🔧 CSLB California Contractor Scraper

🚀 Collect licensed contractor data from California's CSLB database in minutes. Filter by city, ZIP code, or license classification. Export license numbers, business names, addresses, phone numbers, and license status. No coding, no CSLB account required.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-23 · 📊 15+ fields per contractor · 🔍 City + ZIP filters · 📋 License classification · 🚫 No auth required

The CSLB California Contractor Scraper collects contractor data from the California State License Board (CSLB), returning 15+ fields per record: business name, license number, license classification and type, status, address (street, city, state, ZIP), phone number, and license validity dates. Runs support up to 1,000,000 records on a paid plan.

The Actor supports location-based searches by city or ZIP code, with optional license classification filtering (General Engineering, General Building, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and 40+ specialty classifications). Results are sorted alphabetically for easy lookup.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Construction companies, project managers, compliance officers, real estate developers, general contractors, insurance adjusters	Contractor verification, compliance audits, lead generation, subcontractor sourcing, market research, project bidding

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📋 What the CSLB Contractor Scraper does

Location-based search with classification filters:

• 🏙️ City filter. Search for contractors registered in a specific California city.
• 📮 ZIP code filter. Narrow to a specific ZIP code area.
• 📋 License classification filter. Filter by contractor type: General Engineering (A), General Building (B), Electrical (C-10), Plumbing (C-36), HVAC (C-20), and 40+ other specialty classifications.
• ✅ License status. Each record includes current license status and validity.

Each contractor record includes business name, license number, license classification, license type, status, full address (street, city, state, ZIP), phone number, and license dates.

💡 Why it matters: verifying contractor licenses manually through the CSLB website means searching one at a time and copying details by hand. This Actor exports structured contractor data in bulk, ready for your compliance checks, bidding workflows, or lead-generation pipelines.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded dataset.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
maxItems	integer	10	Max contractors. Free: limited. Paid: up to 1,000,000.
city	string	""	Filter by California city name.
zipCode	string	""	Filter by ZIP code.
licenseClassification	string	""	Contractor license type (e.g. "General Building (B)", "Electrical (C-10)").

Example: general building contractors in Los Angeles.

{
    "city": "Los Angeles",
    "licenseClassification": "General Building (B)",
    "maxItems": 100
}

Example: plumbing contractors by ZIP code.

{
    "zipCode": "90210",
    "licenseClassification": "Plumbing (C-36)",
    "maxItems": 50
}

⚠️ Good to Know: the CSLB database is California-specific. All contractors in the results hold California state licenses. For other states, check our collection of state-specific licensing scrapers.

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📊 Output

Each contractor record contains 15+ fields. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🏢 businessName	string	"ABC Construction Inc."
🆔 licenseNumber	string	"1045678"
📋 licenseClassification	string	"General Building (B)"
🏷️ licenseType	string	"Active"
✅ status	string	"Active"
📍 address	string	"123 Main St"
🏙️ city	string	"Los Angeles"
🏳️ state	string	"CA"
📮 zipCode	string	"90001"
📞 phone	string	"(310) 555-1234"
📅 licenseIssueDate	string	"01/15/2010"
📅 licenseExpireDate	string	"01/31/2027"
🔗 cslbUrl	string	"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/..."
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
📋	40+ license classifications. General Engineering, General Building, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and dozens of specialty types.
📍	Location filters. Search by California city or ZIP code.
✅	License verification. Status, type, issue date, and expiration per contractor.
📞	Contact data. Business name, address, and phone number per record.
🔗	Direct CSLB links. Each record includes the official CSLB license detail URL.
⚡	Scalable. From quick 10-contractor lookups to full city-wide sweeps.
🚫	No authentication. No CSLB account needed.

📊 California has over 280,000 active licensed contractors. Structured access to the CSLB database powers every compliance audit, subcontractor sourcing, and lead-generation workflow in the state's construction industry.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ CSLB Contractor Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	All CA licensed contractors	Live per run	city, ZIP, classification	⚡ 2 min
Manual CSLB website	Free	One at a time	Manual	Basic UI	🕒 Hours per batch
Paid contractor databases	$100-500/month	Multi-state	Varies	Many	⏳ Days
Custom scraper development	Engineering time	As coded	As coded	As coded	🐢 Weeks

Pick this Actor when you want California contractor data on demand, with classification and location filters, without building a custom pipeline.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the CSLB California Contractor Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Enter a city or ZIP code, pick a license classification, and set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

🏗️ General Contractors & PMs Verify subcontractor licenses before hiring Source specialty contractors by classification Build qualified contractor databases by region Monitor license expirations for active subs	📊 Compliance & Legal Audit contractor license status for projects Verify license validity before contract signing Build compliance check workflows Monitor license changes across your vendor list
📈 Sales & Lead Generation Build outreach lists of contractors by city Target specific specialties for product sales Identify new contractors by recent license dates Segment by classification for targeted marketing	🏠 Real Estate & Insurance Verify contractor licenses for renovation projects Check license status for insurance underwriting Monitor contractor databases for risk assessment Build regional contractor coverage reports

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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🔌 Automating CSLB Contractor Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Monthly pulls keep your contractor database in sync with CSLB records.

🔌 Integrate with any app

CSLB Contractor Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe contractor data into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

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💡 Pro Tip: browse the complete ParseForge collection for more licensing and regulatory scrapers.

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🆘 Need Help? Open our contact form to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) or the State of California. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available license data is collected.