New Mexico Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NM CID)

Pain points

• The NM CID public lookup (PSI Exams) is one slow manual search at a time — and every search makes you pass a CAPTCHA.
• It isn't built for compliance workflows, CRM enrichment, or bulk contractor vetting.
• Checking license status and standing across many contractors by hand doesn't scale.

What we solve

• Search the NM Construction Industries Division contractor registry by business name, license number, city, or ZIP — one call, the CAPTCHA handled for you.
• Returns the license number, status, business name, address, city/zip, and expiry date for every match.
• Turn a business name into a full structured table of contractors, ready for a CRM or spreadsheet.

Summary

Search and verify New Mexico contractors straight from the official Construction Industries Division (CID) public registry. Enter a business name, a license number, a city, or a ZIP code and get back a structured table of matches — license number, status, business name, address, city/zip, and expiry date. The portal gates every search behind a CAPTCHA; this actor clears it for you (via an automated CAPTCHA-solving service, DeathByCaptcha), so a single search can return a whole page of contractors. Built for license verification, compliance checks, and turning a business name into a clean contractor list.

Who it's for

• GCs and hiring managers vetting New Mexico subcontractors
• Insurance underwriters and lenders running KYC on contractors
• Compliance teams and marketplaces verifying NM CID licenses
• RevOps and BD teams building contractor lead lists

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:

{
  "businessName": "Smith",
  "maxResults": 20
}

See Inputs below for every available field.

What you get

One row per record:

Field	Description
state	Always 'NM' for this actor
license_number	NM CID contractor license number
status	License status (e.g. Active, Cancelled)
license_type	Always 'Contractor' (NM CID's contractor company category)
business_name	Licensed business/company name
address	Principal place of business street address
city	Business city
zip_code	Business ZIP code
expiration_date	License expiry date
matched_by	Which input surfaced this match: license_number, business_name, city, or zip_code
source_url	The NM CID public license search portal (no direct per-record deep link is available)

Sample:

{
  "state": "NM",
  "license_number": "396966",
  "business_name": "ADAMS & SMITH, INC.",
  "person_name": null,
  "license_type": "Contractor",
  "status": "Active",
  "issue_date": null,
  "expiration_date": "12/31/2027",
  "city": "LINDON",
  "county": null,
  "address": "1380 W CENTER ST",
  "zip_code": "84042",
  "phone": null,
  "bond_amount": null,
  "bond_company": null,
  "insurance_company": null,
  "matched_by": "business_name",
  "source_url": "https://public.psiexams.com/search.jsp"
}

Inputs

Field	Required	Type	Default	Description
businessName	no	string	"Smith"	Search by contractor business name (partial matches allowed, e.g. 'Smith'). Combine with other fields to narrow results.
licenseNumber	no	string	—	Exact NM CID contractor license number. When set, returns that specific license.
city	no	string	—	Filter results to a business city (e.g. 'Albuquerque').
zipCode	no	string	—	Filter results to a business ZIP code.
maxResults	no	integer	20	Cap on the number of license matches returned in a single run. The portal returns 20 per page and this actor reads only the first page, so this is capped at 20.

Pricing (Pay Per Event)

Two charges: a per-search fee (search, $0.02/search) that covers the live, gated lookup, plus a per-match fee (license-match, $0.01/match). Example: a search returning 20 license matches ≈ $0.22 ($0.02 search + 20 matches). A search with no matches is billed only the $0.02 search fee.

Illustrative — final prices are set at publish time. This actor solves a CAPTCHA on every search (a real per-run cost, via DeathByCaptcha), so it charges a small per-search fee plus a per-match fee. Apify platform usage (compute) is billed separately per your plan.

Use cases

• License verification — confirm a New Mexico contractor's license number, status, and standing before hiring or onboarding.
• List building — pull every contractor matching a business name into a structured table.
• Compliance checks — pull authoritative NM CID data on demand for audits and due diligence.
• Lender / insurer due diligence — verify a contractor's standing straight from the state registry.

Why this actor

• Straight from the official New Mexico Construction Industries Division public registry — authoritative, not a stale third-party copy.
• Clears the portal's search CAPTCHA for you (via an automated CAPTCHA-solving service) — one search can return a whole page of contractors.
• Search by business name, license number, city, or ZIP; results deduped by license #.
• Per-search fee covers the live lookup; per-match fee only for real records returned.

Limitations & updates

Covers the New Mexico CID contractor registry only (the 'Contractor' company-license category on public.psiexams.com — not RLD's separate Boards and Commissions Division search, and not individual/personal licenses). Results reflect the live registry and change as it updates. A single run reads the first results page (20 records per page, the portal's own page size); searches matching more than 20 businesses return only the first 20 — narrow with a more specific business name, license number, city, or ZIP to see more relevant matches. Detail-only fields (county, phone, bond, insurance) are not in the list view and are returned null; there is no direct per-record deep link (the detail view is a JS-triggered action, not a URL), so source_url points to the search portal itself.

FAQ

Where does the data come from?

The official New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) public contractor registry, hosted at public.psiexams.com.

What can I search by?

A business name, an exact license number, a city, and/or a ZIP code. Combine fields to narrow results; results are deduped by license number.

What fields do I get?

License number, status, business name, address, city, ZIP code, and expiry date — plus a link to the official NM CID search portal.

How am I charged?

Two charges: a small per-search fee that covers the live, CAPTCHA-gated lookup, plus a per-match fee for each license returned. A search with no matches is billed only the per-search fee.

Why is there a per-search fee when other lookup actors don't have one?

The NM CID portal gates every search behind a CAPTCHA, which this actor clears using an automated CAPTCHA-solving service (DeathByCaptcha) — a real per-run cost. The per-search fee covers that; because one search can return many contractors, the per-match cost stays low.

Is this personal data?

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

How current is it?

It reflects the live NM CID registry at lookup time.

Which actor to choose

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

• 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.
• 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).
• South Carolina Contractor License Lookup & Verify (SC LLR) — You're searching or verifying South Carolina contractors — by name, license, city, or classification (SC LLR).
• North Carolina Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NCLBGC) — You're verifying a North Carolina general contractor — classification, status, expiration (NCLBGC).
• Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB) — You need a Nevada contractor's status, trade classifications, bond & principals (NSCB).
• Tennessee Contractor License Lookup & Verify (TN DOCI) — You're verifying a Tennessee contractor or tradesperson — type, status, city & county (TN DOCI).