FCC Radio & Wireless License Holders Scraper (USA)

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "uniqueSystemIdentifier": "1136154",
  "callSign": "WPJJ411",
  "licenseeName": "Verizon Wireless Messaging Services, LLC",
  "entityType": "Organization",
  "firstName": null,
  "lastName": null,
  "frn": "0003295904",
  "licenseStatus": "C",
  "licenseStatusLabel": "Cancelled",
  "radioService": "Commercial Land Mobile (business two-way radio)",
  "radioServiceCode": "GS",
  "radioServiceCodeLabel": null,
  "grantDate": "2001-06-01",
  "expiredDate": "2011-06-28",
  "effectiveDate": "2004-01-24",
  "lastActionDate": "2005-02-04",
  "cancellationDate": "2005-02-04",
  "operatorClass": null,
  "previousCallSign": null,
  "phone": "6828313671",
  "fax": "6788313673",
  "email": "debbie.johnson@verizonwireless.com",
  "contactName": "Regulatory",
  "streetAddress": "500 West Dove Road",
  "city": "Southlake",
  "state": "TX",
  "zipCode": "76092",
  "poBox": null,
  "representativeName": "Debbie E Johnson",
  "representativePhone": "6828313671",
  "representativeEmail": "debbie.johnson@verizonwireless.com",
  "ulsFileNumber": "0000443779",
  "source": "FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:34:56.204Z"
}

The most complete FCC radio and wireless license scraper available. It returns every field the FCC Universal Licensing System exposes for each license holder, including the licensee identity, call sign, FRN, status, radio service, key dates and the on-file contact block (phone, fax, email, address and representative), and gives you eleven filters to target exactly the license holders you need.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS), applies the filters you pass as input, paginates through the matching licenses, and writes one normalized record per license to the run's dataset. Each run searches a single radio service database (for example commercial land mobile, private land mobile, GMRS, amateur, cellular). Dates are normalized to YYYY-MM-DD, raw status codes are paired with human-readable labels, and missing source values are returned as null.

The contact block (phone, fax, email, street address, and representative name / phone / email) is pulled from the license record so you can use results directly for outreach or verification. Use requireEmail or requirePhone to keep only records that carry those fields.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns commercial land mobile licenses held by Verizon.

{
  "radioService": "commercial",
  "licenseeNames": ["verizon"],
  "maxLicenses": 50
}

Leave licenseeNames empty to return all licenses in the selected service. Every input field except radioService is optional (it defaults to commercial); default maxLicenses is 50.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
radioService	enum	no	commercial	Which FCC ULS radio service database to search (one per run). One of commercial, private, gmrs, amateur, cellular, market, microwave, paging, broadcast_aux, ship, coast, aircraft, mds_itfs.
licenseeNames	string[]	no	["verizon"]	Licensee names (company or person) to search for. Substring match, case-insensitive. Leave empty to return all licenses in the selected service.
states	string[]	no	(empty)	Two-letter US state codes, for example CA, NY, TX.
cities	string[]	no	(empty)	City names (substring match).
callSigns	string[]	no	(empty)	Exact call signs, for example KAA209.
frns	string[]	no	(empty)	Exact FCC Registration Numbers (10 digits).
licenseStatuses	string[]	no	(any)	License status codes to keep. One or more of A (Active), E (Expired), C (Cancelled), T (Terminated).
grantedAfter	string	no	(empty)	Only licenses granted on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
expiresAfter	string	no	(empty)	Only licenses that expire on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
expiresBefore	string	no	(empty)	Only licenses that expire on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
requireEmail	boolean	no	false	Only return license holders that have an email address on file.
requirePhone	boolean	no	false	Only return license holders that have a phone number on file.
maxLicenses	integer	no	50	Maximum number of license records to return. Minimum 1.

Filters combine with logical AND.

Output reference

One dataset item per license. Types: string or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
uniqueSystemIdentifier	string	FCC ULS unique system identifier for the license.
callSign	string	License call sign.
licenseeName	string	Name of the license holder (company or individual).
entityType	string	Whether the holder is an Organization or Individual.
firstName	string	First name (individual licensees), or null.
lastName	string	Last name (individual licensees), or null.
frn	string	FCC Registration Number of the holder.
licenseStatus	string	Raw status code (A / E / C / T).
licenseStatusLabel	string	Human-readable status: Active, Expired, Cancelled, Terminated.
radioService	string	Radio service category searched.
radioServiceCode	string	FCC radio service code.
radioServiceCodeLabel	string	Human-readable radio service code label, or null.
grantDate	string	License grant date (YYYY-MM-DD).
expiredDate	string	License expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD).
effectiveDate	string	License effective date (YYYY-MM-DD).
lastActionDate	string	Date of last action (YYYY-MM-DD).
cancellationDate	string	Cancellation date if applicable (YYYY-MM-DD), or null.
operatorClass	string	Amateur operator class (amateur service only), or null.
previousCallSign	string	Previous call sign (amateur service only), or null.
phone	string	License holder phone number.
fax	string	License holder fax number.
email	string	License holder email address.
contactName	string	Named contact / attention line at the license holder.
streetAddress	string	Street address.
city	string	City.
state	string	Two-letter state code.
zipCode	string	ZIP code.
poBox	string	PO Box, or null.
representativeName	string	Name of the license contact representative (for example counsel).
representativePhone	string	Representative phone number.
representativeEmail	string	Representative email address.
ulsFileNumber	string	ULS application file number.
source	string	Data source.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.

On a failed run, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field instead of license records, and does not charge for it.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"radioService": "commercial", "licenseeNames": ["verizon"], "maxLicenses": 50}):

{
  "uniqueSystemIdentifier": "1136154",
  "callSign": "WPJJ411",
  "licenseeName": "Verizon Wireless Messaging Services, LLC",
  "entityType": "Organization",
  "firstName": null,
  "lastName": null,
  "frn": "0003295904",
  "licenseStatus": "C",
  "licenseStatusLabel": "Cancelled",
  "radioService": "Commercial Land Mobile (business two-way radio)",
  "radioServiceCode": "GS",
  "radioServiceCodeLabel": null,
  "grantDate": "2001-06-01",
  "expiredDate": "2011-06-28",
  "effectiveDate": "2004-01-24",
  "lastActionDate": "2005-02-04",
  "cancellationDate": "2005-02-04",
  "operatorClass": null,
  "previousCallSign": null,
  "phone": "6828313671",
  "fax": "6788313673",
  "email": "debbie.johnson@verizonwireless.com",
  "contactName": "Regulatory",
  "streetAddress": "500 West Dove Road",
  "city": "Southlake",
  "state": "TX",
  "zipCode": "76092",
  "poBox": null,
  "representativeName": "Debbie E Johnson",
  "representativePhone": "6828313671",
  "representativeEmail": "debbie.johnson@verizonwireless.com",
  "ulsFileNumber": "0000443779",
  "source": "FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:34:56.204Z"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~usa-fcc-license-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"radioService":"commercial","licenseeNames":["verizon"],"maxLicenses":25}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~usa-fcc-license-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"radioService":"private","states":["CA"],"requireEmail":true,"maxLicenses":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/usa-fcc-license-scraper \
  --input '{"radioService":"amateur","callSigns":["KAA209"]}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for higher maxLicenses.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 records. Why? The filter combination matched nothing in the selected radio service. Loosen filters (for example remove states or a date bound), confirm the licensee name spelling, or try a different radioService. Zero-result runs are not charged.

Can I search more than one radio service in one run? No. Each run searches a single service database. Run the actor once per service you need.

Why are some contact fields empty? Not every FCC license carries a phone, fax, or email. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented. Set requireEmail or requirePhone to keep only records that have them.

What do the status codes mean? A = Active, E = Expired, C = Cancelled, T = Terminated. The human-readable label is also returned in licenseStatusLabel.

Where do amateur operator class and previous call sign come from? Those two fields are populated only for the amateur radio service and are null for other services.

Is this an official FCC tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with the FCC. It reads only data that is publicly available through the FCC Universal Licensing System. Use it in accordance with the FCC's terms of service.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with the FCC. Accesses only publicly available FCC Universal Licensing System data. Use in accordance with the FCC's terms of service.