{
  "id": "us-building-permits-api",
  "slug": "us-building-permits-api",
  "name": "US Building Permits API",
  "provider": {
    "slug": "apistead-labs",
    "name": "APIStead Labs",
    "verified": true
  },
  "category": "Public Records",
  "tagline": "Permit history for US properties and contractors.",
  "description": "Search building permits by city, address or keyword. Returns permit type, status, dates and contractor evidence.",
  "agent_summary": "Look up sample US building permit records by city and optional search text.",
  "scope": "Sample cities only. Not a complete national permit feed, legal verification or construction approval.",
  "intent_phrases": [
    "look up building permits",
    "check permit activity for an address",
    "find construction permits in a city",
    "research a property permit history"
  ],
  "faqs": [],
  "code_examples": [],
  "price": {
    "min_usdc": 0.01,
    "max_usdc": 0.01,
    "unit": "per_call"
  },
  "payment": {
    "protocol": "x402",
    "protocol_version": 2,
    "network": "eip155:8453",
    "network_name": "Base",
    "asset": "USDC",
    "price_min_usdc": 0.01,
    "price_max_usdc": 0.01,
    "unit": "per_call",
    "pay_to": "0x2E9804240E493DD8daeBa4F341a5086b92cde235",
    "authoritative_source": "402_challenge"
  },
  "networks": [
    "base"
  ],
  "primary_network": "base",
  "verification": "verified",
  "verification_detail": {
    "state": "verified",
    "verified_routes": 1,
    "total_routes": 1,
    "last_verified_at": "2026-11-13T13:52:07.908Z",
    "receipt_url": "https://basescan.org/tx/0x87fa207fe48e9a46f86e723adfa2a145d500c6e18274ebb7ff833f22e905211e"
  },
  "verified_routes": 1,
  "total_routes": 1,
  "reliability": {
    "score": 85,
    "band": "caution",
    "uptime30d": 84.85,
    "lastCheckedAt": "2026-11-14T03:35:09.907Z"
  },
  "last_verified_at": "2026-11-13T13:52:07.908Z",
  "receipt_url": "https://basescan.org/tx/0x87fa207fe48e9a46f86e723adfa2a145d500c6e18274ebb7ff833f22e905211e",
  "base_url": "https://apistead.qd.je/api/v1",
  "mcp_endpoint": "https://apistead.qd.je/mcp",
  "docs_url": "https://apistead.qd.je/api",
  "tags": [
    "permits",
    "property",
    "construction",
    "public-records",
    "us"
  ],
  "use_cases": [
    "Check permit history before a property purchase",
    "Find roofing or solar permit activity",
    "Verify a contractor's recent permits"
  ],
  "links": {
    "docs": "https://apistead.qd.je/api",
    "json": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/api/apis/us-building-permits-api",
    "markdown": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/api/apis/us-building-permits-api/md",
    "routes": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/agent/routes?id=us-building-permits-api",
    "receipts": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/agent/receipts?id=us-building-permits-api",
    "api_reference": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/api",
    "mcp_guide": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/mcp-docs",
    "skill": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/skill",
    "openapi": "https://x402.apistead.qd.je/openapi.json"
  },
  "demo": true,
  "long_description": "Permit data is useful for property due diligence, contractor lead generation, insurance underwriting and solar/roofing qualification. This API normalizes a messy local-government dataset into a consistent permit event.\n\nThe preview returns a clearly labelled sample for a small set of cities. Production connects to local open-data feeds and normalizes them behind the same shape. Each record includes a source URL and a `retrieved_at` timestamp.",
  "provider_detail": {
    "slug": "apistead-labs",
    "name": "APIStead Labs",
    "description": "First-party data APIs built and verified by APIStead. US ZIP codes, IP intelligence, geocoding, weather, email and public records, all priced per call.",
    "website": "https://apistead.qd.je",
    "verified": true,
    "firstParty": true
  },
  "routes": [
    {
      "method": "GET",
      "path": "/permits?city={city}&query={query}",
      "url": "https://apistead.qd.je/api/v1/permits?city={city}&query={query}",
      "price_usdc": 0.01,
      "pay_to": "0x2E9804240E493DD8daeBa4F341a5086b92cde235",
      "description": "Search permit events for a city.",
      "example_request": "GET https://apistead.qd.je/api/v1/permits?city=austin&query=roof",
      "example_response": {
        "city": "austin",
        "note": "Preview sample. Production connects to local open-data feeds.",
        "results": [
          {
            "type": "Residential Roofing",
            "status": "issued",
            "address": "1200 Example Ave",
            "issued_at": "2026-09-14",
            "permit_number": "2026-123456"
          }
        ]
      },
      "verified": true,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-11-14T03:35:09.578Z",
      "latency_ms": 4,
      "uptime_30d": 84.85
    }
  ],
  "changelog": [
    {
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "title": "Initial verified release",
      "body": "The route is live and settlement-verified on Base mainnet. Health checks, public receipts and agent-readable records are available.",
      "type": "release",
      "author": "APIStead Labs",
      "published_at": "2026-11-11T16:54:23.754Z"
    }
  ],
  "generated_at": "2026-11-14T03:58:45.953Z"
}