# North Carolina Contractor License Search (NCLBGC) (`lulzasaur/nc-contractor-license-scraper`) Actor

Verify North Carolina general contractor licenses from the official NCLBGC database. Search by company, name, license number, city or zip. Returns license status, classifications, license limitation, issue/expiration dates, address & phone. B2B compliance & lead gen.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/nc-contractor-license-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## North Carolina Contractor License Search (NCLBGC)

Search and verify **North Carolina general contractor licenses** directly from the official NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC) public portal.

North Carolina requires a state license for any construction project of $40,000 or more. This actor turns the board's AJAX-heavy portal into clean, structured JSON — ideal for compliance verification, insurance underwriting, sub-contractor vetting, and lead generation.

### What it does

- ✅ Searches the **official NCLBGC database** (portal.nclbgc.org) — not a third-party copy
- 🔍 Flexible search: company name, licensee first/last name (with optional sounds-like matching), license number, city, state, or zip
- 🧾 Full detail records: license number, status (Active/Archived), license limitation (Limited/Intermediate/Unlimited), active classifications (Building, Residential, Highway, Public Utilities, specialty classes), first-issued and expiration dates, address, and phone
- ⚡ Optional list-only mode for fast bulk pulls without per-record details

### Use cases

- **Compliance & risk**: confirm a GC's license is active and unlimited before contract award
- **Insurance underwriting**: batch-verify license numbers with classifications and limitations
- **Sub-contractor vetting**: check specialty classifications (grading, masonry, marine, boring & tunneling, etc.)
- **Lead generation**: pull licensed contractors by city or zip with expiration dates for renewal-timed outreach
- **Market research**: contractor density and classification mix across North Carolina

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `companyName` | string | Company name (partial match) |
| `firstName` / `lastName` | string | Licensee name |
| `licenseNumber` | string | NC license number (digits only) |
| `city` / `stateCode` / `postalCode` | string | Location filters |
| `useSoundex` | boolean | Sounds-like name matching |
| `activeOnly` | boolean | Skip archived/inactive licenses |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Fetch full detail per record (default true) |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max records (0 = unlimited) |

At least one search field is required.

#### Example input

```json
{
    "city": "Charlotte",
    "activeOnly": true,
    "maxResults": 200
}
```

### Output

```json
{
    "licenseNumber": "L.12345",
    "owner": "Example Construction Co.",
    "accountType": "License",
    "licenseActive": true,
    "contactName": "Example Construction Co.",
    "address": "123 Main St, Charlotte, NC 28202",
    "phone": "(704) 555-0100",
    "firstIssuedDate": "03/15/1998",
    "expirationDate": "12/31/2026",
    "status": "Active",
    "licenseLimitation": "Unlimited",
    "classifications": ["Building", "Highway"],
    "source": "NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC)",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-15T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Notes

- Search results include both active and archived licenses; use `activeOnly` to filter.
- The actor rate-limits itself between detail requests to be polite to the state server.
- No proxy needed for normal volumes.

### Related actors

Building a multi-state license verification stack? Check out our other license scrapers: Maryland MHIC contractors, California CSLB, contractor licenses (CA/TX/FL/NY), nurse licenses (FL/NY), and realtor licenses (FL/CA/TX/NY).

# Actor input Schema

## `companyName` (type: `string`):

Contractor company name (partial matches supported).

## `firstName` (type: `string`):

Licensee first name.

## `lastName` (type: `string`):

Licensee last name.

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

NC license/account number (digits only, e.g. 12345).

## `city` (type: `string`):

City filter.

## `stateCode` (type: `string`):

2-letter state code filter (e.g. NC).

## `postalCode` (type: `string`):

5-digit zip code filter.

## `useSoundex` (type: `boolean`):

Use soundex (sounds-like) matching for name searches.

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

Skip archived/inactive licenses.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Visit each account's detail view for address, phone, issue/expiration dates, status, license limitation, and active classifications. Disable for a faster list-only scrape.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of license records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "companyName": "construction",
  "firstName": "",
  "lastName": "",
  "licenseNumber": "",
  "city": "",
  "stateCode": "",
  "postalCode": "",
  "useSoundex": false,
  "activeOnly": false,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# 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 = {
    "companyName": "construction"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/nc-contractor-license-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 = { "companyName": "construction" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/nc-contractor-license-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 '{
  "companyName": "construction"
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/nc-contractor-license-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/nc-contractor-license-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/l61D3M8e4AdBvekg9/builds/DR7xt6woOK7wvzQug/openapi.json