# minnesota-contractor-license-records

> https://minnesota-contractor-license-records.pages.dev

## What this site answers

One query, one record. Key: **the record reference: 10 hexadecimal digits derived from the business name and ZIP code**.
Format: ^[0-9A-F]{10}$
Entities: 33930

## Source

- Origin: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Construction Codes and Licensing Division — license, bond, certification and registration export files
- URL: https://www.dli.mn.gov/license-and-registration-lookup
- Last collected: 2026-10-02
- Re-use: Public data of the State of Minnesota, published by the DLI as nightly download files

## Access points

Every HTML page has a Markdown twin at the same path with the `.md` extension. Example: `/how-to-read/` -> `/how-to-read.md`. Links inside the Markdown files already point to the twins.

Search index, served as JSON with open CORS:

- `https://minnesota-contractor-license-records.pages.dev/d/n/cles.json` — the name-index keys
- `https://minnesota-contractor-license-records.pages.dev/d/n/<key>.json` — names starting with that key -> [identifier, name, city, state, type]
- `https://minnesota-contractor-license-records.pages.dev/d/r/<fragment>.json` — records; fragment = hash of the identifier: h = 0, then for each character h = (h*31 + character code) modulo 4096; in hexadecimal on 3 digits
- `/sitemap.xml` — every page

These paths are **version 1** and will not change without notice. Bulk access, an availability guarantee or a change feed goes through `/pro/`.

Indexable pages: 10

## What this site is NOT

- This is not the official register and does not replace consulting it.
- Holding a licence is the minimum legal requirement, not a quality mark.
- One record per business name and ZIP code.
- No individual licensees.
- Not found is not 'unlicensed'.
- This site ranks no one.

## Privacy

No individual licensees; phone, e-mail and the enforcement flag are never read.