# PermitReporter Permit Search

> PermitReporter Permit Search is a paid API for AI agents from permitreporter.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Searches structured US building permit records by text, county, state, city, or date range, returning source-linked individual permit documents.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://permitreporter.com/v1/permits/search
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/permitreporter-permit-search-d007b5ca
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_VxladdZ0QBKOLgAnaqtVx

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability permitreporter-permit-search-d007b5ca -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search PermitReporter for building permits in Travis County, Texas issued between January 1 and March 31 2024 — I'm looking for any permits related to 'solar installation'.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured, source-linked US building permit records searchable by geography (city, county, state) or keyword and optionally filtered by date range. It is ideal for agents researching construction activity, conducting real estate due diligence, or monitoring regional development trends. Prefer this over generic web search when you need structured permit data with provenance (issuer, source URL, dates) rather than unstructured HTML results.

## Known failure modes

- No permits found matching the query (empty result, no charge)
- Invalid or unsupported state/county/city combination returns empty or error
- Overly broad text query returns too many or irrelevant results
- Date range outside supported window returns empty result
- Malformed request fields cause a validation error

## How this service works

Structured search over collected US building-permit records by text, county, state, city or date range. Individual records from documented public sources, each carrying its issuer, source link, record date and collection timestamp. $0.005 USDC per call. An empty result costs $0.

## Output

A list of structured permit records, each including the permit issuer, a link to the original source, the official record date, and the timestamp when it was collected. Empty results are returned at no cost when no matching permits are found.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/permitreporter-permit-search-d007b5ca/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from permitreporter.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/permitreporter.com/llms.txt)