One integration. Every jurisdiction.

The single API for U.S. building permits.

Stop wrestling with city portals, brittle scrapers, and incompatible schemas. PermLead turns raw jurisdiction data into clean, categorized JSON through one reliable endpoint.

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REST API Normalized JSON Webhooks OpenAPI 3.1

GET /v1/permits/search

200 OK

curl https://api.permlead.com/v1/permits/search?city=Austin&state=TX

{
  "object": "permit.search",
  "count": 1,
  "data": [
    {
      "permit_id": "AUS-2026-018472",
      "jurisdiction": "Austin, TX",
      "address": "401 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701",
      "status": "issued",
      "valuation": 285000,
      "issue_date": "2026-08-12",
      "contractor": {
        "name": "Lone Star Electric LLC",
        "license": "TECL-34819"
      },
      "normalized_type": "Commercial - Electrical"
    }
  ]
}

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Ingest

Portals, files & feeds

Normalize

Clean, enrich & classify

Deliver

API queries & webhooks

Built for production

Permit infrastructure,
without the data archaeology.

We handle the fragmented sources, changing formats, and messy edge cases so your team can build on dependable data.

Multi-jurisdiction aggregation

Query permits across cities and counties through one interface—without maintaining a patchwork of custom collectors.

cities counties states

Schema normalization & ML categorization

Inconsistent source records become stable fields, deduplicated entities, and useful project categories your product can trust.

normalized_type confidence

Webhooks & real-time alerts

Trigger workflows when matching permits are filed, updated, or issued. Filter alerts by geography, type, status, and value.

permit.created permit.updated

Developer-first REST & webhooks

Predictable JSON, cursor pagination, clear errors, idempotent events, and complete OpenAPI specs from day one.

JSON OpenAPI 3.1 SDKs

Built for your workflow

Turn permit activity into action.

From product intelligence to the next qualified lead, PermLead gives your team a clean signal from public construction activity.

01 / PROPTECH

PropTech & real estate platforms

Enrich properties, surface development activity, and add permit intelligence to underwriting or research products.

02 / CONTRACTORS

Commercial & residential contractors

Identify active projects earlier, monitor your markets, and spend less time searching municipal websites.

03 / GROWTH

Sales & lead generation teams

Build timely, high-intent prospect lists based on project type, valuation, location, and permit status.

Start building with better permit data.

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