# Washington L\&I Contractor Scraper — Leads, Bond, Insurance (`scrapers_lat/washington-lni-contractors-scraper`) Actor

Scrape WA State L\&I registered contractors & licensed trades: business name, license/registration #, UBI, status, address, county, phone, owners, bond, insurance, expiration & violations. Export JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/washington-lni-contractors-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Other
- **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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Washington L\&I Contractor License Scraper (Leads, Bond & Insurance)

> Turn the Washington State L\&I "Verify a Contractor" directory into a clean contractor lead list. Search by business name, license/registration number, WA UBI or workers' comp account and get business name, license/registration number, UBI, status, full address, county, phone, owners/principals, plus surety bond, liability insurance, workers' comp and violations. Filter and export ready-to-use records.

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

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

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Business, owners & phone</strong><br>full address, county, city & ZIP</td>
<td align="center"><strong>License, UBI & status</strong><br>type, effective & expiration dates</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Bond, insurance & violations</strong><br>surety bond, liability & workers' comp</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### What you get

Each record includes:

- **Business / contractor / tradesperson** name and WA L\&I **license or registration number**
- **WA UBI** (Unified Business Identifier)
- **Owners / principals** with role and start/end dates
- **Full address**: street, city, **county**, state and ZIP
- **Phone** number
- **License / registration type** (Construction Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, Elevator, etc.), **specialty/scope** and **entity type**
- **License status**, **effective**, **expiration** and any **suspension** date
- **Surety bond(s)**: bond company, account number and amount
- **Liability insurance**: company, amount and expiration
- **Workers' comp**: account status, account id and assigned representative
- **Violations**, **safety-violation** and **contractor-violation** flags, and **DOSH inspection** count
- Direct **detail page URL** for each record

Only real records are charged. Empty runs cost nothing.

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| B2B sales & lead gen | Suppliers and services selling to Washington contractors |
| Insurance & bonding | Agents targeting contractors by bond, insurance and license type |
| Recruiting & staffing | Firms sourcing licensed trades and their owners |
| KYB & compliance | Verifying registration, UBI, bond and violation status |
| Market research | Analysts mapping WA's construction market by city, county and type |

### How to use it

1. Add one or more **search terms** (e.g. a business name like `construction`, a license number, a 9-digit UBI, or a workers' comp account number).
2. Choose **Search By** to match your terms (name, license, UBI, or account).
3. Keep **Fetch Full Details** on to enrich each record with phone, owners, address, county, bond and insurance; turn it off for listing-only rows.
4. Optionally use the server-side facets (**contractor/trade type**, **city**, **ZIP**, **active only**, **active workers' comp**, **has safety/contractor violations**) or the client-side filters (**status**, **city**, **name contains**).
5. Set **Max Contractors** and run. Export results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

### Filters that beat a manual lookup

- Search many names/numbers in one run
- Restrict to **active registrations** or **active workers' comp** only
- Facet by **contractor/trade type**, **city** or **ZIP**
- Surface only businesses **with safety or contractor violations**
- Post-filter by **status**, **city** or **business-name** substring

### Output

One row per contractor/license. Full field list is in the [output schema](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/washington-lni-contractors-scraper/output-schema). Data comes from Washington State L\&I public records.

### Notes

- Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run.
- Coverage: WA registered construction contractors, licensed electrical/plumbing/elevator trades and tradespeople, and businesses with workers' comp accounts or violations on file.

# Actor input Schema

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

One or more search terms. Depending on Search By, each is a business/contractor name, a contractor/tradesperson license number, a 9-digit WA UBI number, or a workers' comp account number. One run searches all of them.

## `searchBy` (type: `string`):

What each search term represents.

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

When on, each contractor is enriched with phone, street address, county, business owners/principals, entity type, effective/expiration dates, surety bond(s) and liability insurance. Turn off to return listing-only rows (name, license #, UBI, status, city).

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Limit results to currently active contractor registrations/licenses.

## `activeWorkersComp` (type: `boolean`):

Limit results to businesses with an active, paid-to-date workers' comp account.

## `hasSafetyViolation` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only businesses that have a DOSH safety violation on file.

## `hasContractorViolation` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only businesses that have a contractor violation on file.

## `contractorTypes` (type: `array`):

Server-side facet, e.g. Construction Contractor, Electrical Contractor, Plumber, Electrician, Elevator Contractor. Leave empty for all.

## `cityFilter` (type: `string`):

Restrict the search to a single city (server-side facet). Leave empty for all cities.

## `zipFilter` (type: `string`):

Restrict the search to a single ZIP code (server-side facet). Leave empty for all.

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

Keep only records whose status contains one of these (e.g. Active, Expired, Suspended). Leave empty for all.

## `filterCities` (type: `array`):

Keep only records in these cities. Leave empty for all.

## `nameContains` (type: `array`):

Keep only records whose business name contains one of these terms. Leave empty for all.

## `maxContractors` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to return across all searches.

## `useResidentialProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Route requests through Apify US residential proxy. Off by default; enable only if the site starts blocking direct requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "construction"
  ],
  "searchBy": "Name",
  "withDetails": true,
  "activeOnly": false,
  "activeWorkersComp": false,
  "hasSafetyViolation": false,
  "hasContractorViolation": false,
  "maxContractors": 50,
  "useResidentialProxy": false
}
```

# 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": [
        "construction"
    ],
    "maxContractors": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/washington-lni-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["construction"],
    "maxContractors": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/washington-lni-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "construction"
  ],
  "maxContractors": 50
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/washington-lni-contractors-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/washington-lni-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/vpJOoW1MF3MgD3xqw/builds/JBcYVqYWZxkoaj9to/openapi.json