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Shovels API — US Building Permit Search (Pay-Per-Call)
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Shovels API — US Building Permit Search (Pay-Per-Call) is a paid API for AI agents from stable-shovels.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.5/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Search US building permits by date, location, and contractor with no subscription required — pay $0.50 USDC per call via x402.
Price / call$0.5
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Pay-per-call access to the Shovels building-permits search API over x402 and MPP. Search US building permits by date, location, and contractor — no accounts, no subscriptions, pay per request.
Output
A list of US building permit records matching the search criteria, including permit dates, locations, contractor details, and permit type/status information.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“Search Shovels for building permits filed in Texas between January 1 and March 31, 2024 for any contractor named 'Apex Roofing' — I want to see their recent permit activity.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://stable-shovels.dev/api/states/searchWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to search US building permits without committing to a subscription — ideal for one-off lookups, agent workflows that need on-demand permit data, or integrations that require pay-per-use economics. Prefer this over subscription APIs when query volume is unpredictable.
Side effects
- Payment failure — insufficient USDC balance or x402 payment rejected, returns 402
- No results found — valid query but no matching permits in the dataset
- Invalid state or date format — malformed request parameters return 400
- Rate or network timeout — the upstream Shovels API is unreachable
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | string | The term to search for. |
| size | integer | Records to return per page (1–100, default 50). Determines the price — each record returned costs one credit. |
| cursor | string | Pagination cursor — pass the `next_cursor` from a prior page. |
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