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How to verify a contractor license in El Paso, Texas

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

What you can verify

Data source: Official El Paso licensing portal

Jurisdiction: El Paso (municipal), Texas

Trade types

Looking for the Texas state board instead? See the Texas 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": "TX",
  "disciplinary_actions": [],
  "source_url": "https://aca-prod.accela.com/ELPASO/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO",
  "cached": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-07-24T17:00:00Z"
}

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

Verify El Paso licenses programmatically

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

The official El Paso licensing portal is at https://aca-prod.accela.com/ELPASO/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 El Paso issue its own contractor licenses?

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

How do I verify a El Paso contractor license?

Call TradesAPI's GET /verify with state=TX, city=elpaso, 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 El Paso trades can I verify?

TradesAPI covers these El Paso trade types today: Electrical, General Contractor, HVAC, Mechanical, Plumbing.