Shovels captures the first signal of construction—using AI to turn fragmented permit data into Shovel-ready intelligence. Access via API, web app, or direct data warehouse integration.
Because you want to get insights from building permits, not wrangle with raw data.
Our data is Shovel-ready
We make building permits easy to understand and use for market research, go-to-market, and sales. No data engineering required.
We offer three interfaces to interact with our building permit, contractor, and government decision data.
Purchase single or multiple seats to explore and download our building permit, contractor, and local government decision data.
Automate access and integrate with other applications like CRMs, custom web apps, and more.
Get parquet files or private table shares into Snowflake, Databricks, or Big Query.
We write about building permits, contractors, government decisions, and the future of the built environment.
What Does Rezoning Mean? How to Rezone a Property and What It Does to Value
Learn what rezoning means, how to rezone a property, what the approval process looks like, and whether rezoning increases property value.
Senior Marketing Manager
What Is an Assessor Parcel Number, and How to Find It
Learn what an Assessor Parcel Number (APN) is, how it's structured, and the step-by-step ways to find a parcel number using county websites, tax records, deeds, and property data tools.
Senior Marketing Manager
Shovels Newsletter - May 2026
CEO Ryan Buckley shares Shovels' evolution, featuring new expert voices, expanded permit data coverage with 223 new jurisdictions, and the company's transition to a proprietary data pipeline.
VP of Marketing
