California Real Estate License Search (CA DRE)

Verify California real estate licenses straight from the official California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Public License Lookup — the authoritative source for 300,000+ licensed salespersons, brokers, and real estate corporations in California.

Search by licensee name, company name, mailing city, or exact license ID, and get back clean, structured JSON — including license status, expiration date, issue date, responsible broker, and any public disciplinary comments.

Why this scraper?

• ✅ Official state source — data comes directly from the CA DRE database, not third-party profiles
• ✅ Full detail records — status, expiration, issue date, former names, responsible broker, disciplinary comments
• ✅ Mortgage Loan Originator flag — see which licensees hold an MLO endorsement
• ✅ No account or API key needed for the source site
• ✅ Fast — direct HTTP, no browser overhead

Use cases

• Title & escrow companies — verify agent licensing before closing
• Mortgage lenders — confirm license status and MLO endorsement
• MLS & brokerage compliance — audit agent rosters for expired/revoked licenses
• KYB / due diligence platforms — real-time license verification for onboarding
• Recruiters — find active licensees by city

Input

Field	Type	Description
licenseeName	string	Person name as Last, First (e.g. Smith, John or just Smith) or a company name. Required unless licenseId is set.
mailingCity	string	Optional filter by mailing address city.
licenseId	string	Exact 8-digit DRE license ID — returns the full detail record directly.
includeDetails	boolean	Fetch each licensee's full detail page (default true).
maxResults	integer	Max records to return (default 100, 0 = unlimited).

Example input

{
    "licenseeName": "Smith",
    "mailingCity": "San Diego",
    "includeDetails": true,
    "maxResults": 50
}

Output

Each record includes:

{
    "licenseId": "01244127",
    "name": "Smith, Aaron Bryson",
    "licenseType": "SALESPERSON",
    "mailingCity": "ENCINITAS",
    "mortgageLoanOriginator": "No",
    "mailingAddress": "130 CADMUS ST | ENCINITAS, CA 92024",
    "expirationDate": "07/27/12",
    "licenseStatus": "EXPIRED",
    "licenseIssued": "09/05/98 (Unofficial -- taken from secondary records)",
    "formerNames": "NO FORMER NAMES",
    "responsibleBroker": "NO CURRENT RESPONSIBLE BROKER",
    "comments": "NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION | NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS",
    "detailUrl": "https://www2.dre.ca.gov/publicasp/pplinfo.asp?License_id=01244127",
    "source": "California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Public License Lookup",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-16T06:30:00.000Z"
}

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Legal

This actor scrapes publicly available government records intended for license verification. The CA DRE notes that licensee mailing addresses are not intended for mass-mailing purposes. Use responsibly and in accordance with the source site's terms.