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How to verify a contractor license in Kansas

Check any Kansas contractor license — status, expiration, and disciplinary history — through one normalized API, or look it up by hand on the state board portal.

Kansas coverage: Operational · live status

What you can verify

Data source: Live portal scrape (KLVP)

Coverage: All KLVP-administered boards (multi-board: pharmacy, insurance, real estate, healing arts, etc.; KS doesn't license trades at state level)

Trade types

ArchitectEngineer

One call. The whole picture.

The /verify response is identical in shape across every state, so your integration code never changes per jurisdiction:

GET /verify?state=KS&license=SAMPLE-12345&trade=architect
{
  "valid": true,
  "name": "SAMPLE CONTRACTING LLC",
  "license_number": "SAMPLE-12345",
  "trade": "architect",
  "expiration": "05/12/2027",
  "status": "Active",
  "state": "KS",
  "disciplinary_actions": [],
  "source_url": "https://licensing.ks.gov/Verification_KBTP_213/",
  "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 Kansas licenses programmatically

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

The official Kansas board portal is at https://licensing.ks.gov/Verification_KBTP_213/ — free to search by hand. TradesAPI wraps it (and every other state) in one API so you don't maintain 51 different scrapers.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I verify a contractor license in Kansas?
You can search the official Kansas board portal by hand, or call TradesAPI's GET /verify endpoint with the state, license number, and trade to get back a normalized result — valid/invalid, status, expiration, and any disciplinary actions — in one request.
What contractor trades does Kansas license?
TradesAPI covers these Kansas trade types today: Architect, Engineer.
Is Kansas contractor license data free to check?
The Kansas board's public portal is free to search manually. TradesAPI adds a single normalized API across all 50 states plus DC — every new API key includes 50 free verifications.