> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.licensesearcher.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Liquor license data, normalized and live.

LicenseSearcher gives you liquor license data from hundreds of government sources, reconciled into **one clean REST API**. Stop scraping state ABC boards and stitching together mismatched formats — query by license number, business name, or address across dozens of states and get back a single, predictable JSON schema.

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    Create an account and start querying in minutes.
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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" horizontal href="/quickstart">
    Make your first request in under five minutes.
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## Why LicenseSearcher

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  <Card title="One query, three ways" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Search by license number, fuzzy-match business names, or street addresses — without wrangling messy inputs.
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  <Card title="Hundreds of sources, normalized" icon="layer-group">
    Government feeds reconciled into one consistent schema with aligned statuses, types, and expirations.
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  <Card title="Refreshed weekly" icon="arrows-rotate">
    Records are re-sourced from government sites each week to keep statuses and expirations current.
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  <Card title="Built for compliance" icon="shield-check">
    Verify customers and vendors fast, with an auditable history of status changes.
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  <Card title="Optional enrichment" icon="sparkles">
    Attach Google Place IDs, parsed websites, social handles, and business details on demand.
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  <Card title="RESTful JSON" icon="code">
    One predictable schema across states, with typed statuses and form-encoded requests.
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## API reference

The LicenseSearcher API is organized around REST. It accepts form-encoded request bodies and returns JSON-encoded responses. To keep the service fast and reliable, rate limits apply to all endpoints.

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  https://api.licensesearcher.com
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Every request must be made over HTTPS and authenticated with an API key. Start with [Authentication](/authentication), then explore the [Liquor Licenses API](/liquor-licenses/overview).

<Note>
  **Not a developer?** Use LicenseSearcher's no-code interface to look up and monitor licenses — no code required. [Talk to sales](https://licensesearcher.com/contact) to open an account.
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