Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA), Dental X-Ray Machine Operator
Chiropractic Board	Chiropractor (DC), Acupuncture Certificate
Cosmetology and Barber Board	Cosmetologist, Advanced Cosmetologist, Barber, Esthetician, Manicurist, Hair Designer, Salon/Barbershop Facility
Counselor, Social Worker, & Marriage & Family Therapist Board	Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC/LPCC), Licensed Social Worker (LSW/LISW), Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT/IMFT)
Chemical Dependency Professionals Board	Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC II/LCDC III), Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC), Prevention Specialist
Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)	Behavioral Health Providers & Certified Programs
Engineers and Surveyors Board	Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Surveyor (PS), Engineering/Surveying Firm
Architects Board	Registered Architect (ARC), Landscape Architect, Architectural Firm
Accountancy Board	Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Public Accountant (PA), Accounting Firm
Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors	Embalmer, Funeral Director, Funeral Home, Crematory Facility
Motor Vehicle Repair Board	Collision Repair Operator, Auto Glass, Paintless Dent Repair, Airbag Repair
Casino Control Commission	Casino Gaming Employee, Key Employee, Gaming Vendor
Department of Commerce - Manufactured Homes Program	Manufactured Home Installer, Inspector, Dealer, Park Operator
Div. of Industrial Compliance: Elevator	Elevator Mechanic, Elevator Inspector, Elevator Contractor

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🎯 High-value use cases

1. 🏥 Healthcare Credentialing & Primary-Source Verification

Hospitals, telehealth platforms, staffing agencies, and payers use this scraper to verify Ohio Nursing (RN, LPN, APRN), Medical (MD, DO, PA), Pharmacy, Dental, and Behavioral Health credentials, capturing licenseStatus, disciplinaryAction, and the primary-source detailUrl with an ISO scrapedAt timestamp.

2. 🧲 Regional B2B Lead Generation across Ohio's 88 Counties

Target active CPAs, Professional Engineers, Architects, Cosmetology Salons, Funeral Homes, or Motor Vehicle Repair facilities in specific Ohio metros — such as Columbus (Franklin & Delaware counties), Cleveland (Cuyahoga & Lake counties), Cincinnati (Hamilton, Butler & Warren counties), Dayton (Montgomery), Akron (Summit), or Toledo (Lucas).

3. 👩‍⚕️ Clinician & Skilled-Trade Recruiting

Build candidate sourcing lists of active Ohio pharmacists, registered nurses, physical/occupational therapists, social workers (LISW/LPCC), and engineers (PE) filtered by county and license type.

4. 🚨 Continuous Disciplinary & Status Monitoring

Run scheduled checks across your provider network or vendor roster to immediately catch Active → Suspended, Active → Expired, or disciplinaryAction: true updates.

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📥 Input parameters

Every input field is optional. Running with default settings executes a fast sample on the Board of Pharmacy with surname "Smith".

Parameter	Type	Default / Prefill	Description
boards	array<string>	Default: ["Nursing Board"], Prefill: ["Board of Pharmacy"]	Pick one or more of the 17 Ohio regulatory boards. Multiple boards are searched sequentially in a single run.
licenseTypes	array<string>	[] (All types)	Optional list of license type names or partial matches within the chosen board (e.g., ["Pharmacist"], ["Registered Nurse"]).
searchName	string	Prefill: "Smith"	Licensee last name search (partial matches supported). When maxRecords > 150, the actor automatically expands across additional common surnames once the initial surname is exhausted.
searchLicenseNumber	string	""	Exact license, application, or endorsement number lookup (e.g., "RN.503619").
statusFilter	string	"all"	Filter records by status: "all" (every status), "active_only" (Active), or "inactive_only" (Inactive, Expired, Suspended, Revoked, Closed, Surrendered).
counties	array<string>	[] (All 88 counties)	Filter results to specific Ohio counties (e.g., ["Franklin", "Cuyahoga", "Hamilton"]).
scrapeDetails	boolean	false	Optional flag for detail-level extraction. Keep false for fast, high-volume list exports.
maxRecords	integer	Default 0, Prefill 50	Maximum total license records to save. Set 1000+ for large multi-query exports or 0 for unlimited.
maxPages	integer	0 (Unlimited)	Maximum result pages to walk per search query (0 = automatic pagination governed by maxRecords).
requestDelay	integer	1500	Polite pause between page transitions in milliseconds (500–10000).
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify US Residential	Proxy configuration. Defaults to Apify Residential (US), which is required to load the Ohio portal reliably.

Example input (Multi-Board 1,000+ Record Run)

{
  "boards": [
    "Nursing Board",
    "Board of Pharmacy",
    "Medical Board"
  ],
  "licenseTypes": [],
  "searchName": "Smith",
  "searchLicenseNumber": "",
  "statusFilter": "active_only",
  "counties": [],
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "maxRecords": 1000,
  "maxPages": 0,
  "requestDelay": 1500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}

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📤 Output schema & field reference

Every record across all 17 Ohio boards is mapped to a consistent 18-field JSON object.

🪪 License Identity & Classification

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
licenseNumber	string	🟢 High (100%)	Official Ohio license, registration, or endorsement number (e.g., LPN.182864.MEDS-IV, 03.135421)
board	string	🟢 High (100%)	Issuing Ohio regulatory board name (e.g., Board of Pharmacy, Nursing Board)
licenseType	string	🟢 High (100%)	Specific license type (e.g., Pharmacist, Registered Nurse (RN), Certified Public Accountant)
licenseeType	string | null	🟡 Conditional (~35%)	Sub-category or endorsement classification when exposed by the board (e.g., MEDS-IV, CSR)

👤 Licensee Name & Business Identity

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
lastName	string | null	🟢 High (100% individuals)	Individual licensee family name (null on business/facility licenses)
firstName	string | null	🟢 High (100% individuals)	Individual licensee given and middle name (null on business/facility licenses)
businessName	string | null	🟡 Conditional (Facilities)	Business, pharmacy, clinic, salon, or firm name on corporate/facility licenses

🛡️ Status, Compliance & Dates

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
licenseStatus	string	🟢 High (100%)	Current license status (Active, Inactive, Expired, Suspended, Revoked, Closed, etc.)
disciplinaryAction	boolean | null	🟢 High (100%)	true if the portal's Board Action? flag is Yes, false if No
issueDate	string | null	🟡 Conditional (Detail mode)	License original issue date (YYYY-MM-DD)
expirationDate	string | null	🟡 Conditional (Detail mode)	Current license expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD)

📍 Location & Audit Metadata

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
address	string | null	🟡 Conditional (Detail mode)	Street address on file with the board
city	string	🟢 High (~100%)	Practice or mailing city
county	string | null	🟢 High (~99%)	Ohio county name (e.g., Franklin, Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Richland)
state	string	🟢 High (~100%)	Two-letter state code (typically OH)
zip	string | null	🟢 High (~99%)	5-digit or 9-digit postal ZIP code
detailUrl	string	🟢 High (100%)	Direct URL to the official Ohio eLicense detail record (oh_verifylicensedetails?pid=…)
scrapedAt	string	🟢 High (100%)	ISO-8601 UTC timestamp of extraction

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📋 Sample output records

Individual Licensee Record (Nursing Board)

{
  "licenseNumber": "LPN.182864.MEDS-IV",
  "board": "Nursing Board",
  "licenseType": "Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)",
  "licenseeType": "MEDS-IV",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "firstName": "Charity Danielle",
  "businessName": null,
  "licenseStatus": "Active",
  "issueDate": null,
  "expirationDate": null,
  "address": null,
  "city": "Mansfield",
  "county": "Richland",
  "state": "OH",
  "zip": "44903",
  "disciplinaryAction": false,
  "detailUrl": "https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicensedetails?pid=a0R8y000000HNsOEAW",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-10T03:05:00.000Z"
}

Pharmacist Record (Board of Pharmacy)

{
  "licenseNumber": "03.128941",
  "board": "Board of Pharmacy",
  "licenseType": "Pharmacist",
  "licenseeType": null,
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "firstName": "Benjamin Michael",
  "businessName": null,
  "licenseStatus": "Active",
  "issueDate": null,
  "expirationDate": null,
  "address": null,
  "city": "Columbus",
  "county": "Franklin",
  "state": "OH",
  "zip": "43215",
  "disciplinaryAction": false,
  "detailUrl": "https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicensedetails?pid=a0R8y000000K9pLEAS",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-10T03:05:12.000Z"
}

Facility / Pharmacy License Record (Board of Pharmacy)

{
  "licenseNumber": "02.149200",
  "board": "Board of Pharmacy",
  "licenseType": "Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs (TDDD)",
  "licenseeType": "Clinic / Retail",
  "lastName": null,
  "firstName": null,
  "businessName": "Buckeye Community Pharmacy LLC",
  "licenseStatus": "Active",
  "issueDate": null,
  "expirationDate": null,
  "address": null,
  "city": "Cleveland",
  "county": "Cuyahoga",
  "state": "OH",
  "zip": "44114",
  "disciplinaryAction": false,
  "detailUrl": "https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicensedetails?pid=a0R8y000000M1xTEAS",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-10T03:05:18.000Z"
}

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🔁 Pagination & 1,000+ scale

• 100-row DataTables acceleration: As soon as search results render, the actor switches the portal's client-side table length from 10 rows per page to 100 rows per page — cutting page transitions by 10× and dramatically reducing run duration.
• Multi-board & multi-surname deep expansion: Because the Ohio portal limits any single form submission to roughly 150 matching records, requesting maxRecords: 1000+ automatically iterates across all selected boards, licenseTypes, and a built-in sequence of high-frequency surnames (Smith, Johnson, Miller, Williams, Jones, Brown, Davis, Wilson, Moore, Taylor, etc.) within the same browser session until maxRecords is reached.
• Terminal-page detection & deduplication: Every record is deduplicated by board + licenseNumber, and the pagination loop automatically stops when consecutive pages yield 0 new unique records.

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⚙️ How to use & API examples

1. Open Ohio eLicense Scraper in the Apify Console.
2. Select one or more Boards (e.g., Board of Pharmacy, Nursing Board, Medical Board).
3. Optionally specify License types, Name search, Status, or Counties.
4. Set Max records (50 for a quick test, 1000+ for bulk runs) and click Start.

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("haketa/ohio-elicense-scraper").call(run_input={
    "boards": ["Board of Pharmacy", "Nursing Board"],
    "statusFilter": "active_only",
    "counties": ["Franklin", "Cuyahoga", "Hamilton"],
    "maxRecords": 500,
    "maxPages": 0,
})

for record in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(
        record["licenseNumber"],
        record["board"],
        record["lastName"] or record["businessName"],
        record["city"],
        record["licenseStatus"],
    )

Node.js (apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

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

const run = await client.actor('haketa/ohio-elicense-scraper').call({
    boards: ['Board of Pharmacy'],
    searchName: 'Smith',
    statusFilter: 'all',
    maxRecords: 200,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} Ohio license records`);

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💡 Pro tips for credentialing & B2B lead generation

• Keep the default US Residential proxy enabled: The Ohio eLicense portal sits behind an enterprise bot-defense gateway that blocks datacenter IPs. The default Apify US Residential proxy is pre-configured so the portal loads cleanly every time.
• Combine multiple boards in one run: Pass multiple boards in boards (e.g., ["Nursing Board", "Board of Pharmacy", "Medical Board"]) to collect cross-specialty healthcare rosters in a single browser session without paying cold-start overhead multiple times.
• Use statusFilter: "active_only" for lead generation: Keep only currently active licensees when building recruiting or sales lists, or switch to "inactive_only" to identify lapsed/suspended credentials.
• Filter by Ohio metro counties: Select Franklin, Delaware, Licking, and Fairfield for Greater Columbus; Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina for Greater Cleveland; or Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont for Greater Cincinnati.

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❓ FAQ

How many Ohio license records can I extract in a single run?

A single surname query on one board yields up to ~150 records (the portal's per-search cap). When you set maxRecords: 1000+ (or select multiple boards), the scraper automatically chains multiple board and surname searches in the same session to deliver 1,000+ unique, deduplicated records.

How fast is a typical run?

With 100-row table expansion enabled, a 50-record prefill run completes in ~35–60 seconds (including browser launch and portal gateway handoff), and a 150-record single-search sweep finishes in ~45–75 seconds.

Why is a US Residential proxy required?

The State of Ohio fronts elicense.ohio.gov with an F5/Shape bot-defense challenge that rejects datacenter IP ranges. Using Apify's US Residential proxy (RESIDENTIAL, country US) allows the portal form to render reliably.

Can I search multiple boards at once?

Yes! Unlike earlier versions that only processed the first selected board, v1.2+ iterates through every board you select in the boards array until maxRecords is met.

Are email addresses included?

Ohio eLicense does not publish licensee email addresses on public verification records. Each record provides full name, license number, board, license type, status, city, county, state, ZIP code, disciplinary flag, and the official detailUrl.

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🔗 Related state license scrapers

• Colorado Professional License Scraper (DORA)
• California DCA Professional License Scraper
• Illinois License Scraper (IDFPR)
• Virginia DPOR Professional License Scraper
• Minnesota DLI Professional License Scraper
• Texas Pharmacy License Scraper (TSBP)
• Washington L&I Contractor License Scraper
• Arizona ROC Contractor License Scraper

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📋 Changelog

Version	Date	Notes
1.2.0	2026-11	Unlocked 1,000+ multi-board & multi-surname pagination + 100-row page acceleration. Added automatic switching of DataTables results_length from 10 to 100 rows per page (10× fewer page clicks), unlocked multi-board iteration across all selected boards, and added automatic surname expansion (DEFAULT_SURNAMES) so runs with maxRecords: 1000+ seamlessly scale past the portal's ~150-row per-query cap.
1.1.0	2026-11	Terminal-page guard & residential reliability. Added stale-page detection so the scraper stops cleanly when DataTables reaches the end of results, improved board dropdown matching, and verified 100% core field coverage with 0 duplicates.
1.0.0	2026-05	Initial release of Ohio eLicense Scraper supporting 17 Ohio regulatory boards, county and status filtering, and disciplinary action extraction.