NYC Contractor Permit Leads Scraper

📊 Example output (real run)

A real record from a live run — clean structured data, exported as CSV / JSON / Excel or via API.

Pull active, licensed New York City contractors from official NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) open data — company, contact, phone, license type, active boroughs and recent permit activity — as clean, structured B2B leads.

No API key, no signup. Pay only for the results you scrape. Exports to CSV, JSON, or Excel.

What this scraper does

This actor extracts licensed-contractor and permit records from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) open data. It links license holders to their recent permit activity, so you get contractors who are provably active — not a stale license roll — with the contact details and job types needed for real outreach.

Output fields

Field	Description
company_name	Contractor / business name
contact_name	Named license holder / principal
phone	Contact phone number
license_type, license_number	DOB license classification and ID
boroughs_active	Boroughs where the contractor is filing work
job_types, work_types	Categories of permitted work
most_recent_permit_date	Date of the latest permit (recency signal)
permits_seen	Count of permits observed (activity signal)

Use cases

• B2B sales to the construction trade — target active NYC contractors by borough, license type and job type.
• Supplier & material outreach — reach builders who are actively pulling permits right now.
• Insurance, fintech & SaaS for contractors — a verified, activity-scored prospect list.
• Market research — analyze permit activity and contractor density across the five boroughs.
• CRM enrichment — append license and activity data to an existing list.

Input

Filter by borough, license type, or job type, or pull broadly. See the input schema on this page — every field has an inline description.

Why use this actor

• Official government source — NYC DOB open data, with a real recency signal (latest permit date).
• Activity-scored — contractors ranked by recent permit activity, not just license status.
• Keyless & pay-per-result — no subscription, no minimums.
• Clean, typed records — CRM-ready, exportable as CSV / JSON / Excel; schedulable via Apify.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No.

Is this official? Yes — sourced from NYC DOB open data.

Can I schedule it? Yes — via Apify Schedules.

Export formats? CSV, JSON, Excel, or the Apify API.

Disclaimer

Data is sourced from public NYC DOB open datasets and provided for legitimate B2B research and outreach. Verify details before acting; only publicly available license and permit information is returned.