TradesAPI

Plaid for contractor licenses. One API to verify licenses across 9 US states. Built for developers and AI agents.

How it works

# Verify any contractor license with one API call curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" "https://www.tradesapi.com/verify?state=TX&license=TACLA00000103C&trade=hvac"

Returns normalized JSON: license holder name, status, expiration, and disciplinary history.

Supported states

Texas California Florida New York Pennsylvania North Carolina New Jersey Ohio Georgia More coming

Covering 9 of the highest-population states with active licensing portals.

Pricing

Free tier

$0
50 verifications included with every new API key

Starter

$5
100 verifications

Growth

$20
500 verifications

Scale

$35
1,000 verifications

Get started

  1. Email hello@tradesapi.com to request an API key (free, includes 50 credits)
  2. Make your first verification: GET /verify?state=TX&license=YOUR_LICENSE&trade=general
  3. Check your balance anytime: GET /billing/balance
  4. Buy more credits when you need them via our Stripe checkout

AI Agent Integration (MCP)

TradesAPI is available as an MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other AI agents. Install via npm:

npm install -g contractor-license-mcp-server