# Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB) (`fried_calamaries/nevada-contractor-license-lookup`) Actor Verify any Nevada contractor by license number or business name — status, trade classifications, bond info, principals, and address — from the official NSCB registry. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fried\_calamaries/nevada-contractor-license-lookup.md - **Developed by:** [ByteMe](https://apify.com/fried_calamaries) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $0.004 / verified license records 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB) ### Pain points - Verifying a Nevada contractor on the NSCB portal is one slow manual lookup at a time. - NSCB's multi-step WebForms search is hard to automate — each query requires an autopostback handshake before the actual search. - Registry pages return HTML, not JSON, and aren't structured for compliance workflows or CRM enrichment. ### What we solve - Verify any Nevada NSCB contractor by license number, business name, or principal/QI name — one search. - Returns status, trade classifications, bond info, principals, qualified individuals, and addresses from the official registry. - Handles the two-step NSCB postback flow automatically — just provide a query. - Enrich a license number or name into a full structured record; pay per match, empty searches free. ### Summary Look up and verify any Nevada contractor from a single search — type an NSCB license number (e.g. '0014202'), a business name, or a principal's name and get back the licensed business, status, trade classifications, contractor's bond, qualified individuals, and full address, straight from the official Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) registry. Detail enrichment is on by default, so each match returns a complete record with all available fields. Built for fast verification, compliance checks, and enriching a license number or name into a structured record. ### Who it's for - GCs and hiring managers vetting Nevada subcontractors before award - Insurance underwriters and lenders running KYC checks on Nevada contractors - Compliance teams and procurement platforms verifying NSCB license standing - RevOps and BD teams enriching contractor lead lists with official license data ### 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: ```json { "query": "Smith Electric", "includeDetails": true, "maxResults": 25 } ```` See **Inputs** below for every available field. ### What you get One row per record: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `license_number` | NSCB license number (e.g. '0014202') | | `legal_name` | Primary legal business name | | `dba_name` | Doing-business-as name, if any | | `nv_business_id` | Nevada Secretary of State business ID (e.g. 'NV20101370144') | | `principal_name` | Principal name from results list (for principal/QI searches) | | `classification` | Trade classification from the results list | | `status` | License status (e.g. 'Active', 'Voluntary Surrender', 'Cancelled Not Renewed') | | `city` | City from the results list | | `state` | State abbreviation from the results list | | `matched_by` | Which search surfaced this record: 'license\_number', 'company\_name', or 'principal\_name' | | `has_detail` | True when the full license detail was fetched and merged | | `monetary_limit` | License monetary limit (detail) | | `mailing_address` | Mailing street address (detail) | | `mailing_city` | Mailing city (detail) | | `mailing_state` | Mailing state (detail) | | `mailing_zip` | Mailing ZIP code (detail) | | `mailing_phone` | Mailing phone number (detail) | | `physical_address` | Physical street address (detail) | | `physical_city` | Physical city (detail) | | `physical_state` | Physical state (detail) | | `physical_zip` | Physical ZIP code (detail) | | `physical_phone` | Physical phone number (detail) | | `status_date` | Date of the current status (detail) | | `origin_date` | Original license issue date (detail) | | `expiration_date` | License expiration date (detail) | | `business_type` | Entity type — Sole Proprietor, Corporation, LLC… (detail) | | `classifications` | All trade classifications held, e.g. \['C-2 Electrical'] (detail) | | `principals` | Principals list — each has 'name' and 'role' (detail) | | `qualified_individuals` | Qualified individuals list — each has 'name' and 'qualifier\_type' (detail) | | `bond_type` | Bond type (e.g. 'Surety', 'Cash') — detail | | `bond_number` | Bond number (detail) | | `bond_amount` | Bond amount (detail) | | `bond_surety_company` | Surety company name (detail) | | `bond_effective_date` | Bond effective date (detail) | | `source_url` | Direct link to the official NSCB license detail page | Sample: ```json { "license_number": "0014202", "legal_name": "SMITH ELECTRIC", "dba_name": null, "nv_business_id": "NV20101370144", "principal_name": null, "classification": "C-2 Electrical", "status": "Active", "city": "CARSON CITY", "state": "NV", "matched_by": "company_name", "has_detail": true, "monetary_limit": "$40,000.00", "mailing_address": "1651 N WINNIE LANE", "mailing_city": "CARSON CITY", "mailing_state": "NV", "mailing_zip": "89703", "mailing_phone": "(775) 885-0333", "physical_address": "1651 N WINNIE LANE", "physical_city": "CARSON CITY", "physical_state": "NV", "physical_zip": "89703", "physical_phone": "(775) 885-0333", "status_date": "05/16/2025", "origin_date": "07/06/1977", "expiration_date": "07/31/2027", "business_type": "Sole Proprietor", "classifications": [ "C-2 Electrical" ], "principals": [ { "name": "SMITH, ALFRED MERLIN JR", "role": "Owner" } ], "qualified_individuals": [ { "name": "SMITH, ALFRED MERLIN JR", "qualifier_type": "CMS and Trade" } ], "bond_type": "Surety", "bond_number": "9080237", "bond_amount": "$1,000.00", "bond_surety_company": "FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND", "bond_effective_date": "06/27/1977", "source_url": "https://app.nvcontractorsboard.com//Clients/NVSCB/Public/Shared/Details.aspx?EntID=3874334&LicNum=393849" } ``` ### Inputs | Field | Required | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `query` | yes | string | `"Smith Electric"` | A Nevada NSCB license number (digits only, e.g. '0014202') OR a business name OR a person's name. Numbers are looked up directly; names search the company-name index by default. Use 'searchBy' to switch to principal/QI name search. | | `searchBy` | no | string | `"auto"` | Controls which NSCB index to search. 'auto' (default) routes digit-only queries to license-number lookup and everything else to company-name search. | | `includeDetails` | no | boolean | `true` | When on (default), each match is enriched with its full detail record: addresses, phone, business type, principals, qualified individuals, bond info, and dates. Turn off for a faster, lighter result list. | | `maxResults` | no | integer | `50` | Cap on the number of matches returned (and enriched) in a single run. Defaults to 50. | | `proxyConfiguration` | no | object | `{"useApifyProxy": false}` | Optional. NSCB is reachable directly from Apify datacenter IPs; enable a proxy only if you observe blocks. | ### 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 a Nevada contractor's status, trade classifications, bond type, and expiration before hiring or onboarding. - Principal/QI lookup — find every license tied to a specific individual (owner, president, or qualified individual) by searching their name. - Record enrichment — turn a license number or business name into a full structured record for a CRM, compliance platform, or vetting workflow. - Lender / insurer due diligence — pull authoritative NSCB data on demand to verify a contractor's standing and bonding before extending credit or coverage. ### Why this actor - Straight from the official Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) registry — authoritative, not a stale third-party copy. - Handles the NSCB multi-step autopostback flow automatically — no browser required, fast and cheap. - Returns full detail per match: address, phone, principals, QI, bond info, and trade classifications. - Pay per match; searches with no results are free. ### Limitations & updates Covers Nevada's NSCB public contractor registry only. Results reflect the live registry and change as it updates. Name searches return up to the first page of results (~25–350 rows depending on the query); very broad queries may be capped — refine the name to narrow. License number lookup returns the matching row(s) directly. Runs are bounded by maxResults (default 50). ### FAQ **Where does the data come from?** The official Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) public 'ContractorLicenseSearch' portal — authoritative public-record data. **What can I search by?** A license number (digits only, e.g. '0014202'), a business name, or a principal/qualified-individual name. Use the 'searchBy' field to select the mode; 'auto' handles digit-only vs. name classification automatically. **What fields do I get?** License number, business name, DBA, NV business ID, trade classification, status, city, and state always. With includeDetails on (default): full addresses, phone, business type, principals, qualified individuals, bond details, and dates. **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-holder records as NSCB publishes them on its public portal); we add no personal/PII enrichment. **How current is it?** It reflects the live NSCB record at lookup time — the same data you'd see on the public portal. ### 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 to verify a California contractor — by license number, business name, or owner/personnel name. - **Florida Contractor License Lookup & Verify (DBPR)** — You need to verify a Florida contractor or tradesperson by license number or name. - **Multi-State Contractor License Lookup** — You want to verify contractor/trade licenses across multiple states in one search. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): A Nevada NSCB license number (digits only, e.g. '0014202') OR a business name OR a person's name. Numbers are looked up directly; names search the company-name index by default. Use 'searchBy' to switch to principal/QI name search. ## `searchBy` (type: `string`): Controls which NSCB index to search. 'auto' (default) routes digit-only queries to license-number lookup and everything else to company-name search. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): When on (default), each match is enriched with its full detail record: addresses, phone, business type, principals, qualified individuals, bond info, and dates. Turn off for a faster, lighter result list. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap on the number of matches returned (and enriched) in a single run. Defaults to 50. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): NSCB intermittently drops requests from Apify datacenter IPs, so this defaults to a residential proxy for reliable results. Bandwidth per run is tiny. You may switch it off to try datacenter IPs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "0014202", "searchBy": "auto", "includeDetails": true, "maxResults": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Each row is one Nevada contractor license record from the NSCB registry. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "Smith Electric", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fried_calamaries/nevada-contractor-license-lookup").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "Smith Electric", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fried_calamaries/nevada-contractor-license-lookup").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "Smith Electric", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call fried_calamaries/nevada-contractor-license-lookup --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fried_calamaries/nevada-contractor-license-lookup", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB)", "description": "Verify any Nevada contractor by license number or business name — status, trade classifications, bond info, principals, and address — from the official NSCB registry.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "cqkjrFQQIWUB6p0hD" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fried_calamaries~nevada-contractor-license-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fried_calamaries-nevada-contractor-license-lookup", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fried_calamaries~nevada-contractor-license-lookup/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fried_calamaries-nevada-contractor-license-lookup", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fried_calamaries~nevada-contractor-license-lookup/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fried_calamaries-nevada-contractor-license-lookup", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "A Nevada NSCB license number (digits only, e.g. '0014202') OR a business name OR a person's name. Numbers are looked up directly; names search the company-name index by default. Use 'searchBy' to switch to principal/QI name search." }, "searchBy": { "title": "Search mode", "enum": [ "auto", "licenseNumber", "companyName", "principalName" ], "type": "string", "description": "Controls which NSCB index to search. 'auto' (default) routes digit-only queries to license-number lookup and everything else to company-name search.", "default": "auto" }, "includeDetails": { "title": "Include full license detail", "type": "boolean", "description": "When on (default), each match is enriched with its full detail record: addresses, phone, business type, principals, qualified individuals, bond info, and dates. Turn off for a faster, lighter result list.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on the number of matches returned (and enriched) in a single run. Defaults to 50.", "default": 50 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "NSCB intermittently drops requests from Apify datacenter IPs, so this defaults to a residential proxy for reliable results. Bandwidth per run is tiny. You may switch it off to try datacenter IPs.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```