Observed arrival · 2026-11-10
PermitDrip: building permits beyond the big datasets
A paid feed of new and changed building permits from county portals, delivered as CSV or JSON on a daily or weekly schedule.
- For
- Permit-data buyers tracking overlooked counties
- Worth noticing
- The Johnston County example shows 164 permits for one week, with address, cost, and contractor fields.
Field notes
PermitDrip says it checks each county portal against four conditions: public search without login or CAPTCHA, terms permitting automated access, a date filter for new permits, and support for sending new or changed records. The Johnston County example covers a week with 164 permits and exposes fields such as permit number, application and issue dates, address, cost, and contractor; a separate Wake County CSV is described as a 10-row format example. The site prices feeds at $99 per county monthly after a free first week.
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