Building Permits Search

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Search building permits across major US cities. Find construction projects, renovations, demolitions, and contractor information from official government open data.

Why Use This Actor?

Construction and permit data is scattered across city websites with clunky interfaces. This actor gives you clean, structured data from official city open data portals - perfect for lead generation, market research, and real estate analysis.

Who This Is For

• Contractors - Find new construction projects and potential clients
• Real Estate Investors - Track development activity in target neighborhoods
• Sales Teams - Generate leads from permit data (solar, HVAC, roofing)
• Researchers - Study urban development patterns and construction trends
• Journalists - Investigate development projects and building code issues

Supported Cities

Custom City Support

Use any city that publishes building permits through Socrata. Find permit datasets at:

• Data.gov Permits
• OpenDataNetwork

Features

• Search by description - Find permits containing keywords (solar, renovation, demolition)
• Filter by contractor - Search by contractor or applicant business name
• Cost range filtering - Find projects within a budget range ($10k-$100k)
• Date presets - Quick filters: last 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, this year
• Address search - Filter by street name
• Permit type filter - Find specific permit types (electrical, plumbing, etc.)

Input

Output

{
"permitNumber":"7065213-CN",
"permitType":"Addition/Alteration",
"status":"Issued",
"address":"4309 NE 55TH ST",
"description":"Construct deck additions & alterations",
"issueDate":"2024-11-15",
"estimatedCost":75000,
"contractor":"ABC CONSTRUCTION LLC",
"city":"Seattle",
"state":"WA",
"latitude":"47.5778",
"longitude":"-122.4018"
}

Example Searches

Find high-value projects in Seattle (last 30 days)

{
"city":"seattle",
"datePreset":"last_30_days",
"costMin":100000,
"maxResults":100
}

Search by contractor in NYC

{
"city":"nyc_dob_now",
"contractor":"ABC CONSTRUCTION",
"maxResults":50
}

Find solar permits in Chicago

{
"city":"chicago",
"query":"solar",
"datePreset":"this_year",
"maxResults":100
}

Find renovation permits in Boston

{
"city":"boston",
"query":"renovation",
"maxResults":100
}

Projects between $50k-$200k in San Francisco

{
"city":"san_francisco",
"costMin":50000,
"costMax":200000,
"datePreset":"last_90_days"
}

Data Source

All data comes from official city open data portals using the Socrata API. This is public information that cities are required to publish.

Pricing

Pay per result - only pay for what you get:

• Actor start: $0.00005 per run
• Per result: $0.004 per permit