Data feeds
Permit data feeds for teams
A weekly CSV of building permits, per city, filtered to your trades. Every permit with its site address, permit type, date issued, and contractor or owner names where cities publish them. One row per permit, from 326 US cities, delivered by email or into a shared Google Sheet.
Each file carries its freshness date and any known coverage gaps, so you always know exactly what you are working with.
Buy the permit rows themselves
Search a market for its own page, the permits we hold for it, and what a feed of it costs. Markets still short of our completeness bar are here too, marked, with a sample you can read first.
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What's in every file
- One row per permit, as plain CSV
- Site address on over 95% of records
- Permit type and trade classification
- Date issued
- Contractor or owner names where cities publish them
- Filtered to the trades you care about
- Delivered weekly by email or into a shared Google Sheet
Who uses it
- Outbound and SDR teams prospecting from new permits
- Call centers that dial from fresh local activity
- Direct mail programs targeting active addresses
- Distributors and suppliers prospecting active contractors
What it costs
Weekly feed, $49.99 a month. The first delivery carries the last 13 weeks, then it arrives every week. 25% off every market at 5 or more. Full history export, $149.99 once. Everything we hold for the market. Custom feeds and embedded use are quoted per deal. Email us and a person will answer. Daily delivery available on full setups.
Pick a market above and buy it there. The first delivery carries the last thirteen weeks and the rest arrive every Sunday.
What's not in the files
No phone numbers or emails. Building permits do not contain them, so no honest permit data product includes them. Most teams append contact information on their side; the permit file tells you exactly who to look up.
Request a sample: a real file from your market, last week's permits
Send your name, company, and the city you want through the contact form and we reply with an actual CSV cut from last week, so you can judge the columns, coverage, and freshness before paying anything.
Frequently asked questions
What's in each permit data file?
One row per permit: permit number, site address (present on over 95% of records), permit type or trade, date issued, and contractor or owner names where the city publishes them. Files come as plain CSV, filtered to the trades you care about.
How fresh is the permit data?
Files are cut weekly from each city's official permit records, and every file states its own freshness date plus any known coverage gaps. Daily delivery is available on full setups.
Which cities can I get permit data for?
Any of the 326 US cities Permit Ledger tracks. Feeds are sold per city, so you pick exactly the markets you work.
What does a permit data feed cost?
Weekly feeds are priced by how much we hold for a market, weekly feeds from $14.99 to $79.99 a month by market size, full history exports from $49.99 to $249.99 once. 25% off every market at 5 or more. Month to month, no annual contract.
Do the files include phone numbers or emails?
No. Building permits do not contain phone numbers or emails, so no honest permit data product includes them. Most teams append contact information on their side; the permit file tells you exactly who to look up.
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