# Mississippi MSBOC Contractor License Search Scraper (`scrapers_lat/mississippi-msboc-contractors-scraper`) Actor

Search Mississippi State Board of Contractors licensed commercial & residential contractors. Get license number, status, classifications, address, phone, officers and expiration. Export JSON, CSV, Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/mississippi-msboc-contractors-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Mississippi MSBOC Contractor License Search Scraper

Search the **Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC)** public license database and get clean, structured contractor records — commercial (Certificate of Responsibility) and residential — in JSON, CSV or Excel.

Great for lead generation, contractor verification/KYB, compliance checks, market research and CRM enrichment.

### What you get

Each contractor record includes:

- **Company / contractor name**
- **License / certificate number**
- **License status** (Licensed, Licensed Expired, Unlicensed, revoked/suspended, etc.)
- **License type** — Commercial or Residential
- **Street address, city, state, ZIP**
- **Phone**
- **Trade classifications** (e.g. Electrical Work, HVAC, Plumbing, Roofing) with the qualifying party for each
- **Company officers** (name + title)
- **License expiration date** and **first-issue date**
- **Fax** and **minority-owned flag** when listed
- Direct MSBOC detail-page URL

### Filters

- **License type** — commercial, residential, or both
- **Keyword** — broad match across company name and trade/classification
- **Company name**
- **License / certificate number** (digits only; prefix/suffix handled for you)
- **City**, **county**, **state**, **ZIP**
- **Status filter** — active only, expired, revoked, suspended, or any
- **Fetch full details** toggle — turn off for faster, listing-only results
- **Max contractors** per run

### Example input

```json
{
  "licenseType": "commercial",
  "keyword": "electrical",
  "status": "active",
  "withDetails": true,
  "maxRecords": 50
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "licenseType": "Commercial",
  "companyName": "3D MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING, LLC",
  "licenseNumber": "22500-MC",
  "status": "Licensed",
  "city": "ELLISVILLE",
  "state": "MS",
  "phone": "601-297-4920",
  "classificationNames": ["ELECTRICAL WORK", "HEAT, A/C, VENTILATION, DUCT WORK(HVAC)", "PLUMBING"],
  "expiration": "11/15/2026",
  "officers": [{ "name": "…", "title": "PRESIDENT" }]
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-result. You are charged per contractor record returned, plus a small add-on per record when full details are fetched (turn the details toggle off to pay for listings only). Failed runs are never charged.

### Notes

- Data comes from the official MSBOC public consolidated search and reflects what the board publishes.
- Free Apify accounts are capped at 10 records per run; upgrade for larger pulls.
- Set a **Max total charge (USD)** to hard-cap spend on any run.

# Actor input Schema

## `licenseType` (type: `string`):

Search commercial contractors (Certificate of Responsibility), residential contractors, or both.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

General keyword search across company name and trade/classification (e.g. "roofing", "electrical"). Fast, broad match.

## `companyName` (type: `string`):

Filter by contractor / company name.

## `licenseNumber` (type: `string`):

Filter by license number. Digits only — the letter prefix/suffix is ignored automatically.

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

Filter by contractor city.

## `county` (type: `string`):

Filter by Mississippi county.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Filter by state (2-letter code, e.g. MS). Contractors from other states are also licensed in Mississippi.

## `zip` (type: `string`):

Filter by ZIP code.

## `classCode` (type: `string`):

Optional MSBOC classification code for precise trade filtering. Most users should use Keyword instead.

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

Return only contractors whose status matches. "Active" keeps currently-licensed (non-expired) records; "Expired" keeps expired ones.

## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each contractor's detail page for classifications, qualifying party, officers, expiration, first-issue date and fax. Turn off for faster listing-only results.

## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of contractors to return in one run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "licenseType": "both",
  "status": "any",
  "withDetails": true,
  "maxRecords": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "maxRecords": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/mississippi-msboc-contractors-scraper").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 = { "maxRecords": 50 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/mississippi-msboc-contractors-scraper").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 '{
  "maxRecords": 50
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/mississippi-msboc-contractors-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/mississippi-msboc-contractors-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/IPF2WbSchTGCpGuBS/builds/LsebKsiA4kiXSmNKn/openapi.json