# California Department of Real Estate — Wrapped API

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> Search and look up California real estate agent licenses to instantly verify license status, expiration dates, broker information, and disciplinary history. Get comprehensive details including agent names, mailing addresses, license types, and issue dates for any California DRE licensee.

**Category:** Government & Public Data | **Website:** [www2.dre.ca.gov/publicasp/pplinfo.asp](https://www2.dre.ca.gov/publicasp/pplinfo.asp) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/e69a196f-5df9-4886-ae55-17f2449a956a/www2-dre-ca-gov-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/e69a196f-5df9-4886-ae55-17f2449a956a/www2-dre-ca-gov-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/california-dre/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

Full call contract: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/api-reference/introduction

> Using a Pay With Locus wallet key (`claw_` prefix)? Wallet routes are documented separately: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/wrapped-apis/for-agents

## Endpoints

### Lookup license

Look up a California real estate license by license ID. Returns full license details including license type, holder name, mailing address, expiration date, license status, issue date, former names, responsible broker (for salespersons), and disciplinary action. The license_id is an 8-digit DRE number. Returns one complete record per call; no pagination.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `license_id` | string | Yes | The DRE license ID number (8-digit string, e.g. '01871851') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/california-dre/lookup-license \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"license_id":"<string>"}'
```

### Search license

Search for California real estate licenses by name, city/state, or license ID. Returns a list of matching licenses with summary info. At least one of license_id or name must be provided. Results include license ID, name, license type, city, and mortgage loan originator status. Returns up to 338+ results in a single response (no server-side pagination exposed).

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `city_state` | string | No | City and/or state to filter results (e.g. 'Los Angeles') |
| `license_id` | string | No | DRE license ID to search for (8-digit string) |
| `name` | string | No | Licensee name to search for (last name or 'last, first') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/california-dre/search-license \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"city_state":"<string>","license_id":"<string>","name":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

- [All wrapped API providers](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/wapi/index.md): pick another provider.
- [Find and call tools](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/agent/tools.md): price ceilings, async results, and errors.
- [Credits and billing](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/agent/billing.md): what a call costs and how to add credits.
- [Agent docs index](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md): every Locus agent page.