New York public work contractor registration lookup

Search statewide public-work and covered article 8 private-project contractor registrations by business name or verify a known number. Review the source limits before relying on a match.

Verify a contractor license

Free public lookup: up to 10 search or verification requests per IP each UTC day.

Results are informational and should be confirmed against the official New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) record before making a hiring or compliance decision.

Authority

New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)

Live coverage

Statewide public-work and covered Article 8 private-project contractor registrations

Refresh cadence

Daily at 5:40 AM Pacific

Source and coverage

StateLicense downloads the NYSDOL Contractor Registry Certificate dataset. Search by business or certificate number, and review the public-work scope. Existing NYC DCWP and DOB license coverage remains city-specific.

Review a result

Compare the contractor registration number, business identity, status, classifications, and dates with the official New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) record before a consequential decision.

Information returned by the lookup

Information	Availability
Certificate number	When supplied by the authority
Business identity	When supplied by the authority
Registration status	When supplied by the authority
Issue and expiration dates	When supplied by the authority
Source freshness	When supplied by the authority

Freshness: Daily at 5:40 AM Pacific. Field availability depends on the source record; unavailable values are not inferred.

Need New York City contractor data programmatically?

Add the same source-linked records to onboarding, compliance, or internal operations workflows through the live StateLicense API.

Use the New York public work contractor registration API →

Production APILive

curl --request POST "https://api.statelicense.io/v1/search" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "state": "NY",
  "business_name": "ACME",
  "license_type": "Public Work Contractor Registration Certificate",
  "page_size": 5
}'

Representative response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "state": "NY",
      "license_number": "LICENSE_NUMBER",
      "business_name": "Example Contractor",
      "status": "active",
      "authority": "New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)",
      "license_type": "Public Work Contractor Registration Certificate",
      "source_updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1,
  "page": 1
}

Free dashboard and API access

Free accounts include an API key and 25 authenticated dashboard or API requests per UTC month.

Coverage limitations

• The registry applies to covered public work and certain private projects; registration is not a general-contractor license.
• The active-only source omits inactive and adverse history. NYC DCWP and DOB credentials are separate datasets.

New York public work contractor registration lookup FAQ

What does New York public work coverage include?

Statewide public-work and covered Article 8 private-project contractor registrations. The registry applies to covered public work and certain private projects; registration is not a general-contractor license. The active-only source omits inactive and adverse history. NYC DCWP and DOB credentials are separate datasets.

Related resources

New York public work contractor registration API

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