Michigan Contractor License Lookup & Verify (LARA)

Search Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) public contractor records by license number, business name, or licensee name. The Actor returns the license type, source status, issue and expiration dates, and the official detail page for independent review.

This is an informational lookup. It does not issue a LARA-certified verification or replace checking the linked state record before hiring or making a licensing decision.

License categories

The Actor supports the contractor and builder categories exposed by LARA's public Accela lookup, including residential builders and maintenance-and-alteration contractors, electrical, fire-alarm and sign contractors, elevator contractors, mechanical contractors, plumbing contractors, and manufactured-home installer/servicers. Select the same license type the contractor provided. Apprentice and unrelated professional categories are excluded.

Search input

For an exact license number:

{
  "searchMode": "LICENSE_NUMBER",
  "licenseNumber": "2101209706",
  "licenseType": "Residential Builder Individual",
  "maxResults": 1
}

For a business name:

{
  "searchMode": "BUSINESS_NAME",
  "businessName": "Northstar Builders",
  "licenseType": "Residential Builder Company",
  "maxResults": 10
}

For a person:

{
  "searchMode": "PERSON_NAME",
  "firstName": "Jordan",
  "lastName": "Example",
  "licenseType": "Mechanical Contractor",
  "maxResults": 10
}

The 2101209706 example is a public residential-builder license number shown in LARA's current detail lookup. Use a license number and type supplied by the contractor for real verification. Name searches read the current LARA result page, up to 10 records. When LARA reports more matches than the Actor returns, OUTPUT.hasMoreSourceResults is true; narrow the name or select the exact license number to inspect a particular record.

The dataset intentionally omits street addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact fields. The OUTPUT key-value record reports DATA, EMPTY, BLOCKED, REJECTED, or FAILED, result counts, any first-page truncation, and event counts. It does not repeat the submitted name or license number.

Verified Apify free-plan users receive at most 5 license records per run. Paid and agentic runs can use the requested limit of up to 10 records. Missing plan data in local runs is treated as unknown, not as a free plan.

Output fields

Field	Meaning
licenseeName	Person or organization shown on the LARA detail page
businessName	Business name when present on the LARA detail page
licenseNumber	State license number
licenseType	LARA credential category
licenseStatus	Raw status shown by LARA
isActive	Conservative interpretation of recognized active/inactive status labels; null for blank or unrecognized values
issueDate, expirationDate	Source dates normalized to YYYY-MM-DD when parseable
sourceUrl	Direct public LARA license detail page
sourceSearchUrl	Public LARA licensee search page
scrapedAt	Retrieval time in UTC

Pay-per-event pricing

The Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. LARA records are written before the platform's automatic apify-default-dataset-item event is charged. The Actor does not manually charge the start or dataset-item events. Platform usage is included in event pricing; the separate PPE-plus-platform-usage pass-through is disabled.

Event	FREE	BRONZE	SILVER	GOLD	Charge unit
Actor start	$0.00500	$0.00500	$0.00500	$0.00500	One automatic start event at 256 MB
LARA license record	$0.01000	$0.00975	$0.00950	$0.00800	One unique license record written

The record discounts are 0%, 2.5%, 5%, and 20% from the FREE price. With the minimum one start event at the default 256 MB memory, the event total for 1 record is $0.01500 (FREE), $0.01475 (BRONZE), $0.01450 (SILVER), or $0.01300 (GOLD). For 10 records, the corresponding totals are $0.10500, $0.10250, $0.10000, and $0.08500. These are event totals; the live Store configuration is authoritative for current prices.

The minimum maxTotalChargeUsd is $0.015. This cap applies to event charges. The Actor also limits the number of source results and requests independently.

Source and limits

• LARA public licensee lookup
• LARA Find / Verify a Licensed Professional or Business
• LARA Bureau of Construction Codes
• LARA certified license verification

LARA states that its public licensing and registration information is updated once a day and may not be accurate, current, or complete. The Actor does not bypass login, CAPTCHA, or other access controls. LARA's certified verification is a separate state service and may require a fee; this Actor only reports the public lookup result. Confirm consequential decisions directly with LARA and follow the source terms and applicable law.

This Actor is independent of the State of Michigan and LARA.