# Texas Contractor Directory & Leads Scraper (TDLR) (`fried_calamaries/texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper`) Actor Pull every TDLR-licensed contractor in any Texas county — name, license type, expiration, address, phone — direct from the official state open-data API. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fried\_calamaries/texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper.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 $0.002 / contractor 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 ## Texas Contractor Directory & Leads Scraper (TDLR) ### Pain points - The TDLR portal lets you search one licensee at a time — there's no way to export every contractor in a county as a spreadsheet. - Building a county-scoped contractor prospect list by hand from the TDLR website takes hours of copy-paste work. - Marketing teams and GCs need fresh, structured contact data for a territory — not a slow per-lookup search tool. ### What we solve - Pull every TDLR licensee in any Texas county in one run — no per-record search, no manual export. - Returns license number, type, subtype, expiration, business name, owner, address, and phone, structured and ready to import. - Filter by license type (e.g. 'A/C Contractor', 'Electrician') to narrow the list before it lands in your CRM. ### Summary Browse the complete roster of TDLR-licensed contractors and tradespeople in any Texas county — just supply a county name and get back every licensee on record: license number, type, expiration, business name, owner, address, and phone. Filter by license type to pull only electricians, HVAC/AC contractors, or any other TDLR-regulated trade. Data comes straight from the official Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) open-data API — authoritative, refreshed daily, no scraping fees beyond the flat per-record PPE charge. Ideal for building targeted contractor prospect lists, territory-scoped outreach campaigns, or compliance coverage maps. ### Who it's for - Sales and BD teams building county-scoped HVAC, electrical, or trade contractor prospect lists - Marketing agencies running direct-mail or digital campaigns targeting licensed Texas contractors - General contractors and developers building subcontractor shortlists by county and trade type - Compliance teams and insurance underwriters mapping licensed coverage in a service territory ### 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 { "county": "TRAVIS", "licenseType": "A/C Contractor", "maxResults": 200 } ```` See **Inputs** below for every available field. ### What you get One row per record: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `state` | Always 'TX' for this actor | | `license_number` | TDLR license number | | `business_name` | Licensed business or licensee name | | `person_name` | Owner or individual licensee name | | `license_type` | TDLR license type (e.g. A/C Contractor, Master Electrician, Plumber) | | `license_subtype` | TDLR subtype code (e.g. BE, REG, CER, RAIC) | | `expiration_date` | License expiration date (MM/DD/YYYY) | | `county` | Texas county of the business address | | `address` | Business street address (when published in TDLR data) | | `city_state_zip` | Business city, state, and ZIP (when published) | | `phone` | Business phone number (when published) | | `source_url` | Link to the official TDLR open-data dataset | Sample: ```json { "state": "TX", "license_number": "11216", "business_name": "GALVAN AIR", "person_name": "GALVAN, ROLAND", "license_type": "A/C Contractor", "license_subtype": "BE", "expiration_date": "10/24/2026", "county": "TRAVIS", "address": "1234 MAIN ST", "city_state_zip": "AUSTIN TX 78701", "phone": "5125550100", "source_url": "https://data.texas.gov/dataset/Texas-Department-of-Licensing-and-Regulation/7358-krk7" } ``` ### Inputs | Field | Required | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `county` | yes | string | `"TRAVIS"` | Texas county name to browse (e.g. TRAVIS, HARRIS, DALLAS). Case-insensitive. Required. | | `licenseType` | no | string | — | Optional substring filter on license type (e.g. 'A/C Contractor', 'Electrician', 'Plumber'). Leave blank to return all license types in the county. | | `maxResults` | no | integer | `500` | Cap on the number of records returned in a single run. Default 500; raise to pull an entire county roster. | ### Pricing (Pay Per Event) You pay per result (`dataset-item`) — **no charge for empty runs**. Example: **500 contractor records** at *$0.002/result* ≈ **$1.00**. Illustrative — the final per-record price is set at publish time. Apify platform usage (compute) is billed separately per your plan. ### Use cases - Outbound lead generation — pull every A/C contractor or electrician in Travis or Harris County, enrich with phone and address, and load into your CRM for cold outreach. - Territory mapping — build a full picture of licensed trade coverage in a county for market-entry research or competitive analysis. - Subcontractor discovery — find every licensed HVAC or electrical contractor in a county before bidding a commercial project. - Compliance auditing — export the county roster to verify that vendors on your approved-supplier list are still licensed and current. ### Why this actor - Direct from the official TDLR open-data API — authoritative state data refreshed daily, not a stale third-party copy. - County-scoped, not one-at-a-time — pull an entire county roster in one run instead of searching license-by-license. - License-type filter narrows results before they hit your dataset — HVAC only, electricians only, or the full mix. - Pay per record; no results, no charge. ### Limitations & updates Covers Texas TDLR-regulated trades only — excludes general contractors (no statewide TX GC license) and plumbers (TSBPE board, separate dataset). Address, phone, and city/ZIP fields are published by TDLR when on file and may be null for individual licensees. County filter matches the business address county; licensees whose mailing county differs may not appear. Data freshness reflects the daily TDLR open-data export. ### FAQ **Where does the data come from?** The official Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) open-data registry, published on data.texas.gov and refreshed daily. **What trades does TDLR license?** TDLR licenses electricians, HVAC/AC contractors and technicians, appliance installers, boiler operators, cosmetologists, behavior analysts, and dozens of other trades — but NOT general contractors (Texas has no statewide GC license) and NOT plumbers (licensed by the separate TSBPE board). **How do I find the right county name to use?** Texas county names in the TDLR dataset are in ALL CAPS (e.g. TRAVIS, HARRIS, DALLAS). The actor accepts any case and normalizes it for you. **How many records can I pull?** Harris County alone has over 100,000 TDLR licensees; Travis has ~36,000. Set maxResults as high as you need — the actor pages through Socrata's API automatically. **Can I filter by license type?** Yes — pass a partial string in licenseType (e.g. 'A/C Contractor', 'Electrician') to restrict results to that trade type within the county. **How am I charged?** Pay-per-record — one PPE event per dataset item returned. Runs with no results incur no charge. **Is this personal data?** It's public professional-license data (business and license records as TDLR publishes them); we add no personal/PII enrichment beyond what the state publishes. **How current is the data?** TDLR refreshes the open-data export daily; records reflect the most recent published snapshot. ### Which actor to choose Part of the contractor-data suite — pick the one that fits your goal: - **Texas Contractor & Trade License Lookup (TDLR)** — You need to verify a specific Texas TDLR license by number or business name — one licensee at a time. - **California Contractor Directory & Leads Scraper (CSLB)** — You want a county-scoped roster of California licensed contractors from the CSLB. - **Washington Contractor Directory & Leads Scraper (L\&I)** — You want a county-scoped roster of Washington licensed contractors from L\&I. - **Multi-State Contractor & Trade License Lookup** — You need the same contractor verified across TX, WA, OR, CA, and other states in one run. # Actor input Schema ## `county` (type: `string`): Texas county name to browse (e.g. TRAVIS, HARRIS, DALLAS). Case-insensitive. Required. ## `licenseType` (type: `string`): Optional substring filter on license type (e.g. 'A/C Contractor', 'Electrician', 'Plumber'). Leave blank to return all license types in the county. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap on the number of records returned in a single run. Default 500; raise to pull an entire county roster. ## Actor input object example ```json { "county": "TRAVIS", "maxResults": 500 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): All TDLR licensees found in the requested county. # 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 = { "county": "TRAVIS" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fried_calamaries/texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper").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 = { "county": "TRAVIS" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fried_calamaries/texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper").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 '{ "county": "TRAVIS" }' | apify call fried_calamaries/texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fried_calamaries/texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Texas Contractor Directory & Leads Scraper (TDLR)", "description": "Pull every TDLR-licensed contractor in any Texas county — name, license type, expiration, address, phone — direct from the official state open-data API.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "X9fm3Pc8PYEMI5J4X" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fried_calamaries~texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fried_calamaries-texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fried_calamaries~texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fried_calamaries-texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fried_calamaries~texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fried_calamaries-texas-contractor-directory-leads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "county" ], "properties": { "county": { "title": "County", "type": "string", "description": "Texas county name to browse (e.g. TRAVIS, HARRIS, DALLAS). Case-insensitive. Required." }, "licenseType": { "title": "License type filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional substring filter on license type (e.g. 'A/C Contractor', 'Electrician', 'Plumber'). Leave blank to return all license types in the county." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on the number of records returned in a single run. 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