License Verify
by tollbooth in Security & trust
Contractor license status plus matching business-entity record. Currently served: CA, FL, MN, OR, TX, VA, WA. FL and TX also take `profession`; values at GET /v1/license/professions?state=FL|TX. Empty licenses is a paid 200. data_as_of is required.
https://api.flipvo.com/v1/license/verify- Price
- $0.02
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 100%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 430 ms
- 592 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 2 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
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How to call it
POST https://api.flipvo.com/v1/license/verify
Each call costs $0.02 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://api.flipvo.com/v1/license/verify
content-type: application/json
{
"license_number": "CGC012427",
"state": "FL"
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
license_number | string or null | No | Default: null. |
name | string or null | No | Default: null. |
profession | string or null | No | FL or TX only: a licensed profession instead of a contractor. GET /v1/license/professions?state=FL|TX (free) lists them. Omit for contractors. Default: null. |
state | string | Yes |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
Example response, 52 lines
{
"attribution": "Florida DBPR and Division of Corporations public records",
"data_as_of": {
"dbpr": "2026-09-18T00:00:00Z",
"sunbiz": "2026-07-10T00:00:00Z"
},
"licenses": [
{
"active": true,
"candidates": [],
"city": "Tampa",
"dba_name": "Fontana Construction, Inc.",
"details": {
"board": "06",
"class_code": "A",
"effective_date": "2024-08-01",
"primary_status": "C",
"secondary_status": "A"
},
"entity": {
"band": "high",
"entity_number": "P12345",
"entity_type": "DOMESTIC PROFIT",
"file_date": "1989-06-01",
"last_transaction_date": "2026-01-15",
"name": "FONTANA CONSTRUCTION INC",
"principal_address": {
"city": "TAMPA",
"country": "",
"line1": "",
"line2": "",
"state": "FL",
"zip": "33602"
},
"registered_agent": "JOHN FONTANA",
"status": "A"
},
"expiration_date": "2026-08-31",
"license_number": "CGC012427",
"license_type": "CGC",
"licensee_name": "John Fontana",
"original_licensure_date": "1990-01-15",
"state": "FL",
"status": "C",
"zip": "33602"
}
],
"query": {
"license_number": "CGC012427"
},
"state": "FL"
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.02.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://api.flipvo.com/v1/license/verify' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"license_number":"CGC012427","state":"FL"}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://api.flipvo.com/v1/license/verify' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"license_number":"CGC012427","state":"FL"}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.02 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.02" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.02 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.flipvo.com%2Fv1%2Flicense%2Fverify&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://api.flipvo.com/v1/license/verify", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"license_number": "CGC012427",
"state": "FL"
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.02 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.02"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://api.flipvo.com/v1/license/verify",
json={
"license_number": "CGC012427",
"state": "FL",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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