Shovels helps you identify qualified contractors, understand their work history, and connect with decision makers. Access rich permit data to power your contractor sales and marketing.
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 and building contractor data.
Purchase single or multiple seats to explore and download our building permit and contractor 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, and the future of the built environment.
Top 5 Most Useful Derived Metrics
Shovels provides a wide variety of construction data, including uniquely derived metrics that aren't available elsewhere. These five metrics are very useful for deeper insights into construction activity. Best practice is to combine these metrics with detailed filters for maximum impact.
Technical Support & Writer
March 2025 Newsletter
Our March newsletter highlights exciting opportunities: join our SF Climate Week Energy API Hackathon, connect with sales hackers on our growing Discord, and explore recent Shovels Online and API updates including website search filters, improved sorting, and expanded contractor data fields. Plus, learn how mapping permits to parcels can provide deeper property insights.
CEO
Shovels x Cherre: Delivering the Best Insights for Real Estate Portfolios
Shovels and Cherre partner to combine construction insights with investment processes to improve real estate decision making. This partnership is the first of its kind, and will unlock portfolio potential quicker than ever.
Technical Support & Writer
