Tennessee Contractor License Lookup & Verify (TN DOCI)

Pain points

• Verifying a Tennessee contractor on the TN DOCI portal is one slow manual lookup at a time.
• The portal isn't structured for compliance workflows, CRM enrichment, or bulk vetting.
• Checking status, license type, and expiration across many licensees by hand doesn't scale.

What we solve

• Verify any Tennessee DOCI contractor by license number or business/person name — one search.
• Returns license type, status, expiration, city, and county from the official TN DOCI registry.
• Enrich a license number or name into a full structured record; pay per match, empty searches free.

Summary

Look up and verify any Tennessee contractor from a single search — type a TN DOCI license number (e.g. 56787) or a business/licensee name and get back the license type, status, expiration, city, and county, straight from the official Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance registry. Built for fast verification, compliance checks, and enriching a license number or name into a structured record.

Who it's for

• GCs and hiring managers vetting Tennessee subcontractors
• Insurance underwriters and lenders running KYC on contractors
• Compliance teams and marketplaces verifying TN DOCI licenses
• RevOps and BD teams enriching contractor records for lead-gen

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": "Johnson Construction",
  "board": "Contractors and Ltd Licensed Plumbers",
  "maxResults": 25
}

See Inputs below for every available field.

What you get

One row per record:

Field	Description
state	Always 'TN' for this actor
license_number	TN DOCI contractor license number (numeric)
business_name	Licensed business or individual name
license_type	License classification (e.g. Contractor)
status	License status (e.g. Active, Expired, Revoked)
expiration_date	License expiration date
city	Licensee city
county	Tennessee county
zip_code	ZIP code
matched_by	Which search surfaced this match: 'license_number' or 'business_name'
source_url	Direct link to the official TN DOCI license record

Sample:

{
  "state": "TN",
  "license_number": "56787",
  "business_name": "JOHNSON PLUMBING",
  "person_name": null,
  "license_type": "Contractor",
  "status": "Expired",
  "issue_date": null,
  "expiration_date": "03/31/2016",
  "city": "JOHNSON CITY",
  "county": "Washington",
  "address": null,
  "zip_code": "37605",
  "phone": null,
  "bond_amount": null,
  "bond_company": null,
  "insurance_company": null,
  "matched_by": "business_name",
  "source_url": "https://search.cloud.commerce.tn.gov/search/C49031/detail"
}

Inputs

Field	Required	Type	Default	Description
query	yes	string	"Johnson Construction"	A TN contractor license number (numeric, e.g. '56787') OR a business/person name. A numeric query is looked up by license number; anything else is searched against the licensee/business name index.
board	no	string	"Contractors and Ltd Licensed Plumbers"	Filter results to a specific TN DOCI board. Defaults to 'Contractors and Ltd Licensed Plumbers' (the main contractor board). Leave blank to search all boards.
maxResults	no	integer	50	Cap on the number of license matches returned in a single run. Defaults to 50.

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

• License verification — confirm a Tennessee contractor's license type, status, and expiration before hiring or onboarding.
• Record enrichment — turn a license number or name into a full structured record for a CRM, marketplace, or vetting workflow.
• Compliance checks — pull authoritative TN DOCI data on demand for audits and due-diligence.
• Lender / insurer due diligence — verify a contractor's standing straight from the state registry.

Why this actor

• Straight from the official Tennessee DOCI public registry — authoritative, not a stale third-party copy.
• Search by license number or name; results deduped by license #.
• Pay per match; searches with no results are free.

Limitations & updates

Covers Tennessee DOCI public licensee registry only. Results reflect the live registry and change as it updates. A name search matches the DOCI licensee/business name index — runs are bounded by maxResults (default 50). Street address and phone are not published by this registry (returned null). Bond/insurance fields are included in the schema for suite consistency but are not published (returned null).

FAQ

Where does the data come from?

The official Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance public licensee registry, via the Tyler entellitrak REST API.

What can I search by?

A TN DOCI license number (numeric, e.g. 56787) or a business/licensee name. Both return matching licenses, deduped by license number.

What fields do I get?

License number, business/licensee name, license type, status, expiration date, city, county, and ZIP code.

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 TN DOCI publishes them); we add no personal/PII enrichment.

How current is it?

It reflects the live TN DOCI registry at lookup time. The portal updates daily.

Can I filter by board or license type?

Yes — the 'board' input defaults to 'Contractors and Ltd Licensed Plumbers'. Set it to any TN DOCI board name (e.g. 'Contractors: Home Improvement') or leave blank to search all boards.

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.
• Nevada Contractor License Lookup & Verify (NSCB) — You need a Nevada contractor's status, trade classifications, bond & principals (NSCB).
• 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).
• Texas Contractor & Trade License Lookup (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 & Verify (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).

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 Tennessee Contractor License Lookup & Verify (TN DOCI)

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