# North Carolina NCREC Real Estate License Scraper (`scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-scraper`) Actor

Look up North Carolina real estate broker and firm licenses from the NCREC registry: license number, status, type, level, issue date, full mailing address, primary firm and broker-in-charge. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

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

## Pricing

from $15.00 / 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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## North Carolina NCREC Real Estate License Scraper

> Look up North Carolina real estate broker and firm licenses in bulk: license number, status, type and level, issue date, full mailing address, primary firm / brokerage affiliation, broker-in-charge and BIC eligibility. Search by name, license number, city or county and export clean structured records for lead generation, compliance and research.

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-scraper/examples)**

![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify\&logoColor=white)
![Real estate licenses](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-Real%20estate%20licenses-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Full mailing address</strong><br>per licensee</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Firm & broker-in-charge</strong><br>affiliation and BIC eligibility</td>
<td align="center"><strong>JSON / CSV / Excel</strong><br>output formats</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### What you get

Each record includes the license number, licensee or firm name, license type and level, status (active / inactive), a plain-language eligibility statement, issue date, full mailing address (street, city, state, ZIP), the primary firm / brokerage name and license number, the broker-in-charge name and license number, and BIC eligibility. Firm searches also return the qualifying broker and any trade names.

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Lead generation | Recruiters and vendors targeting active NC brokers by city or firm |
| KYB and compliance | Teams verifying a broker's status, firm affiliation and license standing |
| Market research | Analysts mapping brokerages, BICs and agent counts across the state |
| Data enrichment | Apps appending license status and firm links to broker records |

### How to use it

1. Pick a **Search Mode**: individual brokers or firms / brokerages.
2. Enter one or more **Names** (`Last, First` for brokers — partial like `Smith,` works; firm name fragment for firms), or drop in specific **License Numbers** for direct lookups.
3. Optionally add **Cities** or **Counties** to narrow results, and toggle **Fetch Full License Details** off to return license number + name only at a lower price.
4. Set **Max Licensees** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**How should I format a broker name search?**
Use `Last, First` — a trailing comma alone (e.g. `Smith,`) returns every broker with that last name. Firm searches accept any part of the firm name.

**What does the firm affiliation tell me?**
For active brokers it shows the primary firm / brokerage they hang their license with, including the firm's license number, plus the broker-in-charge for that office.

**Can I look up a specific license number directly?**
Yes. Put broker numbers (e.g. `238826`) or firm numbers (e.g. `C40905`) into License Numbers and the actor fetches those records without searching.

**Do you charge for empty or failed runs?**
No. You are only charged for real records returned. Runs that find no matches or fail cost nothing for results.

**How fresh is the data?**
Every record is read live from the official registry at run time (see `observedAt`).

### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)

Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.

For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).

### Related scrapers

- [North Carolina NCLBGC Contractors Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/north-carolina-nclbgc-contractors-scraper)
- [Yahoo Finance Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/yahoo-finance-scraper)
- [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/google-news-scraper)

### More scrapers at scrapers.lat

This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).

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> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. It only accesses publicly available license data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchMode` (type: `string`):

Search individual brokers or real estate firms.

## `names` (type: `array`):

One or more names to search. For brokers use "Last, First" (partial allowed, e.g. "Smith,"). For firms use the firm name or a fragment (e.g. "INNOVATE").

## `licenseNumbers` (type: `array`):

Look up specific license numbers directly (skips search). Broker numbers e.g. 238826; firm numbers e.g. C40905.

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

Optional city filter applied to each search.

## `counties` (type: `array`):

Optional North Carolina county filter applied to each search.

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

Fetch the full record for each match (mailing address, status, primary firm, broker-in-charge). Turn off to return license number + name only at a lower price.

## `maxLicensees` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of license records to return across all searches.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchMode": "individual",
  "names": [
    "Smith,"
  ],
  "withDetails": true,
  "maxLicensees": 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 = {
    "names": [
        "Smith,"
    ],
    "maxLicensees": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-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 = {
    "names": ["Smith,"],
    "maxLicensees": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-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 '{
  "names": [
    "Smith,"
  ],
  "maxLicensees": 50
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/north-carolina-ncrec-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/NDcjbhsSelHNKoFlI/builds/4F3jsw7ULqRaoIbdA/openapi.json