Where does the data come from?

Official city and county open-data APIs (Socrata, ArcGIS, Carto) — public records published by the governments themselves.

Most cities publish daily; the actor supports a date window and an only-new-results mode for scheduled runs.

Yes — these are government open-data programs that exist specifically for public reuse.

building permits API

Building Permits Scraper

Building permit data — permit number, type, issue date, address, valuation, contractor and owner — from official government open-data APIs in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Miami-Dade, Maricopa County, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. Filter by trade (roofing, solar, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, remodel), valuation, and date. Schedule daily runs with the only-new-results mode for a self-updating lead feed.

Run it on Apify — $0.03 per permit

Who uses it

Roofing & solar contractors
HVAC / electrical / plumbing companies
Remodelers & GCs
Building-product suppliers
PropTech & analysts

Coverage

11 cities & counties, individually verified — not inflated "1,000+ cities" claims. Austin and Miami-Dade include contractor phone numbers.

Sample output

{
  "city": "miami-dade",
  "permit_number": "2026050634",
  "permit_type": "BLDG ENT REPLACEMENT",
  "issue_date": "2026-06-08T00:00:00",
  "address": "12035 SW 18 ST MIAMI FL",
  "valuation": 600,
  "contractor_name": "D Y D CONSTRUCTION CORP",
  "contractor_phone": "(305)970-3553",
  "owner_name": "GISELA HERNANDEZ"
}

Export JSON, CSV, or Excel; schedule daily runs; pipe to Google Sheets, webhooks, or your CRM via Apify integrations.

FAQ

Where does the data come from?: Official city and county open-data APIs (Socrata, ArcGIS, Carto) — public records published by the governments themselves.
How fresh is it?: Most cities publish daily; the actor supports a date window and an only-new-results mode for scheduled runs.
Is it legal?: Yes — these are government open-data programs that exist specifically for public reuse.