Vardhol · permits-api

Pa Philadelphia — building permit data & API

Normalized, deduped, and refreshed daily into one JSON schema. Pull it from the API instead of scraping the city portal.

14,891records 2026-09-18latest issued 3,408last 30 days 2026-09-20last refreshed

Live sample

curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_sample_readonly_permits" \
  "https://api.vardhol.dev/permits?jurisdiction=us-pa-philadelphia&type=roofing&limit=5"
IssuedTypeAddressValuation
2026-09-18residential_alteration2350 W PASSYUNK AVE, PA, 19145-4123
2026-09-18mechanical4637 FRANKFORD AVE, PA, 19124-5803
2026-09-18plumbing4301 GERMANTOWN AVE, PA, 19140-1724
2026-09-18plumbing2127 KIMBALL ST, PA, 19146-2521
2026-09-18grading2609 REED ST, PA, 19146-3803
2026-09-18electrical836 STRAHLE ST, PA, 19111-1350
2026-09-18plumbing3530 COTTMAN AVE, PA, 19149-1606
2026-09-18new_construction312 WINTON ST, PA, 19148-3322

Permit types available

TypeCount
plumbing4,282
electrical2,730
residential_alteration1,972
commercial_ti1,850
mechanical1,435
new_construction1,245
roofing543
sign236
demolition197
grading173
other78
solar_pv62

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