# Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/florida-dfs-insurance-licensee-scraper`) Actor

Look up Florida-licensed insurance agents, agencies, adjusters and customer representatives by name, license number, or NPN. Returns license status, lines of authority, carrier appointments, and continuing-education standing, sourced from the Florida Department of Financial Services.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/florida-dfs-insurance-licensee-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 record scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper

Look up Florida-licensed insurance agents, agencies, adjusters, and customer representatives directly from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) licensee search. Returns license status, lines of authority, carrier appointments, and continuing-education standing for each licensee.

Search by name, license number, or NPN for a targeted lookup, or sweep an entire license category (Life & Annuity, Property & Casualty, Title, Adjuster, Insurance Agency, and 15 others) for bulk verification and prospecting.

### What It Returns

Each record includes:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `licenseeId` | Internal FL DFS licensee ID (used to build the profile URL) |
| `licenseNumber` | Florida license number (primary license on file, if any) |
| `npn` | National Producer Number |
| `name` | Full legal name (individual or agency) |
| `licenseeType` | Individual or Agency |
| `businessAddress` | Business address on file |
| `mailingAddress` | Mailing address on file |
| `email` | Email on file |
| `phone` | Phone on file |
| `county` | Florida county (business address) |
| `licenseStatus` | Valid, Invalid, or No License on File — overall summary |
| `qualifications` | Lines of authority, one string per license: type, status, issue date, qualifying-appointment flag |
| `appointments` | Carrier appointments, one string per appointment: company, line of authority, active/inactive status, dates |
| `ceDueDate` / `ceStatus` / `ceHoursRequired` / `ceHoursCompleted` | Continuing-education standing (individuals, where applicable) |
| `profileUrl` | Licensee detail page URL |

Not every field is populated for every record — agencies, for example, don't carry individual continuing-education data, and a licensee with no active license shows an empty `qualifications` array.

### Input

```json
{
  "individualLastName": "Smith",
  "licenseCategories": ["9"],
  "licenseStatus": "3",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `individualLastName` / `individualFirstName` / `individualMiddleName` | string | Filter by an individual licensee's name (3+ characters if set). |
| `agencyName` | string | Filter by agency or firm name. |
| `email` | string | Filter by the email address on file. |
| `licenseNumber` | string | Filter by an exact Florida license number. |
| `npn` | string | Filter by an exact National Producer Number. |
| `licenseCategories` | array | License categories to search — Adjuster, Adjusting Firm, Bail Bonds, Health, Insurance Agency, Life & Annuity, MGA, Property & Casualty, Title, and more. Leave empty to sweep ALL categories when no other filter is set. |
| `licenseStatus` | string | Valid, Invalid, or Both (default). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Cap on records returned. 0 = unlimited — use with care on a full category sweep. Default: 10. |

### Use Cases

- License verification before appointing or onboarding a producer
- Carrier-appointment due diligence for MGAs, IMOs, and agency recruiters
- Compliance monitoring for lines of authority and continuing-education standing
- Building targeted outreach or prospecting lists by license category or county

### Notes

- `licenseCategories` is the fastest way to pull a broad slice of the Florida producer market — each of the 19 categories can be run independently or combined in one job.
- A licensee can hold multiple lines of authority; `qualifications` lists every license line on file, not just one.
- Resuming a large crawl: pass the `resumeCursor` value from a previous run's output back in as input to continue from where that run left off, without re-fetching or re-billing records already collected.

### Pricing

Priced per record ($0.001/record + $0.10/run, tier-discounted at GOLD and above).

### Need a Custom Build?

Additional filters, other Florida DFS license types, or a multi-state build — reach out through the actor support channel.

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

## `resumeCursor` (type: `string`):

Leave empty for a fresh crawl. To CONTINUE a previous run where it stopped — without paying again for records you already received — paste the `resumeCursor` value from that run's Output (the run's OUTPUT key). Resume promptly: the previous run's data expires with your account's retention window (free tier: your ~10 most recent runs).

## `individualLastName` (type: `string`):

Filter by an individual licensee's last name (site requires 3+ characters if set).

## `individualFirstName` (type: `string`):

Filter by an individual licensee's first name (site requires 3+ characters if set).

## `individualMiddleName` (type: `string`):

Filter by an individual licensee's middle name (site requires 3+ characters if set).

## `agencyName` (type: `string`):

Filter by agency or firm name (substring match).

## `email` (type: `string`):

Filter by the email address on file (substring match).

## `licenseNumber` (type: `string`):

Filter by an exact Florida license number.

## `npn` (type: `string`):

Filter by an exact National Producer Number.

## `licenseCategories` (type: `array`):

License categories to search. Leave empty to search ALL categories (a full sweep) when no other filter is set, or to leave the category unrestricted when another filter (name, license #, NPN, agency) is set.

## `licenseStatus` (type: `string`):

Restrict to valid licenses, invalid licenses, or both.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of licensee records to return. 0 = unlimited (use with care on a full category sweep).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "licenseCategories": [],
  "licenseStatus": "3",
  "maxItems": 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 = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "individualLastName": "",
    "individualFirstName": "",
    "individualMiddleName": "",
    "agencyName": "",
    "email": "",
    "licenseNumber": "",
    "npn": "",
    "licenseCategories": [],
    "licenseStatus": "3",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/florida-dfs-insurance-licensee-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "individualLastName": "",
    "individualFirstName": "",
    "individualMiddleName": "",
    "agencyName": "",
    "email": "",
    "licenseNumber": "",
    "npn": "",
    "licenseCategories": [],
    "licenseStatus": "3",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/florida-dfs-insurance-licensee-scraper").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 '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "individualLastName": "",
  "individualFirstName": "",
  "individualMiddleName": "",
  "agencyName": "",
  "email": "",
  "licenseNumber": "",
  "npn": "",
  "licenseCategories": [],
  "licenseStatus": "3",
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/florida-dfs-insurance-licensee-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/florida-dfs-insurance-licensee-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/7HoiLzICfVLAgTPJk/builds/MFd5sy9vlyVyyoSJn/openapi.json