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How to verify a contractor license in Atlanta, Georgia

Check any Atlanta contractor license — status and expiration — through one normalized API, or look it up by hand on the city licensing portal. Atlanta licenses trades at the city level, not just the Georgia state board.

What you can verify

Data source: Official Atlanta licensing portal

Jurisdiction: Atlanta (municipal), Georgia

Trade types

Looking for the Georgia state board instead? See the Georgia contractor license guide.

One call. State and city licenses, same schema.

The /verify response is identical in shape whether the license is issued by a state board or a city — add the city parameter and your integration code stays the same:

{
  "valid": true,
  "name": "SAMPLE CONTRACTING LLC",
  "license_number": "SAMPLE-12345",
  "trade": "electrical",
  "expiration": "05/12/2027",
  "status": "Active",
  "state": "GA",
  "disciplinary_actions": [],
  "source_url": "https://aca-prod.accela.com/ATLANTA_GA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO",
  "cached": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-06-22T05:14:00Z"
}

Example response showing the normalized schema. Wire it up against deterministic fixtures in the sandbox — no credit cost.

Verify Atlanta licenses programmatically

# Verify a Atlanta contractor license with one API call
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://www.tradesapi.com/verify?state=GA&city=atlanta&license=SAMPLE-12345&trade=electrical"

The official Atlanta licensing portal is at https://aca-prod.accela.com/ATLANTA_GA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO — free to search by hand. TradesAPI wraps it in the same /verify call you use for every state, so city and state licenses come back in one normalized schema.

Frequently asked questions

Does Atlanta issue its own contractor licenses?

Yes. Atlanta licenses certain trades at the city level rather than (or in addition to) the Georgia state board. TradesAPI verifies Atlanta municipal licenses through the same GET /verify endpoint, passing city=atlanta alongside the state.

How do I verify a Atlanta contractor license?

Call TradesAPI's GET /verify with state=GA, city=atlanta, and the license number to get a normalized result — valid/invalid, status, and expiration — in one request, or search the city portal by hand.

What Atlanta trades can I verify?

TradesAPI covers these Atlanta trade types today: Electrical, General Contractor.