# Minneapolis Building Permits (`cheerful_term/minneapolis-building-permits`) Actor

Live building permits from the City of Minneapolis: address, permit type, work type, valuation, fees, contractor/applicant, status and dates. Filter by issue date, type, value, neighborhood or keyword.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cheerful_term/minneapolis-building-permits.md
- **Developed by:** [Aidan Jude](https://apify.com/cheerful_term) (community)
- **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 permits

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Minneapolis Building Permits

Live building permits from the City of Minneapolis: address, permit type, work type, valuation, fees, contractor/applicant, status and dates. Filter by issue date, type, value, neighborhood or keyword.

### Why use it

Minneapolis publishes every permit it issues, usually the same day. This actor reads that feed live, pages past the 2,000-row ArcGIS cap, and returns clean rows with ISO dates and coordinates.

### Who it's for

- Contractors and suppliers finding jobs as soon as a permit is pulled (roofing, HVAC, solar, kitchens)
- Real-estate investors watching renovation and new-construction activity by neighborhood
- Lenders, insurers and analysts tracking construction value over time

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `issuedSince` | **Issued on or after (YYYY-MM-DD)**. Only permits issued on or after this date. |
| `permitType` | **Permit type**. Leave empty for all. |
| `workType` | **Work type contains**. e.g. Remodel, New, Addition, Repair, Demolition |
| `minValue` | **Minimum permit value (USD)**.  |
| `neighborhood` | **Neighborhood**. Exact neighborhood name, e.g. Whittier |
| `keyword` | **Description keyword**. Matches the permit's work description, e.g. roof, solar, kitchen |
| `maxItems` | **Max results**. Stop after this many results. Each result is one billed event. |

Example input:

```json
{
  "issuedSince": "2026-10-01",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output

One dataset item per result. A real item from a test run:

```json
{
  "APN": "0302824230011",
  "Longitude": -93.28343,
  "Latitude": 44.94422,
  "Neighborhoods_Desc": "Lyndale",
  "Wards": "8",
  "applicantName": "HOFFMAN WEBER CONSTRUCTION INC",
  "permitNumber": "BLDG1208174",
  "dwellingUnitsNew": "0",
  "dwellingUnitsEliminated": "0",
  "permitType": "Res",
  "occupancyType": "SFD",
  "workType": "Misc",
  "status": "Issued",
  "milestone": "Final Inspection",
  "permit_Value": 4792,
  "totalFees": 168.4,
  "comments": "PARTIAL ROOF REPLACMENT - REPLACING FLAT ROOF SECTION - REPLACING MODBIT ROOFING - 5 SQUARE",
  "issueDate": "2026-11-02T14:40:07Z",
  "completeDate": null,
  "applicantAddress1": "3515 48TH AVE N",
  "applicantCity": "BROOKLYN CENTER",
  "address": "3212 PLEASANT AVE",
  "ownerName": "ELIZABETH ANN PEDERSON",
  "source": "City of Minneapolis CCS_Permits (opendata.minneapolismn.gov)"
}
```

Download as JSON, CSV, Excel or via the Apify API.

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$0.003 per permit** ($3 per 1,000). No monthly fee. Set a max charge on the run and it stops there. AI agents can run it with agentic payments where Apify enables them.

### Data source

Fetched live at run time from the public source: https://services.arcgis.com/afSMGVsC7QlRK1kZ/arcgis/rest/services/CCS_Permits/FeatureServer/0

Public records only. Nothing is fetched behind a login.

### Limits

- City of Minneapolis only. Owner and applicant names appear exactly as the city publishes them.
- Valuation is the applicant's declared value; trade permits often show 0.

### Use it from code or an AI agent

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cheerful_term~minneapolis-building-permits/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"issuedSince": "2026-10-01", "maxItems": 100}'
```

Part of a set of public-records actors by cheerful_term: https://apify.com/cheerful_term

# Actor input Schema

## `issuedSince` (type: `string`):

Only permits issued on or after this date.

## `permitType` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for all.

## `workType` (type: `string`):

e.g. Remodel, New, Addition, Repair, Demolition

## `minValue` (type: `integer`):

Minimum permit value (USD)

## `neighborhood` (type: `string`):

Exact neighborhood name, e.g. Whittier

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Matches the permit's work description, e.g. roof, solar, kitchen

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many results. Each result is billed as one event.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "issuedSince": "2026-10-01",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "issuedSince": "2026-10-01",
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cheerful_term/minneapolis-building-permits").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "issuedSince": "2026-10-01",
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cheerful_term/minneapolis-building-permits").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "issuedSince": "2026-10-01",
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call cheerful_term/minneapolis-building-permits --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cheerful_term/minneapolis-building-permits"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/QCHMzW4WGpsqZZNBc/builds/oz9kDViErcNo0arcT/openapi.json