# Tennessee License Scraper: Contractors & Pro Licenses (`scrapers_lat/tennessee-licenses-scraper`) Actor

Search Tennessee's official license verification for contractors, real estate, cosmetology, security, engineers and 40+ boards. Get name, license number, type, status, expiration, city and county. Filter by board, license type, status, county and state.

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

## Pricing

from $8.00 / 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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **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).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Tennessee License Scraper: Contractors & Professional Licenses

Search Tennessee's official state license verification and pull clean, structured records for **contractors, home improvement, real estate, cosmetology, security guards, engineers, LP-gas dealers, manufactured-home installers, athletic commission** and **40+ other regulated boards** — all in one dataset you can filter, dedupe and export.

Great for lead generation, competitor mapping, license/compliance verification, KYB enrichment, and market research across every licensed trade and profession in Tennessee.

### What you get

Each record includes, when available:

- **License / credential number**
- **Licensee or business name** (plus **alternate / DBA names**)
- **Entity type** (Individual or Organization)
- **License type & profession**
- **Regulating board**
- **Status** (Active, Expired, Closed, Inactive, Application status, etc.)
- **Expiration date** and **original licensure date**
- **City, county, state, ZIP** (mailing location)
- **Classifications** (e.g. contractor class codes) and **monetary / aggregate limits**
- **Portal record ID** and a **detail page URL**
- Search query, source, and collection timestamp

### Filters that go beyond the public site

- **Search queries** — any mix of names, businesses, cities, counties or trade keywords (e.g. `roofing`, `Smith Construction`, `cosmetology`, `Nashville`). Each query runs separately and results are merged and de-duplicated.
- **Board** — limit to specific regulating boards.
- **License type / profession**
- **License status** — e.g. only `Active`, only `Expired`.
- **Entity type** — Individual and/or Organization.
- **County** and **State of record** — includes many out-of-state licensees.
- **Max licenses** — cap how many records to collect.
- **Full details toggle** — on by default for the complete record; turn off for a faster listing-only view.

### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["roofing", "Nashville"],
  "statuses": ["Active"],
  "entityTypes": ["Organization"],
  "counties": ["Davidson"],
  "maxLicenses": 200,
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "licenseNumber": "69162",
  "name": "HANS & HEATHER BEAN DBA B & B ROOFING & REMODELING",
  "entityType": "Organization",
  "profession": "Contractor",
  "licenseType": "Contractor",
  "board": "Contractors and Ltd Licensed Plumbers",
  "status": "Expired",
  "expirationDate": "10/31/2025",
  "originalLicenseDate": "10/06/2015",
  "city": "COOKEVILLE",
  "state": "Tennessee",
  "zip": "38506",
  "county": "Putnam",
  "alternateNames": "B & B ROOFING AND REMODELING",
  "classifications": "BC: BC-21",
  "monetaryLimit": "Monetary Limit - Value: $500,000.00",
  "recordId": "C67435",
  "detailUrl": "https://access.cloud.commerce.tn.gov/portal/search/C67435/detail"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per result. A base charge per license record, plus a small add-on only when a record is enriched with its full detail document (address, county, original licensure date, alternate names, classifications and limits). You are never charged for failed lookups. Free-tier Apify users receive up to 10 results per run.

### Notes

- Data comes from Tennessee's public license verification portal and reflects what the state publishes.
- Dates are returned as shown by the state (MM/DD/YYYY).
- Some records are listing-only at the source; fields not published by the state are returned empty.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

One or more search terms — a licensee or business name, a city, a county, or a trade/profession keyword (for example 'roofing', 'Smith Construction', 'cosmetology', 'Nashville'). Each query runs a separate search and the results are combined and de-duplicated.

## `boards` (type: `array`):

Optional. Limit results to these regulating boards (exact labels as they appear on the portal, e.g. 'Contractors and Ltd Licensed Plumbers', 'Real Estate', 'Cosmetology', 'Architects and Engineers').

## `licenseTypes` (type: `array`):

Optional. Limit results to these license types (exact labels, e.g. 'Contractor', 'Home Improvement Contractors', 'Cosmetologist').

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

Optional. Limit results to these statuses, e.g. 'Active', 'Expired', 'Closed', 'Inactive', 'Current'.

## `entityTypes` (type: `array`):

Optional. Limit to 'Individual' and/or 'Organization'.

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

Optional. Limit results to these Tennessee counties (exact labels, e.g. 'Davidson', 'Shelby', 'Knox').

## `states` (type: `array`):

Optional. Limit results by the licensee's state of record (e.g. 'Tennessee', 'Georgia'). Many out-of-state licensees are included.

## `maxLicenses` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of licenses to collect across all searches.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When on (default), each license is enriched with its full detail record: full mailing address, county, original licensure date, alternate/DBA names, license classifications and any monetary/aggregate limits. Turn off to collect the faster listing-only view.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Proxy used for requests. Defaults to Apify Residential (US), recommended for reliable access.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "roofing"
  ],
  "maxLicenses": 50,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "roofing"
    ],
    "maxLicenses": 50,
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/tennessee-licenses-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["roofing"],
    "maxLicenses": 50,
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/tennessee-licenses-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "roofing"
  ],
  "maxLicenses": 50,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/tennessee-licenses-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/tennessee-licenses-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/Q82P6oZMqvQwC23Be/builds/l3U2pJwh86awWV4XR/openapi.json