Shovels API

The Shovels API v2 provides programmatic access to building permit intelligence and contractor data from 1,800+ US jurisdictions. Access 130M+ permits, 2.3M+ contractor profiles, geographic metrics, resident data, and market analytics. Authentication uses an X-API-Key header. Supports cursor-based pagination, credit tracking, and advanced filtering by geography, date range, tags, job value, property type, and contractor attributes. Data refreshes on the 1st and 15th of each month.