# New York Contractor License Lookup & Leads Scraper (`scrapebench/new-york-contractor-license-lookup`) Actor

New York home improvement contractor licences from NYC, Westchester, Nassau and Buffalo in one dataset: status, expiry, phone and address, by city or licence number.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapebench/new-york-contractor-license-lookup.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeBench](https://apify.com/scrapebench) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$0.004 / contractor licence

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

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# README

## New York Contractor License Lookup & Leads Scraper

### Pain points

- New York State has no statewide contractor licence. Home improvement contractors are licensed by cities and counties, so a New York list means four agencies, four websites and four formats.
- Westchester County publishes its licensed contractors only through a map searched one ZIP code or city at a time; its roster covers 778 ZIP codes.
- Nassau County's Consumer Affairs report shows 15 vendors a page across 12 licence types, so isolating its 7,415 home improvement licences takes filtering of its own.

### What we solve

- Joins four local rosters into one dataset with the same columns: 36,391 licences read on 2026-10-27, 30,514 of them active.
- Filters by status, city and locality (nyc, westchester, nassau, buffalo); 29,561 of the active licences (96.9%) carry a phone.
- Checks one licence number, or a batch of them, and returns its status and expiry: NYC DCWP numbers (e.g. 0760935-DCA) and Nassau numbers (e.g. H3811010000).

### Summary

Home improvement contractor licences for New York, stitched from the four local rosters that publish one: New York City (DCWP), Westchester County, Nassau County and the City of Buffalo. Each row has the company, licence number where the agency issues one, status, expiry date, phone, street address and, for NYC and Westchester, map coordinates. On 2026-10-27 the dataset holds 36,391 licences, 30,514 of them active; 96.9% of the active ones carry a phone and 97.2% a street address. Every row says which locality it came from and when it was read. Data is served from a stored copy, so a run returns in seconds. Pay only per licence returned.

### Who it's for

- Building-supply, insurance and software sales teams prospecting New York contractors
- Homeowners, property managers and lenders checking a contractor's licence before signing
- Compliance and procurement teams verifying vendor licences in bulk
- Marketing agencies building local contractor lists for the New York metro area

### How to use

This actor does two jobs. Run it, then collect results from the run's dataset (export to JSON/CSV/Excel, or pull via the Apify API).

**Get a list (export):** no names, just filters; returns the whole matching list.

```json
{
  "status": "Active",
  "city": "Brooklyn",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

**Check specific firms (lookup):** put company names or licence numbers in `queries`; **Inputs** below says how each is matched.

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "ALL TYPE SIDING & ROOFING",
    "0760935-DCA"
  ],
  "maxResults": 5
}
```

See **Inputs** below for every available field.

### What you get

One row per record:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `listing_id` | Licence number: NYC DCWP (e.g. 0760935-DCA) or Nassau (e.g. H3811010000); empty for Westchester and Buffalo, which issue none publicly |
| `name` | Company name |
| `extras.locality` | Which roster the row came from: nyc, westchester, nassau or buffalo |
| `extras.status` | Active, Expired, Surrendered, Suspended, ... |
| `extras.expires` | Licence expiry date (NYC, Westchester, Buffalo) |
| `phone` | Phone as the agency printed it |
| `phone_e164` | The same number in +1 format |
| `street` | Street address (NYC, Westchester, Nassau) |
| `city` | City |
| `postal_code` | ZIP code |
| `lat` | Latitude (NYC; Westchester where the county geocoded the address) |
| `lng` | Longitude |
| `extras.dba` | Trade name, where on file |
| `extras.principal` | Principal or applicant name (Westchester, Buffalo) |
| `extras.trades` | Work the contractor is insured for (Nassau) |
| `category` | Licence type: home improvement contractor; Buffalo's own types (general, light commercial, handyman) |
| `source_url` | The record at its agency |

Sample:

```json
{
  "listing_id": "0760935-DCA",
  "name": "ALL TYPE SIDING & ROOFING INC.",
  "phone": "7187456718",
  "phone_e164": "+17187456718",
  "street": "814 64TH ST",
  "city": "BROOKLYN",
  "region": "NY",
  "postal_code": "11220",
  "country": "US",
  "category": "home improvement contractor",
  "categories": [
    "home improvement contractor"
  ],
  "lat": 40.63289693131491,
  "lng": -74.01136331221319,
  "source": "snapshot",
  "source_url": "https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/w7w3-xahh.json?license_nbr=0760935-DCA",
  "extras": {
    "locality": "nyc",
    "status": "Active",
    "expires": "2027-02-28",
    "dba": "ROCCO'S ALL TYPE ROOFING",
    "borough": "Brooklyn",
    "licensed_since": "2003-02-04"
  }
}
```

### Inputs

| Field | Required | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | no | string | `"auto"` | export: no names, just filters; returns the whole matching list. lookup / verify: put company names (matched if contained in the company name) or licence numbers (exact) in 'queries'. auto picks the mode for you. |
| `query` | no | string | — | A business name (or listing number) to look up in the stored copy of the directory. Kept alongside 'queries' for saved tasks. |
| `queries` | no | array | `[]` | A business name (or listing number) to look up in the stored copy of the directory. Several values in one run; combined with 'query'. |
| `status` | no | string | — | Only listings in this status. Kept alongside 'statuses' for saved tasks. |
| `statuses` | no | array | `[]` | Only listings in this status. Several values in one run; combined with 'status'. |
| `city` | no | string | — | Only listings in this city. Kept alongside 'cities' for saved tasks. |
| `cities` | no | array | `[]` | Only listings in this city. Several values in one run; combined with 'city'. |
| `categories` | no | array | `[]` | Only rows from this locality (one or more). Available: buffalo, nassau, nyc, westchester. |
| `maxResults` | no | integer | `500` | Per query in lookup mode; per run in export mode. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | no | object | `{"useApifyProxy": false}` | Used only for live lookups; exports read the stored snapshot. |

### Pricing (Pay Per Event)

You pay per result (`dataset-item`) — **no charge for empty runs**. Example: **1000 contractor licences** at *$0.004/result* ≈ **$4.00**.

Notices (unknown category, no match, stale data) are free. Apify platform usage is billed separately per your plan.

### Use cases

- Lead lists: every active home improvement contractor in Brooklyn with phone and street address.
- Vendor checks: verify a batch of NYC or Nassau licence numbers and flag expired ones before a job starts.
- Territory planning: active contractors per city across NYC, Westchester and Nassau, with map coordinates for NYC.
- Renewal outreach: licences expiring in the next 60 days, by locality and city.

### Why this actor

- Four local rosters in one dataset with the same columns, not four websites.
- Westchester's map roster, read for all 778 of its ZIP codes.
- Nassau's report filtered to its home improvement licences, with the trades each contractor is insured for.
- Every filter takes a list; one licence number or a batch verifies in one run.
- Pay per licence; notices are free.

### Limitations & updates

Covers home improvement contractor licences from New York City, Westchester County, Nassau County and Buffalo only; New York has no statewide contractor licence, and Suffolk, Rockland and other counties publish no roster this actor reads. No email for any locality. Buffalo rows have no street address; Nassau rows have no expiry date. Lookups and verification answer from the stored copy, never a live search.

### FAQ

**Does this cover all of New York State?**

No. New York has no statewide contractor licence; home improvement contractors are licensed locally. This dataset covers the four localities that publish a roster: New York City, Westchester County, Nassau County and Buffalo. Suffolk, Rockland, Putnam and other counties are not included.

**Where does the data come from?**

NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection licences (NYC Open Data), Westchester County's Licensed Contractors map, Nassau County Consumer Affairs' licensed vendor report, and the City of Buffalo's contractor licences (Buffalo Open Data).

**How do I get only one area?**

Set categories to one or more of nyc, westchester, nassau and buffalo, and city to the cities you want. Cities match the address on the licence, so a Brooklyn firm licensed by Nassau County is included in a Brooklyn search.

**How do I get only active contractors?**

Set status to Active. Westchester and Buffalo publish only an expiry date; a licence whose date has passed is returned as Expired with a status_note saying the status came from the date.

**Can I verify a licence number?**

Yes, for NYC (e.g. 0760935-DCA) and Nassau (e.g. H3811010000) numbers. Put one or more in queries. Westchester and Buffalo issue no public licence number; search those by company name.

**How current is it?**

The rosters were read on 2026-10-27. NYC's own dataset was last updated by the city on 2026-08-20. The stored copy is refreshed when it is older than a month and the actor is in use. The run log states the date of the copy, and a run served from a copy older than 45 days returns one free notice saying so.

**How am I charged?**

One event per licence returned. Notices are free.

### Guides & use cases

Written up on **[scrapebench.dev](https://scrapebench.dev)** — the bench that runs and verifies this actor against the live source every night:

- **How-to:** [How to run New York Contractor License Lookup & Leads Scraper](https://scrapebench.dev/guides/how-to-new-york-contractor-license-lookup/)
- **Use case:** [Brooklyn NY Licensed Home Improvement Contractors with Phone Numbers](https://scrapebench.dev/use-cases/brooklyn-contractors/)

More actors, coverage and nightly verification results: **[scrapebench.dev](https://scrapebench.dev)**

### 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](https://apify.com/scrapebench/new-york-contractor-license-lookup/api/mcp) 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:

> "List active home improvement contractors in Brooklyn, New York, with their phone numbers and licence expiry dates."

That is status 'Active', city 'Brooklyn': 3,020 licences on the 2026-10-27 data. Keep maxResults small on a first call. Runs started this way bill exactly like any other run.

### Data & lawful use

This actor collects publicly available information that the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Westchester County, Nassau County or the City of Buffalo publishes for public
lookup — licence records, business listings and the contact details professionals list there.
Some of it identifies individuals (sole proprietors, licence holders, agents), so treat any
names, phone numbers and emails in your results as personal data.

When you run this actor, you decide what is collected and what it is used for, so you are the
controller of that data and we act only as your processor (Apify Standard Actor Contract).
You need a lawful basis for your use, must honour opt-out and deletion requests, and must
follow the marketing rules that apply to you (CAN-SPAM, TCPA, GDPR, CCPA and similar).
Don't use the output for unsolicited bulk messaging, for screening covered by the FCRA, or
for anything the source's own terms forbid.

Your results are stored in your own Apify account. We don't keep a copy of your results and
don't sell or share them.

### Disclaimer

This is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by
the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Westchester County, Nassau County or the City of Buffalo. Names and marks are used only to describe the data source. Records are
provided as published by the source and may be out of date or incomplete. For anything
consequential (hiring, a permit, a legal decision), confirm the record with the issuing
agency. You are responsible for making sure your use complies with applicable law and the
source's terms.

### Need help?

Open an issue on this actor's **Issues** tab and we'll respond there. Bug reports, missing
fields and feature requests are all welcome. Guides and examples: [scrapebench.dev](https://scrapebench.dev).

If you are a person named in this data and want your record removed from our copy, email
apify-help@scrapebench.dev; the source agency remains the official record.

Your run may be used to improve our services. If something looks off, or you want this actor to fit your use better, please share your run data with us: [Apify Console → Settings → Security → Share run data with developers](https://console.apify.com/settings/security). It lets us see exactly what went wrong and keep improving the actor.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

export: no names, just filters; returns the whole matching list. lookup / verify: put company names (matched if contained in the company name) or licence numbers (exact) in 'queries'. auto picks the mode for you.

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

A business name (or listing number) to look up in the stored copy of the directory. Kept alongside 'queries' for saved tasks.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

A business name (or listing number) to look up in the stored copy of the directory. Several values in one run; combined with 'query'.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Only listings in this status. Kept alongside 'statuses' for saved tasks.

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

Only listings in this status. Several values in one run; combined with 'status'.

## `city` (type: `string`):

Only listings in this city. Kept alongside 'cities' for saved tasks.

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

Only listings in this city. Several values in one run; combined with 'city'.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Only rows from this locality (one or more). Available: buffalo, nassau, nyc, westchester.

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

Per query in lookup mode; per run in export mode.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Used only for live lookups; exports read the stored snapshot.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "auto",
  "queries": [],
  "statuses": [],
  "cities": [],
  "categories": [],
  "maxResults": 500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per business listing; notices are free.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapebench/new-york-contractor-license-lookup").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapebench/new-york-contractor-license-lookup").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 '{}' |
apify call scrapebench/new-york-contractor-license-lookup --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/zntsZewhhA6xJeAgK/builds/wzyJgv82SZCygSu6Y/openapi.json