Apify Building Permits API - Contractor Leads, 1000+ Cities
Search building permits across 1000+ US cities for $0.002/result. Enterprise permit APIs start at $599/mo. Get contractor names, project values, addresses, permit dates. Search by keyword: solar, HVAC, roofing, demolition, electrical. NYC, Chicago, LA, Houston, and more.
Apify Building Permits API - Contractor Leads, 1000+ Cities
AI-generatedSummary
Fetch building permit data for selected cities, optionally filtered by keyword, permit type, and date range, and return matching permits.
Inputs
- city — City name or key (e.g. 'nyc', 'chicago', 'denver', 'portland'). 47 cities have optimized configs. Any other US city with Socrata open data will be auto-discovered.
- keyword — Search across all permit fields -- find solar, HVAC, roofing, demolition, electrical, or any keyword in descriptions, addresses, and contractor names.
- permitType — Optional: filter by permit type (partial match, e.g. "new building", "electrical", "plumbing").
- dateFrom — Start of issue date range in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2024-01-01").
- dateTo — End of issue date range in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2024-12-31").
- maxResults — Maximum number of permits to return.
- authentication — Select authentication method: API Key or OAuth2.
Output shape
array of permit records
Each item contains the raw permit data from Apify; optional fields may be missing; the node returns a list of items, one per input item.
Examples
Example 1: Search Chicago permits for solar-related projects in 2024
city=chicago keyword=solar dateFrom=2024-01-01 dateTo=2024-12-31 maxResults=200
Example 2: Filter permits by type 'electrical' in Los Angeles
city=los angeles permitType=electrical
Example 3: Retrieve up to 500 permits for New York using API key
city=nyc maxResults=500 authentication=API Key