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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.

Top-level fields

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Example Payload

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{
  "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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