# Virginia Contractor License Search - VA DPOR Class A, B, C (`pink_comic/virginia-contractor-license-search`) Actor

Search Virginia DPOR Board for Contractors Class A, B and C licenses by name, license number, specialty, city or ZIP. Get email, address, specialties and certification/expiration dates from the official DPOR regulant lists. No key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pink_comic/virginia-contractor-license-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 contractor licenses

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Virginia Contractor License Search - VA DPOR Class A, B, C

Search **Virginia DPOR Board for Contractors licenses** (Class A, B, and C, about 50k licenses) from the official free DPOR regulant lists. Look up a contractor by name or license number, or pull lead lists by specialty, city, state, ZIP, and certification or expiration date.

Each result includes:

- license (certificate) number and class (A, B, C)
- business name or individual licensee name
- specialty codes (RBC, CBC, HIC, ELE, PLB, HVA, ROC, H/H...)
- address of record and **email of record** when DPOR lists one
- certification and expiration dates
- the source file and its last-modified date

Results are newest certification first, so a blank run returns the most recently licensed contractors. No API key. Pricing: **$0.002 per license + $0.0001 start**.

```json
{ "specialties": ["HVA", "PLB"], "cities": ["Richmond", "Henrico"], "certifiedAfter": "2026-09-01", "requireEmail": true, "maxResults": 200 }
```

```json
{ "names": ["Procrew"], "licenseNumbers": ["184479"] }
```

### Use cases

Contractor verification and vendor onboarding, building-supply and insurance prospecting, renewal outreach (expiring licenses), and new-contractor lead generation.

### Limits

DPOR refreshes the regulant lists about every five business days, and the lists hold current licenses only (no phone numbers). Confirm status with [DPOR License Lookup](https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/LicenseLookup) before hiring. Names are matched as substrings. Each run downloads the selected class files (about 7 MB for all three), so even a one-result run takes a few seconds.

### Related

- [Washington Contractor License Search](https://apify.com/pink_comic/washington-contractor-license-search)
- [Oregon CCB Contractor License Search](https://apify.com/pink_comic/oregon-ccb-contractor-license-search)
- [CSLB California Contractor License Search](https://apify.com/pink_comic/cslb-contractor-license-search)

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Quick single business or individual name search (contains match). Leave blank for the newest licenses.

## `names` (type: `array`):

Business or individual licensee names (contains match, case-insensitive).

## `licenseNumbers` (type: `array`):

DPOR contractor license numbers, e.g. '2705184479' or the 6-digit certificate number '184479' (leading zeros optional).

## `classes` (type: `array`):

A, B and/or C. Leave empty for all three.

## `specialties` (type: `array`):

DPOR specialty codes, e.g. RBC (residential building), CBC (commercial building), HIC (home improvement), ELE (electrical), PLB (plumbing), HVA (HVAC), ROC (roofing), H/H (highway/heavy).

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Filter by city of the address of record, e.g. 'Richmond'.

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

Filter by state of the address of record, e.g. 'VA', 'NC'.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

Filter by ZIP code or prefix, e.g. '23220' or '232'.

## `certifiedAfter` (type: `string`):

Optional YYYY-MM-DD on the certification date. Use a recent date for new-contractor leads.

## `expiringBefore` (type: `string`):

Optional YYYY-MM-DD on the expiration date (renewal outreach).

## `requireEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Return only licenses that list an email address.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total paid dataset items, split across search terms and returned newest certification first. The default returns one item (up to $0.0021 including the start event).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "names": [],
  "licenseNumbers": [],
  "classes": [],
  "specialties": [],
  "cities": [],
  "states": [],
  "zipCodes": [],
  "certifiedAfter": "",
  "expiringBefore": "",
  "requireEmail": false,
  "maxResults": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset items with license number, class, specialties, address, email and dates.

# 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 = {
    "query": "",
    "names": [],
    "licenseNumbers": [],
    "classes": [],
    "specialties": [],
    "cities": [],
    "states": [],
    "zipCodes": [],
    "certifiedAfter": "",
    "expiringBefore": "",
    "requireEmail": false,
    "maxResults": 1
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/virginia-contractor-license-search").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 = {
    "query": "",
    "names": [],
    "licenseNumbers": [],
    "classes": [],
    "specialties": [],
    "cities": [],
    "states": [],
    "zipCodes": [],
    "certifiedAfter": "",
    "expiringBefore": "",
    "requireEmail": False,
    "maxResults": 1,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pink_comic/virginia-contractor-license-search").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 '{
  "query": "",
  "names": [],
  "licenseNumbers": [],
  "classes": [],
  "specialties": [],
  "cities": [],
  "states": [],
  "zipCodes": [],
  "certifiedAfter": "",
  "expiringBefore": "",
  "requireEmail": false,
  "maxResults": 1
}' |
apify call pink_comic/virginia-contractor-license-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pink_comic/virginia-contractor-license-search"
        }
    }
}
```

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/6zRTcgxrwlYOIQVWD/builds/8gD2LxwFcQ2OtGfVH/openapi.json