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LADBS Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present

Every building permit LADBS has issued since 2020 (alterations, new construction, grading, same-day and plan-check), with work description, valuation, status, CofO date, dwelling-unit and ADU changes, EV/solar flags

LADBS Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present is published by Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety for Los Angeles, California. It has an API (Socrata (SODA)); it updates weekly, last updated 2026-10-12. Reuse: check terms. Check status: verified.

One building, every record. Permits, code cases, inspections and certificates of occupancy for one Los Angeles address, from five City datasets, on one page.Check an address free
UpdatesWeekly
Last updated2026-10-12
ReuseCheck terms
Get itSocrata (SODA)

About this source

PublisherLos Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Originalhttps://data.lacity.org/d/pi9x-tg5x ↗
PlaceLos Angeles, California · city
ShelfHousing, buildings and business
FormatsCSV, JSON, XML, SODA API (Socrata)
Update rateWeekly
Located byAPN, primary address, ZIP, lat/lon, council district, zone,…
LicenceNot stated (portal metadata lists no licence)
CheckedVerified: opened and matched by a person or our reviewer

Cite this source: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, “LADBS Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present”, https://data.lacity.org/d/pi9x-tg5x, last updated 2026-10-12. Listed by SOS.city at https://sos.city/source/231 (verified).

Use it in your product

# Straight from the publisher's API (no key needed for light use)
curl "https://data.lacity.org/resource/pi9x-tg5x.json?$limit=5"

# Every row that mentions an address
curl "https://data.lacity.org/resource/pi9x-tg5x.json?$q=123+Main+St"
Endpoint as listed by the publisher.
# Through SOS.city: this source and its neighbours, with publisher, licence and check status
curl https://api.sos.city/v1/sources/231 -H "Authorization: Bearer sos_…"

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