Building Permits Search 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 | City | State | Data Source | |------|-------|-------------| | Chicago | IL | data.cityofchicago.org | | San Francisco | CA | data.sfgov.org | | New York City | NY | data.cityofnewyork.us (Legacy + DOB NOW) | | Austin | TX | data.austintexas.gov | | Seattle | WA | data.seattle.gov | | Boston | MA | data.boston.gov | | Any Socrata city | - | Custom URL support | ### 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-$100k) - Date presets - Quick filters: last 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, this year - Address search - Filter by street name - Permit type filter - Find specific permit types (electrical, plumbing, etc.) ## Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | city | string | City: chicago, san_francisco, new_york, austin, seattle, nyc_dob_now, boston, or custom | | customUrl | string | Socrata API URL for custom cities | | query | string | Search in permit description | | address | string | Filter by street name | | permitType | string | Filter by permit type | | contractor | string | Filter by contractor/applicant name | | costMin | integer | Minimum project cost ($) | | costMax | integer | Maximum project cost ($) | | datePreset | string | last_7_days, last_30_days, last_90_days, this_year, last_year | | dateFrom | string | Custom start date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | dateTo | string | Custom end date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | maxResults | integer | Maximum results (1-1000, default: 100) | ## Output json { "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) json { "city": "seattle", "datePreset": "last_30_days", "costMin": 100000, "maxResults": 100 } ### Search by contractor in NYC json { "city": "nyc_dob_now", "contractor": "ABC CONSTRUCTION", "maxResults": 50 } ### Find solar permits in Chicago json { "city": "chicago", "query": "solar", "datePreset": "this_year", "maxResults": 100 } ### Find renovation permits in Boston json { "city": "boston", "query": "renovation", "maxResults": 100 } ### Projects between $50k-$200k in San Francisco json { "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 | Search | Results | Cost | |--------|---------|------| | 10 permits | 10 | $0.04 | | 100 permits | 100 | $0.40 | | 500 permits | 500 | $2.00 |