Permit Status (filed / issued / final / expired)

Permit status describes where a permit sits in its lifecycle — from application through completion or termination. Every jurisdiction invents its own status vocabulary, so PermitStack normalizes them all into a fixed set of eight values:

• filed — application submitted, not yet issued (often still in plan check).
• issued — permit granted; work is authorized to proceed.
• in_progress — work underway / inspections ongoing.
• final — work completed and passed final inspection (closest proxy for a certificate of occupancy).
• expired — permit lapsed without completion.
• cancelled — withdrawn before completion.
• revoked — rescinded by the AHJ.
• unknown — source did not publish a usable status.

Statuses are stored uppercase in the API and filterable via the status parameter on /v1/permits/search. For underwriting and roof-age work, the most recent issued or final permit is usually the signal you want. Related: plan check.