PermitStack indexes 17,849 building permits issued in Virginia Beach (City), Virginia, effectively all of them within the last 12 months. Search by address, contractor, category, and date via our free REST API.
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The 10 most recent permits issued in Virginia Beach (City), Virginia. Full dataset available via REST API.
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Query Virginia Beach (City), Virginia permits with a single HTTP request. Returns JSON with address, category, status, dates, and full description.
# Search all Virginia Beach (City) permits issued this month curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.permit-stack.com/v1/permits/search?city=Virginia%20Beach%20(City)&state=VA&issued_after=2026-04-01"
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We ingest data directly from the official Virginia Beach (City) open data portal (the official city portal) daily. This is the same source used by the city's own public dashboards, normalized into a consistent JSON schema across our U.S. jurisdictions.
Our automated ingestion runs daily at 03:00 UTC. The latest permit in our database for Virginia Beach (City), Virginia was issued on August 6, 2026. Permit backlogs on the city side may mean some permits take a few days to appear.
Yes — our free tier includes 100 requests per day, enough to search and filter Virginia Beach (City) permits interactively. Sign up for a free API key to get started.
Yes. CSV export is available on every plan, including free, with the row cap rising by tier. Real-time webhooks for changed permits are on the Developer plan and above.
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