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How to verify a contractor license in Indianapolis, Indiana

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

What you can verify

Data source: Official Indianapolis licensing portal

Jurisdiction: Indianapolis (municipal), Indiana

Trade types

Looking for the Indiana state board instead? See the Indiana 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": "IN",
  "disciplinary_actions": [],
  "source_url": "https://aca-prod.accela.com/INDY/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO",
  "cached": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-07-20T23:00:00Z"
}

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

Verify Indianapolis licenses programmatically

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

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

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

How do I verify a Indianapolis contractor license?

Call TradesAPI's GET /verify with state=IN, city=indianapolis, 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 Indianapolis trades can I verify?

TradesAPI covers these Indianapolis trade types today: Electrical, General Contractor, HVAC, Plumbing.