Shovels Search Permits Example
Example request and response for searching residential roofing permits in Austin, TX
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Shovels Search Permits Example is an example object payload from Shovels, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
{
"title": "Search Permits Example",
"description": "Example request and response for searching residential roofing permits in Austin, TX",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"url": "https://api.shovels.ai/v2/permits/search",
"headers": {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
},
"queryParameters": {
"geo_id": "TX-Austin",
"permit_from": "2026-01-01",
"permit_to": "2026-05-01",
"tags": "roofing",
"property_type": "residential",
"status": "issued",
"size": "10",
"include_count": "true"
}
},
"response": {
"status": 200,
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Credits-Request": "10",
"X-Credits-Remaining": "980"
},
"body": {
"items": [
{
"id": "prm_austin_2026_001234",
"status": "issued",
"issue_date": "2026-03-15",
"final_date": null,
"description": "Residential roof replacement - remove existing shingles, install new architectural shingles",
"job_value": 12500.00,
"tags": ["roofing"],
"property_type": "residential",
"address": {
"street_no": "1502",
"street": "South Lamar Blvd",
"city": "Austin",
"county": "Travis",
"state": "TX",
"zip_code": "78704",
"jurisdiction": "City of Austin",
"latitude": 30.2548,
"longitude": -97.7703,
"geo_id": "TX-Austin-1502-SLamar",
"name": "1502 South Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704"
},
"contractor_id": "cnt_texas_roofers_789",
"jurisdiction": "City of Austin"
},
{
"id": "prm_austin_2026_001235",
"status": "issued",
"issue_date": "2026-03-16",
"final_date": null,
"description": "Re-roofing residential dwelling with Class 4 impact-resistant shingles",
"job_value": 18900.00,
"tags": ["roofing"],
"property_type": "residential",
"address": {
"street_no": "4501",
"street": "Burnet Rd",
"city": "Austin",
"county": "Travis",
"state": "TX",
"zip_code": "78756",
"jurisdiction": "City of Austin",
"latitude": 30.3159,
"longitude": -97.7367,
"geo_id": "TX-Austin-4501-Burnet",
"name": "4501 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756"
},
"contractor_id": "cnt_texas_roofers_456",
"jurisdiction": "City of Austin"
}
],
"size": 2,
"next_cursor": "eyJpZCI6InBybV9hdXN0aW5fMjAyNl8wMDEyMzYifQ==",
"total_count": {
"value": 342,
"relation": "eq"
}
}
}
}
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