🔔 Washington Transportation-Industry Business Licenses

One record per Washington Department of Licensing transportation-industry business licence (tow-truck operators, vehicle transporters, wreckers, dealers and related licence types) — licence type/number/status, first-issue and expiry dates, location + business addresses, phone, and bond status — from the keyless WA open-data resource. Licence and bond fields carried exactly as published; nulls preserved.

Public, robots-honoured.

Output is one wa_transportation_business_license row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one registry record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.02 per registry record). Source: data.wa.gov.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out with an identified contact User-Agent.

📊 Sample Output

Real rows from run Q3y7eNsLcI4avKQQw on build 0.1.4 (2026-09-18), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

license_type	license_status	expiration_date	first_issue_date	location_name	location_street
Mfd Home/Travel-Trailer Dealer Subagency	Active	2027-07-31T00:00:00.000	2006-07-18T00:00:00.000	BRIAN L. FITTERER, INC.	2205 BUTTERFIELD RD # 8
Motor Vehicle Salvage Processor	Terminated	2017-04-30T00:00:00.000	2006-07-19T00:00:00.000	MID VALLEY RECYCLING, INC.	6331 W POWERHOUSE RD
Registered Tow Truck Operator	Expired	9999-12-31T00:00:00.000	2007-07-03T00:00:00.000	YACOLT TOWING	109 W YACOLT RD
Mfd Home/Travel-Trailer Dealer	Terminated	2020-09-30T00:00:00.000	2013-03-18T00:00:00.000	CANNON TIRE AUTO AND MOBILE HOME SALES, L.L.C.	31730 HIGHWAY 97
Motor Vehicle Wrecker	Expired	9999-12-31T00:00:00.000	2005-06-10T00:00:00.000	DOWNTOWN TOYOTA SCION	1208 W 3RD AVE
Vehicle Transporter	Terminated	9999-12-31T00:00:00.000	2007-06-19T00:00:00.000	ALLSTAR TOWING PLUS	1304 S 18TH ST
Vehicle Manufacturer	Expired	9999-12-31T00:00:00.000	2004-10-29T00:00:00.000	GRAND PRIX TRAILER SALES	20023 123RD AVE SE
Motor Vehicle Salvage Processor	Terminated	9999-12-31T00:00:00.000	2011-12-16T00:00:00.000	THE RECYCLING DEPOT, INC.	6008 CORSON AVE S

The run finished with the status message: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50

✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is null):

• record_type (string) — e.g. wa_transportation_business_license
• license_type (string/null) — e.g. Mfd Home/Travel-Trailer Dealer Subagency
• license_number (string/null) — e.g. 04999
• license_status (string/null) — e.g. Active
• expiration_date (string/null) — e.g. 2027-07-31T00:00:00.000
• first_issue_date (string/null) — e.g. 2006-07-18T00:00:00.000
• location_name (string/null) — e.g. BRIAN L. FITTERER, INC.
• location_street (string/null) — e.g. 2205 BUTTERFIELD RD # 8
• location_city (string/null) — e.g. YAKIMA
• location_state (string/null) — e.g. WA
• location_postal_code (string/null) — e.g. 98901
• business_name (string/null) — e.g. BRIAN L. FITTERER, INC.
• business_street (string/null) — e.g. 18006 SKY PARK CIR
• business_city (string/null) — e.g. IRVINE
• business_state (string/null) — e.g. CA
• business_postal_code (string/null) — e.g. 92614
• phone_number (string/null) — e.g. (509) 452-4382
• bond_effective_date (string/null) — e.g. 2006-04-03T00:00:00.000
• bond_cease_date (string/null) — e.g. 9999-12-31T00:00:00.000
• bond_status (string/null) — e.g. Active
• source (string/null) — e.g. washington-transportation-business-licenses
• release_date (string/null) — null in every sample row
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://data.wa.gov/resource/ucdg-xgbj.json
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T19:44:41Z
• terminal (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• scope (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• note (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• license (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• attribution (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

What you get

One registry_record per entity, deduplicated on the source-native id. Fields the source does not publish are honest null. A run_receipt row carries the source URL, scope, reconciliation counts, and delivered/duplicate totals.

⚙️ Sample inputs

1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)

{
  "maxRecords": 50
}

The sample run charged exactly: 2 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 50 × $0.02 registry_record = $1.04 on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

2. A smaller, narrowed run

{
  "maxRecords": 5
}

Caps the run at 5 rows — about $0.12 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5 × $0.02).

3. A full-size run

{
  "maxRecords": 5000
}

Up to 5000 rows (the schema default for maxRecords) — about $100.02 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02) if the source has that many.

🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run Q3y7eNsLcI4avKQQw, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

{
  "record_type": "wa_transportation_business_license",
  "license_type": "Mfd Home/Travel-Trailer Dealer Subagency",
  "license_number": "04999",
  "license_status": "Active",
  "expiration_date": "2027-07-31T00:00:00.000",
  "first_issue_date": "2006-07-18T00:00:00.000",
  "location_name": "BRIAN L. FITTERER, INC.",
  "location_street": "2205 BUTTERFIELD RD # 8",
  "location_city": "YAKIMA",
  "location_state": "WA",
  "location_postal_code": "98901",
  "business_name": "BRIAN L. FITTERER, INC.",
  "business_street": "18006 SKY PARK CIR",
  "business_city": "IRVINE",
  "business_state": "CA",
  "business_postal_code": "92614",
  "phone_number": "(509) 452-4382",
  "bond_effective_date": "2006-04-03T00:00:00.000",
  "bond_cease_date": "9999-12-31T00:00:00.000",
  "bond_status": "Active",
  "source": "washington-transportation-business-licenses",
  "release_date": null,
  "source_url": "https://data.wa.gov/resource/ucdg-xgbj.json",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-18T19:44:41Z"
}

🔧 How it works

Transport. Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. robots.txt is read first and a disallowed path is never fetched. Every request carries an identified contact User-Agent. Pacing: CRAWL_DELAY=0.0.

Charging. Each registry record is charged at the moment it is pushed (registry_record); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

How it behaves

Rows are paged from the WA Socrata resource (:id order, $limit/$offset) and count(*) reconciled. A single licence number can carry more than one licence type (branch/type rows), so records are keyed on the licence-type composite. Status/bond fields copied verbatim. Streaming, bounded to maxRecords.

Source

https://data.wa.gov/resource/ucdg-xgbj.json

What is not done. No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

💰 Pricing example

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Registry Record (registry_record)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.01

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

• 8 registry records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.02 = $0.18
• 25 registry records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.02 = $0.52
• 5000 registry records: $0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02 = $100.02

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 4096 MB.

Yield on the sample run: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50. maxRecords is a hard ceiling on what is delivered and billed, never a target.

⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by data.wa.gov. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, keeps to the source's robots rules (checked on every run), identifies itself with a contact User-Agent, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need an API key or a login?
A: No. The source (data.wa.gov) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

Q: How many rows can one run return?
A: Up to maxRecords (default 5000). Raise the cap for a bigger run; you pay per delivered row.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

Q: What formats can I export?
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

Q: How is this different from the other NexGen Watch actors actors?
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers data.wa.gov. The siblings under Related Actors cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

Q: Are there rate limits?
A: The actor paces itself against the source (CRAWL_DELAY=0.0) and honours its robots rules; there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

🆘 Troubleshooting

• Run FAILED with BLOCKED → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
• Status says CAPPED → your cap (maxRecords) was reached → raise it for a bigger run.
• Input validation error on start → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
• Run TIMED-OUT → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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