Alabama Contractor License Lookup & Verify (LBGC)

Pain points

• Verifying an Alabama contractor on the LBGC license-search site means paging through one big client-side table by hand.
• The board's roster isn't structured for compliance workflows, subcontractor vetting, or CRM enrichment.
• Pulling specialty classification, city, and expiration across many licensees one at a time doesn't scale.

What we solve

• Verify any Alabama LBGC general contractor by license number (exact) or business name (substring) — one search.
• Returns specialty/classification, city, phone, street address, ZIP, and license expiration from the official registry.
• Enrich a license number or name into a full structured record; pay per match, empty searches free.

Summary

Look up and verify any Alabama general contractor from a single search — type an LBGC license number or a business name and get back the contractor's specialty classification, city, phone, street address, ZIP, and license expiration date, straight from the official Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) registry. Built for fast verification, compliance checks, subcontractor vetting, and enriching a license number or name into a structured record.

Who it's for

• GCs and hiring managers vetting Alabama subcontractors
• Insurance underwriters and lenders running KYC on contractors
• Compliance teams and marketplaces verifying LBGC licenses
• RevOps and BD teams enriching contractor records

How to use

Set the input, run the actor, and collect results from the run's dataset (export to JSON/CSV/Excel, or pull via the Apify API). Example input:

{
  "query": "CONSTRUCTION",
  "maxResults": 25
}

See Inputs below for every available field.

What you get

One row per record:

Field	Description
state	Always 'AL' for this actor
license_number	LBGC general-contractor license number
business_name	Licensed business name
license_type	Specialty classification (e.g. BC: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, HS: HIGHWAYS AND STREETS)
city	Business city
phone	Business phone (as published on the roster)
address	Business street / mailing address (from the detail page)
zip_code	ZIP code (from the detail page)
expiration_date	License expiration date (from the detail page)
matched_by	Which search surfaced this match: 'license_number' or 'business_name'
source_url	Link to the contractor's official LBGC detail page

Sample:

{
  "state": "AL",
  "license_number": "8",
  "business_name": "DUNN CONSTRUCTION CO INC",
  "license_type": "BC: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, H/RR: HEAVY AND RAILROAD, HS: HIGHWAYS AND STREETS, MU: MUNICIPAL AND UTILITY",
  "city": "BIRMINGHAM",
  "phone": "(205) 592-3866",
  "address": "P O BOX 11967",
  "zip_code": "35202",
  "expiration_date": "9/30/2026",
  "matched_by": "business_name",
  "source_url": "https://licensesearch.alabama.gov/genconbd/Details/2"
}

Inputs

Field	Required	Type	Default	Description
query	yes	string	"CONSTRUCTION"	An Alabama LBGC general-contractor license number (exact) or a business name (substring). The board publishes a numeric license number; anything non-numeric is treated as a name search.
maxResults	no	integer	50	Cap on matches returned (bounds cost and detail-page fetches).
includeDetails	no	boolean	true	Fetch each match's detail page to add address, ZIP, and expiration date. Disable for a faster, roster-only run.
proxyConfiguration	no	object	{"useApifyProxy": false}	Optional. The Alabama LBGC site is reachable directly; a proxy is not needed.

Pricing (Pay Per Event)

You pay per result (dataset-item) — no charge for empty runs. Example: 100 verified license records at $0.004/result ≈ $0.40.

Illustrative — the final per-result price is set at publish time. Apify platform usage (compute) is billed separately per your plan.

Use cases

• License verification — confirm an Alabama contractor's specialty classification and expiration before hiring or onboarding.
• Record enrichment — turn a license number or name into a full structured record for a CRM, marketplace, or vetting workflow.
• Compliance checks — pull authoritative LBGC data on demand for audits and due diligence.
• Lender / insurer due diligence — verify a contractor's standing straight from the state board's registry.

Why this actor

• Straight from the official Alabama LBGC license registry — authoritative, not a stale third-party copy.
• Search by license number (exact) or business name (substring); results deduped by the board's roster.
• Pay per match; searches with no results are free.

Limitations & updates

Covers the Alabama LBGC commercial general-contractor registry only (this board does not license residential home-builder trades). Results reflect the board's published roster at run time and change as it updates. A name search matches the business-name column; runs are bounded (default 50 results) — refine a broad name to narrow it. Address, ZIP, and expiration date come from each match's detail page and are fetched only when 'Include detail pages' is on. Bond, insurance, status, and issue date are not published on this registry and are returned null; county is not published.

FAQ

Where does the data come from?

The official Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) public license-search registry — public, authoritative commercial general-contractor license data.

What can I search by?

An LBGC license number (exact match) or a business name (case-insensitive substring). Both return the matching licenses from the board's roster.

What fields do I get?

License number, business name, specialty classification, city, phone, street address, ZIP, and license expiration date (address, ZIP, and expiration come from each licensee's detail page).

How am I charged?

Pay-per-result — per license match returned. No charge for searches with no results.

Is this personal data?

It's public professional-license data (business and license records as the LBGC publishes them); we add no personal/PII enrichment.

How current is it?

It reflects the LBGC's live license-search roster at run time, so results are as current as the board's published data.

Which actor to choose

Part of the contractor-license verification suite — pick the one that fits your goal:

• California Contractor License Lookup & Verify (CSLB) — You need a California contractor verified — by license number, business, or owner/personnel name (CSLB).
• Florida Contractor License Lookup & Verify (DBPR) — You're verifying a Florida contractor or tradesperson — type, status, expiration, county (DBPR).
• Louisiana Contractor License Lookup — You want the full Louisiana roster — 50,000+ commercial, residential & specialty licenses as data (LSLBC).
• Multi-State Contractor & Trade License Lookup — You don't know the state, or want the same contractor checked across WA, OR, TX & CT in one run.
• Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB) — You need a Nevada contractor's status, trade classifications, bond & principals (NSCB).
• New Mexico Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NM CID) — You're verifying a New Mexico contractor — license #, status, city/ZIP, expiry (NM CID).
• North Carolina Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NCLBGC) — You're verifying a North Carolina general contractor — classification, status, expiration (NCLBGC).
• Oregon Contractor License Lookup & Verify (CCB) — You're verifying an Oregon contractor — status, bond, insurance & RMI (CCB).
• South Carolina Contractor License Lookup & Verify (SC LLR) — You're searching or verifying South Carolina contractors — by name, license, city, or classification (SC LLR).
• Tennessee Contractor License Lookup & Verify (TN DOCI) — You're verifying a Tennessee contractor or tradesperson — type, status, city & county (TN DOCI).
• Texas Contractor & Trade License Lookup (TDLR) — You're verifying a Texas electrician, HVAC or trade license — type, expiration, county & owner (TDLR).
• Virginia Contractor License Lookup (DPOR Bulk) — You want the full Virginia roster — 50,000+ Class A/B/C and trade licenses as bulk data (DPOR).
• Washington Contractor License Lookup & Verify (L&I) — You're verifying a Washington contractor — type, status, expiration, principal (L&I).
• Arkansas Contractor License Lookup & Verify (ACLB) — You're verifying an Arkansas contractor — validity, type, expiration, city & county (ACLB).
• Michigan Contractor License Lookup & Verify (LARA) — You're verifying a Michigan builder or trade contractor — type, status, expiration (LARA).
• Minnesota Contractor License Lookup & Verify (DLI) — You're verifying a Minnesota residential contractor — subtype, status, expiration, enforcement flags (DLI).
• Massachusetts Construction License Lookup & Verify (CSL) — You're verifying a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License — type, status, expiration (CSL).