# Contractor License Lookup: WA, OR, TX Verifier (`hamsmoothie/contractor-license-verifier`) Actor

Verify contractor licenses by number or business name across Washington, Oregon and Texas: status, classification, bond, insurance and expiry.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hamsmoothie/contractor-license-verifier.md
- **Developed by:** [Maybe Quark](https://apify.com/hamsmoothie) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 contractor 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Contractor License Lookup: Verify WA, OR and TX Licenses

**Contractor License Verifier** checks contractor licenses in Washington, Oregon and Texas in one run. Give it a license number or a business name (partial matches work) and get back one flat row per license: status, license type, classification, issue and expiry dates, bond company and amount, insurance company and amount, location and a link to the licensing board. It reads the official state open-data portals (Washington L\&I, Oregon CCB, Texas TDLR), so there is no login, browser or form scraping.

### Input

```json
{
  "queries": ["roofing"],
  "states": ["WA", "OR", "TX"],
  "activeOnly": true,
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 25
}
```

- `queries`: license numbers or business names. Each entry is matched (partial, case-insensitive) against license number and business name (Texas also matches owner name).
- `states`: any of `WA`, `OR`, `TX` (default all three).
- `activeOnly`: skip expired, cancelled or suspended licenses (default false).
- `maxResultsPerQuery`: upper limit of rows per query per state, 1 to 500 (default 10).

### Output

One row per license. Real example row from the Oregon dataset:

```json
{
  "state": "OR",
  "licensingBoard": "Oregon Construction Contractors Board",
  "licenseNumber": "261776",
  "businessName": "MORI COMMERCIAL ROOFING SOLUTIONS LLC",
  "licenseType": "CGC2",
  "classification": "Commercial General Contractor Level 2",
  "status": "Active",
  "issueDate": "2026-05-21",
  "expiryDate": "2028-05-21",
  "bondCompany": "WESTERN SURETY COMPANY",
  "bondAmount": 25000,
  "bondExpiryDate": "2028-05-21",
  "insuranceCompany": "CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INS CO",
  "insuranceAmount": 1000000,
  "insuranceExpiryDate": "2027-03-30",
  "city": "PORTLAND",
  "zip": "97239",
  "county": "Multnomah",
  "query": "roofing",
  "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/Pages/search.aspx",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T20:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

Search phrases this actor is built for:

- **"Verify contractor license in Washington, Oregon or Texas"**: put your shortlist of names in `queries` and compare all three states at once.
- **"Check contractor license status by number or business name"**: read `status` and `expiryDate`; add `activeOnly` to drop lapsed licenses.
- **"Contractor license lookup with bond and insurance expiry"**: read `bondAmount`, `bondExpiryDate`, `insuranceAmount` and `insuranceExpiryDate` for Washington and Oregon.

Typical users are general contractors and property managers vetting subcontractors, surety and insurance teams re-checking at renewal, and directories that re-verify listings. It also works as a tool for AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

### Pricing

Pay per result: each license record returned is one billable result, listed at $0.002 per record ($2 per 1,000). No subscription. Set a maximum charge on the run for a hard ceiling.

### Limits

- Only Washington, Oregon and Texas are supported. For new California licenses see the CA new contractor licenses actor by the same publisher.
- Texas does not publish bond or insurance data in its open dataset, so those fields are `null` for Texas rows.
- The Oregon dataset contains only active licenses. The Texas status is derived from the expiry date.
- Freshness follows each state's open-data refresh. Confirm critical decisions with the licensing board using the `url` column; this is not legal advice.

### FAQ

**Where does the data come from?** Washington L\&I (data.wa.gov), Oregon CCB (data.oregon.gov) and Texas TDLR (data.texas.gov) open data.

**Why are Texas bond fields empty?** Texas does not publish them in its open dataset.

**Can I search by license number?** Yes. License numbers and business names go in the same `queries` list.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Each entry is matched (partial, case-insensitive) against license number and business name.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Two-letter state codes to search. Supported: WA, OR, TX.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Skip expired, cancelled or suspended licenses.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Upper limit of rows per query per state (1-500).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "roofing"
  ],
  "states": [
    "WA",
    "OR",
    "TX"
  ],
  "activeOnly": false,
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "roofing"
    ],
    "states": [
        "WA",
        "OR",
        "TX"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hamsmoothie/contractor-license-verifier").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 = {
    "queries": ["roofing"],
    "states": [
        "WA",
        "OR",
        "TX",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hamsmoothie/contractor-license-verifier").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "roofing"
  ],
  "states": [
    "WA",
    "OR",
    "TX"
  ]
}' |
apify call hamsmoothie/contractor-license-verifier --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/U9uUWlKviJfgmanfx/builds/zW3xUAeonYxz1tGZM/openapi.json