Business license requirements API.
Stop manually researching local licenses, permits, registrations, and inspections. Send an address and business type, then get source-backed requirements, agencies, coverage status, and application context in JSON.
No scraping. No stale PDFs. No manual permit research.
Input
Austin restaurant
POST /api/v1/requirements
{
"address": "900 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702",
"business_type": "restaurant"
}Output summary
Sample rows
Live API Demo
Try a real requirement lookup before you sign up
Send a supported address and business type to see jurisdiction, coverage, requirements, agencies, and JSON output.
Integration proof
Designed for clean integration
Use PermitBase as a business license API, permit API, or city business license API inside onboarding, compliance, and agent workflows.
View API reference{
"jurisdiction": {
"name": "Austin",
"state": "TX"
},
"resolved_naics": "722511",
"coverage": {
"status": "complete",
"reason": "Source-backed local requirements are available."
},
"requirements": [
{
"name": "Food Establishment Permit",
"type": "permit",
"authority": "Austin Public Health",
"applicability": "core"
}
]
}Buyer fit
Built for teams automating business onboarding
PermitBase is for product teams that need structured local business license requirements in the flow, not vague compliance marketing.
Business formation platforms
Show users what licenses and registrations may apply after forming a company.
Compliance SaaS
Power local requirement checks without maintaining brittle city-by-city scrapers.
AI agents and workflow builders
Let agents retrieve structured requirement data before generating action plans.
Bookkeeping, payroll, and onboarding tools
Help new business customers understand local setup requirements.
Coverage
Coverage built for beta integrations
Current beta coverage is limited to supported cities and source-backed rows. Status fields keep coverage limits visible before your users act.
Supported cities
Common categories
Coverage statuses
completesource-backed category requirements available
partialsource-backed requirements available, but some may be conditional/site-specific
sparseonly baseline requirements are currently source-backed
no_requirements_foundno source-backed requirement currently available
Pricing
Replace hours of local permit research with one structured API response.
Start testing free. Ship production for $49/month.
PermitBase gives developers structured local requirement results in one request, with coverage status visible before users act.
Builder
- 2,000 lookups/month
- Commercial production use
- Standard support
- Best for live integrations
Scale
- 15,000 lookups/month
- Priority support
- Higher-volume products
- Team and agency workflows
FAQ
Common questions
What is PermitBase?
PermitBase is a business license requirements API for developers building local compliance, onboarding, business formation, and agent workflows.
What does the API return?
PermitBase returns source-backed licenses, permits, registrations, inspections, agencies, coverage status, and application context in structured JSON.
Is PermitBase legal advice?
No. PermitBase provides source-backed business requirement data for developer workflows. Users should verify final obligations with the issuing agency or a professional.
What cities are supported?
Austin, Denver, New York City, Miami, and San Francisco are supported in the current beta.
What does coverage status mean?
Coverage tells your app whether the result is complete, partial, sparse, or unavailable for the requested city/category.
Do test requests count toward usage?
Yes. API requests and dashboard tester requests count toward monthly usage.
Can I use this in a commercial product?
Yes on Builder and Scale plans.
Do you provide source URLs?
If available, requirements include official source references and authority metadata.