---
title: "Building Permits"
method: GET
path: "/building-permits"
tags: ["Local Economy"]
---

# Building Permits

`GET /building-permits`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dataporium.io`
- URL: `https://api.dataporium.io/building-permits`
- Auth: API key in query parameter `apikey`

New privately owned homes authorized by building permits, by month or year, for the US, every state, metro area and county: homes (housing units), buildings and construction value, split into single-family, 2 units, 3 to 4 units and 5 or more units. These are permits (homes approved to be built), not sales of new homes.

The answer is {total, limit, offset, period_type, as_of, rows, about}.

## Query parameters

- `area_type` string
- `state` string
- `county` string
- `county_fips` string
- `metro` string
- `metro_code` string
- `area_code` string
- `period_type` string
- `date_from` string
- `date_to` string
- `latest` boolean
- `sort` string
- `order` string
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer

## Response `200`

Successful response (JSON).

- object

## Other responses

- `401`: No API key in the request.
- `403`: The API key is not valid or has expired.

---

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