Access 444,886 building permits issued in San Francisco, California through a single REST API. Refreshed daily from the official San Francisco open data portal and normalized into a consistent schema.
Most common permit types issued in the last year.
The 10 most recent permits issued in San Francisco, California. Full dataset available via REST API.
| Issued | Permit # | Address | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | 202604189685 | 31 Malta Dr | Roofing | re-roofing: remove and replace roofing material / existing roofing material (in-kind) |
| 2026-04-17 | 202604149363 | 4341 17th St | Plumbing | addition of french drain & foundation waterproofing permit in response to comp... |
| 2026-04-17 | S20260210466 | 3848 Cesar Chavez St | Solar | solar permit: installing 13 solar pv modules, 440 watts per module, total no. of r... |
| 2026-04-17 | 202602055269 | 142 Church St | HVAC | unit 142 - remove partition walls and new partition wall. remodel kitchen and bath... |
| 2026-04-17 | 202512161881 | 137 Lundys Ln | Electrical | non-structural renovation of (e) kitchen. plumbing and electrical work to be perfo... |
| 2026-04-17 | 202604139334 | 3939 19th St | Interior remodel | new plan configuration for the master bedroom bathroom, remove non-load bearing wa... |
| 2026-04-17 | 202604079063 | 26 Medau Pl | HVAC | unit 26: kitchen and bath remodel in kind except tub to shower, including plumbing... |
| 2026-04-17 | 202510066793 | 628 Shotwell St | Renovation | revision to pa # 202508132974 for structural framing replace steel framing with wood. |
| 2026-04-17 | 202510248070 | 1178 Folsom St | Roofing | second floor: tenant improvement including mechanical at roof. basement partition ... |
| 2026-04-17 | 202604079061 | 22 Medau Pl | HVAC | kitchen and bath remodel in kind except tub to shower, including plumbing, hvac re... |
Query San Francisco, California permits with a single HTTP request. Returns JSON with address, category, status, dates, and full description.
# Search all San Francisco permits issued this month curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.permit-stack.com/v1/permits/search?city=San%20Francisco&state=CA&issued_after=2026-04-01"
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We ingest data directly from the official San Francisco open data portal (Tyler Data & Insights (Socrata)) daily. This is the same source used by the city's own public dashboards, normalized into a consistent JSON schema across our U.S. jurisdictions.
Our automated ingestion runs daily at 03:00 UTC. The latest permit in our database for San Francisco, California was issued on April 18, 2026. Permit backlogs on the city side may mean some permits take a few days to appear.
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