# Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper (`parseforge/florida-dfs-licensee-scraper`) Actor Search the Florida Department of Financial Services Insurance Licensee database. Returns licensee name, license number, business address, city/state/zip, and email per record. ~390k FL licensed insurance producers, adjusters, and title agents. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/florida-dfs-licensee-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. 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 ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper > ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ **Search the Florida Department of Financial Services Insurance Licensee database.** Pull **390,000+ FL insurance licensees** worth of data with **8 fields per record**. No API key, no manual data entry. > ๐Ÿ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-05 ยท **๐Ÿ“Š 8 fields per record** ยท **๐ŸŒ Florida (US)** ยท **๐Ÿ’ต from $0.008 per item (FREE tier)** The **Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper** Search the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) Insurance Licensee database. Returns licensee name, license number, business address, city, state, ZIP, and email per licensee. Covers ~390,000 FL-licensed insurance producers, adjusters, and title agents. The actor paginates through every page of results. | ๐ŸŽฏ Target Audience | ๐Ÿ’ก Primary Use Cases | |---|---| | Sales teams, compliance officers, researchers, journalists, real-estate analysts, healthcare ops | Insurance carrier compliance, InsurTech lead generation, Distribution analytics, IMO/FMO recruiting | --- ### ๐Ÿ“‹ What the Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper does Highlights of every record returned: - ๐Ÿ†” **Licensee identity.** name, license number. - ๐Ÿ“ **Business address.** address, city, state, ZIP. - ๐Ÿ“ง **Contact.** email when available. - ๐Ÿ” **Auto pagination.** walks every page until maxItems is reached. - ๐Ÿ” **Flexible filters.** by last name, first name, city, or specific license number. > ๐Ÿ’ก **Why it matters:** verified, structured data delivered in seconds beats hand-curated spreadsheets that go stale within days. Run this Actor on a schedule and your downstream pipeline always has fresh records. --- ### ๐ŸŽฌ Full Demo _๐Ÿšง Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper dataset._ --- ### โš™๏ธ Input
InputTypeDefaultBehavior
lastNamestring"Smith"Licensee last name (or partial).
firstNamestring""First name (optional).
citystring""Business city (optional).
licenseNumberstring""Specific FL license number (optional, ignores name filters when set).
maxItemsinteger10Records to return. Free: max 10. Paid: up to 1,000,000.
**Example input:** ```json { "lastName": "Smith", "city": "Miami", "maxItems": 100 } ```` *** ### ๐Ÿ“Š Output Each record contains **8 fields**. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. #### ๐Ÿงพ Top fields - `licenseNumber` - `name` - `businessAddress` - `city` - `state` - `zip` - `email` *** ### โœจ Why choose this Actor - ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ **No infrastructure** to maintain. The Apify cloud handles scheduling, retries, proxies, and storage. - ๐ŸŒ **Verified source data.** Records come from authoritative public sources, not third-party aggregators. - ๐Ÿ” **Repeatable runs.** Schedule monthly, weekly, or hourly to keep your pipeline always fresh. - ๐Ÿ“Š **Multiple export formats.** CSV, Excel, JSON, XML out of the box. - ๐Ÿ’ต **Pay only for what you use.** Pay-per-result-item pricing, free preview included. *** ### ๐Ÿ’ผ Business use cases #### ๐Ÿ“‹ Insurance carrier compliance Verify producers in your appointment roster against the official FL DFS database. #### ๐Ÿค InsurTech lead generation Reach the entire FL licensee base for AMS, CRM, and producer-tech sales. #### ๐Ÿ“Š Distribution analytics Map FL insurance producer density and email-coverage rate by city. #### ๐Ÿ” IMO/FMO recruiting Target experienced FL producers by specialty city for recruiting outreach. *** ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Approach | Cost | Coverage | Refresh | Filters | Setup | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **โญ Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper** *(this Actor)* | $5 free credit, then pay-per-use | Full source coverage | **Live per run** | Source-native filters supported | โšก 2 min | | Build your own scraper | Engineering hours | Full once built | Whenever you maintain it | Custom code | ๐Ÿข Days to weeks | | Paid managed APIs | $$$ monthly | Vendor-defined | Live | Vendor-defined | โณ Hours | | Third-party data dumps | Varies | Subset, often stale | Periodic | None | ๐Ÿ•’ Variable | Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, server-side filtering, and no pipeline maintenance. *** ### ๐Ÿš€ How to use 1. [Create a free account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) on Apify (includes $5 in free credit). 2. Open the **Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper** Actor page. 3. Fill out the input form and click **Start**. 4. Download your dataset in CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. *** ### ๐ŸŒŸ Beyond business use cases #### ๐ŸŽ“ Research and academia Insurance economists can study the structure of FL distribution channels. #### ๐ŸŽจ Personal and creative Consumers can verify any FL agent's license status and business address before working with them. #### ๐Ÿค Non-profit and civic Consumer-protection groups can build datasets of suspended or unverified producers. #### ๐Ÿงช Experimentation Data engineers can use this dataset for entity-resolution benchmarks against other U.S. insurance directories. *** ### ๐Ÿค– Ask an AI assistant about this scraper Open a ready-to-send prompt about this ParseForge actor in the AI of your choice: - ๐Ÿ’ฌ [**ChatGPT**](https://chat.openai.com/?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%9B%A1%EF%B8%8F%20Florida%20DFS%20Insurance%20Licensee%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - ๐Ÿง  [**Claude**](https://claude.ai/new?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%9B%A1%EF%B8%8F%20Florida%20DFS%20Insurance%20Licensee%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - ๐Ÿ” [**Perplexity**](https://perplexity.ai/search?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%9B%A1%EF%B8%8F%20Florida%20DFS%20Insurance%20Licensee%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - ๐Ÿ…’ [**Copilot**](https://copilot.microsoft.com/?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%9B%A1%EF%B8%8F%20Florida%20DFS%20Insurance%20Licensee%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) *** ### โ“ Frequently Asked Questions #### Where does the data come from? From `licenseesearch.fldfs.com`, the Florida Department of Financial Services' official insurance licensee search portal. #### How does pagination work? The actor maintains a session with the FL DFS server (CSRF + cookie) and pulls 20 records per page. Set `maxItems` to fetch as many pages as you need. #### Can I search across all FL counties at once? Yes. Leave `city` empty to span every FL county; filter by name only. #### Are appointment carriers included? Carrier appointments are on the FL DFS detail page (visible in the official site) but are not exposed to the bulk search response. Each licensee record includes a license number you can use for follow-up lookups. #### How fresh is the data? Records are scraped in real time. FL DFS refreshes the database on every license action. *** ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Integrate with any app Connect this Actor to your stack via the [Apify integrations](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations) catalog: - ๐Ÿ“Š **Make / Zapier / n8n** - trigger scrapes from any business workflow. - ๐Ÿ’ฌ **Slack / Discord** - get a notification when a run finishes. - ๐Ÿ“ **Google Drive / Google Sheets** - push the dataset directly into a spreadsheet. - ๐Ÿ“จ **Gmail / Mailchimp / HubSpot** - automate outreach with the scraped leads. - ๐Ÿ”Œ **Apify CLI / SDK** - programmatic control from Python, Node.js, or any HTTP client. - โšก **Webhooks** - POST run results to any endpoint when complete. *** ### ๐Ÿ”— Recommended Actors - ๐Ÿ”ง [**FINRA BrokerCheck Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/finra-brokercheck-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**UK Companies House Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/uk-companies-house-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search**](https://apify.com/parseforge/sec-edgar-full-text-search-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**Crunchbase Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/crunchbase-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**OpenSecrets Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/opensecrets-scraper) *** > **Disclaimer:** This Actor scrapes only publicly accessible data. We do not collect personal information beyond what is voluntarily published by the source. Do not use the data for unauthorized contact, spam, or any purpose violating applicable laws or the source site's Terms of Service. Respect [GDPR](https://gdpr.eu/), [CCPA](https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa), and applicable consumer-protection laws. ParseForge is not affiliated with any source site. *** **๐Ÿ†˜ Need Help?** [**Open our contact form**](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue. # Actor input Schema ## `lastName` (type: `string`): Licensee last name (or partial). Required if firstName is set. ## `firstName` (type: `string`): Licensee first name (optional). ## `city` (type: `string`): FL business city (optional). ## `licenseNumber` (type: `string`): Specific FL license number (optional). If set, name filters are ignored. ## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`): If true, follow each licensee's detail page to enrich with mailing address, phone, county, NPN number, and complete licenses + appointments lists. Doubles request count. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## Actor input object example ```json { "lastName": "Smith", "fetchDetails": false, "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "lastName": "Smith", "firstName": "", "city": "", "licenseNumber": "", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/florida-dfs-licensee-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "lastName": "Smith", "firstName": "", "city": "", "licenseNumber": "", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/florida-dfs-licensee-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "lastName": "Smith", "firstName": "", "city": "", "licenseNumber": "", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/florida-dfs-licensee-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/florida-dfs-licensee-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper", "description": "Search the Florida Department of Financial Services Insurance Licensee database. Returns licensee name, license number, business address, city/state/zip, and email per record. ~390k FL licensed insurance producers, adjusters, and title agents.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "WwCdtJeE2zCX5PI2T" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/parseforge~florida-dfs-licensee-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-florida-dfs-licensee-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~florida-dfs-licensee-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-florida-dfs-licensee-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~florida-dfs-licensee-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-florida-dfs-licensee-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "lastName": { "title": "Last Name", "type": "string", "description": "Licensee last name (or partial). Required if firstName is set." }, "firstName": { "title": "First Name", "type": "string", "description": "Licensee first name (optional)." }, "city": { "title": "Business City", "type": "string", "description": "FL business city (optional)." }, "licenseNumber": { "title": "License Number", "type": "string", "description": "Specific FL license number (optional). If set, name filters are ignored." }, "fetchDetails": { "title": "Fetch detail page", "type": "boolean", "description": "If true, follow each licensee's detail page to enrich with mailing address, phone, county, NPN number, and complete licenses + appointments lists. Doubles request count.", "default": false }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```