agentutility(7)$ man building-permits-api
/building-permits-api
PRICE / CALL
$0.03
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
localeCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
building-permits-api — building permits api / construction permit lookup / city permit search
synonym alias of building-permits — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/building-permits-api
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Building permits API / construction permit lookup / city permit search. Same city open-data handler as building-permits, indexed for agents checking property permit history, work type, filed and issued dates, applicant, status, and address matches.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| city | string | City code: 'nyc' | 'sf' | 'chicago' | 'la' | 'seattle' | 'austin'. Each maps to an official city open-data portal. | required |
| address | string | Street / address substring to match (case-insensitive). E.g. 'broadway', '123 main st'. | optional |
| status | string | Permit status filter, e.g. 'ISSUED', 'FILED', 'IN PROCESS'. Values vary by city. | optional |
| permit_type | string | Permit type filter, e.g. 'EW' (equipment work) or 'NB' (new building) for NYC. Values vary by city. | optional |
| days | number | Restrict to permits filed in the last N days. | optional |
| limit | number | Max records to return. 1-100. Default 20. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| city | string | — |
| returned | string | — |
| permits | string | — |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/building-permits-api \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster> # Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... # Then call the building-permits-api tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- buildingpermitsapibuilding-permits-api
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- locale
- price
- $0.03 USDC per call
ADJACENT — other endpoints in locale
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| building-permits | Building permits lookup / construction permit search / DOB permit fetch / city open-data permits / real-estate due-diligence / property p… | $0.03 |
| construction-permit-search | Construction permit search API / property permit history / municipal building permit lookup. | $0.03 |
| address-geocode | Geocoder / forward geocoder / address to lat-lng / address-to-coordinates / postal-code lookup / place-name resolver / Nominatim geocoder… | $0.02 |
| airport-delays | FAA airport delays / ground stops / ground delay programs (GDP) / arrival-departure delay feed / NAS Status / FAA OIS air-traffic disrupt… | $0.02 |
| bin-lookup | Credit card BIN / IIN lookup. | $0.02 |
| bin-lookup-api | BIN lookup API / card BIN checker / IIN issuer lookup. | $0.02 |
| card-bin-lookup | Credit card BIN lookup / IIN lookup / card-issuer lookup. | $0.02 |
| geocode | Geocode API / geocoder / forward geocode / address to coordinates / place name to latitude-longitude / postal-code lookup / OpenStreetMap… | $0.02 |
SEE ALSO