Ny Dmv Licensed Facilities Scraper

NY DMV Licensed Facilities Scraper — New York Auto Repair Shops and Dealer Records

Overview

Collect publicly available records of facilities licensed by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

This actor retrieves structured information about automotive repair shops, dealers, and other licensed facilities, including business names, addresses, facility identifiers, owner names, business types, and license dates.

Choose between collecting all available records, applying custom filters, or retrieving dataset metadata. Export your results as JSON, CSV, Excel, and other supported formats for business research, lead generation, and market analysis.

Features

• Collect New York DMV licensed facility records.
• Discover automotive repair shops and dealer businesses.
• Extract facility names and business details.
• Retrieve addresses, cities, ZIP codes, and counties.
• Collect owner names and business types.
• Extract original issuance, renewal, and expiration dates.
• Retrieve geographic coordinates when available.
• Apply custom filters and text searches.
• Retrieve dataset column metadata.
• Set a maximum number of records per run.
• Export structured data in multiple formats.

Collection Modes

All Rows (rows)

Collects licensed facility records from the dataset, with pagination and a configurable result limit.

Filtered Rows (filtered)

Collects records matching custom filter conditions or search terms.

Dataset Metadata (metadata)

Retrieves information about dataset columns, including their names, data types, and descriptions.

Use Cases

• Automotive Business Lead Generation: Build lists of licensed repair shops and automotive businesses.
• Dealer Research: Identify licensed facilities and organize their business information.
• Market Analysis: Study automotive businesses across New York cities and counties.
• Business Enrichment: Add facility addresses, owner names, and license details to existing datasets.
• License Research: Review facility licensing and renewal information.
• Geographic Research: Use available coordinates to organize facilities by location.
• Data Reporting: Export structured facility records for spreadsheets and dashboards.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
mode	String	Collection mode: rows, filtered, or metadata.
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of records to collect.
orderBy	String	Optional field or expression used to order records.
where	String	Optional filter condition for filtered mode.
search	String	Optional full-text search term, if supported by the actor input.
requestDelaySecs	Number	Delay between requests.

Example Input

Collect all rows

{
  "mode": "rows",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "orderBy": ":id",
  "requestDelaySecs": 1
}

Collect filtered rows

{
  "mode": "filtered",
  "where": "facility_city='BROOKLYN'",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "requestDelaySecs": 1
}

What Data Does This Actor Extract?

Field	Description
facility	Unique facility identifier.
facility_name	Name of the licensed facility.
facility_name_overflow	Additional facility name information.
facility_street	Facility street address.
facility_city	Facility city.
facility_state	Facility state.
facility_zip_code	Facility ZIP code.
facility_county	Facility county code.
owner_name	Recorded facility owner name.
business_type	Business type code.
origional_issuance_date	Original license issuance date.
last_renewal_date	Most recent recorded renewal date.
expiration_date	License expiration date.
georeference	Geographic point coordinates when available.
scraped_at	Date and time the record was collected.

Example Output

{
  "facility": "2310115",
  "facility_name": "A 1 ALL GERMAN CAR",
  "facility_name_overflow": "CORP",
  "facility_street": "400 W 219 ST",
  "facility_city": "NEW YORK",
  "facility_state": "NY",
  "facility_zip_code": "10034",
  "facility_county": "NEWY",
  "owner_name": "VAN BISHKOFF",
  "business_type": "RS",
  "origional_issuance_date": "05/26/2016",
  "last_renewal_date": "2019-03-12T00:00:00.000",
  "expiration_date": "03/31/2021",
  "georeference": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -73.91192,
      40.87115
    ]
  },
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00+00:00"
}

Working with Your Dataset

After the run finishes, open the Dataset tab to review the collected licensed facility records.

You can export your results in formats such as:

• JSON
• CSV
• Excel
• XML
• HTML

Use the exported data to build automotive business directories, organize dealer and repair shop leads, analyze licensing records, or create business research reports.

FAQ

Who is this actor for?

It is useful for automotive industry researchers, business analysts, marketers, and developers who need structured New York DMV licensed facility records.

Can I collect all available facility records?

Yes. Select rows mode and set maxItems to your preferred collection limit.

Can I filter facilities by city or county?

Yes. Use filtered mode with a condition in the where parameter. You can also use text searches if supported by the actor input.

Does the dataset include owner information?

The dataset includes the owner_name field when that information is available in the public records.

Can I retrieve geographic coordinates?

Yes. Geographic information may be available in the georeference field.

Are all listed facilities currently licensed?

Not necessarily. The dataset may include records with past expiration dates. Check the license dates and current status before relying on a record for business or compliance decisions.

Can I schedule recurring runs?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to refresh the dataset automatically at your preferred interval.

What export formats are supported?

You can export the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, and other supported formats.

Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles or its owners. It collects publicly available facility information. Users are responsible for ensuring that their use of the collected data complies with applicable laws and relevant terms of use.

Is Web Scraping Legal?

Collecting information that is already public is generally legal. There is no single law that bans all forms of web scraping. The limits are the usual ones: do not break into accounts, do not take private or confidential data, and be careful with personal data and copyrighted works. A site's terms can also restrict how you access it. Facts such as a public name, price, or rating are not the same thing as republishing someone's article or photo.

This actor collects information from public pages. It does not log in and it does not bypass access controls.

For a longer explanation, see Apify's article Is web scraping legal?.