# Florida Contractor Vetting – License, Workers' Comp & Permits (`flpublicdata/florida-contractor-vetting`) Actor

Vet Florida contractors in one step: DBPR license status, workers' compensation coverage or exemption, and building permits pulled in the last 18 months. Bulk check by company name or license number.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/flpublicdata/florida-contractor-vetting.md
- **Developed by:** [FL Public Data](https://apify.com/flpublicdata) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$50.00 / 1,000 contractor checkeds

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Florida Contractor Vetting – License, Workers' Comp & Permit Activity

Check a Florida contractor in seconds: **state license status**, **workers' compensation coverage**, and **how many
building permits they pulled in the last 18 months** — in one result per contractor. Bulk-check hundreds of
subcontractors, roofers or builders by **company name or license number**.

Built for **general contractors vetting subs, insurance agents and carriers, property managers, lenders and
homeowners** who don't want to search three state and county websites one by one.

### What you get for each contractor

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `license_status`, `license_number`, `license_type`, `license_expires` | Best matching Florida DBPR construction or electrical license (Certified/Registered contractor, Qualified Business) |
| `licenses` | Every matching license record (name, business name, city, status, dates) |
| `workers_comp_status` | `ACTIVE_POLICY`, `ACTIVE_EXEMPTION_ONLY`, `NO_ACTIVE_COVERAGE_FOUND` or `NOT_FOUND` (live lookup, Florida DFS) |
| `workers_comp` | Carriers, next policy expiration, number of active policies and exemptions |
| `permits_last_18_months`, `latest_permit_date` | Building permits pulled by the company in the cities and counties we cover |
| `permit_areas`, `permit_types` | Where they work and what they do (roof, A/C, pool, solar, windows, new construction…) |
| `flags` | Plain warnings: no active license, no workers' comp, exemption only, no recent permits |

### Sources

- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) public license data file (construction and
  electrical boards), refreshed weekly.
- Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation public portal (live).
- Official building permit records from Florida cities and counties (open data and public records), last 18 months.
  Coverage includes Tampa, Miami, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Sarasota counties, Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie and more.

Permit counts only cover the areas in our data, so "no permits" does not mean a contractor is inactive statewide.
Always confirm critical decisions with the issuing agency. Not affiliated with any government agency.

### Pricing

Pay per contractor checked. Use Apify's maximum cost per run to control spending.

# Actor input Schema

## `contractors` (type: `array`):

One per line, e.g. 'Bill Shields Roofing' or 'CCC1330000'.

## `checkWorkersComp` (type: `boolean`):

Live lookup on the Florida DFS workers' comp portal (adds a few seconds per contractor).

## `delaySeconds` (type: `integer`):

Be polite to the state portal.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "contractors": [
    "Cool Today",
    "CGC062343"
  ],
  "checkWorkersComp": true,
  "delaySeconds": 2
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

License, workers' comp, permits and flags per contractor.

## `resultsFull` (type: `string`):

All license records, workers' comp details and permit activity by area and type.

# 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 = {
    "contractors": [
        "Cool Today",
        "CGC062343"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("flpublicdata/florida-contractor-vetting").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 = { "contractors": [
        "Cool Today",
        "CGC062343",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("flpublicdata/florida-contractor-vetting").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 '{
  "contractors": [
    "Cool Today",
    "CGC062343"
  ]
}' |
apify call flpublicdata/florida-contractor-vetting --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,flpublicdata/florida-contractor-vetting"
        }
    }
}
```

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/WGmaCg7h2S32bE7gs/builds/f0JnH6npoKau923cO/openapi.json