--- type: "firecrawl-provider" description: "Every certificate of occupancy the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) has issued since 2005, from the City of Los Angeles open data portal data.lacity.org (Socrata dataset 3f9m-afei): about 63,000 certificates for new buildings, additions, alterations and pools, each with the PCIS permit it closes, permit type and sub-type, site address, ZIP, coordinates, Los Angeles County APN, work description, valuation, dwelling units, floor area and the contractor's business name and California licence number and class. Search by address, ZIP, contractor, licence number, permit type, work description, status, certificate date, valuation, dwelling units or APN, newest first; read one certificate with every published column by certificate or permit number; rank contractors by certificates and valuation for a date window. LADBS loads the data weekly. CC0 1.0 (public domain): every response and record carries its licence and source URL. Personal names and addresses of licence principals and applicants are left out." use_when: "Every certificate of occupancy the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) has issued since 2005, from the City of Los Angeles open data portal data.lacity.org (Socrata dataset 3f9m-afei): about 63,000 certificates for new buildings, additions, alterations and pools, each with the PCIS permit it closes, permit type and sub-type, site address, ZIP, coordinates, Los Angeles County APN, work description, valuation, dwelling units, floor area and the contractor's business name and California licence number and class. Search by address, ZIP, contractor, licence number, permit type, work description, status, certificate date, valuation, dwelling units or APN, newest first; read one certificate with every published column by certificate or permit number; rank contractors by certificates and valuation for a date window. LADBS loads the data weekly. CC0 1.0 (public domain): every response and record carries its licence and source URL. Personal names and addresses of licence principals and applicants are left out." categories: "Real estate" capabilities: 3 credits_per_call: 5 --- # Los Angeles Certificates of Occupancy (data.lacity.org) on Firecrawl Alexandria Every certificate of occupancy the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) has issued since 2005, from the City of Los Angeles open data portal data.lacity.org (Socrata dataset 3f9m-afei): about 63,000 certificates for new buildings, additions, alterations and pools, each with the PCIS permit it closes, permit type and sub-type, site address, ZIP, coordinates, Los Angeles County APN, work description, valuation, dwelling units, floor area and the contractor's business name and California licence number and class. Search by address, ZIP, contractor, licence number, permit type, work description, status, certificate date, valuation, dwelling units or APN, newest first; read one certificate with every published column by certificate or permit number; rank contractors by certificates and valuation for a date window. LADBS loads the data weekly. CC0 1.0 (public domain): every response and record carries its licence and source URL. Personal names and addresses of licence principals and applicants are left out. - Categories: Real estate - Category index: [Real estate category](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/categories/real-estate) - Provider key: `data-lacity-org` - Access: Firecrawl credits - Cost: 5 credits per call ## More - [Human guide](https://firecrawl.dev/app/alexandria/data-lacity-org) - [OpenAPI spec](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/data-lacity-org/openapi.json) ## Capabilities - [Contractor activity](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/data-lacity-org/building-permits/contractor_activity): Rank the contractors named on City of Los Angeles certificates of occupancy issued in a date window by the number of permits they completed (certificates), then total valuation, in one grouped SODA request. Optional permit type words and ZIP. Owner-builder permits are left out. Each row gives the business name, CSLB licence number and class, permits, total valuation, dwelling units, first and last certificate date and a link to that contractor's certificates. A window with no named contractor is a successful result with count 0. - [Get certificate](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/data-lacity-org/building-permits/get_certificate): One City of Los Angeles certificate of occupancy by cofo_number, or by the PCIS permit number it closes. Returns the shared permit fields plus raw: every column as LADBS publishes it (permit category, initiating office, tract, block and lot, zone, occupancy, stories, both floor areas, census tract, contractor address, licence class and expiry, applicant business name), without the licence principal's and applicant's names and addresses. Unknown numbers are not_found; a permit with several certificates is invalid_input listing them. - [Search certificates](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/data-lacity-org/building-permits/search_certificates): Search City of Los Angeles certificates of occupancy (LADBS dataset 3f9m-afei), newest first or largest valuation first. Filter by street address words, ZIP, contractor business name, contractor licence number, permit type or sub-type (Bldg-New, addition, pool, apartment), work description words (ADU), status, certificate issue-date window, minimum valuation, minimum dwelling units and Los Angeles County APN. Each record has the shared permit fields (permit_number is the PCIS permit the certificate closes, cofo_number the certificate), address, coordinates, APN, valuation, units, floor area, the contractor with licence number, source_url and licence. An empty page is a successful result with count 0. ## 1. Choose this provider when Every certificate of occupancy the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) has issued since 2005, from the City of Los Angeles open data portal data.lacity.org (Socrata dataset 3f9m-afei): about 63,000 certificates for new buildings, additions, alterations and pools, each with the PCIS permit it closes, permit type and sub-type, site address, ZIP, coordinates, Los Angeles County APN, work description, valuation, dwelling units, floor area and the contractor's business name and California licence number and class. Search by address, ZIP, contractor, licence number, permit type, work description, status, certificate date, valuation, dwelling units or APN, newest first; read one certificate with every published column by certificate or permit number; rank contractors by certificates and valuation for a date window. LADBS loads the data weekly. CC0 1.0 (public domain): every response and record carries its licence and source URL. Personal names and addresses of licence principals and applicants are left out. ## 2. Minimal request Call `POST https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape` with `{ alexandria: { provider, capability, options } }`. For a batch, send `{ alexandria: [...] }` with up to 10 calls. ```json { "provider": "data-lacity-org", "capability": "building-permits/contractor_activity", "options": { "issued_since": "2025-01-01", "issued_until": "2025-12-31", "limit": 10 } } ``` ## 3. Add provider options Use only the options needed for the task: - `cursor` (string): next_cursor from the previous page; repeat the same filters with it. Pattern: ^[0-9]{1,7}$. Example: `` - `issued_since` (string, required): First certificate issue date counted, inclusive (YYYY-MM-DD). Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$. Example: `` - `issued_until` (string): Last certificate issue date counted, inclusive (YYYY-MM-DD); open-ended when omitted. Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$. Example: `` - `limit` (number): Contractors per page. Example: `25` - `permit_type` (string): Only permits whose type, sub-type or occupancy group matches these words: Bldg-New, pool, apartment, commercial. Example: `` - `sort` (string): permits_desc: most certificates first, then valuation; valuation_desc: largest total valuation first. Example: `permits_desc` - `zip` (string): Only sites in this five-digit ZIP code. Pattern: ^[0-9]{5}$. Example: `` ## 4. Request through your preferred interface ### JavaScript ```javascript const result = await firecrawl.scrape({ alexandria: { provider: "data-lacity-org", capability: "building-permits/contractor_activity", options: { issued_since: "2025-01-01", issued_until: "2025-12-31", limit: 10, }, }, }); ``` ### Python ```python result = firecrawl.scrape_alexandria({ "provider": "data-lacity-org", "capability": "building-permits/contractor_activity", "options": { "issued_since": "2025-01-01", "issued_until": "2025-12-31", "limit": 10 } }) ``` ### cURL ```sh curl https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "alexandria": { "provider": "data-lacity-org", "capability": "building-permits/contractor_activity", "options": { "issued_since": "2025-01-01", "issued_until": "2025-12-31", "limit": 10 } } }' ``` ### CLI ```sh firecrawl scrape 'data-lacity-org/building-permits/contractor_activity' \ --options '{"issued_since":"2025-01-01","issued_until":"2025-12-31","limit":10}' ``` ### MCP Call the FCX MCP retrieve tool with this object: ```json { "provider": "data-lacity-org", "capability": "building-permits/contractor_activity", "options": { "issued_since": "2025-01-01", "issued_until": "2025-12-31", "limit": 10 } } ``` Ask for only the returned fields needed by the task. ## 5. Full request shape ```json { "provider": "data-lacity-org", "capability": "building-permits/contractor_activity", "options": { "issued_since": "2025-01-01", "issued_until": "2025-12-31", "limit": 10 } } ``` ## 6. Response data The response includes `success`, `provider`, `capability`, `creditsCost` and `data`. This example shows the provider payload in `data`: ```json { "count": 10, "dataset": { "id": "3f9m-afei", "name": "Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy", "portal": "data.lacity.org", "updated_at": "2026-10-26T13:08:55Z", "url": "https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei" }, "issued_since": "2025-01-01", "issued_until": "2025-12-31", "jurisdiction": { "county": "Los Angeles County", "name": "City of Los Angeles", "state": "CA" }, "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "next_cursor": "10", "observed_at_ms": 1793148957041, "records": [ { "first_issued_date": "2025-05-31", "housing_units": 53, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-20", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1086392", "license_type": "B", "name": "HILLCREST CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC", "permits": 33, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27HILLCREST+CONSTRUCTION+GROUP+LLC%27+AND+license+%3D+1086392&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 11083020.21 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-20", "housing_units": 20, "last_issued_date": "2025-10-22", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1001034", "license_type": "B", "name": "SHAPELL HOMES INC", "permits": 20, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27SHAPELL+HOMES+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+1001034&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 14475000 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-01-21", "housing_units": 32, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-30", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "993102", "license_type": "B", "name": "K N CONSULTING INC", "permits": 17, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27K+N+CONSULTING+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+993102&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 6811715 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-13", "housing_units": 24, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-30", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "910533", "license_type": "B", "name": "BAKSH CONSTRUCTION INC", "permits": 17, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27BAKSH+CONSTRUCTION+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+910533&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 5432560 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-06-08", "housing_units": 19, "last_issued_date": "2025-11-22", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1021458", "license_type": "B", "name": "C S W F CONSTRUCTION INC", "permits": 11, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27C+S+W+F+CONSTRUCTION+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+1021458&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 4367000 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-02-12", "housing_units": 19, "last_issued_date": "2025-07-09", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1068007", "license_type": "B", "name": "EMERALD BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27EMERALD+BUILDERS+AND+DEVELOPERS%27+AND+license+%3D+1068007&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 6130016 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-02-13", "housing_units": 8, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-12", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "834794", "license_type": "B", "name": "PACIFIC COAST BUILDERS", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27PACIFIC+COAST+BUILDERS%27+AND+license+%3D+834794&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 2342030 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-18", "housing_units": 0, "last_issued_date": "2025-11-05", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "340258", "license_type": "C53", "name": "GREEN SCENE THE", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27GREEN+SCENE+THE%27+AND+license+%3D+340258&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 325500 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-07", "housing_units": null, "last_issued_date": "2025-11-08", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "385622", "license_type": "C53", "name": "MR CARLOS POOLS AND CONSTRUCTION INC", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27MR+CARLOS+POOLS+AND+CONSTRUCTION+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+385622&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 277000 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-02-14", "housing_units": null, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-20", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "993464", "license_type": "C53", "name": "AGAM POOL AND SPA INC", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27AGAM+POOL+AND+SPA+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+993464&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 220000 } ], "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27&%24select=contractors_business_name+AS+name%2Clicense%2Cmax%28license_type%29+AS+license_type%2Ccount%28distinct+cofo_number%29+AS+permits%2Csum%28valuation%29+AS+valuation%2Csum%28of_residential_dwelling_units%29+AS+housing_units%2Cmin%28cofo_issue_date%29+AS+first_issued%2Cmax%28cofo_issue_date%29+AS+last_issued&%24group=contractors_business_name%2Clicense&%24order=permits+DESC%2C+valuation+DESC+NULL+LAST%2C+name%2C+license&%24limit=10" } ``` ## API reference-derived contract The following capability contract is generated from the same normalized Alexandria API reference exposed in the API spec. ### Contractor activity - Capability: `building-permits/contractor_activity` - Description: Rank the contractors named on City of Los Angeles certificates of occupancy issued in a date window by the number of permits they completed (certificates), then total valuation, in one grouped SODA request. Optional permit type words and ZIP. Owner-builder permits are left out. Each row gives the business name, CSLB licence number and class, permits, total valuation, dwelling units, first and last certificate date and a link to that contractor's certificates. A window with no named contractor is a successful result with count 0. - Instructions: Who builds the most in Los Angeles for a permit type, ZIP or period; contractor market share for new construction, additions or pools. Then search_certificates with license_number lists a contractor's jobs. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Contractor activity](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/data-lacity-org/building-permits/contractor_activity) Accepted options: - `cursor` (string): next_cursor from the previous page; repeat the same filters with it. Pattern: ^[0-9]{1,7}$. Example: `` - `issued_since` (string, required): First certificate issue date counted, inclusive (YYYY-MM-DD). Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$. Example: `` - `issued_until` (string): Last certificate issue date counted, inclusive (YYYY-MM-DD); open-ended when omitted. Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$. Example: `` - `limit` (number): Contractors per page. Example: `25` - `permit_type` (string): Only permits whose type, sub-type or occupancy group matches these words: Bldg-New, pool, apartment, commercial. Example: `` - `sort` (string): permits_desc: most certificates first, then valuation; valuation_desc: largest total valuation first. Example: `permits_desc` - `zip` (string): Only sites in this five-digit ZIP code. Pattern: ^[0-9]{5}$. Example: `` Response schema example: ```json { "count": 10, "dataset": { "id": "3f9m-afei", "name": "Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy", "portal": "data.lacity.org", "updated_at": "2026-10-26T13:08:55Z", "url": "https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei" }, "issued_since": "2025-01-01", "issued_until": "2025-12-31", "jurisdiction": { "county": "Los Angeles County", "name": "City of Los Angeles", "state": "CA" }, "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "next_cursor": "10", "observed_at_ms": 1793148957041, "records": [ { "first_issued_date": "2025-05-31", "housing_units": 53, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-20", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1086392", "license_type": "B", "name": "HILLCREST CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC", "permits": 33, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27HILLCREST+CONSTRUCTION+GROUP+LLC%27+AND+license+%3D+1086392&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 11083020.21 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-20", "housing_units": 20, "last_issued_date": "2025-10-22", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1001034", "license_type": "B", "name": "SHAPELL HOMES INC", "permits": 20, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27SHAPELL+HOMES+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+1001034&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 14475000 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-01-21", "housing_units": 32, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-30", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "993102", "license_type": "B", "name": "K N CONSULTING INC", "permits": 17, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27K+N+CONSULTING+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+993102&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 6811715 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-13", "housing_units": 24, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-30", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "910533", "license_type": "B", "name": "BAKSH CONSTRUCTION INC", "permits": 17, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27BAKSH+CONSTRUCTION+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+910533&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 5432560 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-06-08", "housing_units": 19, "last_issued_date": "2025-11-22", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1021458", "license_type": "B", "name": "C S W F CONSTRUCTION INC", "permits": 11, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27C+S+W+F+CONSTRUCTION+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+1021458&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 4367000 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-02-12", "housing_units": 19, "last_issued_date": "2025-07-09", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "1068007", "license_type": "B", "name": "EMERALD BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27EMERALD+BUILDERS+AND+DEVELOPERS%27+AND+license+%3D+1068007&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 6130016 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-02-13", "housing_units": 8, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-12", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "834794", "license_type": "B", "name": "PACIFIC COAST BUILDERS", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27PACIFIC+COAST+BUILDERS%27+AND+license+%3D+834794&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 2342030 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-18", "housing_units": 0, "last_issued_date": "2025-11-05", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "340258", "license_type": "C53", "name": "GREEN SCENE THE", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27GREEN+SCENE+THE%27+AND+license+%3D+340258&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 325500 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-03-07", "housing_units": null, "last_issued_date": "2025-11-08", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "385622", "license_type": "C53", "name": "MR CARLOS POOLS AND CONSTRUCTION INC", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27MR+CARLOS+POOLS+AND+CONSTRUCTION+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+385622&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 277000 }, { "first_issued_date": "2025-02-14", "housing_units": null, "last_issued_date": "2025-12-20", "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "license_number": "993464", "license_type": "C53", "name": "AGAM POOL AND SPA INC", "permits": 10, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27+AND+contractors_business_name+%3D+%27AGAM+POOL+AND+SPA+INC%27+AND+license+%3D+993464&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC", "total_valuation_usd": 220000 } ], "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=contractors_business_name+IS+NOT+NULL+AND+contractors_business_name+%21%3D+%27OWNER-BUILDER%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3E%3D+%272025-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%27+AND+cofo_issue_date+%3C%3D+%272025-12-31T23%3A59%3A59.999%27&%24select=contractors_business_name+AS+name%2Clicense%2Cmax%28license_type%29+AS+license_type%2Ccount%28distinct+cofo_number%29+AS+permits%2Csum%28valuation%29+AS+valuation%2Csum%28of_residential_dwelling_units%29+AS+housing_units%2Cmin%28cofo_issue_date%29+AS+first_issued%2Cmax%28cofo_issue_date%29+AS+last_issued&%24group=contractors_business_name%2Clicense&%24order=permits+DESC%2C+valuation+DESC+NULL+LAST%2C+name%2C+license&%24limit=10" } ``` ### Get certificate - Capability: `building-permits/get_certificate` - Description: One City of Los Angeles certificate of occupancy by cofo_number, or by the PCIS permit number it closes. Returns the shared permit fields plus raw: every column as LADBS publishes it (permit category, initiating office, tract, block and lot, zone, occupancy, stories, both floor areas, census tract, contractor address, licence class and expiry, applicant business name), without the licence principal's and applicant's names and addresses. Unknown numbers are not_found; a permit with several certificates is invalid_input listing them. - Instructions: After search_certificates, to see every published column of one certificate, or when you have an LADBS permit number and want its certificate of occupancy and contractor licence. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Get certificate](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/data-lacity-org/building-permits/get_certificate) Accepted options: - `cofo_number` (string): Certificate of occupancy number from search_certificates, e.g. 269251. Pattern: ^[0-9]{1,9}$. Example: `` - `permit_number` (string): LADBS PCIS permit number, e.g. 24014-20000-00887 (dashes optional): the certificate that closed that permit. Pattern: ^[0-9]{5}-?[0-9]{5}-?[0-9]{5}$. Example: `` Response schema example: ```json { "address": "9503 N ANDORA PL", "applied_date": null, "city": "Los Angeles", "cofo_number": "269251", "completed_date": "2026-10-23", "contractors": [ { "company": "SHAPELL HOMES INC", "license_number": "1001034", "name": null, "phone": null, "role": "contractor" } ], "description": "NEW ATTACHED 27' X 20'-6\" TRELLIS", "expires_date": null, "housing_units": null, "issued_date": "2026-10-23", "latitude": 34.24279, "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "longitude": -118.62643, "observed_at_ms": 1793148953739, "parcel_id": "2724-007-004", "permit_class": "1 or 2 Family Dwelling", "permit_number": "24014-20000-00887", "permit_type": "Bldg-Addition", "raw": { "address_end": "9503", "address_start": "9503", "assessor_book": "2724", "assessor_page": "007", "assessor_parcel": "004", "census_tract": "1132.37", "cofo_issue_date": "2026-10-23T00:00:00.000", "cofo_number": "269251", "contractor_address": "1140 VIRGINIA DR ATTN: TOLL", "contractor_city": "FORT WASHINGTON", "contractor_state": "PA", "contractors_business_name": "SHAPELL HOMES INC", "floor_area_l_a_building_code_definition": "554", "floor_area_l_a_zoning_code_definition": "554", "initiating_office": "VAN NUYS", "issue_date": "2026-10-23T00:00:00.000", "latest_status": "CofO Issued", "latitude_longitude": { "human_address": "{\"address\": \"\", \"city\": \"\", \"state\": \"\", \"zip\": \"\"}", "latitude": "34.24279", "longitude": "-118.62643" }, "license": "1001034", "license_expiration_date": "2025-02-28T00:00:00.000", "license_type": "B", "lot": "3", "of_stories": "0", "pcis_permit": "24014-20000-00887", "permit_category": "Plan Check", "permit_sub_type": "1 or 2 Family Dwelling", "permit_type": "Bldg-Addition", "reference_old_permit": "24VN03606", "status_date": "2026-10-23T00:00:00.000", "street_direction": "N", "street_name": "ANDORA", "street_suffix": "PL", "valuation": "25000", "work_description": "NEW ATTACHED 27' X 20'-6\" TRELLIS", "zip_code": "91311", "zone": "(T)(Q)RE20-1-H-K" }, "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?cofo_number=269251", "square_feet": 554, "state": "CA", "status": "CofO Issued", "valuation_usd": 25000, "work_class": null, "zip": "91311" } ``` ### Search certificates - Capability: `building-permits/search_certificates` - Description: Search City of Los Angeles certificates of occupancy (LADBS dataset 3f9m-afei), newest first or largest valuation first. Filter by street address words, ZIP, contractor business name, contractor licence number, permit type or sub-type (Bldg-New, addition, pool, apartment), work description words (ADU), status, certificate issue-date window, minimum valuation, minimum dwelling units and Los Angeles County APN. Each record has the shared permit fields (permit_number is the PCIS permit the certificate closes, cofo_number the certificate), address, coordinates, APN, valuation, units, floor area, the contractor with licence number, source_url and licence. An empty page is a successful result with count 0. - Instructions: Certificate history at a Los Angeles address or parcel, a contractor's completed jobs, newly completed buildings (new construction, ADUs, pools) since a date, large projects. To monitor, pass issued_since (the last day you checked) with the default sort: LADBS loads new certificates weekly, on Mondays, so the newest are a few days old. The dataset has no row-change field to poll. For every column of one certificate use get_certificate; for contractor rankings use contractor_activity. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Search certificates](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/data-lacity-org/building-permits/search_certificates) Accepted options: - `address` (string): Street address words, case-insensitive, matched in order: 15133 W Plummer St, 9503 Andora Pl. Text after a comma and unit numbers are ignored, a final Street/Avenue/Boulevard is abbreviated, and the direction after the house number is optional. Put the ZIP in zip. Example: `
` - `contractor` (string): Contractor business name words, case-insensitive, matched in order: Shapell Homes, Hillcrest Construction. owner-builder finds owner-builder permits. Example: `` - `cursor` (string): next_cursor from the previous page; repeat the same filters with it. Pattern: ^[0-9]{1,7}$. Example: `` - `description` (string): Words matched in order against the work description: ADU, garage conversion, SFD, solar. Example: `` - `issued_since` (string): Only certificates issued on or after this day (cofo_issue_date), YYYY-MM-DD. Poll for new certificates with this and the default sort. Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$. Example: `` - `issued_until` (string): Only certificates issued on or before this day (cofo_issue_date), YYYY-MM-DD. Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$. Example: `` - `license_number` (string): California contractor licence number (CSLB), exact: 1001034. Pattern: ^[0-9]{1,10}$. Example: `` - `limit` (number): Records per page. Example: `25` - `min_units` (number): Only certificates for buildings with at least this many residential dwelling units. Example: `10` - `min_valuation` (number): Only certificates whose permit valuation is at least this many US dollars. Example: `10` - `parcel_id` (string): Los Angeles County APN, 2656-008-013 or 2656008013: every certificate on that parcel. Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}[- ]?[0-9]{3}[- ]?[0-9]{3}$. Example: `` - `permit_type` (string): Words matched against permit type, sub-type and occupancy group: Bldg-New, addition, pool, apartment, commercial, R3. Example: `` - `sort` (string): issued_desc: newest certificate first; valuation_desc: largest permit valuation first. Example: `issued_desc` - `status` (string): Words matched against the certificate status: issued, corrected, superseded, reactivated. Example: `` - `zip` (string): Five-digit site ZIP code, e.g. 91343. Pattern: ^[0-9]{5}$. Example: `` Response schema example: ```json { "count": 1, "dataset": { "id": "3f9m-afei", "name": "Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy", "portal": "data.lacity.org", "updated_at": "2026-10-26T13:08:55Z", "url": "https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei" }, "jurisdiction": { "county": "Los Angeles County", "name": "City of Los Angeles", "state": "CA" }, "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "next_cursor": null, "observed_at_ms": 1793148952763, "records": [ { "address": "9503 N ANDORA PL", "applied_date": null, "city": "Los Angeles", "cofo_number": "269251", "completed_date": "2026-10-23", "contractors": [ { "company": "SHAPELL HOMES INC", "license_number": "1001034", "name": null, "phone": null, "role": "contractor" } ], "description": "NEW ATTACHED 27' X 20'-6\" TRELLIS", "expires_date": null, "housing_units": null, "issued_date": "2026-10-23", "latitude": 34.24279, "license": { "attribution": "Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS): Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy (https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei)", "name": "Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode" }, "longitude": -118.62643, "parcel_id": "2724-007-004", "permit_class": "1 or 2 Family Dwelling", "permit_number": "24014-20000-00887", "permit_type": "Bldg-Addition", "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?cofo_number=269251", "square_feet": 554, "state": "CA", "status": "CofO Issued", "valuation_usd": 25000, "work_class": null, "zip": "91311" } ], "source_url": "https://data.lacity.org/resource/3f9m-afei.json?%24where=upper%28address_start+%7C%7C+%27-%27+%7C%7C+address_end+%7C%7C+%27+%27+%7C%7C+coalesce%28street_direction%2C+%27%27%29+%7C%7C+%27+%27+%7C%7C+street_name+%7C%7C+%27+%27+%7C%7C+coalesce%28street_suffix%2C+%27%27%29%29+like+%27%259503%25ANDORA%25PL%25%27&%24order=cofo_issue_date+DESC%2C+cofo_number+DESC%2C+%3Aid&%24limit=25" } ```