antins-labs Planned Parenthood Health Center Access Skill
This skill provides access to Planned Parenthood's health center database through their public API.
Features
- Search Health Centers: Find locations by zip code, city, or state
- Filter by Service: Narrow results by specific service types (abortion, birth control, STD testing, etc.)
- Filter by Channel: Find telehealth, onsite, or PP Direct services
- Get Opening Hours: Real-time facility hours and current open/closed status
- List Services: Get all available service categories
API Endpoints Used
/health-center/api/search- Search for health centers/health-center/api/_validate_location- Validate location input/_facility-opening-hours- Get facility hours
Usage Examples
Search for Health Centers by Zip Code
{
"function": "search",
"location": "93728"
}
Returns health centers near the specified zip code with full details including:
- Name and organization
- Address and location
- Phone numbers
- Services offered
- Hours of operation
- Distance from search location
- Appointment booking URL
Search with Service Filter
{
"function": "search",
"location": "California",
"service": "abortion",
"channel": "onsite"
}
Returns only health centers that offer abortion services with onsite visits.
Search Within Distance
{
"function": "search",
"location": "Los Angeles, CA",
"distance": 25
}
Returns health centers within 25 miles of Los Angeles.
Get Facility Opening Hours
{
"function": "hours",
"facility_ids": [192, 1122]
}
Returns real-time opening information including:
- Whether the facility is currently open
- Today's opening hours (if open)
- Next opening hours (if closed)
- Local timezone
List Available Services
{
"function": "services"
}
Returns a list of all service categories with their slugs and IDs for filtering.
Data Returned
Health Center Search Results
Each result includes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| id | Internal facility ID |
| display_name | Health center name |
| url | URL path to center details |
| organization | Operating Planned Parenthood affiliate |
| location | Address, city, state, zip, timezone |
| phone_numbers | Display, fax, and appointment phone numbers |
| services | List of services with telehealth/onsite availability |
| hours | Weekly schedule (Sunday-Saturday) |
| distance | Distance from search location (miles) |
| appointment_url | Online booking link |
Service Types
Available service filters:
abortion- Abortion servicesbirth-control- Birth control and contraceptionemergency-contraception- Morning-after pillstd-testing- STD testing and treatmenthiv-testing- HIV servicesgender-affirming-care- Gender-affirming carepregnancy-testing- Pregnancy testing and planningprenatal-postpartum- Prenatal and postpartum servicessexual-reproductive- Sexual and reproductive healthvaccines- Vaccinationswellness-preventive- Wellness and preventive caremental-health- Mental health services
Channel Types
telehealth- Video/phone appointmentsonsite- In-person visitsppdirect- Planned Parenthood Direct app services
Pagination
Large result sets are paginated. Use the page parameter to navigate:
{
"function": "search",
"location": "California",
"page": 2
}
The response includes next_page and previous_page indicators.
Error Handling
All errors are returned in a consistent format:
{
"error": true,
"message": "Description of the error"
}
Common errors:
- Invalid location format
- Unknown service type
- Missing required parameters
Rate Limits
No authentication is required. The API appears to have reasonable rate limits for normal usage.