# Maricopa County Permits (`moving_beacon-owner1/maricopa-county-permits`) Actor Scrape Maricopa County's weekly building permit activity reports directly from the county archive. Automatically discovers, downloads, and parses Excel workbooks, exporting each permit record to the Apify dataset with source metadata. Ideal for construction tracking, permit monitoring. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/maricopa-county-permits.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN 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? 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 ## Maricopa County Permits — Apify Actor Scrapes Maricopa County's **weekly permit activity reports** — the `maricopa_permits` source from the gov-scraper catalog. The county posts each week's permits as an Excel workbook behind a CivicPlus **archive index** page. This actor walks that index, downloads each workbook, parses it with pandas, and pushes the rows. Plain HTTP — no browser needed. ### Input | Field | Default | Notes | |----------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | `archiveUrl` | `https://www.maricopa.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=128` | The archive index of workbooks. Change if AMID moves | | `baseUrl` | `https://www.maricopa.gov/` | Resolves relative workbook links | | `maxFiles` | `5` | Workbooks to download/parse (as listed, newest first) | | `maxResults` | `0` | Total rows across workbooks (`0` = no cap) | | `sheet` | `0` | Worksheet by 0-based index or by name; blank = first | | `impersonate` | `chrome` | curl_cffi fingerprint | | `minInterval` | `1` | Politeness delay between requests | | `proxyConfiguration` | proxy **off** | Enable only if the county blocks the datacenter IP | ### Behaviour 1. Fetches the archive index and extracts every link that is either an `Archive.aspx?ADID=…` item or a direct `.xls` / `.xlsx`, de-duplicated and resolved against `baseUrl`. 2. Downloads up to `maxFiles` of them and reads each into a DataFrame (`pandas.read_excel`, engine auto-selected: openpyxl for `.xlsx`, xlrd for `.xls`). 3. Pushes the rows, each annotated with `_source_url` and `_workbook_index`. `NaN` becomes `null`; dates are ISO-formatted. 4. Skips (with a warning) any link that isn't a readable workbook — the archive sometimes mixes in PDFs or other docs. ### Output One item per spreadsheet row; columns mirror the workbook headers, e.g.: ```json { "Permit#": 101, "Type": "NEW", "Cost": 1000.0, "_source_url": "https://www.maricopa.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=900", "_workbook_index": 1 } ```` es. - Version pins: `apify < 4.0`, base image `apify/actor-python:3.13`. # Actor input Schema ## `archiveUrl` (type: `string`): The CivicPlus archive index listing the weekly permit workbooks. Default AMID=128; change it if the county renumbers the archive (find the 'archived weekly permit activity reports' link on the Construction Permit Information page). ## `baseUrl` (type: `string`): Used to resolve relative workbook links found on the index. ## `maxFiles` (type: `integer`): How many workbooks (newest first as listed) to download and parse. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Total rows to push across all workbooks (0 = no cap). ## `sheet` (type: `string`): Which worksheet to read: a 0-based index (e.g. 0) or a sheet name. Blank = first sheet. ## `impersonate` (type: `string`): curl\_cffi impersonate target. ## `minInterval` (type: `integer`): Politeness delay between requests to the county site. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Usually not needed. Enable if the county site blocks the datacenter IP. ## Actor input object example ```json { "archiveUrl": "https://www.maricopa.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=128", "baseUrl": "https://www.maricopa.gov/", "maxFiles": 5, "maxResults": 0, "sheet": "0", "impersonate": "chrome", "minInterval": 1, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/maricopa-county-permits").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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/maricopa-county-permits").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 '{}' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/maricopa-county-permits --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/maricopa-county-permits", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Maricopa County Permits", "description": "Scrape Maricopa County's weekly building permit activity reports directly from the county archive. Automatically discovers, downloads, and parses Excel workbooks, exporting each permit record to the Apify dataset with source metadata. Ideal for construction tracking, permit monitoring.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "W0Fg8bkcMxLfPKnDh" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~maricopa-county-permits/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-maricopa-county-permits", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~maricopa-county-permits/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-maricopa-county-permits", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~maricopa-county-permits/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-maricopa-county-permits", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "archiveUrl" ], "properties": { "archiveUrl": { "title": "Archive index URL", "type": "string", "description": "The CivicPlus archive index listing the weekly permit workbooks. Default AMID=128; change it if the county renumbers the archive (find the 'archived weekly permit activity reports' link on the Construction Permit Information page).", "default": "https://www.maricopa.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=128" }, "baseUrl": { "title": "Base URL", "type": "string", "description": "Used to resolve relative workbook links found on the index.", "default": "https://www.maricopa.gov/" }, "maxFiles": { "title": "Max workbooks", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "How many workbooks (newest first as listed) to download and parse.", "default": 5 }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max rows", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Total rows to push across all workbooks (0 = no cap).", "default": 0 }, "sheet": { "title": "Sheet", "type": "string", "description": "Which worksheet to read: a 0-based index (e.g. 0) or a sheet name. Blank = first sheet.", "default": "0" }, "impersonate": { "title": "Browser fingerprint", "type": "string", "description": "curl_cffi impersonate target.", "default": "chrome" }, "minInterval": { "title": "Min seconds between requests", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Politeness delay between requests to the county site.", "default": 1 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Usually not needed. Enable if the county site blocks the datacenter IP.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```