Access 81,011 building permits issued in Wake County, North Carolina through a single REST API. Refreshed daily from the official Wake County open data portal and normalized into a consistent schema.
Most common permit types issued in the last year.
Drill into the most common permit categories in Wake County.
The 10 most recent permits issued in Wake County, North Carolina. Full dataset available via REST API.
| Issued | Permit # | Address | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | RTP-174058-2026 | 2200 TIMBERLAKE | Electrical | EV charger installation |
| 2026-06-21 | WS-174062-2026 | 5701 PAUL | Other | I’d like our water tested. |
| 2026-06-21 | RTP-174059-2026 | 12812 LINDLEY | Electrical | Add new 200A service, outlets & lights in existing garage |
| 2026-06-21 | RTP-174057-2026 | 11709 TROTTENHAM | Electrical | Replace receptacle with weatherproof GFI receptacle in crawl space for dehumidifier |
| 2026-06-21 | RTP-174060-2026 | 5201 WEST OAKS | HVAC | changing existing 2 ton heat pump in attic for up stairs zone |
| 2026-06-21 | RTP-174061-2026 | 1114 DELHAM | HVAC | REPLACING WHOLE HOUSE SPLIT HEAT PUMP SYSTEM. |
| 2026-06-20 | RTP-174055-2026 | 1204 PERSEUS HILL | Electrical | Installing a home, level 2 home EV charger in our garage. |
| 2026-06-20 | RABS-174054-2026 | 541 ROYCROFT | Pool | Moving a hot tub from NJ to NC to this location. The Calspa LA48 will sit on the c... |
| 2026-06-20 | HSIPOP-174056-2026 | 3805 WILMINGTON | Other | Catering |
| 2026-06-19 | WPOP-174037-2026 | 2021 YAMACRAW | Plumbing | AOWE septic and well permit for residential home. |
Query Wake County, North Carolina permits with a single HTTP request. Returns JSON with address, category, status, dates, and full description.
# Search all Wake County permits issued this month curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.permit-stack.com/v1/permits/search?city=Wake%20County&state=NC&issued_after=2026-04-01"
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We ingest data directly from the official Wake County open data portal (the official city portal) 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 Wake County, North Carolina was issued on June 21, 2026. Permit backlogs on the city side may mean some permits take a few days to appear.
Yes — our free tier includes 100 requests per day, enough to search and filter Wake County permits interactively. Sign up for a free API key to get started.
Yes. Paid plans support CSV export and periodic webhooks for changed permits.
The median time from permit filing to issuance in Wake County, North Carolina is 5 days, based on permits issued in the last 12 months. Smaller permit types (residential alteration, electrical) typically issue faster; new construction and large additions usually take longer.
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