Search licenses

curl "https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search?state=ny&name=bernardin" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Api-Version: 2026-11-01"

const params = new URLSearchParams({ state: "ny", name: "bernardin" });
const res = await fetch(
  `https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search?${params}`,
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "X-Api-Version": "2026-11-01" } }
);
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search",
    params={"state": "ny", "name": "bernardin"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "X-Api-Version": "2026-11-01"},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

{
  "data": [
    {
      "license": "1026288",
      "object": "license",
      "address": {
        "city": "NEW YORK",
        "county": "NEW YORK",
        "line_1": "787 7TH AVENUE",
        "line_2": "THE EQUITABLE TOWER CENTER",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "10019"
      },
      "business": "LE BERNARDIN",
      "owner": "LE BERNARDIN INC",
      "phone": null,
      "state": "ny",
      "types": [
        {
          "class": null,
          "delisted": false,
          "description": null,
          "details": {
            "effective": "2023-01-01"
          },
          "expires": "2024-12-31",
          "issued": "2022-11-29",
          "status": "active",
          "type": "OP",
          "updated_at": "2023-10-31 21:41:50.555399"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

{
  "data": [
    {
      "license": "1026288",
      "object": "license",
      "address": {
        "city": "NEW YORK",
        "county": "NEW YORK",
        "line_1": "787 7TH AVENUE",
        "line_2": "THE EQUITABLE TOWER CENTER",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "10019"
      },
      "business": "LE BERNARDIN",
      "owner": "LE BERNARDIN INC",
      "phone": null,
      "state": "ny",
      "types": [
        {
          "agency": {
            "id": "e21e87eb-9572-536f-8913-0ddbec6399ec",
            "object": "agency",
            "name": "New York State Liquor Authority",
            "url": "https://sla.ny.gov/"
          },
          "class": null,
          "delisted": false,
          "description": null,
          "details": {
            "effective": "2023-01-01"
          },
          "expires": "2024-12-31",
          "issued": "2022-11-29",
          "status": "active",
          "type": "OP",
          "updated_at": "2023-10-31 21:41:50.555399"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

curl "https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search?state=ny&name=bernardin" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Api-Version: 2026-11-01"

const params = new URLSearchParams({ state: "ny", name: "bernardin" });
const res = await fetch(
  `https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search?${params}`,
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "X-Api-Version": "2026-11-01" } }
);
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search",
    params={"state": "ny", "name": "bernardin"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "X-Api-Version": "2026-11-01"},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

{
  "data": [
    {
      "license": "1026288",
      "object": "license",
      "address": {
        "city": "NEW YORK",
        "county": "NEW YORK",
        "line_1": "787 7TH AVENUE",
        "line_2": "THE EQUITABLE TOWER CENTER",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "10019"
      },
      "business": "LE BERNARDIN",
      "owner": "LE BERNARDIN INC",
      "phone": null,
      "state": "ny",
      "types": [
        {
          "class": null,
          "delisted": false,
          "description": null,
          "details": {
            "effective": "2023-01-01"
          },
          "expires": "2024-12-31",
          "issued": "2022-11-29",
          "status": "active",
          "type": "OP",
          "updated_at": "2023-10-31 21:41:50.555399"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

{
  "data": [
    {
      "license": "1026288",
      "object": "license",
      "address": {
        "city": "NEW YORK",
        "county": "NEW YORK",
        "line_1": "787 7TH AVENUE",
        "line_2": "THE EQUITABLE TOWER CENTER",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "10019"
      },
      "business": "LE BERNARDIN",
      "owner": "LE BERNARDIN INC",
      "phone": null,
      "state": "ny",
      "types": [
        {
          "agency": {
            "id": "e21e87eb-9572-536f-8913-0ddbec6399ec",
            "object": "agency",
            "name": "New York State Liquor Authority",
            "url": "https://sla.ny.gov/"
          },
          "class": null,
          "delisted": false,
          "description": null,
          "details": {
            "effective": "2023-01-01"
          },
          "expires": "2024-12-31",
          "issued": "2022-11-29",
          "status": "active",
          "type": "OP",
          "updated_at": "2023-10-31 21:41:50.555399"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Search license records by business name, owner, or street address. Names accept partial matches; addresses match the start of address line 1. Both are case-insensitive.

GET /v2/search

Optional response version header

string

Set 2026-11-01 to use the response shown below before November 1, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. After that, it is the default. See API compatibility.

Query parameters

string

required

The two-letter USPS state code (for example, ny). Must be a supported state your key is scoped to. Unsupported states return a 404.

string

Required for Hawaii and Nevada. Use honolulu or maui for Hawaii, or clark for covered Nevada records. Pass exactly one value. See County queries for coverage, accepted names, and errors.

string

The full or partial, case-insensitive business or owner name to search for. Required if address is not provided. Cannot be used together with address.

string

The case-insensitive address line 1 prefix to search for. Required if name is not provided. Cannot be used together with name.

Provide exactly one of name or address. Supplying both, or neither, returns a 400.

Returns

Returns an array of up to 10 license objects if the call succeeds. Each result is a distinct license number, even when a number holds several license types. Pagination is not currently supported.

curl "https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search?state=ny&name=bernardin" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Api-Version: 2026-11-01"

const params = new URLSearchParams({ state: "ny", name: "bernardin" });
const res = await fetch(
  `https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search?${params}`,
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "X-Api-Version": "2026-11-01" } }
);
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.licensesearcher.com/v2/search",
    params={"state": "ny", "name": "bernardin"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "X-Api-Version": "2026-11-01"},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

{
  "data": [
    {
      "license": "1026288",
      "object": "license",
      "address": {
        "city": "NEW YORK",
        "county": "NEW YORK",
        "line_1": "787 7TH AVENUE",
        "line_2": "THE EQUITABLE TOWER CENTER",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "10019"
      },
      "business": "LE BERNARDIN",
      "owner": "LE BERNARDIN INC",
      "phone": null,
      "state": "ny",
      "types": [
        {
          "class": null,
          "delisted": false,
          "description": null,
          "details": {
            "effective": "2023-01-01"
          },
          "expires": "2024-12-31",
          "issued": "2022-11-29",
          "status": "active",
          "type": "OP",
          "updated_at": "2023-10-31 21:41:50.555399"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

{
  "data": [
    {
      "license": "1026288",
      "object": "license",
      "address": {
        "city": "NEW YORK",
        "county": "NEW YORK",
        "line_1": "787 7TH AVENUE",
        "line_2": "THE EQUITABLE TOWER CENTER",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "10019"
      },
      "business": "LE BERNARDIN",
      "owner": "LE BERNARDIN INC",
      "phone": null,
      "state": "ny",
      "types": [
        {
          "agency": {
            "id": "e21e87eb-9572-536f-8913-0ddbec6399ec",
            "object": "agency",
            "name": "New York State Liquor Authority",
            "url": "https://sla.ny.gov/"
          },
          "class": null,
          "delisted": false,
          "description": null,
          "details": {
            "effective": "2023-01-01"
          },
          "expires": "2024-12-31",
          "issued": "2022-11-29",
          "status": "active",
          "type": "OP",
          "updated_at": "2023-10-31 21:41:50.555399"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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Liquor Licenses

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