Connecticut Contractor Directory & Leads Scraper

Search and export Connecticut contractor credentials from the official eLicense open dataset for lead research, license verification, compliance checks, and market analysis.

Verified Apify free-plan users receive a maximum of 5 delivered contractor records per run. The Actor applies this ceiling before querying and before every dataset write; paid and agentic runs can use the requested maxResults up to 10,000.

The Actor queries Connecticut Open Data's daily updated copy of the eLicense system. It returns public credential and mailing-address data; it does not invent or enrich email addresses, phone numbers, websites, complaint records, or private contact details.

What it extracts

Field	Meaning
licenseeName, businessName, dba	License holder and available business/trade names
contractorType	Official contractor credential title
fullCredentialCode, credentialNumber	Connecticut license identifiers
status, statusReason, isActive	Current source status and active flag
issueDate, effectiveDate, expirationDate	Credential lifecycle dates
address, city, state, zipCode	Public mailing address from eLicense
recordRefreshedOn	Date Connecticut refreshed the source row
sourceUrl, scrapedAt	Provenance and extraction timestamp

When to use it

Use this Actor to build a Connecticut contractor prospect list by trade and city, verify credentials in bulk, find recently issued licenses, locate licenses nearing expiration, or analyze the licensed-contractor market. Supported trades include home improvement, new-home construction, major contractors, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, sheet metal, glass, elevator, mechanical, solar thermal, water/well, demolition, asbestos, and lead work.

Do not use it as a substitute for legal due diligence or as a complaint-history source. Connecticut advises checking the live eLicense portal and contacting DCP for complaint information before hiring. A mailing address may belong to an individual licensee; handle and use public-record data responsibly.

Input

Input	Default	Description
contractorTypes	Home Improvement	One or more supported trades, or ALL by itself
licenseStatus	ACTIVE_ONLY	Active flag, exact status, or every status
name	—	Partial licensee, business, or DBA name
licenseNumber	—	Exact number or full credential code
city, state, zipCode	—	Exact city/state and five-digit ZIP prefix
issuedFrom	—	Earliest issue date (YYYY-MM-DD)
expiresThrough	—	Latest expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD)
maxResults	25	Result and cost cap, 1–10,000 (free users: maximum 5 delivered records)

Example: active electrical contractors in New Haven:

{
  "contractorTypes": ["ELECTRICAL"],
  "licenseStatus": "ACTIVE_ONLY",
  "city": "NEW HAVEN",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Example: recently issued home-improvement contractors statewide:

{
  "contractorTypes": ["HOME_IMPROVEMENT"],
  "licenseStatus": "ACTIVE_ONLY",
  "issuedFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "maxResults": 250
}

Run with the Apify API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"contractorTypes":["PLUMBING"],"city":"HARTFORD","maxResults":50}'

Output example

{
  "credentialId": "123456",
  "licenseeName": "ACME BUILDERS LLC",
  "entityType": "LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY",
  "businessName": "ACME BUILDERS LLC",
  "dba": "ACME REMODELING",
  "fullCredentialCode": "HIC.0123456",
  "credentialType": "HIC",
  "credentialNumber": "123456",
  "credentialSubcategory": null,
  "contractorType": "HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "statusReason": "CURRENT",
  "isActive": true,
  "issueDate": "2024-01-15",
  "effectiveDate": "2026-01-01",
  "expirationDate": "2027-03-31",
  "address": "123 MAIN ST",
  "city": "HARTFORD",
  "state": "CT",
  "zipCode": "06103",
  "recordRefreshedOn": "2026-09-10",
  "sourceDatasetId": "ngch-56tr",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.ct.gov/d/ngch-56tr",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Records are written to the default dataset. SUMMARY in the default key-value store records whether the outcome was DATA, EMPTY, REJECTED, or FAILED, plus source freshness, pages, counts, and warnings.

Pricing

This Actor uses pay per event:

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.00005 per run
Contractor record	$0.0005 per delivered row

A 25-result run costs about $0.01255 in event charges; 100 results cost about $0.05005. maxResults bounds the number of paid record events. Platform pricing settings are the final authority.

Free-plan runs are capped at five delivered records, so a request for maxResults: 25 is billed for no more than five records plus the start event. The run status and SUMMARY record state when this cap was applied and explain that upgrading to an Apify paid plan removes this per-run ceiling.

Reliability and limits

The Actor uses the official Connecticut Open Data API rather than automating the slower eLicense search form. Requests use deterministic server-side filters, stable credential-ID pagination, bounded retries, deduplication, schema validation before delivery, and a 10,000-record run limit. The default 25-result input is designed to complete well inside Apify's automated health-test window.

The source is described by Connecticut as updated daily, but individual fields can be blank and updates are controlled by the state. ACTIVE_ONLY follows the source's active flag; use the exact status filters if your workflow depends on the displayed status text. When no rows match, the Actor returns an empty dataset and a truthful EMPTY summary without record charges.

Data source and responsible use

Source: Connecticut Open Data, State Licenses and Credentials (ngch-56tr), attributed to the Department of Administrative Services and Department of Consumer Protection and published as public-domain data. The eLicense portal remains the primary verification interface.

Comply with applicable privacy, outreach, anti-spam, and consumer-protection laws. Do not infer endorsement, complaint history, service quality, or availability from the presence of a credential. Verify time-sensitive decisions with Connecticut DCP.