# CSLB Bond Lapse & Contractor License Suspended Alerts (CA) (`hamsmoothie/ca-contractor-lapse-events`) Actor

California contractor bond lapse and workers' comp cancellation events from the CSLB file: bond cancelled, license suspended, expired or reinstated, with surety or insurer, phone, county and a 90-day reinstatement clock. Twice-weekly refresh. $0.02 per event.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hamsmoothie/ca-contractor-lapse-events.md
- **Developed by:** [Maybe Quark](https://apify.com/hamsmoothie) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Developer tools
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## Pricing

$20.00 / 1,000 contractor lapse events

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## CSLB Bond Lapse & Contractor License Suspended Alerts (California)

**CSLB bond lapse events, as they happen.** This actor returns California contractors whose **contractor license bond was cancelled**, whose **workers' comp policy was cancelled or expired**, or whose **contractor license was suspended**, **expired** or **reinstated**. Each row is one event built from the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) public License Master file: license number, business, trades, city, county, phone, the surety or insurer, the dates involved and a **90-day reinstatement clock**. Filter by event type, county and age, and export CSV, JSON or Excel.

A CSLB license lookup tells you about one license you already know. This actor tells you **which licenses just changed**. A contractor without a valid bond or workers' comp on file cannot legally keep working, so these are the businesses that need a replacement bond or policy this week.

### Searches this actor answers

- **"CSLB bond lapse"** / **"contractor bond cancelled California"**: `eventTypes: ["bond_cancelled"]`. Most rows are still pending (`pending: true`): the surety's cancellation notice is on file and the license will be suspended on `effectiveDate` unless a new bond is filed.
- **"contractor license suspended"** / **"CSLB suspended license list"**: `eventTypes: ["suspended"]`. `reason` gives the CSLB status, e.g. Contr Bond Susp, Work Comp Susp, Liab Ins Susp.
- **"workers comp cancelled contractor California"**: `eventTypes: ["wc_cancelled", "wc_expired"]`.
- **"CSLB expired license"** and **"contractor license reinstated"**: `expired`, `reinstated`.

### Who it is for

- **Surety bond agencies and producers**: contractors whose bond the current surety is cancelling, often weeks before the date. That is the window in which a replacement bond keeps the license clear.
- **Workers' comp and commercial insurance agents**: contractors whose policy was cancelled or ran out without a renewal on file.
- **GCs, property managers and platforms that vet subs**: know when a sub you use loses its bond or comp.
- **Agent and automation builders**: a clean, flat, dated event stream to schedule, filter by county and feed into a CRM, dialer queue or AI agent.

### Sample output

Real rows from the week of 2026-10-19 (phones and the CSLB link omitted here; every row has them):

| eventType | licenseNo | businessName | classifications | city | county | eventDate | effectiveDate | pending | suretyOrInsurer / reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bond_cancelled | 1071990 | FISHER GLASS INC | C17 | ENCINITAS | San Diego | 2026-10-19 | 2026-12-21 | true | TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA |
| wc_cancelled | 1091937 | SAN DIEGO TREE MAINTENANCE & LANDSCAPE | C27, D49 | ESCONDIDO | San Diego | 2026-10-19 | 2026-11-16 | true | STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND |
| suspended | 1081367 | APPLIED RESTORATION INC | B, C33 | EL CAJON | San Diego | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-19 | false | Contr Bond Susp |
| wc_expired | 849959 | E F X HOME THEATERS & SECURITY | C-7 | GALT | Sacramento | 2026-10-19 | 2026-08-25 | false | PIE INSURANCE COMPANY (THE) |
| reinstated | 737829 | D MITCHELL CONSTRUCTION | B | LA VERNE | Los Angeles | 2026-10-19 | | false | |

Volume: in the latest week, about 465 bond cancellations, 340 suspensions and 245 workers' comp cancellations statewide, plus expiries and reinstatements.

### What an event is

| eventType | what happened |
|---|---|
| `bond_cancelled` | The surety filed a cancellation on the contractor's license bond. A future `effectiveDate` means the notice is on file and the license will be suspended on that date unless a replacement bond is filed. |
| `wc_cancelled` | The insurer cancelled the workers' comp policy on file (future date = notice on file). |
| `wc_expired` | The policy reached its expiration date and the license now shows no current workers' comp. |
| `suspended` | The license status is no longer clear. `reason` gives the CSLB status. |
| `expired` | The license passed its expiration date without a renewal on file. |
| `revoked` | The license dropped out of the active file before its expiration date (revoked, cancelled or made inactive; the file does not say which). |
| `reinstated` | The license came back to active status. |
| `bond_changed`, `wc_exempt_to_insured` | A replacement bond was filed, or a contractor that was exempt now carries workers' comp (it hired employees). |

One license can produce two events at once, for example `bond_cancelled` and `suspended`.

### The 90-day reinstatement clock

`reinstateBy` is the effective date plus 90 days, and `daysLeft` counts down to it from the day you run the actor. California generally lets a contractor cure a bond or workers' comp lapse, or a late renewal, retroactively if they act within a limited window, which this clock approximates. Treat it as a planning date for your outreach, not as legal advice: confirm the CSLB's current rules for the specific case before quoting it to a client. When the effective date on file is old, `daysLeft` can already be negative.

### Input

All fields are optional. This example returns this week's bond and workers' comp lapses in two counties:

```json
{
  "days": 7,
  "eventTypes": ["bond_cancelled", "wc_cancelled", "wc_expired"],
  "counties": ["Los Angeles", "Orange"],
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

- `days`: events from the last N days (default 14, up to 90).
- `eventTypes`: which event types to return. The default is the five lapse types (bond cancelled, WC cancelled, WC expired, suspended, expired). An empty list returns every type.
- `counties`: California county names. Empty means statewide.
- `maxResults`: stop after this many rows, newest first (default 100).

### Output

One row per event, newest first. Full example row:

```json
{
  "eventType": "wc_cancelled",
  "licenseNo": "742782",
  "businessName": "S B S CORPORATION",
  "businessType": "Corporation",
  "classifications": "A, B",
  "city": "CAMARILLO",
  "county": "Ventura",
  "zip": "93012",
  "phone": "(805) 494 4363",
  "licenseStatus": "CLEAR",
  "eventDate": "2026-10-19",
  "effectiveDate": "2026-11-20",
  "pending": true,
  "reinstateBy": "2027-02-18",
  "daysLeft": 118,
  "reason": null,
  "suretyOrInsurer": "STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND",
  "bondNumber": null,
  "bondAmount": null,
  "bulkMove": false,
  "source": "single-file read",
  "url": "https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/LicenseDetail.aspx?LicNum=742782"
}
```

- `eventDate`: when the CSLB record changed. `effectiveDate`: the cancellation, expiration or suspension date on file. `pending`: the effective date is still in the future.
- `bulkMove`: true when the same surety filed more than 200 cancellations for the same date, which usually means a surety moving its whole book rather than individual lapses. Filter these out for outreach.
- `source`: `file-to-file change` when the event was found by comparing two consecutive CSLB files, `single-file read` when it was read from the dates in one file.
- `url`: the contractor's official CSLB license detail page. Check it before you contact anyone.

### For agent builders

Run it on a schedule (twice a week matches the source refresh) or call it from the Apify API or Apify's MCP server with the JSON input above. Rows are flat and typed, dates are ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`, and `licenseNo` plus `eventType` plus `effectiveDate` is a stable key for de-duplicating across runs. A good agent prompt: take `pending: true` rows with `daysLeft` above 30, group by county, and draft one short, honest note per contractor that names the bond or policy and the date.

### Pricing

Pay per result: each event row is one billable result at **$0.02** ($20 per 1,000). There is no monthly fee and no charge for runs that return nothing. The default run returns at most 100 rows ($2). A typical weekly pull of one large county's bond and workers' comp lapses is 50 to 150 rows ($1 to $3). Apify's free plan includes a monthly platform credit, which covers roughly your first 250 rows each month, so you can judge the data before paying anything. Set a maximum charge on the run for a hard ceiling.

### Limits

- Source: the CSLB public License Master file, which the publisher downloads about twice a week. An event can be a few days old when it appears, and a lapse that is opened and fixed between two downloads is never seen.
- The first weeks of events were read from the dates inside one file (`single-file read`), which dates suspensions by the last change to the record. Events found by comparing consecutive files (`file-to-file change`) are exact to the refresh.
- `revoked` versus `expired` is inferred from the expiration date of a license that left the file. Check the license detail page before telling anyone their license was revoked.
- Phones are the public business phones from the CSLB file. You are responsible for how you contact these businesses, including the TCPA, CAN-SPAM, the National Do Not Call Registry and California telemarketing rules.
- Public record published by the State of California. This actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the CSLB.

### FAQ

**Is this a CSLB license lookup?** No. It is the change feed: which licenses just lost a bond or workers' comp, or were suspended. For the licenses coming up for renewal, see the companion California contractor licenses expiring actor by the same publisher.

**Why does one contractor appear twice?** A bond cancellation and the suspension it causes are separate events.

**Can I get only contractors I can still help?** Yes: keep `pending: true` rows, or rows with a positive `daysLeft`.

# Actor input Schema

## `days` (type: `integer`):

Only events whose event date is in the last N days. The feed keeps 90 days and refreshes twice a week.

## `eventTypes` (type: `array`):

Which events to return. Empty = all types.

## `counties` (type: `array`):

California county names, e.g. Los Angeles, San Diego. Empty = statewide.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many rows (newest first). Each row is one billable result.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "days": 14,
  "eventTypes": [
    "bond_cancelled",
    "wc_cancelled",
    "wc_expired",
    "suspended",
    "expired"
  ],
  "counties": [],
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Contractor bond, workers' comp and license status events, newest first.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hamsmoothie/ca-contractor-lapse-events").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hamsmoothie/ca-contractor-lapse-events").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call hamsmoothie/ca-contractor-lapse-events --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hamsmoothie/ca-contractor-lapse-events"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/osvWpetfWGLk376Sl/builds/86ohB3ydSeIFfjwSr/openapi.json