# US Construction Permit Leads — Multi-City Open Data (`peppy_clasp/us-construction-permits`) Actor Fresh building & construction permits from 10+ major US cities' open data portals. Normalized schema with project cost, contractor, address, and permit type. Perfect for contractor lead generation and real estate research. - **URL**: https://apify.com/peppy\_clasp/us-construction-permits.md - **Developed by:** [Mitchell Megla](https://apify.com/peppy_clasp) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ## US Construction Permit Leads — Multi-City Open Data Fresh building & construction permits from **10+ major US cities' public open data portals**. All data is publicly available via Socrata Open Data APIs — no authentication or private access required. ### Why use this actor? - **Contractor lead generation**: Find new construction projects before competitors - **Real estate investment research**: Track development activity by neighborhood - **Market analysis**: Understand construction trends, costs, and contractor activity - **Compliance monitoring**: Monitor permits in your service area ### Supported Cities | City | State | Data Source | |------|-------|-------------| | New York City | NY | NYC DOB Job Application Filings | | Chicago | IL | Chicago Building Permits | | Los Angeles | CA | LA Building Permits | | San Francisco | CA | SF DBI Building Permits | | Seattle | WA | Seattle SDCI Permits | | Denver | CO | Denver Building Permits | | Boston | MA | Boston Building Permits | | Austin | TX | Austin Building Permits | | Philadelphia | PA | Philadelphia Building Permits | More cities added regularly. All sourced from official government open data portals. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `cities` | string[] | All | Cities to scrape (e.g., `["nyc", "chicago"]`) | | `daysBack` | integer | 30 | How many days of permits to fetch (1-365) | | `minCost` | integer | 0 | Minimum project cost filter (USD) | | `permitTypes` | string[] | All | Filter by permit type keywords | | `maxResults` | integer | 500 | Max results per city | ### Output Each permit record contains: ```json { "city": "New York City", "state": "NY", "permit_number": "123456789", "permit_type": "NB", "address": "123 Main St Manhattan", "description": "New 3-story residential building", "estimated_cost": 2500000, "contractor": "ABC Construction LLC", "status": "ISSUED", "issue_date": "2026-06-15", "source_url": "https://data.cityofnewyork.us" } ```` ### Usage Examples #### Get all NYC permits from the last 7 days over $100K ```json { "cities": ["nyc"], "daysBack": 7, "minCost": 100000 } ``` #### Get plumbing permits across all cities ```json { "permitTypes": ["plumbing", "PL"], "daysBack": 60 } ``` #### High-value construction leads ```json { "cities": ["nyc", "chicago", "la", "sf"], "minCost": 500000, "daysBack": 14, "permitTypes": ["new construction", "NB", "alteration"] } ``` ### Pricing This actor uses **Pay Per Event** pricing: - **$0.005 per permit record** extracted - **Free**: Actor start (no charge to begin a run) - No results = no charge ### Notes - All data comes from official public open data portals (Socrata APIs) - No authentication or API keys required - Data freshness depends on each city's update schedule (typically daily/weekly) - Some cities may have rate limits on their open data portals # Actor input Schema ## `cities` (type: `array`): City slugs: nyc, chicago, la, sf, seattle, denver, boston, austin, phoenix, philadelphia ## `daysBack` (type: `integer`): How many days of permits to fetch (1-365). ## `minCost` (type: `integer`): Only include permits above this cost. 0 = no filter. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of permits to return per city. ## Actor input object example ```json { "cities": [ "nyc", "chicago", "la", "sf", "seattle", "denver" ], "daysBack": 30, "minCost": 0, "maxResults": 500 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("peppy_clasp/us-construction-permits").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("peppy_clasp/us-construction-permits").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 '{}' | apify call peppy_clasp/us-construction-permits --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=peppy_clasp/us-construction-permits", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "US Construction Permit Leads — Multi-City Open Data", "description": "Fresh building & construction permits from 10+ major US cities' open data portals. Normalized schema with project cost, contractor, address, and permit type. Perfect for contractor lead generation and real estate research.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "jia76hbLt6kPfckR2" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/peppy_clasp~us-construction-permits/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-peppy_clasp-us-construction-permits", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/peppy_clasp~us-construction-permits/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-peppy_clasp-us-construction-permits", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/peppy_clasp~us-construction-permits/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-peppy_clasp-us-construction-permits", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "cities": { "title": "Cities", "type": "array", "description": "City slugs: nyc, chicago, la, sf, seattle, denver, boston, austin, phoenix, philadelphia", "default": [ "nyc", "chicago", "la", "sf", "seattle", "denver" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "daysBack": { "title": "Days Back", "type": "integer", "description": "How many days of permits to fetch (1-365).", "default": 30 }, "minCost": { "title": "Minimum Project Cost (USD)", "type": "integer", "description": "Only include permits above this cost. 0 = no filter.", "default": 0 }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results Per City", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of permits to return per city.", "default": 500 } } }, "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 }, 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