North Carolina NCREC Real Estate License Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns for an individual broker:

{
  "source": "North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC)",
  "searchMode": "individual",
  "licenseNumber": "339520",
  "name": "COLE SMITH, SHERI ANITA",
  "detailUrl": "https://license.ncrec.gov/ncrec/oecgi3.exe/O4W_WRAPPER?ID=O4W_LIC_SHOW_DETAIL_CMP&LIC_NO=339520",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-11T11:10:12.356Z",
  "licenseType": "BROKER",
  "level": "B",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "issueDate": "05/19/2022",
  "eligibilityStatement": "The broker is presently eligible to practice real estate brokerage in North Carolina.",
  "addressLine1": "314A LAUREL ST",
  "city": "CONWAY",
  "state": "SC",
  "zip": "29526-5157",
  "fullAddress": "314A LAUREL ST, CONWAY, SC 29526-5157",
  "primaryFirmLicense": "C40905",
  "primaryFirmName": "INNOVATE REAL ESTATE SC LLC",
  "brokerInChargeLicense": "338431",
  "brokerInChargeName": "GILBERT, GERARD RAYMOND",
  "bicEligible": "No"
}

The most complete North Carolina NCREC license scraper available. It returns every field the NCREC registry exposes for each broker and firm, including full mailing address, primary firm and broker-in-charge, and gives you broker or firm search by name, license number, city or county to target exactly the licensees you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches the North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC) public license registry for individual brokers or firms by name, license number, city or county, and writes one normalized record per licensee to the run's dataset. Each result carries the license number and name; when full details are enabled (default), the record is enriched from the licensee detail page. For brokers that adds license type, level, status, issue date, eligibility statement, full mailing address, primary firm and broker-in-charge. For firms it adds status, qualifying broker, address, trade names and broker-in-charge. Missing source values are returned as null.

Data covers North Carolina real estate brokers and firms only. No account, key or login is required.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns up to 10 individual brokers matching the name Smith, with full details.

{
  "searchMode": "individual",
  "names": ["Smith,"],
  "withDetails": true,
  "maxLicensees": 10
}

For brokers use Last, First (partial allowed, for example Smith,). For firms set searchMode to firm and pass a firm name or fragment. Pass licenseNumbers to look up records directly and skip the search.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchMode	enum	no	individual	Search individual brokers or firm (firms / brokerages).
names	string[]	no	["Smith,"]	Names to search. For brokers use Last, First (partial allowed). For firms use the firm name or a fragment.
licenseNumbers	string[]	no	(empty)	Look up specific license numbers directly (skips search). Broker numbers for example 238826; firm numbers for example C40905.
cities	string[]	no	(empty)	Optional city filter applied to each search.
counties	string[]	no	(empty)	Optional North Carolina county filter applied to each search.
withDetails	boolean	no	true	Fetch the full record for each match (address, status, primary firm, broker-in-charge). Turn off for license number and name only at a lower price.
maxLicensees	integer	no	50	Maximum number of license records to return across all searches. Free Apify plans are capped at 10 per run.

Provide at least one of: names, licenseNumbers, or cities/counties.

Output reference

One dataset item per licensee. Types: string, string[], or null when the source value is absent. Fields depend on searchMode and whether full details are fetched.

Common fields

Field	Type	Description
source	string	Data source. Always North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC).
searchMode	string	individual or firm.
detailUrl	string	Link to the licensee detail page.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.

Individual broker fields

Field	Type	Description
licenseNumber	string	Broker license number (unique per broker).
name	string	Broker name (Last, First).
licenseType	string	License type, for example BROKER.
level	string	License level, for example B.
status	string	License status, for example ACTIVE.
issueDate	string	Issue date as shown by the source (MM/DD/YYYY).
eligibilityStatement	string	Plain-language eligibility statement.
addressLine1	string	Mailing street address, or null.
city	string	Mailing city, or null.
state	string	Two-letter state code, or null.
zip	string	ZIP code, or null.
fullAddress	string	Full single-line mailing address, or null.
primaryFirmLicense	string	Primary firm license number, or null.
primaryFirmName	string	Primary firm name, or null.
brokerInChargeLicense	string	Broker-in-charge license number, or null.
brokerInChargeName	string	Broker-in-charge name, or null.
bicEligible	string	Broker-in-charge eligibility, for example Yes / No.

Firm fields (when searchMode is firm)

Field	Type	Description
firmLicense	string	Firm license number (unique per firm).
firmName	string	Firm name.
status	string	Firm license status.
qualifyingBroker	string	Qualifying broker, or null.
addressLine1 / city / state / zip / fullAddress	string	Firm mailing address.
tradeNames	string[]	Registered trade names. Empty array when none.
brokerInChargeName / brokerInChargeLicense	string	Firm broker-in-charge.

On a failed run, a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"searchMode":"individual","names":["Smith,"],"withDetails":true,"maxLicensees":10}):

{
  "source": "North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC)",
  "searchMode": "individual",
  "licenseNumber": "339520",
  "name": "COLE SMITH, SHERI ANITA",
  "detailUrl": "https://license.ncrec.gov/ncrec/oecgi3.exe/O4W_WRAPPER?ID=O4W_LIC_SHOW_DETAIL_CMP&LIC_NO=339520",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-11T11:10:12.356Z",
  "licenseType": "BROKER",
  "level": "B",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "issueDate": "05/19/2022",
  "eligibilityStatement": "The broker is presently eligible to practice real estate brokerage in North Carolina.",
  "addressLine1": "314A LAUREL ST",
  "city": "CONWAY",
  "state": "SC",
  "zip": "29526-5157",
  "fullAddress": "314A LAUREL ST, CONWAY, SC 29526-5157",
  "primaryFirmLicense": "C40905",
  "primaryFirmName": "INNOVATE REAL ESTATE SC LLC",
  "brokerInChargeLicense": "338431",
  "brokerInChargeName": "GILBERT, GERARD RAYMOND",
  "bicEligible": "No"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~north-carolina-ncrec-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchMode":"individual","names":["Smith,"],"cities":["Charlotte"],"maxLicensees":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~north-carolina-ncrec-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchMode":"firm","names":["INNOVATE"],"maxLicensees":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-scraper \
  --input '{"licenseNumbers":["339520"]}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per record returned (result event). When full details are fetched, an additional details add-on is charged for that record. See the pricing tab for current prices.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for higher maxLicensees.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 records. Why? The name, license number, city or county matched nothing. For brokers use Last, First (a trailing comma such as Smith, widens the match). Zero-result runs are not charged.

How do I search firms instead of brokers? Set searchMode to firm and pass the firm name or a fragment in names. Firm records include qualifying broker, trade names and broker-in-charge.

Can I look up a license directly? Yes. Pass broker numbers (for example 339520) or firm numbers (for example C40905) in licenseNumbers. Direct lookups skip the search step.

What is the difference between listing-only and full details? With withDetails OFF you get license number and name. With it ON, each record is enriched from the detail page with address, status, primary firm and broker-in-charge (brokers) or qualifying broker and trade names (firms).

Why is a field null? NCREC did not publish that value, or full details were turned off. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented.

Is this an official NCREC tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. It reads only data that is publicly available in the NCREC registry. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. Accesses only publicly available license data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.