Verify an NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) business licen
Verify an NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) business license by license number or business name. Returns license status, industry category, license type, expiration date, and business address. NYC-only coverage, active licenses only. Public-domain NYC Open Data.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-18
1 of 1checks answered this week
417 msmedian answer time
$0.05listed price per call
$0.05price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://nyc-license-verify.iykykblog.workers.dev/verify
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | nyc-license-verify.iykykblog.workers.dev |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 4 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.05 | 417 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"business": "JAMES ROBINSON, INC."
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"properties": {
"business": {
"description": "Business name to search, e.g. 'JAMES ROBINSON, INC.'",
"type": "string"
},
"license": {
"description": "NYC DCWP license number, e.g. '0016371-DCA'",
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}