{ "@context": "https://schema.org/", "@type": "Dataset", "name": "AskBaily Contractor License Verifier Coverage (118 jurisdictions)", "description": "Comprehensive machine-readable dataset covering contractor licensing boards, API availability, verification tiers (EASY/MEDIUM/HARD/BLOCKED), and AskBaily's automated-verify status across 118 jurisdictions spanning the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, APAC, MENA, and LATAM. Published as public research under CC-BY-4.0. (Wave 174 research targeted ~115 jurisdictions; this release covers 118 after splitting NY/NJ/MA composites and the Texas four-layer fan-out.)", "url": "https://askbaily.com/data/license-verifier-coverage.json", "identifier": "askbaily-lvc-2026-04-23", "version": "1.0.0", "datePublished": "2026-04-23", "dateModified": "2026-04-23", "keywords": [ "contractor licensing", "license verification", "home renovation", "regulatory compliance", "AskBaily", "CSLB", "contractor board", "open data" ], "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "creator": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AskBaily", "url": "https://askbaily.com" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AskBaily", "url": "https://askbaily.com" }, "distribution": [ { "@type": "DataDownload", "encodingFormat": "application/json", "contentUrl": "https://askbaily.com/data/license-verifier-coverage.json" } ], "measurementTechnique": "Government license board API tier assessment (REST availability, Socrata endpoints, manual portals, credential-gated APIs). Each jurisdiction was surveyed by identifying the canonical licensing authority, probing its public lookup surface, and classifying the programmatic-access cost into four tiers: EASY (direct JSON/REST/Socrata/bulk CSV), MEDIUM (stable HTML form, scrapeable server-side), HARD (Salesforce SPA, ASP.NET ViewState, captchas, requires headless browser), and BLOCKED (no online lookup, or no licensing regime exists).", "temporalCoverage": "2026-04-23/..", "spatialCoverage": { "@type": "Place", "geo": { "@type": "GeoShape", "name": "US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, APAC, MENA, LATAM" } }, "citation": "Cite as: AskBaily. (2026). Contractor License Verifier Coverage Dataset. https://askbaily.com/data/license-verifier-coverage.json", "isAccessibleForFree": true, "attribution": "Credit: AskBaily (askbaily.com). License: CC-BY-4.0.", "corrections": "Send jurisdiction corrections to citations@askbaily.com with subject 'LVC dataset correction'.", "summary": { "totalJurisdictions": 118, "tierDistribution": { "EASY": 21, "MEDIUM": 56, "HARD": 24, "BLOCKED": 17 }, "regionCounts": { "US": 60, "Canada": 13, "UK": 10, "Ireland": 3, "Australia": 8, "NewZealand": 1, "APAC": 9, "MENA": 8, "LATAM": 6 }, "askbailyAutomated": 6, "automatedJurisdictions": ["US-CA", "US-OR", "US-WA", "US-NY-NYC-HIC", "US-IN", "CA-QC"] }, "jurisdictions": [ { "id": "US-CA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "California", "boardName": "Contractors State License Board (CSLB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.cslb.ca.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/CheckLicense.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": true, "shippedInWave": 99, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "classifications", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "bond_company", "workers_comp_status", "address", "city", "phone"], "notes": "Shipped at functions/api/for-pros/cslb-verify.ts. CSLB posts PDFs daily; detail page is real-time per license event. Empirical rate limit ~3 req/s safe." }, { "id": "US-AL-HBLB", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Alabama — Home Builders Licensure Board", "boardName": "Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board (HBLB)", "boardUrl": "https://hblb.alabama.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://alhobprod.glsuite.us/GLSuiteWeb/Clients/ALHOB/Public/LicenseeSearch.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(H|GC-)?\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "classifications", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "phone"], "notes": "EntityID is not the license number; search-then-detail pattern required. Pair with LBGC for commercial scope." }, { "id": "US-AL-LBGC", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Alabama — Licensing Board for General Contractors", "boardName": "Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC)", "boardUrl": "https://genconbd.alabama.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://genconbd.alabama.gov/database-sql/roster.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(GC-)?\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "classifications", "city", "phone"], "notes": "Commercial and industrial contractors with contracts of $50K+." }, { "id": "US-AK", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "boardName": "Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL)", "boardUrl": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/cbp/main/search/professional", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^[A-Z]{2,4}\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "classifications", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "Type-prefixed license IDs (MCCN for construction contractor). Daily refresh Monday-Friday." }, { "id": "US-AZ", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "boardName": "Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC)", "boardUrl": "https://roc.az.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://azroc.my.site.com/AZRoc/s/contractor-search", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "classifications", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "bond_company", "workers_comp_status"], "notes": "Salesforce Experience Cloud SPA. Residential-IP proxy required; datacenter IPs trigger Cloudflare bot protection. Intercepting /aura?r=* JSON payloads is the scrape strategy." }, { "id": "US-AR", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "boardName": "Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board (ACLB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.aclb.arkansas.gov/", "lookupUrl": "http://aclb2.arkansas.gov/clbsearch.php", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^[CR]?\\d{6,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "classifications", "city", "expiration_date", "issue_date"], "notes": "Legacy PHP, HTTP-only (no HTTPS as of 2026-04-23)." }, { "id": "US-CO", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "boardName": "Colorado DORA — Division of Professions and Occupations", "boardUrl": "https://dpo.colorado.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://apps2.colorado.gov/dora/licensing/lookup/licenselookup.aspx", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^[A-Z]{2,5}[.\\-]?\\d{4,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "No statewide GC license. Socrata dataset 7s5z-vewr covers EL/MSEL/PLS/MSPLS/COR/MSCOR. GC work is municipal (Denver CPD, etc.)." }, { "id": "US-CT", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "boardName": "Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) — eLicense", "boardUrl": "https://portal.ct.gov/DCP", "lookupUrl": "https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(HIC\\.)?\\d{6,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "HIC dataset 5r9m-qgni (simplest), full 800-type superset at ngch-56tr. Socrata app token recommended." }, { "id": "US-DE-DPR", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Delaware — Division of Professional Regulation (trades)", "boardName": "Delaware Division of Professional Regulation (DPR)", "boardUrl": "https://dpr.delaware.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://delpros.delaware.gov/", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^C\\d{1,2}-\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "Trades only (Plumbing/HVACR, Electrical, Home Inspectors). No standalone GC profession. Dataset pjnv-eaih." }, { "id": "US-DE-REGISTRY", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Delaware — Contractor Registry", "boardName": "Delaware Contractor Registry", "boardUrl": "https://contractorregistry.delaware.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://contractorregistry.delaware.gov/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{6,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "city", "address"], "notes": "Form fields: Name, ZIP, Certification No., NAICS Code, Industry. No open-data equivalent." }, { "id": "US-FL", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Florida", "boardName": "Florida DBPR — Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.myfloridalicense.com/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp", "apiType": "bulk-csv", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(C|R)(GC|BC|RC|PC|CC|G|B|R)\\d{6,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "address", "phone"], "notes": "Weekly CSV bulk at CONSTRUCTIONLICENSE_1.csv. Live detail via wl11.asp?mode=1&typ=N&licnbr={n}. 130K+ contractors, 22+ types. HVHZ flagged for Miami-Dade/Broward." }, { "id": "US-GA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "boardName": "Georgia SOS — State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors", "boardUrl": "https://sos.ga.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://verify.sos.ga.gov/verification/Search.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(RB|RLC|GC)\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "ASPX + Cloudflare WAF. Residential IP + Playwright fallback when direct POST is blocked." }, { "id": "US-HI", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "boardName": "Hawaii DCCA — Professional and Vocational Licensing (MyPVL)", "boardUrl": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/", "lookupUrl": "https://mypvl.dcca.hawaii.gov/public-license-search/", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^C[T-]?\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "MyPVL migrated to SPA + WAF in 2023. Legacy cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/e_services/ as fallback." }, { "id": "US-ID", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "boardName": "Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)", "boardUrl": "https://dopl.idaho.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://apps.dopl.idaho.gov/DOPLPublic/LPRBrowser.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications", "status", "expiration_date", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "No statewide GC license. Trades: Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Well, Fire Sprinkler." }, { "id": "US-IL", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "boardName": "Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)", "boardUrl": "https://idfpr.illinois.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://ilesonline.idfpr.illinois.gov/DFPR/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^10[34]\\.?\\d{6}$|^058\\.?\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "expiration_date", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "No statewide GC license. Roofing contractors (104) + Plumbers (058) only. Chicago GC licensed by municipal BACP." }, { "id": "US-IN", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "boardName": "Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)", "boardUrl": "https://www.in.gov/pla/", "lookupUrl": "https://mylicense.in.gov/everification/", "apiType": "rest", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": true, "shippedInWave": 181, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^[A-Z]{0,3}\\d{6,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "address", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "MuleSoft REST API at mulesoft.in.gov. Requires credentials via madoades@pla.in.gov (1-2 wk approval). State licenses plumbers only; GC + electrical are municipal." }, { "id": "US-IA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "boardName": "Iowa DIAL + Iowa Division of Labor — Contractor Registration", "boardUrl": "https://iowadivisionoflabor.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://iowadivisionoflabor.gov/contractor-registration", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^C\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "address", "phone"], "notes": "Dataset dpf3-iz94 covers all $2K+/yr contractors with NAICS activity. Pair with AMANDA html-scrape for plumbing/HVAC trade licensure." }, { "id": "US-KS", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "boardName": "Kansas — No state contractor board (municipal only)", "boardUrl": "https://licensing.ks.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://licensing.ks.gov/Verification_KBTP_213/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Kansas does NOT issue a state-level contractor license. All GC licensing is municipal (Sedgwick MABCD, Johnson County, Wyandotte). KSBTP covers specialty engineering trades only." }, { "id": "US-KY", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "boardName": "Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (DHBC)", "boardUrl": "https://dhbc.ky.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://dhbc.ky.gov/Search/HBC_List_Licensees.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(ME|MP|HM)\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "Kentucky does NOT license general contractors at the state level. Trades only: Electrical/Plumbing/HVAC/Fire Sprinkler/Boiler. GC is municipal (Louisville Metro, Lexington-Fayette)." }, { "id": "US-LA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "boardName": "Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.lslbc.louisiana.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://arlspublic.lslbc.louisiana.gov/Public/DetailedSearch/ByNumber", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{1,6}$|^(HIR|MRC)-\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "address", "phone", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "Unified state board covering Commercial/Residential/HIR/Mold. ASP.NET MVC app with CAPTCHA under suspected-bot conditions." }, { "id": "US-ME", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Maine", "boardName": "Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR)", "boardUrl": "https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Maine does NOT license general contractors at the state level. HIC registration required for contracts >$3,000 but no unified public search portal. Monthly CSV on request." }, { "id": "US-MD", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "boardName": "Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/mhic/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.dllr.state.md.us/cgi-bin/ElectronicLicensing/OP_search/OP_search.cgi?calling_app=HIC::HIC_qselect", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(MHIC\\s?)?\\d{2,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "address", "phone"], "notes": "20-year-old CGI/Perl portal with brittle burst tolerance. Cache aggressively. Salesperson roster surfaces for corporate licensees." }, { "id": "US-MA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "boardName": "Massachusetts DOL (CSL) + OCABR (HIC) — composite", "boardUrl": "https://www.mass.gov/orgs/division-of-occupational-licensure", "lookupUrl": "https://madpl.mylicense.com/Verification/", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^CS-?\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "Dual-registry state. Most reputable residential GCs carry BOTH CSL (OPSI) and HIC (OCABR) credentials. ASP.NET WebForms with ViewState tokens require headless-browser flow." }, { "id": "US-MI", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "boardName": "Michigan LARA — Residential Builders / Maintenance and Alteration Contractors", "boardUrl": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/", "lookupUrl": "https://aca-prod.accela.com/LARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^21010\\d{6}$|^2102\\d{7}$|^21030\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "address", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "Accela Citizen Access (migrated 2019). WAF profile shared across Accela states; sustained bursts >20 req/min trigger 30-min IP blocks. Residential Builder + Maintenance and Alteration Contractor are separate credentials." }, { "id": "US-MN", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "boardName": "Minnesota DLI — Construction Codes and Licensing Division (iMS)", "boardUrl": "https://www.dli.mn.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://ims.dli.mn.gov/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(BC|RR|RF|MHI)\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "bond_company", "address"], "notes": "Custom iMS portal (not Accela/MyLicense). Licenses Residential Building Contractor / Residential Remodeler / Roofer / Manufactured Home Installer." }, { "id": "US-MS", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "boardName": "Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.msboc.us/", "lookupUrl": "http://search.msboc.us/ConsolidatedSearch.cfm", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,5}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "address", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "ColdFusion endpoint with querystring-friendly search. Thresholds: $50K commercial, $50K residential building, $10K remodel/roof. Sub-threshold jobs fall to municipal licensing." }, { "id": "US-MO", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "boardName": "Missouri — No state contractor board (municipal only)", "boardUrl": "https://pr.mo.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/departments/city-planning-development/contractor-licensing", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Missouri has no state-level GC licensing board. Specialty trades (Electrical/Plumbing) licensed by municipality. KCMO + St. Louis use different rosters." }, { "id": "US-MT", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Montana", "boardName": "Montana DLI — Independent Contractor Central Unit", "boardUrl": "https://erd.dli.mt.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://erdcontractors.mt.gov/ICCROnlineSearch/registrationlookup.jsp", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{7,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "expiration_date", "workers_comp_status"], "notes": "Construction Contractor Registration (CCR) is a WORKERS-COMP COMPLIANCE registration, not a competency license. ICEC for sole proprietors who elect out of WC." }, { "id": "US-NE", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "boardName": "Nebraska Department of Labor — Contractor Registration Unit", "boardUrl": "https://dol.nebraska.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://dol.nebraska.gov/conreg/Search", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{6,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "city", "address", "phone", "workers_comp_status"], "notes": "Compliance registration (workers' comp + tax), NOT a competency license. All contractors + subs doing business in NE must register." }, { "id": "US-NV", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "boardName": "Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.nscb.nv.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://app.nvcontractorsboard.com/Clients/NVSCB/Public/ContractorLicenseSearch/ContractorLicenseSearch.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "address", "phone", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "?lic= querystring shortcut to detail pane (no POST needed). Monetary limit is a first-class scope-match field (e.g., $75K cap cannot bid $200K job)." }, { "id": "US-NH", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "boardName": "New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.oplc.nh.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://forms.nh.gov/license/Login.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(MPB|MEB)-\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "No state-level GC license. OPLC covers trades + HIC registration ($25K min liability insurance, no competency exam)." }, { "id": "US-NJ", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "boardName": "New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs — HIC + MyLicense", "boardUrl": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hic/", "lookupUrl": "https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/", "apiType": "bulk-csv", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^13VH\\d{8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "Home Improvement Contractor registration + MyLicense roster CSV. Detail fallback to MyLicense verification portal." }, { "id": "US-NM", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "boardName": "New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID)", "boardUrl": "https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction/", "lookupUrl": "https://public.psiexams.com/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "expiration_date"], "notes": "CID licenses General Building (GB), Residential (GF), and specialty (MM electrical, plumbing, etc.). Bond + net-worth requirements by class." }, { "id": "US-NY-STATE", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New York (state, outside NYC)", "boardName": "New York State Department of State — Division of Licensing Services", "boardUrl": "https://dos.ny.gov/division-licensing-services", "lookupUrl": "https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/lcns_public/chk_load?PUB_TYPE=Name", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "New York STATE does NOT license general contractors. NY DOS licenses Home Improvement Contractors OUTSIDE NYC (Long Island upstate) plus other professions. For 5-borough work, use NY-NYC-HIC." }, { "id": "US-NY-NYC-HIC", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New York City — Home Improvement Contractor (DCWP)", "boardName": "NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) — HIC", "boardUrl": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/", "lookupUrl": "https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/acd4-wkax.json", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": true, "shippedInWave": 181, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{7}-DCA$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "address", "phone"], "notes": "GC-equivalent credential for residential renovation across the five boroughs, required for any project above $200. Socrata dataset acd4-wkax. Weekly refresh cadence." }, { "id": "US-NY-NYC-DOB", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New York City — DOB Trades (LMP/LME)", "boardName": "NYC DOB — Licensed Master Plumber + Licensed Master Electrician", "boardUrl": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/", "lookupUrl": "https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/ipu4-2q9a.json", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(LMP|LME):?\\s*\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "LMP via Socrata ipu4-2q9a (JSON). LME was JS-rendered on DOB NOW as of Wave 181; migrating to t8hj-ruu2 dataset in Wave 182." }, { "id": "US-NY-NASSAU", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New York — Nassau County", "boardName": "Nassau County Office of Consumer Affairs — Home Improvement Licensing", "boardUrl": "https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/1817/Consumer-Affairs", "lookupUrl": "https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/hic-lookup", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status"], "notes": "Oracle APEX portal. Requires headless browser. Nassau HIC is separate from NYC DCWP." }, { "id": "US-NY-SUFFOLK", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "New York — Suffolk County", "boardName": "Suffolk County Office of Consumer Affairs", "boardUrl": "https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Labor-Licensing-and-Consumer-Affairs", "lookupUrl": "https://aca-prod.accela.com/SUFFOLK/", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status"], "notes": "Accela Citizen Access. WAF throttles aggressively under burst; single reusable Accela adapter would unlock this jurisdiction." }, { "id": "US-NC", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "boardName": "North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC)", "boardUrl": "https://nclbgc.org/", "lookupUrl": "https://portal.nclbgc.org/Public/Search", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "Classifications: Building, Residential, Highway, Public Utilities, Specialty. Tiered by contract-value ceiling (Limited/Intermediate/Unlimited)." }, { "id": "US-ND", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "boardName": "North Dakota Secretary of State — FirstStop", "boardUrl": "https://firststop.sos.nd.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://firststop.sos.nd.gov/search/contractor", "apiType": "rest", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "address"], "notes": "North Dakota requires all contractors with contracts ≥$4,000 to license through SoS. FirstStop portal exposes a clean search surface." }, { "id": "US-OH", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "boardName": "Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB)", "boardUrl": "https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-and-programs/industrial-compliance/", "lookupUrl": "https://elicense4.com.ohio.gov/lookup/licenselookup.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "OCILB licenses only 5 trades (Electrical/HVAC/Hydronics/Plumbing/Refrigeration). Ohio has NO state-level GC license. City registries (Columbus/Cleveland/Cincinnati) for GC." }, { "id": "US-OK", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "boardName": "Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB)", "boardUrl": "https://cib.ok.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://okcib.glsuite.us/glsuiteweb/clients/okcib/public/LicenseeSearch.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "GLSuite portal. Licenses Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Roofing, Inspectors." }, { "id": "US-OR", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "boardName": "Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/", "lookupUrl": "https://data.oregon.gov/resource/g77e-6bhs.json", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": true, "shippedInWave": 181, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "bond_company", "insurance_status", "city", "address"], "notes": "Socrata dataset g77e-6bhs with 21 fields including bond + insurance amounts per license. Richest dataset on the EASY list. Active licences only; suspended/expired fall through to search.ccb.state.or.us." }, { "id": "US-PA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "boardName": "Pennsylvania OAG HIC + PA L&I Trade Registrations", "boardUrl": "https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/protect-yourself/home-improvement-consumer-protection-act/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^PA\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "HIC registration administered by PA Attorney General. No state GC license; trades via L&I." }, { "id": "US-RI", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "boardName": "Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (CRLB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.crb.ri.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.crb.ri.gov/find-a-contractor/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "OpenGov tenant portal. RI requires registration for any contractor with single-job value ≥$500." }, { "id": "US-SC", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "boardName": "South Carolina LLR Contractor's Licensing Board", "boardUrl": "https://llr.sc.gov/res/", "lookupUrl": "https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Contractors.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "Direct GET by license number — no ViewState required. Licenses Residential Builder + Residential Specialty Contractor." }, { "id": "US-SD", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "boardName": "South Dakota DLR — Electrical + Plumbing Commissions", "boardUrl": "https://dlr.sd.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://dlr.sd.gov/license/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Portal has been unstable/offline since October 2025. Trades only (Electrical/Plumbing). SD has no state GC license." }, { "id": "US-TN", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "boardName": "Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors", "boardUrl": "https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractor.html", "lookupUrl": "https://verify.tn.gov/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "Cloud.Commerce portal. Monetary-limit field is first-class (e.g., $500K cap cannot bid $1M job). Required for projects $25K+." }, { "id": "US-TX-STATE", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Texas — state trades (TDLR + TSBPE)", "boardName": "Texas TDLR (Electrician/HVAC) + TSBPE (Plumber)", "boardUrl": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^(TECL|TACL|M|RMP)\\d{4,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "Texas does NOT license general contractors at the state level. TDLR covers Electrician + HVAC; TSBPE covers Plumber. Socrata dataset 7358-krk7." }, { "id": "US-TX-HOUSTON", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Texas — Houston", "boardName": "Houston Permitting Center", "boardUrl": "https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Houston has NO GC license at all. Any pro claiming a 'Houston GC license' is misrepresenting. Our Houston matcher verifies TDLR trade cards + Texas SoS business entity only." }, { "id": "US-TX-DALLAS", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Texas — Dallas", "boardName": "Dallas Accela / DallasNow", "boardUrl": "https://www.dallas.gov/departments/bldinsp/", "lookupUrl": "https://aca-prod.accela.com/DALLAS/", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "expiration_date"], "notes": "Dallas trade registration via Accela Citizen Access. ASP.NET POST-back. Reuses same Accela adapter as Michigan / Suffolk County NY." }, { "id": "US-TX-AUSTIN", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Texas — Austin", "boardName": "Austin Build + Connect (AB+C)", "boardUrl": "https://www.austintexas.gov/department/development-services", "lookupUrl": "https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/permit/", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status"], "notes": "Austin trade registration via AB+C (Accela variant)." }, { "id": "US-UT", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Utah", "boardName": "Utah DOPL + Construction Business Registry", "boardUrl": "https://dopl.utah.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://secure.utah.gov/llv/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,7}(-\\d{4})?$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "Licenses General Engineering/Building (B100), Residential/Small Commercial (R100), and specialty trades." }, { "id": "US-VT", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "boardName": "Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR)", "boardUrl": "https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/", "lookupUrl": "https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/find-a-professional/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{3,6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "Electricians, Plumbers, and since 2020 Residential Contractors ($3,500+ contracts). No GC licensing below that threshold." }, { "id": "US-VA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "boardName": "Virginia DPOR Board for Contractors", "boardUrl": "https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Contractors/", "lookupUrl": "https://dporweb.dpor.virginia.gov/LicenseLookup/Search", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^2705\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "city"], "notes": "Class A (>$120K), Class B ($10K-$120K), Class C (<$10K). Specialty classifications stack on top." }, { "id": "US-WA", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Washington", "boardName": "Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)", "boardUrl": "https://lni.wa.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://data.wa.gov/resource/m8qx-ubtq.json", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": true, "shippedInWave": 181, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^[A-Z]{4,16}[A-Z0-9]{0,12}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "bond_amount", "insurance_status", "city", "address"], "notes": "Socrata m8qx-ubtq (primary) with 20+ fields. Legacy Detail.aspx HTML scrape as fallback. Separate Debarred Contractors feed cross-checked." }, { "id": "US-WV", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "boardName": "West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board (CLB)", "boardUrl": "https://wvclboard.wv.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://wvclboard.wv.gov/verify", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^WV\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "Required for any contractor bidding $2,500+ of work. Classes: General, Residential, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Specialty." }, { "id": "US-WI", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "boardName": "Wisconsin DSPS — LicensE", "boardUrl": "https://dsps.wi.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://licensesearch.wi.gov/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{5,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "Dual-verification state: Dwelling Contractor (business) AND Qualifier (individual) — both required." }, { "id": "US-WY", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "boardName": "Wyoming Fire Marshal (electrical only) + municipal otherwise", "boardUrl": "https://wsfm.wyo.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://wsfm.wyo.gov/electrical/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Wyoming licenses only Electrical at the state level. GC, plumbing, HVAC are all municipal. Fire Marshal portal is intermittently available." }, { "id": "US-DC", "country": "US", "countryName": "United States", "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia", "boardName": "DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP)", "boardUrl": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/", "lookupUrl": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/service/business-professional-licensing", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{6,9}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "DC SCOUT business licensing + OPLA for occupational. Home Improvement Contractor endorsement required." }, { "id": "CA-ON", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Ontario", "boardName": "Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) + Tarion", "boardUrl": "https://www.hcraontario.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://obd.hcraontario.ca/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "status", "address", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "HCRA is the Ontario Builder Directory (OBD). Mandatory for new-home builders since 2021. Renovation contractors fall under municipal trade licences (ECRA/ESA for electrical, TSSA for gas)." }, { "id": "CA-BC", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "British Columbia", "boardName": "BC Housing — Licensing and Consumer Services (LCS)", "boardUrl": "https://www.bchousing.org/licensing-consumer-services", "lookupUrl": "https://licensedbuilderregistry.bchousing.org/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4,7}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "issue_date", "classifications", "address"], "notes": "Licensed Residential Builder registry. Categories: General Builder / Building Envelope Renovator. Multiple redundant public registries (LIMS portal + new UI)." }, { "id": "CA-AB", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Alberta", "boardName": "Alberta Residential Protection Program (Municipal Affairs)", "boardUrl": "https://www.alberta.ca/residential-protection-program", "lookupUrl": "https://residentialprotection.alberta.ca/public-registry/Builder", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status", "address"], "notes": "Public registry of builders authorised under the New Home Buyer Protection Act. Covers new-home construction primarily." }, { "id": "CA-QC", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Quebec", "boardName": "Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)", "boardUrl": "https://www.rbq.gouv.qc.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/licencesactives", "apiType": "bulk-json", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": true, "shippedInWave": 181, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{4}-\\d{4}-\\d{2}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date", "address", "phone"], "notes": "Open-data JSON daily dump under CC-BY-4.0 (commercial use permitted with attribution). ~25-30K active records. Reference implementation — 'Best data source on the continent.'" }, { "id": "CA-MB", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Manitoba", "boardName": "Manitoba — no provincial registry (repealed)", "boardUrl": "https://www.gov.mb.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://mhba.ca/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Manitoba has no provincial residential-builder registry. The Manitoba Home Builders' Association (MHBA) is a voluntary trade association, not a regulatory body." }, { "id": "CA-SK", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan", "boardName": "Saskatchewan Home Warranty (voluntary)", "boardUrl": "https://saskhw.com/", "lookupUrl": "https://saskhw.com/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "status"], "notes": "Saskatchewan has no mandatory provincial residential-builder licensing. SK Home Warranty is voluntary and publishes a member list only." }, { "id": "CA-NS", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia", "boardName": "Nova Scotia — municipal + CHBA-NS (association)", "boardUrl": "https://chbans.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://chbans.ca/certification", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "No provincial residential-builder licensing regime. CHBA-NS is a voluntary trade association." }, { "id": "CA-NB", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick", "boardName": "New Brunswick — trades-only (electrical, gas, plumbing)", "boardUrl": "https://www2.gnb.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://www2.gnb.ca/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "No residential-builder registry. Only trades (electrical, gas, plumbing) are provincially licensed." }, { "id": "CA-NL", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador", "boardName": "Newfoundland and Labrador — trades-only", "boardUrl": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "No residential-builder registry. Trades-only provincial licensing." }, { "id": "CA-PE", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island", "boardName": "Prince Edward Island — municipal only", "boardUrl": "https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "No provincial residential-builder licensing regime." }, { "id": "CA-YT", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Yukon", "boardName": "Yukon Corporate Registry only", "boardUrl": "https://yukon.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://open.yukon.ca/data/datasets/yukon-government-public-contract-registry", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Territory has no residential-builder licensing regime; only a corporate registry." }, { "id": "CA-NT", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories", "boardName": "Northwest Territories Corporate Registry only", "boardUrl": "https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/corporate-registry-searches/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Territory has no residential-builder licensing regime; corporate registry only." }, { "id": "CA-NU", "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "jurisdiction": "Nunavut", "boardName": "Nunavut Legal Registries (PDF-based)", "boardUrl": "https://nunavutlegalregistries.ca/", "lookupUrl": "https://nunavutlegalregistries.ca/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Territory has no residential-builder licensing regime. Legal registries are PDF-based." }, { "id": "GB-TRUSTMARK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK-wide — TrustMark", "boardName": "TrustMark (government-endorsed quality scheme)", "boardUrl": "https://www.trustmark.org.uk/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.trustmark.org.uk/find-a-tradesman", "apiType": "rest", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "address"], "notes": "Paid REST API (£1,500 setup + £4,750/year). Single integration covers all UK home-improvement trades. Government-endorsed umbrella scheme." }, { "id": "GB-GASSAFE", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK-wide — Gas Safe Register", "boardName": "Gas Safe Register (statutory for gas work)", "boardUrl": "https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/find-an-engineer-or-check-the-register/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Statutory UK register for gas work. Business reg + individual engineer ID numbers. SMS-fallback check supported." }, { "id": "GB-NHBC", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK-wide — NHBC", "boardName": "National House-Building Council (NHBC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.nhbc.co.uk/", "lookupUrl": "https://checktheregister.nhbc.co.uk/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "status", "address"], "notes": "Private warranty provider. 'NHBC registered builder' is a common quality marker for UK new-build homes." }, { "id": "GB-FMB", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK — Federation of Master Builders", "boardName": "Federation of Master Builders (FMB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.fmb.org.uk/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.fmb.org.uk/find-a-builder.html", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "address"], "notes": "Find-a-builder is bot-protected with Cloudflare challenge. Voluntary trade association, not a regulatory body." }, { "id": "GB-FENSA", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK — FENSA (windows and doors)", "boardName": "FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment)", "boardUrl": "https://www.fensa.org.uk/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.fensa.org.uk/homeowners", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "address"], "notes": "Competent person scheme for replacement windows and doors. Postcode-based search surface." }, { "id": "GB-MCS", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK — MCS (renewables)", "boardName": "Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)", "boardUrl": "https://mcscertified.com/", "lookupUrl": "https://mcscertified.com/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "classifications", "address"], "notes": "MID installer search. Certification required for microgeneration technologies eligible for government incentives." }, { "id": "GB-CIGA", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK — CIGA / CWISC", "boardName": "Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA)", "boardUrl": "https://ciga.co.uk/", "lookupUrl": "https://ciga.co.uk/ciga-registered-installers/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Gatekept installer list. Not machine-readable; registration status returned via gatekeeper email." }, { "id": "GB-SCOTLAND", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK — Scotland Building Standards", "boardName": "Scotland Building Standards (32 local councils)", "boardUrl": "https://www.gov.scot/policies/building-standards/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.ebuildingstandards.scot/", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Federated across 32 Scottish councils. Per-council portal with no unified schema. eBuildingStandards.scot aggregates submissions." }, { "id": "GB-NI", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK — Northern Ireland Building Control", "boardName": "Northern Ireland Building Control (11 district councils + NIBC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.buildingcontrol-ni.com/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.buildingcontrol-ni.com/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Federated across 11 district councils. No unified provincial register." }, { "id": "GB-BSR", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "jurisdiction": "UK — Building Safety Regulator", "boardName": "Building Safety Regulator (BSR) — HSE", "boardUrl": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.register-building-inspector.service.gov.uk/public-register-england", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Post-Grenfell statutory register of building inspectors in England. GOV.UK-hosted public register." }, { "id": "IE-CIRI", "country": "IE", "countryName": "Ireland", "jurisdiction": "Ireland — CIRI", "boardName": "Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI)", "boardUrl": "https://ciri.ie/", "lookupUrl": "https://ciri.ie/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "classifications", "status", "address"], "notes": "Construction Industry Federation (CIF)-administered voluntary register. Moving to statutory status under proposed legislation." }, { "id": "IE-HOMEBOND", "country": "IE", "countryName": "Ireland", "jurisdiction": "Ireland — Homebond / BuildSmart", "boardName": "Homebond / BuildSmart (private warranty)", "boardUrl": "https://www.buildsmart.ie/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.buildsmart.ie/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "status"], "notes": "Private warranty provider for Irish new-build homes." }, { "id": "IE-SEAI", "country": "IE", "countryName": "Ireland", "jurisdiction": "Ireland — SEAI", "boardName": "Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)", "boardUrl": "https://www.seai.ie/", "lookupUrl": "https://hes.seai.ie/GrantProcess/ContractorSearch.aspx", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "ASP.NET grant-eligibility contractor search. Registration required for participation in SEAI grant schemes." }, { "id": "AU-NSW", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "boardName": "NSW Fair Trading — Home Building Licence", "boardUrl": "https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/", "lookupUrl": "https://verify.licence.nsw.gov.au/", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{6,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "CKAN data.nsw catalogue includes the home-building licence register. Home Building Compensation Fund insurance is automatic for contracts >A$5,000." }, { "id": "AU-VIC", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "boardName": "Victorian Building Authority / Building and Plumbing Commission", "boardUrl": "https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/", "lookupUrl": "https://onlineservices.vba.vic.gov.au/pbcr/pbcrsearch.aspx", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Practitioner register lives inside a Power Apps portal. Discover Data Vic bulk download is the alternative path. Builder classes DB-U / DB-L." }, { "id": "AU-QLD", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "boardName": "Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.data.qld.gov.au/", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^\\d{6,8}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status", "issue_date", "expiration_date"], "notes": "CKAN data.qld catalogue publishes the QBCC licence register. Required for any building work over A$3,300." }, { "id": "AU-WA", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "boardName": "WA Building Services Board", "boardUrl": "https://www.buildingcommission.wa.gov.au/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.wa.gov.au/service/building/builder-registration/check-building-registration", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "WA Building Services Board covers Building, Painting, Plumbing, and related trades." }, { "id": "AU-SA", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "boardName": "South Australia Consumer and Business Services (CBS)", "boardUrl": "https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/", "lookupUrl": "https://secure.cbs.sa.gov.au/OccLicPubReg/LicenceSearch.php", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "PHP form search. Covers Building Work Contractors, Tradespeople, Supervisors." }, { "id": "AU-TAS", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "boardName": "Tasmania CBOS — Consumer, Building and Occupational Services", "boardUrl": "https://cbos.tas.gov.au/", "lookupUrl": "https://cbos.tas.gov.au/topics/resources-tools-and-forms/licence-holders", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "ASP.NET form. Licenses Building Practitioners, Plumbers, Electricians." }, { "id": "AU-ACT", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "Australian Capital Territory", "boardName": "Access Canberra", "boardUrl": "https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/licensesandpermits/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "ACT's Access Canberra licensing portal covers Building, Plumbing, Electrical, Gas." }, { "id": "AU-NT", "country": "AU", "countryName": "Australia", "jurisdiction": "Northern Territory", "boardName": "NT Building Practitioners Board", "boardUrl": "https://nt.gov.au/property/building/building-practitioners", "lookupUrl": "https://nt.gov.au/property/building/building-practitioners/registered-building-practitioners", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "status"], "notes": "Static HTML listing of registered building practitioners. Darwin is primary metro." }, { "id": "NZ", "country": "NZ", "countryName": "New Zealand", "jurisdiction": "New Zealand (LBP)", "boardName": "Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP) — MBIE", "boardUrl": "https://www.lbp.govt.nz/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.lbp.govt.nz/for-consumers/find-a-licensed-building-practitioner/", "apiType": "rest", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^LBP\\s?\\d{6}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications", "status", "disciplinary_history"], "notes": "api.business.govt.nz exposes the LBP register. Classes: Carpentry, Site 1/2/3, Foundations, External Plastering, Brick and Blocklaying, Roofing, Design 1/2/3." }, { "id": "SG", "country": "SG", "countryName": "Singapore", "jurisdiction": "Singapore — BCA", "boardName": "Building and Construction Authority (BCA) — Contractors Registration System", "boardUrl": "https://www1.bca.gov.sg/", "lookupUrl": "https://www1.bca.gov.sg/procurement/contractor-workhead-search", "apiType": "socrata", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "licenseFormat": "^[0-9A-Z]{6,10}$", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "data.gov.sg CKAN catalogue publishes the Contractors Registration System. Grades L1-L6 by dollar ceiling + workheads (CW01 General Building, CW02 Civil, SY01-SY27 specialty)." }, { "id": "HK", "country": "HK", "countryName": "Hong Kong", "jurisdiction": "Hong Kong — Buildings Department", "boardName": "Hong Kong Buildings Department", "boardUrl": "https://www.bd.gov.hk/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.data.gov.hk/", "apiType": "bulk-csv", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "data.gov.hk bulk downloads for Registered General Building Contractor, Registered Specialist Contractor registers." }, { "id": "JP", "country": "JP", "countryName": "Japan", "jurisdiction": "Japan — MLIT + Tokyo/Osaka prefectures", "boardName": "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) + prefectural bureaus", "boardUrl": "https://www.mlit.go.jp/", "lookupUrl": "https://etsuran2.mlit.go.jp/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Japanese-language ToS flagged. Construction Business Act licensing at national (MLIT) and prefectural levels. Tokyo + Osaka have separate registers." }, { "id": "KR", "country": "KR", "countryName": "South Korea", "jurisdiction": "South Korea — KISCON", "boardName": "Korea Information System for Construction Industry (KISCON)", "boardUrl": "https://www.kiscon.net/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.kiscon.net/", "apiType": "rest", "tier": "EASY", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "data.go.kr exposes a REST API for the Construction Industry Information System. Coverage: Seoul, Busan, Incheon, all metros." }, { "id": "TW", "country": "TW", "countryName": "Taiwan", "jurisdiction": "Taiwan — PCC / CPA", "boardName": "Public Construction Commission + Construction and Planning Agency", "boardUrl": "https://www.pcc.gov.tw/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.pcc.gov.tw/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Construction enterprise licensing at national level. Chinese-language portal; no public English surface." }, { "id": "TH", "country": "TH", "countryName": "Thailand", "jurisdiction": "Thailand — Engineers Council + Architects Council", "boardName": "Council of Engineers Thailand (COE) + Architects Council (ACT)", "boardUrl": "https://www.coe.or.th/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.coe.or.th/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Thailand licenses individual engineers and architects, not construction businesses. No unified contractor register." }, { "id": "ID", "country": "ID", "countryName": "Indonesia", "jurisdiction": "Indonesia — LPJK / OSS", "boardName": "Lembaga Pengembangan Jasa Konstruksi (LPJK)", "boardUrl": "https://lpjk.pu.go.id/", "lookupUrl": "https://lpjk.pu.go.id/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "LPJK migrated to OSS (Online Single Submission) in 2021; old public register endpoints are intermittently available. No stable machine-readable surface." }, { "id": "IN", "country": "IN", "countryName": "India", "jurisdiction": "India — CPWD + municipal", "boardName": "Central Public Works Department (CPWD) + municipal registrations", "boardUrl": "https://cpwd.gov.in/", "lookupUrl": "https://cpwd.gov.in/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "India has no unified national contractor licensing regime for residential work. CPWD licenses government-works contractors. Municipal (MCD Delhi, BMC Mumbai, BBMP Bangalore) for building approvals." }, { "id": "MY", "country": "MY", "countryName": "Malaysia", "jurisdiction": "Malaysia — CIDB", "boardName": "Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB)", "boardUrl": "https://www.cidb.gov.my/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.cidb.gov.my/eng/mcp/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Malaysian Contractor Portal (MCP). Grades G1-G7 by contract-value ceiling + category codes." }, { "id": "AE-DUBAI", "country": "AE", "countryName": "United Arab Emirates", "jurisdiction": "UAE — Dubai", "boardName": "Dubai Municipality — Consultants and Contractors Register", "boardUrl": "https://www.dm.gov.ae/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.dm.gov.ae/en/departments/consultants-contractors/", "apiType": "bulk-csv", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications"], "notes": "Grades G1-G6 by contract-value ceiling plus trade specialties. Full list published as bulk download; no per-query lookup API." }, { "id": "AE-ABUDHABI", "country": "AE", "countryName": "United Arab Emirates", "jurisdiction": "UAE — Abu Dhabi", "boardName": "Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) — TAMM", "boardUrl": "https://www.dmt.gov.ae/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.tamm.abudhabi/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Abu Dhabi DMT via TAMM single-sign-on portal. Consumer verification requires UAE Pass authentication." }, { "id": "SA", "country": "SA", "countryName": "Saudi Arabia", "jurisdiction": "Saudi Arabia — Balady / MoMRAH", "boardName": "Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing (MoMRAH) + Balady", "boardUrl": "https://www.momrah.gov.sa/", "lookupUrl": "https://balady.gov.sa/", "apiType": "playwright-proxy", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Arabic-language portal with captcha. Covers Riyadh, Jeddah, all municipalities. Commercial registration (CR) + contractor classification issued separately." }, { "id": "QA", "country": "QA", "countryName": "Qatar", "jurisdiction": "Qatar — Ashghal + MoM", "boardName": "Public Works Authority (Ashghal) + Ministry of Municipality", "boardUrl": "https://www.ashghal.gov.qa/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.ashghal.gov.qa/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "No public contractor register. Ashghal's Qatar Contractor List is a paid gated dataset. Doha is primary metro." }, { "id": "KW", "country": "KW", "countryName": "Kuwait", "jurisdiction": "Kuwait — MPW", "boardName": "Ministry of Public Works (MPW) + Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT)", "boardUrl": "https://www.mpw.gov.kw/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.mpw.gov.kw/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "No public per-contractor verification surface. Classification done for tender eligibility only. Arabic-language site." }, { "id": "OM", "country": "OM", "countryName": "Oman", "jurisdiction": "Oman — Muscat Municipality", "boardName": "Muscat Municipality", "boardUrl": "https://www.mm.gov.om/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.mm.gov.om/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Municipal permits only. No public contractor register." }, { "id": "BH", "country": "BH", "countryName": "Bahrain", "jurisdiction": "Bahrain — Ministry of Works", "boardName": "Ministry of Works + Sijilat", "boardUrl": "https://www.works.gov.bh/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.sijilat.bh/", "apiType": "manual", "tier": "BLOCKED", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": [], "notes": "Sijilat commercial registry publishes company records but not contractor classification. Manama is primary metro." }, { "id": "IL", "country": "IL", "countryName": "Israel", "jurisdiction": "Israel — Registrar of Contractors (Mirsham Kablanim)", "boardName": "Registrar of Contractors (Mirsham Kablanim)", "boardUrl": "https://www.gov.il/en/departments/the_registrar_of_contractors/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.gov.il/he/service/search_contractor", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Hebrew-language portal. Classifications 100-170 by trade, A-G by contract-value ceiling. Required for any contractor bidding over NIS 97,000." }, { "id": "MX", "country": "MX", "countryName": "Mexico", "jurisdiction": "Mexico — SEP Cedula + CMIC", "boardName": "Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP Cedula) + Cámara Mexicana de la Industria de la Construcción (CMIC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.cmic.org/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.cmic.org/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications"], "notes": "Mexico licenses individual ENGINEERS (via SEP Cedula Profesional) but not construction companies federally. CMIC is a trade association. CDMX, Guadalajara, Monterrey." }, { "id": "BR", "country": "BR", "countryName": "Brazil", "jurisdiction": "Brazil — CREA / CAU", "boardName": "Conselho Regional de Engenharia (CREA) + Conselho de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (CAU)", "boardUrl": "https://www.confea.org.br/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.confea.org.br/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Per-state CREA (Regional Engineering Council) registers engineer-of-record. CAU for architects. Construction firms separately registered via state CNPJ. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro." }, { "id": "AR", "country": "AR", "countryName": "Argentina", "jurisdiction": "Argentina — CPIC", "boardName": "Consejo Profesional de Ingeniería Civil (CPIC)", "boardUrl": "https://www.cpic.org.ar/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.cpic.org.ar/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications"], "notes": "Buenos Aires province engineer register. Argentina licenses the engineer-of-record, not the construction company." }, { "id": "CO", "country": "CO", "countryName": "Colombia", "jurisdiction": "Colombia — Copnia / CPNAA", "boardName": "Consejo Profesional Nacional de Ingeniería (Copnia) + CPNAA (architects)", "boardUrl": "https://www.copnia.gov.co/", "lookupUrl": "https://tramites.copnia.gov.co/tramites/enlinea/ConsultaPublicaMatriculas", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "HARD", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Copnia licenses engineers at federal level. Camacol (Chamber of Construction) is a voluntary association. Bogotá, Medellín." }, { "id": "CL", "country": "CL", "countryName": "Chile", "jurisdiction": "Chile — MINVU", "boardName": "Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo (MINVU)", "boardUrl": "https://www.minvu.cl/", "lookupUrl": "https://rnc.minvu.gob.cl/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "business_name", "classifications", "status"], "notes": "Registro Nacional de Contratistas (RNC) for MINVU-subsidised housing projects. Santiago-focused; expands via regional MINVU SEREMIs." }, { "id": "PE", "country": "PE", "countryName": "Peru", "jurisdiction": "Peru — CIP", "boardName": "Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú (CIP)", "boardUrl": "https://www.cip.org.pe/", "lookupUrl": "https://www.cip.org.pe/", "apiType": "html-scrape", "tier": "MEDIUM", "askbailyAutomated": false, "lastVerified": "2026-04-23", "fieldsAvailable": ["license", "owner", "status"], "notes": "CIP licenses engineers at national level. Lima is primary metro. Construction firms separately registered with SUNAT for tax purposes." } ] }