---
title: "US business licenses (Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles)"
method: GET
path: "/v1/datasets/us-business-licenses/query"
tags: ["United States"]
---

# US business licenses (Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles)

`GET /v1/datasets/us-business-licenses/query`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://datascoop.io`
- URL: `https://datascoop.io/v1/datasets/us-business-licenses/query`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in query parameter `api_key`

Active business licenses in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles by category, area and issue date. Download new licenses for Excel or your CRM. 756,070 rows. Licence: Public records, city open-data terms. Example: Business licenses issued in Chicago since 1 August 2026, as CSV: https://datascoop.io/v1/datasets/us-business-licenses/query?source=Chicago&issuedSince=2026-08-01

## Query parameters

- `source` 'Chicago' | 'New York City' | 'San Francisco' | 'Los Angeles'
- `area` string
- `areaContains` string
- `zipPrefix` string
- `category` string
- `naicsPrefix` string
- `issuedSince` string
- `startedSince` string
- `expiresBefore` string
- `status` string
- `nameContains` string
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer
- `format` 'json' | 'csv'

## Response `200`

Matching rows

- QueryResult
  - `dataset` string, required
  - `plan` 'free' | 'pro'
  - `total` integer, required: Rows matching the filters
  - `returned` integer, required
  - `offset` integer
  - `truncated` boolean, required: true when fewer rows than total were returned
  - `ignored` string[]: Filter keys the dataset does not know
  - `columns` object[]
    - `key` string
    - `label` string
  - `rows` object[], required
  - `attribution` string, required: Keep this with the data
  - `licence` string
  - `next_step` object: Present when the plan capped the result: links and wording for getting every row
    - `message` string
    - `buy_export_url` string, uri
    - `signup_url` string, uri
    - `pricing_url` string, uri

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