Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper

Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper

Scrape Florida insurance licensee records from the DFS public lookup by name, city, or license number. Each record returns license type, status, and expiration. Optionally enrich with full contact details, appointments, and NPN. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

The Florida DFS public lookup is the official source for verifying an insurance agent's license, but manually searching it for multiple agents or building a compliance list is slow. This Actor reads the public search results directly, so you can pull records for a single agent or thousands at once. No API key, no proxy setup, and no browser automation to maintain.

Who uses it	What they scrape Florida DFS for
Compliance officers	Verify that every producer in their book of business holds an active Florida license.
Insurance agencies	Build a clean, up-to-date roster of licensed agents by city or last name for recruitment or appointment.
Market researchers	Map the density of active licensees by Florida county to size a territory.
Recruiters	Pull contact details for agents with a specific license type to build a sourcing list.

What it does

This Actor collects Florida insurance licensee records from the DFS public search and returns each one as a flat row with license type, status, and expiration, plus optional detail-page enrichment.

• 🔍 Name search: supply a last name, optionally a first name, and the Actor returns every matching licensee.
• 🏙️ City filter: narrow results to a single Florida business city so you only see agents in your target market.
• 🪪 License number lookup: skip the name search entirely and pull one specific record by its Florida license number.
• 📋 Detail enrichment: toggle on to fetch the full detail page for each licensee, adding mailing address, phone, county, NPN, and the complete list of licenses and appointments.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Florida DFS data

📋 Batch compliance verification.

A compliance team runs the Actor with a list of last names and cities to confirm every agent in their Florida book still holds an active license.

🗺️ Territory mapping by county.

A carrier pulls all active licensees in a set of Florida counties, with detail enrichment on, to see where their appointed agents are concentrated.

📞 Build a recruiting list.

A recruiter searches by license type and city, then uses the enriched phone and mailing address fields to contact agents about a new opportunity.

🕵️ Single-agent verification.

An agency owner types in a license number before appointing a new producer, getting the full license and appointment history in seconds.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
Official DFS data	Reads the same public lookup that Florida regulators publish, so your results match the state's own records.
Flexible search	Combine last name, first name, and city, or jump straight to a license number when you know it.
Optional enrichment	Get the basics fast, or flip one switch to add mailing address, phone, county, NPN, and full appointment history.
Flat output	Every licensee lands as one row in your dataset, ready for Excel, a CRM upload, or a compliance dashboard.

How it compares

This Actor focuses on the Florida DFS insurance licensee lookup with a simple name, city, and license-number search plus optional detail enrichment. The two direct competitors cover similar ground but differ in scope and extra features.

Feature	ParseForge	Florida License Lookup & Verification	Florida Insurance License Lookup & Verification (FL DFS)
Search by last name and city	Yes	Yes	Yes
Search by license number	Yes	Not listed	Yes
Detail-page enrichment (address, phone, NPN)	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Bulk download of 350k+ producer records	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
Expiry alerts and CE status	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
Covers both DBPR and DFS licenses	Not listed	Yes	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a last name, city, and license number, alone or together, and the detail-page toggle enriches every matching row with contact and appointment data. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "lastName": "Smith",
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "lastName": "Smith",
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.008 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.80
1,000 results	$8.00
10,000 results	$80.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Florida DFS Insurance Licensee Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Florida DFS through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/florida-dfs-licensee-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that the last name is spelled correctly and that you have not combined a city that does not match any licensee with that name. Try a broader search with only a last name first.

The run is slow when I enable detail enrichment.

Detail enrichment visits a separate page for every licensee, which roughly doubles the number of requests. Lower the 'Maximum licensees' count or run without enrichment if you only need the search-result fields.

Some records are missing a phone number or mailing address.

The DFS detail page does not always publish a phone or mailing address for every licensee. The Actor returns whatever the state's site displays; a blank field means the information was not listed.

I searched by license number but got a different name than I expected.

The Actor returns exactly what the DFS lookup shows for that license number. If the name looks wrong, verify the license number on the official DFS site directly.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Does this Actor need a proxy or login?	No. It reads the public Florida DFS licensee search pages directly. No proxy, no login, and no API key are required.
What is the difference between the basic and enriched output?	The basic run returns the fields visible on the search results page: name, license type, status, and expiration. When you enable detail enrichment, the Actor visits each licensee's detail page and adds mailing address, phone, county, NPN number, and the full list of licenses and appointments.
Can I search by NPN or email address?	The public DFS search form does not expose an NPN or email field, so this Actor cannot search by them directly. However, when you enable detail enrichment, the NPN is included in the output for every matched licensee.
How many records can I pull in one run?	You set the maximum with the 'Maximum licensees' field, up to 1,000,000 per run. The Actor stops when it hits your limit or when the DFS search returns no more results.
Does this cover all Florida license types?	It covers every insurance license type that the Florida DFS public lookup returns, including agent, adjuster, and agency licenses.
What happens if I search by license number and also fill in a name?	The license number takes priority. When you supply a license number, the Actor ignores any name or city filters and returns only that specific record.
Can I run this on a schedule?	Yes. You can set up an Apify schedule to run the Actor daily, weekly, or monthly, so your compliance list stays current without manual effort.
Is the output the same every time?	The DFS public lookup reflects the state's live database, so a record's status or expiration may change between runs. The Actor always returns what the DFS site shows at that moment.
What export formats are supported?	Your dataset can be exported to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify run console.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Florida Department of Financial Services. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.