# Contractor License Leads — Licensed US Contractors (`muhammadafzal/contractor-license-leads`) Actor Licensed US contractor leads — name, phone, specialty/trade and license status from official state open-data sources. For building-supply, SaaS and B2B sales targeting active contractors. - **URL**: https://apify.com/muhammadafzal/contractor-license-leads.md - **Developed by:** [Muhammad Afzal](https://apify.com/muhammadafzal) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $100.00 / 1,000 lead returneds 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 ## Contractor License Leads — Licensed US Contractors Extract licensed US contractor records from official state open-data sources and convert them into structured construction B2B lead data. Each run returns lead records with **business name, principal, phone, address, specialty/trade, license type, license status, and license dates**, filterable by state, city, and trade specialty (roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, general contractors). Built for building-supply, SaaS and B2B sales teams targeting active contractors, contractor insurance & bonding lead generation, construction field-service software customer acquisition, fuel & fleet services targeting contractor fleets, and recruiting/staffing for construction trades. ### Supported states | State | Source | Method | |-------|--------|--------| | **WA** | Washington L&I "Verify a Contractor" | Playwright (JS-rendered search) | | **CA** | CSLB CheckLicenseII | Playwright (ZIP-prefix search + detail pages) | | **TX** | TDLR LicenseSearch | Cheerio (classic ASP form POST) | More states are added over time as adapters are built. Pass an empty `states` array to scrape all supported states in one run. ### Use cases - Building-material and equipment suppliers targeting licensed contractors. - Contractor insurance and bonding lead generation. - Construction and field-service software customer acquisition. - Fuel and fleet services targeting contractor fleets. - Recruiting and staffing for construction trades. - B2B sales outreach to licensed contractors by specialty and location. ### Input parameters | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `states` | array | `["WA"]` | 2-letter state codes. Empty = all supported states. | | `active_only` | boolean | `true` | Only currently active contractor licenses. | | `cities` | array | `[]` | Optional city filter (case-insensitive). | | `specialties` | array | `[]` | Trade keyword filter (roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, general). | | `max_per_state` | integer | `1000` | Max leads per state. Use 50 for a quick test. | | `include_raw` | boolean | `false` | Attach the raw source record to each lead. | ### Output fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `business_name` | string | Licensed business or contractor name. | | `business_type` | string\|null | Entity type (LLC, Corporation, etc.) when published. | | `principal_name` | string\|null | Qualifying individual / owner, when published. | | `phone` | string\|null | Business phone number. | | `address` | string\|null | Full street address. | | `city` | string\|null | City parsed from the source address. | | `region` | string\|null | County or region, when available. | | `state` | string | 2-letter US state code. | | `zip` | string\|null | ZIP code parsed from the source address. | | `specialty` | string\|null | Trade, classification, or specialty description. | | `license_number` | string | Official state license number. | | `license_type` | string\|null | License class or program label. | | `status` | string | Normalized: Active, Expired, Suspended, Revoked, Inactive, Canceled. | | `effective_date` | string\|null | ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). | | `expiration_date` | string\|null | ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). | | `detected_at` | string | ISO 8601 scrape timestamp. | | `source_url` | string | State authority page or API endpoint. | | `raw` | object\|null | Original source record (only when `include_raw` is enabled). | ### Pricing This Actor is paid per event: - **Actor Start**: $0.20 per event (one event per GB of memory, minimum one). - **Lead returned**: $0.10 per lead record returned to the dataset. Example: a run returning 200 leads costs $0.20 (start) + $20.00 (leads) = **$20.20**. ### Architecture Per-state adapter modules each pick the best source for their state (bulk open-data download vs scraping the search UI) and emit normalized `LeadRecord`s via an async generator. The orchestrator applies client-side filters (`active_only`, `cities`, `specialties`), charges one PPE event per surviving record, and pushes to the dataset. ```` src/ ├── main.ts # orchestrator ├── types.ts # shared types (LeadRecord, LeadFilters, StateAdapter) ├── utils.ts # normalize, charge, filter helpers └── adapters/ ├── index.ts # state registry ├── wa.ts # WA L\&I (Playwright) ├── ca.ts # CA CSLB (Playwright) └── tx.ts # TX TDLR (Cheerio) ```` To add a state, create `src/adapters/xx.ts` exporting an adapter object and add it to the registry in `src/adapters/index.ts`. ### Example input Quick test (50 WA leads): ```json { "states": ["WA"], "max_per_state": 50 } ```` HVAC contractors across all supported states: ```json { "states": [], "specialties": ["HVAC", "air conditioning"], "active_only": true, "max_per_state": 500 } ``` ### Run locally ```bash npm install npm run dev # or: npm run build && npm start ``` ### Deploy ```bash apify login apify push -f -w 120 ``` > **First publish gotcha:** the first time you publish, Apify returns a `store-terms-not-accepted` error. Open the Apify Console → your actor → Publication and accept the Store Terms once manually. After that, all future pushes work without this step. # Actor input Schema ## `states` (type: `array`): Which US states to scrape contractor licenses from. Use 2-letter state codes (e.g. WA, CA, TX). Empty array = all currently supported states. More states are added over time as adapters are built; today the supported set is WA, CA and TX. ## `active_only` (type: `boolean`): When enabled (default), only currently active contractor licenses are returned. Disable to include expired, suspended, revoked, inactive or canceled licenses as well. ## `cities` (type: `array`): Optional filter: only return contractors whose mailing or business city matches one of these values (case-insensitive). Example: \["Seattle", "Spokane"]. Leave empty for statewide coverage. Not every state source exposes a city field — when it doesn't, this filter is applied client-side after extraction. ## `specialties` (type: `array`): Optional filter: only return contractors whose specialty, classification, or license type contains one of these keywords (case-insensitive). Example: \["roofing", "electrical", "plumbing", "HVAC", "general"]. Leave empty to return all trades. Matching is keyword-based against the license type/classification text from each state source. ## `max_per_state` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of leads to return per state. Default 1000. Set lower for a quick test (e.g. 50) and higher for production runs. The actor stops each state adapter once this many matching records have been pushed for that state. ## `include_raw` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, each lead record includes a 'raw' field containing the original source record from the state authority, before normalization. Useful for auditing or accessing fields the normalizer drops. Increases output size. ## Actor input object example ```json { "states": [ "WA" ], "active_only": true, "cities": [], "specialties": [], "max_per_state": 50, "include_raw": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Link to the dataset containing all extracted contractor license leads. # 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 = { "states": [ "WA" ], "active_only": true, "max_per_state": 50, "include_raw": false }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("muhammadafzal/contractor-license-leads").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 = { "states": ["WA"], "active_only": True, "max_per_state": 50, "include_raw": False, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("muhammadafzal/contractor-license-leads").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 '{ "states": [ "WA" ], "active_only": true, "max_per_state": 50, "include_raw": false }' | apify call muhammadafzal/contractor-license-leads --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=muhammadafzal/contractor-license-leads", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Contractor License Leads — Licensed US Contractors", "description": "Licensed US contractor leads — name, phone, specialty/trade and license status from official state open-data sources. For building-supply, SaaS and B2B sales targeting active contractors.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "1nVVg4UWLYec7FTLF" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/muhammadafzal~contractor-license-leads/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-muhammadafzal-contractor-license-leads", "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/muhammadafzal~contractor-license-leads/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-muhammadafzal-contractor-license-leads", "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/muhammadafzal~contractor-license-leads/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-muhammadafzal-contractor-license-leads", "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", "properties": { "states": { "title": "States", "type": "array", "description": "Which US states to scrape contractor licenses from. Use 2-letter state codes (e.g. WA, CA, TX). Empty array = all currently supported states. More states are added over time as adapters are built; today the supported set is WA, CA and TX.", "default": [ "WA" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "active_only": { "title": "Active licenses only", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled (default), only currently active contractor licenses are returned. Disable to include expired, suspended, revoked, inactive or canceled licenses as well.", "default": true }, "cities": { "title": "Cities (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Optional filter: only return contractors whose mailing or business city matches one of these values (case-insensitive). Example: [\"Seattle\", \"Spokane\"]. Leave empty for statewide coverage. Not every state source exposes a city field — when it doesn't, this filter is applied client-side after extraction.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "specialties": { "title": "Specialties (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Optional filter: only return contractors whose specialty, classification, or license type contains one of these keywords (case-insensitive). Example: [\"roofing\", \"electrical\", \"plumbing\", \"HVAC\", \"general\"]. Leave empty to return all trades. Matching is keyword-based against the license type/classification text from each state source.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "max_per_state": { "title": "Max per state", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of leads to return per state. Default 1000. Set lower for a quick test (e.g. 50) and higher for production runs. The actor stops each state adapter once this many matching records have been pushed for that state.", "default": 1000 }, "include_raw": { "title": "Include raw record", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, each lead record includes a 'raw' field containing the original source record from the state authority, before normalization. Useful for auditing or accessing fields the normalizer drops. Increases output size.", "default": 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 } } } } } } } } } } ```