# BBB licence expiry watch: Texas plumbers and contractors

**Use case:** 

Businesses BBB lists in Texas whose trade licence expires in the next 30, 60, 90 or 120 days, or ended in the last 30 days, with licence number, issuing agency and days left. Useful for suppliers, insurers and lenders. Change the trade, city and window.

## Input

```json
{
  "businesses": [],
  "searchQueries": [
    "plumber"
  ],
  "searchLocation": "Austin, TX",
  "searchLocations": [
    "Round Rock, TX",
    "78701"
  ],
  "searchCountry": "USA",
  "maxBusinessesPerSearch": 30,
  "accreditedOnly": false,
  "detailsForFoundBusinesses": false,
  "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 0,
  "maxComplaintsPerBusiness": 0,
  "includeBusinessInfo": true,
  "includeSummary": false,
  "benchmarkCompetitors": false,
  "competitorsToCompare": 10,
  "includeCompetitorRows": false,
  "licenseExpiringWithinDays": 120,
  "stars": [
    "1",
    "2"
  ],
  "dateFrom": "2026-09-01",
  "withRepliesOnly": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxResults": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "name": {
    "label": "Business",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "licenseExpiresInDays": {
    "label": "Days to expiry",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "licenseStatus": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "licenseAgencies": {
    "label": "Issued by",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "expiringLicenses": {
    "label": "Licences",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "primaryCategory": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "phone": {
    "label": "Phone",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "city": {
    "label": "City",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "bbbRating": {
    "label": "BBB grade",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isAccredited": {
    "label": "Accredited",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "websiteUrl": {
    "label": "Website",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "companyUrl": {
    "label": "BBB page",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The BBB Scraper (Reviews, Complaints and Grades, No Login) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "BBB licence expiry watch: Texas plumbers and contractors". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/Ch07MrFZajpbPmORI) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "BBB licence expiry watch: Texas plumbers and contractors" task

The BBB Scraper (Reviews, Complaints and Grades, No Login) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like BBB business links, search, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "BBB licence expiry watch: Texas plumbers and contractors" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as business, days to expiry, status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "BBB licence expiry watch: Texas plumbers and contractors" task via API](https://apify.com/locaihost/bbb-reviews.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [BBB Scraper (Reviews, Complaints and Grades, No Login)](https://apify.com/locaihost/bbb-reviews.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/locaihost/bbb-reviews.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/locaihost/bbb-reviews.md

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`).