# New Contractor Licenses - WA & CT Contractor Leads (`perskekits/new-contractor-licenses`) Actor

Newly licensed contractors from official Washington L\&I and Connecticut home-improvement registries: business, license type, specialty, principal, phone (WA), city and dates. Fresh leads for suppliers, insurers, bonding, software and marketing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/perskekits/new-contractor-licenses.md
- **Developed by:** [PerskeKits](https://apify.com/perskekits) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## New Contractor Licenses - WA & CT Contractor Leads

Get contractors the moment they become licensed - from official Washington State L\&I and Connecticut license data, with specialty, principal name, address and phone.

**Popular searches this Actor covers:** new contractor licenses, contractor leads, newly licensed contractors list, contractor license lookup data, Washington L\&I contractor data.

### What can you use it for?

- Contractor insurance and bonding
- Tools, supply houses and equipment financing
- Contractor software (estimating, CRM, invoicing)
- Marketing agencies and lead-gen for trades

### Quick start (one click)

Press **Start** - the default input returns results in about a minute for a few cents. Example input:

```json
{
  "states": [
    "WA",
    "CT"
  ],
  "daysBack": 14,
  "onlyWithPhone": false,
  "maxItemsPerState": 25
}
```

### Example output

| state | businessName | licenseType | status | licenseDate | city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | A & A HOME COMPANY | Construction Contractor | Active | 2026-10-29 | Vancouver |
| WA | ALMANZA INDUSTRIES LLC | Construction Contractor | Active | 2026-10-29 | Granger |
| WA | ANDREW LOCKWOOD | Construction Contractor | Active | 2026-10-29 | Lynnwood |

Full records contain more fields (see the Output / Dataset tab). Download as **CSV, Excel, JSON** or use the Apify API, schedules and integrations (Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, webhooks).

### Pricing

Pay only for what you get (pay per event):

- **$0.004 per license** returned
- **$0.005 per run start**

Examples: 100 licenses = $0.405; 1,000 licenses = $4.00. Apify free plan credits cover small runs.

### FAQ

**Which states?**
Washington and Connecticut.

**Phone numbers?**
Included where published; use onlyWithPhone to filter.

**Is this legal?**
It collects publicly available data only. You are responsible for using it in line with applicable laws (e.g. CAN-SPAM, GDPR, TCPA) and the source's terms.

**Can I schedule it?**
Yes - use Apify Schedules to run it daily and get new records automatically, then send them to Google Sheets, Slack or your CRM via integrations.

**Need a custom field, source or done-for-you list?**
Open an issue on the Issues tab - feature requests are welcome.

### Technical details

**Newly licensed contractors** from official state open data:

- **Washington L\&I**: every registered construction and electrical contractor, with **phone**, address, specialty, principal and UBI.
- **Connecticut**: Home Improvement Contractor registrations.

Reach contractors as soon as they get licensed, while they're setting up their business and choosing suppliers. **Who uses it:** building-material suppliers and lumber yards, equipment rental, contractor insurance and bonding, field-service software (CRM, estimating, invoicing), lead-gen services, accountants and marketing agencies.

### Output

`state`, `licenseNumber`, `businessName`, `dba`, `licenseType`, `specialties` (WA), `businessType`, `principalName` (WA), `status`, `licenseDate`, `expirationDate`, `address` (WA), `city`, `addressState`, `zip`, `phone` (WA), `ubi` (WA), `url` (WA L\&I verify page), `source`.

```json
{"state": "WA", "licenseNumber": "AAHOMHC740P9", "businessName": "A & A HOME COMPANY", "licenseType": "Construction Contractor", "specialties": ["Handyman"],
 "principalName": "BLANKENSHIP, CLIFFORD (GENE) E", "licenseDate": "2026-10-29", "expirationDate": "2028-10-29",
 "address": "10209 NW 12TH AVE", "city": "Vancouver", "zip": "98685", "phone": "(360) 600-6767",
 "url": "https://secure.lni.wa.gov/verify/Detail.aspx?LIC=AAHOMHC740P9"}
```

**About `licenseDate`:** for Connecticut it's the original issue date. For Washington it's the license effective date, which is set for new registrations and also when a lapsed license is reinstated, so a small share of Washington rows are re-registrations. Only active licenses are returned.

### Input

| Field | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `states` | WA, CT | |
| `daysBack` | 14 | |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | - | Exact license-date range |
| `keyword` | - | Business name or (WA) specialty contains, e.g. `ROOF`, `ELECTRIC`, `PLUMB` |
| `onlyWithPhone` | false | Washington only |
| `maxItemsPerState` | 25 | Newest first |

### Pricing

Pay per result: one `result` event per contractor.

# Actor input Schema

## `states` (type: `array`):

State licensing boards to pull from.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Licenses issued/effective in the last N days (ignored if Date from is set).

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional start of the license-date range.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end of the license-date range.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Business name or (WA) specialty contains, e.g. ROOF, ELECTRIC, PLUMB, LANDSCAP, PAINT.

## `onlyWithPhone` (type: `boolean`):

Only Washington publishes phone numbers; when on, other states are skipped.

## `maxItemsPerState` (type: `integer`):

Newest licenses first.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "states": [
    "WA",
    "CT"
  ],
  "daysBack": 14,
  "onlyWithPhone": false,
  "maxItemsPerState": 25
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "states": [
        "WA",
        "CT"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("perskekits/new-contractor-licenses").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "states": [
        "WA",
        "CT",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("perskekits/new-contractor-licenses").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "states": [
    "WA",
    "CT"
  ]
}' |
apify call perskekits/new-contractor-licenses --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,perskekits/new-contractor-licenses"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uwkIYsVFmPMaTGCcF/builds/zIhGdLpZX0fmXWGOg/openapi.json