# FMCSA L\&I Broker Authority - MC Numbers, BOC-3, Insurance (`jungle_synthesizer/fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler`) Actor Scrape FMCSA Licensing & Insurance records: MC numbers, broker authority status, BOC-3 process agents, and insurance/bond summary. Look up by MC number, DOT number, or legal name. Joins to FMCSA SAFER via DOT number. Built for freight brokers, load boards, 3PLs, and carrier-vetting teams. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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 ## FMCSA L&I Broker Authority - MC Numbers, BOC-3, Insurance Scrape FMCSA Licensing & Insurance records: MC numbers, broker authority status, BOC-3 process agents, and insurance/bond summary. Look up by MC number, DOT number, or legal name. Joins to FMCSA SAFER via DOT number. Built for freight brokers, load boards, 3PLs, and carrier-vetting teams. ### What it does This actor queries the **FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I) portal** (`li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov`) to extract carrier and broker authority records. For each lookup it retrieves: - MC/docket number and USDOT number - Legal name and DBA name - Business address, mailing address, and phone - Authority status (Common, Contract, Broker) — ACTIVE / INACTIVE / NONE - Carrier type flags (property, passenger, household goods, private, enterprise) - Insurance summary — BIPD (liability) required and on-file amounts - Cargo insurance and surety bond status - BOC-3 process agent status and blanket company name - Timestamp when the record was scraped ### Use cases - **Freight brokers & 3PLs** — verify carrier authority and insurance before tendering loads - **Load boards** — enrich carrier profiles with authority and BOC-3 data - **Factoring companies** — confirm MC/DOT status before onboarding carriers - **Compliance teams** — bulk-check broker/carrier authority status for audit trails - **FMCSA SAFER pairing** — join to `fmcsa-dot-crawler` output via DOT number for complete safety + authority profiles ### Lookup modes | Mode | Input field | Description | |------|-------------|-------------| | `mc_number` | `mcNumbers` | Look up by MC number (digits only, e.g. `3990`) | | `dot_number` | `dotNumbers` | Look up by USDOT number | | `legal_name` | `legalName` | Substring search by legal name (min 3 characters) | ### Input ```json { "lookupMode": "mc_number", "mcNumbers": ["3990", "1304"], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` **Important:** Always leave `proxyConfiguration` set to Apify auto proxy. The FMCSA L\&I portal blocks bare datacenter IPs and requires a residential or rotating proxy to reach. ### Output Each record is a flat JSON object: ```json { "mc_number": "MC00003990", "dot_number": "2959823", "legal_name": "BLUE NILE TRANSPORTS LLC", "dba_name": null, "city": "RESTON", "state": "VA", "business_address": "RESTON VA 20191", "business_phone": "703-555-1234", "mailing_address": null, "authority_status_common": "NONE", "authority_status_contract": "NONE", "authority_status_broker": "ACTIVE", "carrier_property": null, "carrier_passenger": null, "carrier_hhg": null, "carrier_private": null, "carrier_enterprise": null, "bipd_required": null, "bipd_on_file": null, "cargo_required": "N", "cargo_on_file": "N", "bond_required": "Y", "bond_on_file": "Y", "boc3_on_file": true, "blanket_company": "TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC", "scraped_at": "2026-05-09T04:30:28.000Z" } ``` ### Technical notes - The FMCSA L\&I portal uses server-rendered HTML (Oracle WebDB) with POST-based form submissions - Each lookup requires a reCAPTCHA v2 solve (handled automatically) - The portal is session-dependent: the detail page POST requires the same HTTP session as the preceding search POST - Proxy rotation is automatic on 403 responses (up to 3 retries per lookup) - Rate: approximately 25-40 seconds per record due to reCAPTCHA solve time ### Pricing - $0.10 per run start - $0.002 per record scraped # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `lookupMode` (type: `string`): How to query L\&I. mc\_number for direct MC lookups, dot\_number for DOT-based lookups, legal\_name for name substring search. ## `mcNumbers` (type: `array`): List of MC numbers to look up (digits only, e.g. '3990'). Used in mc\_number mode. ## `dotNumbers` (type: `array`): List of DOT numbers. Used in dot\_number mode. ## `legalName` (type: `string`): Substring legal name search (min 3 characters). Used in legal\_name mode. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum records to return. Use 0 for unlimited. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration. Leave default (Apify auto) — site blocks bare datacenter IPs. ## 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...", "lookupMode": "mc_number", "mcNumbers": [ "3990", "1304" ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ 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...", "lookupMode": "mc_number", "mcNumbers": [ "3990", "1304" ], "legalName": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler").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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "lookupMode": "mc_number", "mcNumbers": [ "3990", "1304", ], "legalName": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler").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 '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "lookupMode": "mc_number", "mcNumbers": [ "3990", "1304" ], "legalName": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "FMCSA L&I Broker Authority - MC Numbers, BOC-3, Insurance", "description": "Scrape FMCSA Licensing & Insurance records: MC numbers, broker authority status, BOC-3 process agents, and insurance/bond summary. Look up by MC number, DOT number, or legal name. Joins to FMCSA SAFER via DOT number. Built for freight brokers, load boards, 3PLs, and carrier-vetting teams.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "htf5wjd0aSSl5yNh5" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-fmcsa-li-broker-authority-crawler", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "lookupMode": { "title": "Lookup Mode", "enum": [ "mc_number", "dot_number", "legal_name" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to query L&I. mc_number for direct MC lookups, dot_number for DOT-based lookups, legal_name for name substring search.", "default": "mc_number" }, "mcNumbers": { "title": "MC Numbers", "type": "array", "description": "List of MC numbers to look up (digits only, e.g. '3990'). Used in mc_number mode.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "dotNumbers": { "title": "DOT Numbers", "type": "array", "description": "List of DOT numbers. Used in dot_number mode.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "legalName": { "title": "Legal Name", "type": "string", "description": "Substring legal name search (min 3 characters). Used in legal_name mode." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum records to return. Use 0 for unlimited.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration. Leave default (Apify auto) — site blocks bare datacenter IPs." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```