# Philadelphia Permit Trade Leads (`windhond/philadelphia-permit-trade-leads`) Actor

Recent Philadelphia building permits classified by trade and commercial intent.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/windhond/philadelphia-permit-trade-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Morne](https://apify.com/windhond) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $8.00 / 1,000 qualified leads

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

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

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# README

## Philadelphia Permit Trade Leads

Convert fresh Philadelphia permit records into **trade-specific construction opportunity signals** instead of a raw municipal permit dump. The Actor reads the City of Philadelphia's public permit data, filters low-value administrative noise, identifies relevant trades, scores commercial usefulness, and returns only qualified records.

### What makes it different

Raw permit feeds often mix actionable construction work with zoning-only, administrative, or otherwise low-value records. With `excludeMinor=true`, this Actor requires an identifiable trade opportunity before a result is returned. Deterministic classification can tag opportunities such as roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, solar, demolition, structural, fire protection, and related work.

Each result can include the permit number, permit type, work description, approved scope, issue date, age, status, address, ZIP code, contractor name when the City publishes it, lead score, trade-opportunity tags, source URL, and a deduplication key.

### Typical uses

- contractor and subcontractor lead generation;
- supplier and equipment-sales prospecting;
- monitoring newly issued permits by trade;
- routing fresh opportunities into a CRM or spreadsheet;
- creating alerts or downstream AI-agent workflows;
- market research on recent construction activity.

### Inputs

Use `lookbackDays` to control freshness, `maxResults` to cap output, `minLeadScore` to remove weaker opportunities, and `trades` to request only selected trade tags. Keep `excludeMinor=true` for the highest-signal default feed.

### Output and billing

The Actor charges only when a qualified trade lead is delivered. Apify platform usage is billed separately according to the run settings displayed by Apify, giving users control over total spend.

### Data source and limitations

The source is the City of Philadelphia Licenses & Inspections public permits dataset. Contractor information and work descriptions depend on what is present in the municipal record. A permit is a timing signal, not proof that work is still unawarded or that the named contractor, owner, or applicant is seeking additional vendors.

No paid enrichment service, LLM, browser session, proxy, or login is required.

**Unofficial tool. This Actor is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the City of Philadelphia or Philadelphia Licenses & Inspections.**

# Actor input Schema

## `lookbackDays` (type: `integer`):

Number of days back to search for recently issued Philadelphia permits.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of qualified permit leads to return.

## `minLeadScore` (type: `integer`):

Minimum opportunity score from 0 to 100 required for a permit to be returned.

## `trades` (type: `array`):

Optional trade filters such as roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, solar, demolition, or structural.

## `excludeMinor` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, exclude permits that appear administrative or too minor to represent a useful trade opportunity.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "lookbackDays": 14,
  "maxResults": 100,
  "minLeadScore": 35,
  "trades": [],
  "excludeMinor": true
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("windhond/philadelphia-permit-trade-leads").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("windhond/philadelphia-permit-trade-leads").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 '{}' |
apify call windhond/philadelphia-permit-trade-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,windhond/philadelphia-permit-trade-leads"
        }
    }
}

```

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/0FRhiphGqX5hRcwp4/builds/Rn8VNToBFuP5mJyGZ/openapi.json