Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB)

Pain points

• Verifying a Nevada contractor on the NSCB portal is one slow manual lookup at a time.
• NSCB's multi-step WebForms search is hard to automate — each query requires an autopostback handshake before the actual search.
• NSCB's own contractor listing answers a statewide search with one 52 MB HTML page (19,186 licences on 2026-10-09) — not something you can open in a spreadsheet.

What we solve

• Verify any Nevada NSCB contractor by license number, business name, or principal/QI name — one search.
• Returns status, trade classifications, bond info, principals, qualified individuals, and addresses from the official registry.
• Leave the search empty to export every active licence instead: filter by county and classification family, up to every matching row in one run, each with street address, ZIP and phone.
• Enrich a license number or name into a full structured record; pay per record, empty searches free.

Summary

Look up and verify any Nevada contractor from a single search, or export the whole active Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) roster. Type an NSCB license number (e.g. '0014202'), a business name, or a principal's name and get back the licensed business, status, trade classifications, contractor's bond, qualified individuals, and full address — detail enrichment is on by default. Leave the search empty and the same run reads NSCB's contractor listing: 19,186 active licences on 2026-10-09, 19,059 of them with a phone number and 19,185 with a street address, narrowed by county and classification family (C-2 Electrical, C-1 Plumbing and Heating, B General Building, ...). Built for verification, compliance checks, and lists of licensed Nevada contractors.

Who it's for

• GCs and hiring managers vetting Nevada subcontractors before award
• Insurance underwriters and lenders running KYC checks on Nevada contractors
• Compliance teams and procurement platforms verifying NSCB license standing
• RevOps and BD teams enriching contractor lead lists with official license data

How to use

Set the input, run the actor, and collect results from the run's dataset (export to JSON/CSV/Excel, or pull via the Apify API). Example input:

{
  "query": "Smith Electric",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 25
}

See Inputs below for every available field.

What you get

One row per record:

Field	Description
license_number	NSCB license number (e.g. '0014202')
legal_name	Primary legal business name
dba_name	Doing-business-as name, if any
nv_business_id	Nevada Secretary of State business ID (e.g. 'NV20101370144')
principal_name	Principal name from results list (for principal/QI searches)
classification	Trade classification from the results list
status	License status (e.g. 'Active', 'Voluntary Surrender', 'Cancelled Not Renewed')
city	City from the results list
state	State abbreviation from the results list
matched_by	Which search surfaced this record: 'license_number', 'company_name', or 'principal_name' (a search), or 'statewide' (an export)
address	Export only: street address from NSCB's contractor listing
zip_code	Export only: ZIP code from the listing
phone	Export only: phone number from the listing
limitation	Export only: licence limitation text, when NSCB prints one
requested_county	Export only: the county search that returned the row (null for a statewide search)
has_detail	True when the full license detail was fetched and merged
monetary_limit	License monetary limit (detail)
mailing_address	Mailing street address (detail)
mailing_city	Mailing city (detail)
mailing_state	Mailing state (detail)
mailing_zip	Mailing ZIP code (detail)
mailing_phone	Mailing phone number (detail)
physical_address	Physical street address (detail)
physical_city	Physical city (detail)
physical_state	Physical state (detail)
physical_zip	Physical ZIP code (detail)
physical_phone	Physical phone number (detail)
status_date	Date of the current status (detail)
origin_date	Original license issue date (detail)
expiration_date	License expiration date (detail)
business_type	Entity type — Sole Proprietor, Corporation, LLC… (detail)
classifications	All trade classifications held, e.g. ['C-2 Electrical'] (detail)
principals	Principals list — each has 'name' and 'role' (detail)
qualified_individuals	Qualified individuals list — each has 'name' and 'qualifier_type' (detail)
bond_type	Bond type (e.g. 'Surety', 'Cash') — detail
bond_number	Bond number (detail)
bond_amount	Bond amount (detail)
bond_surety_company	Surety company name (detail)
bond_effective_date	Bond effective date (detail)
source_url	Search: direct link to the official NSCB license detail page. Export: the NSCB contractor listing search

Sample:

{
  "license_number": "0014202",
  "legal_name": "SMITH ELECTRIC",
  "dba_name": null,
  "nv_business_id": "NV20101370144",
  "principal_name": null,
  "classification": "C-2 Electrical",
  "status": "Active",
  "city": "CARSON CITY",
  "state": "NV",
  "matched_by": "company_name",
  "has_detail": true,
  "monetary_limit": "$40,000.00",
  "mailing_address": "1651 N WINNIE LANE",
  "mailing_city": "CARSON CITY",
  "mailing_state": "NV",
  "mailing_zip": "89703",
  "mailing_phone": "(775) 885-0333",
  "physical_address": "1651 N WINNIE LANE",
  "physical_city": "CARSON CITY",
  "physical_state": "NV",
  "physical_zip": "89703",
  "physical_phone": "(775) 885-0333",
  "status_date": "05/16/2025",
  "origin_date": "07/06/1977",
  "expiration_date": "07/31/2027",
  "business_type": "Sole Proprietor",
  "classifications": [
    "C-2 Electrical"
  ],
  "principals": [
    {
      "name": "SMITH, ALFRED MERLIN JR",
      "role": "Owner"
    }
  ],
  "qualified_individuals": [
    {
      "name": "SMITH, ALFRED MERLIN JR",
      "qualifier_type": "CMS and Trade"
    }
  ],
  "bond_type": "Surety",
  "bond_number": "9080237",
  "bond_amount": "$1,000.00",
  "bond_surety_company": "FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND",
  "bond_effective_date": "06/27/1977",
  "source_url": "https://app.nvcontractorsboard.com//Clients/NVSCB/Public/Shared/Details.aspx?EntID=3874334&LicNum=393849"
}

Inputs

Field	Required	Type	Default	Description
query	no	string	"Smith Electric"	A Nevada NSCB license number (digits only, e.g. '0014202') OR a business name OR a person's name. Numbers are looked up directly; names search the company-name index by default. Use 'searchBy' to switch to principal/QI name search. Leave this and 'Search queries (batch)' empty to export every active Nevada licence instead, narrowed by the county and classification filters below.
queries	no	array	["0014202", "Smith Electric"]	Look up many licenses in ONE run instead of starting a run per lookup. Accepts the same values as 'Search query' — license numbers, business names, or principal names, mixed freely. Combined with 'Search query' if you fill both, and duplicates are removed. Billing is unchanged: you are charged per matched record returned, not per query submitted.
searchBy	no	string	"auto"	Controls which NSCB index to search. 'auto' (default) routes digit-only queries to license-number lookup and everything else to company-name search.
county	no	string	—	Statewide export only. One of Nevada's 17 counties (Clark, Washoe, Carson City, Douglas, Elko, ...). A county search returns only Nevada-based firms in it; leave empty for every active licence, including out-of-state firms. An unrecognised county returns a free row listing the accepted ones instead of the whole state.
counties	no	array	[]	Several counties in ONE run. Combined with 'County' if you fill both.
classification	no	string	—	Statewide export only. An NSCB classification family code (A, AB, B, C-1 ... C-42, E-1, E-2; 'C2', 'C-2' and 'C02' are the same) or a word from its name, e.g. 'electrical', 'plumbing', 'roofing'. Empty = every classification. A firm is listed under its PRIMARY classification family.
classifications	no	array	[]	Several classification families in ONE run. Combined with 'Classification' if you fill both.
includeDetails	no	boolean	true	Search queries only. When on (default), each match is enriched with its full detail record: addresses, phone, business type, principals, qualified individuals, bond info, and dates. Turn off for a faster, lighter result list. The statewide export returns NSCB's listing row (street address, city, ZIP, phone, classifications, limit, expiry) and fetches no detail pages.
maxResults	no	integer	—	With a search query: cap on matches returned (and enriched) PER QUERY, not per run (default 50) — so a batch of 20 names cannot silently return only the first 50 rows overall and read as 'the rest don't exist'. A license-number query returns exactly one record regardless. Statewide export: cap for the whole run (default 500, a spend control). NSCB listed 19,186 active licences on 2026-10-09, so 100000 returns everything that matches; the run log states NSCB's own total beside what was returned.
proxyConfiguration	no	object	{"useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]}	NSCB intermittently drops license-search requests from Apify datacenter IPs, so this defaults to a residential proxy for reliable results. Bandwidth per search is tiny. You may switch it off to try datacenter IPs. The statewide export tries a direct connection first and uses this proxy only if NSCB does not answer.

Pricing (Pay Per Event)

You pay per result (dataset-item) — no charge for empty runs. Example: 100 verified license records at $0.004/result ≈ $0.40.

Illustrative — the final per-result price is set at publish time. Apify platform usage (compute) is billed separately per your plan.

Use cases

• Statewide lead list — every active C-2 Electrical licence in Nevada was 2,253 on 2026-10-09 (2,232 with a phone number); Clark County alone holds 7,435 active licences across all classifications.
• License verification — confirm a Nevada contractor's status, trade classifications, bond type, and expiration before hiring or onboarding.
• Principal/QI lookup — find every license tied to a specific individual (owner, president, or qualified individual) by searching their name.
• Record enrichment — turn a license number or business name into a full structured record for a CRM, compliance platform, or vetting workflow.
• Lender / insurer due diligence — pull authoritative NSCB data on demand to verify a contractor's standing and bonding before extending credit or coverage.

Why this actor

• Straight from the official Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) registry — authoritative, not a stale third-party copy.
• Handles the NSCB multi-step autopostback flow automatically — no browser required, fast and cheap.
• Returns full detail per match: address, phone, principals, QI, bond info, and trade classifications.
• Exports check NSCB's own record count against the rows parsed, and licence numbers are unique across all 19,186 active licences, so nothing is returned twice. Pay per record; searches with no results are free.

Limitations & updates

Covers Nevada's NSCB public contractor registry only. Results reflect the live registry and change as it updates. Name searches return up to the first page of results (~25–350 rows depending on the query); very broad queries may be capped — refine the name to narrow. License number lookup returns the matching row(s) directly. Searches are bounded by maxResults per query (default 50). A statewide export covers active licences only, is capped per run (default 500, up to 100,000), lists each firm under its primary classification family, and returns the listing row (street address, city, ZIP, phone, classifications, limit, expiry) without principals or bond detail. NSCB never publishes email.

FAQ

Where does the data come from?

The official Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) public 'ContractorLicenseSearch' portal — authoritative public-record data.

What can I search by?

A license number (digits only, e.g. '0014202'), a business name, or a principal/qualified-individual name. Use the 'searchBy' field to select the mode; 'auto' handles digit-only vs. name classification automatically. Leave the search empty to export active licences instead, filtered by county and classification family.

How big is a full export?

Measured 2026-10-09: 19,186 active licences statewide, 13,163 of them with a Nevada address. An export defaults to 500 rows; set maxResults to 100000 for everything. A county filter returns only Nevada-based firms in that county (Clark: 7,435); out-of-state licensees appear only in a statewide export. NSCB's listing covers active licences only — expired or revoked ones are reachable by a search query, not an export.

What fields do I get?

License number, business name, DBA, NV business ID, trade classification, status, city, and state always. With includeDetails on (default): full addresses, phone, business type, principals, qualified individuals, bond details, and dates.

How am I charged?

Pay-per-result — per license match returned. No charge for searches with no results.

Is this personal data?

It's public professional-license data (business and license-holder records as NSCB publishes them on its public portal); we add no personal/PII enrichment.

How current is it?

It reflects the live NSCB record at lookup time — the same data you'd see on the public portal.

Which actor to choose

Part of the contractor-license verification suite — pick the one that fits your goal:

• California Contractor License Lookup & Verify (CSLB) — You need a California contractor verified — by license number, business, or owner/personnel name (CSLB).
• Florida Contractor License Lookup & Verify (DBPR) — You're verifying a Florida contractor or tradesperson — type, status, expiration, county (DBPR).
• Louisiana Contractor License Lookup — You want the full Louisiana roster — 50,000+ commercial, residential & specialty licenses as data (LSLBC).
• Multi-State Contractor & Trade License Lookup — You don't know the state, or want the same contractor checked across WA, OR, TX & CT in one run.
• New Mexico Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NM CID) — You're verifying a New Mexico contractor — license #, status, city/ZIP, expiry (NM CID).
• North Carolina Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NCLBGC) — You're verifying a North Carolina general contractor — classification, status, expiration (NCLBGC).
• Oregon Contractor License Lookup & Verify (CCB) — You're verifying an Oregon contractor — status, bond, insurance & RMI (CCB).
• South Carolina Contractor License Lookup & Verify (SC LLR) — You're searching or verifying South Carolina contractors — by name, license, city, or classification (SC LLR).
• Tennessee Contractor License Lookup & Verify (TN DOCI) — You're verifying a Tennessee contractor or tradesperson — type, status, city & county (TN DOCI).
• Texas Contractor & Trade License Lookup & Export (TDLR) — You're verifying a Texas electrician, HVAC or trade license — type, expiration, county & owner (TDLR).
• Virginia Contractor License Lookup (DPOR Bulk) — You want the full Virginia roster — 50,000+ Class A/B/C and trade licenses as bulk data (DPOR).
• Washington Contractor License Lookup & Verify (L&I) — You're verifying a Washington contractor — type, status, expiration, principal (L&I).
• Alabama Contractor License Lookup & Verify (LBGC) — You're verifying an Alabama general contractor — classification, city, phone, expiration (LBGC).
• Arkansas Contractor License Lookup & Verify (ACLB) — You're verifying an Arkansas contractor — validity, type, expiration, city & county (ACLB).
• Michigan Contractor License Lookup & Verify (LARA) — You're verifying a Michigan builder or trade contractor — type, status, expiration (LARA).
• Minnesota Contractor License Lookup & Export (DLI) — You're verifying a Minnesota residential contractor — subtype, status, expiration, enforcement flags (DLI).
• Massachusetts Construction License Lookup & Verify (CSL) — You're verifying a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License — type, status, expiration (CSL).
• Iowa Contractor License Lookup & Export (DIAL) — You need Iowa contractors — every active DIAL registration statewide, with phone and email, filtered by trade, county, city or ZIP.
• Mississippi Contractor License Lookup & Export (MSBOC) — You need Mississippi contractors — the active MSBOC roster with phone, street address and classifications, by county or class.
• Ohio Contractor License Lookup & Export (OCILB) — You need Ohio electrical, HVAC, plumbing, hydronics or refrigeration contractors — the full OCILB roster, by trade and county.
• Nebraska Contractor Registration Lookup & Export (NDOL) — You need Nebraska contractors — every current NDOL registration, by service and county, with phone on request.
• Delaware Contractor License Lookup & Export (DOR + DPR) — You need Delaware contractors — DOR business licences plus DPR electrical, plumbing and HVACR licences, by city or ZIP.
• Arizona Contractor License Lookup & Export (ROC) — You need Arizona contractors — one ROC licence by number or name, or every active licence statewide with phone, by class and city.

Guides & use cases

Written up on scrapebench.dev — the bench that runs and verifies this actor against the live source every night:

• How-to: How to run Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB)
• Use case: Look Up Nevada Contractors by Name
• Use case: Verify a Nevada Contractor by License Number

More actors, coverage and nightly verification results: scrapebench.dev

Works with n8n

Ready-made n8n templates that call this actor:

• Monitor contractor licences and alert 30 days before expiry — free template. Step-by-step guide
• Verify contractor licenses in your lead list — free template. Step-by-step guide
• Verify a subcontractor's licence when they submit your onboarding form — free template. Step-by-step guide

Works with AI assistants (MCP)

Callable as an MCP tool, so Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot and other MCP clients can run it directly. Grab the config from the MCP tab on this page — Apify hosts the server and keeps that snippet current, and OAuth signs you in on first connect, so no API token goes in your config file.

Then just ask:

"Look up Nevada contractor 'Smith Electric' — licence status, classification and expiry."

It auto-detects whether you passed a business name or a licence number, so either works without changing the input. Runs started this way bill exactly like any other run.