Licence verification API
Australian work licence verification API
Add Australian licence checks to onboarding, contractor review, procurement, marketplace, and compliance systems through one API.
Compliance, procurement, marketplace, onboarding, and risk teams that need licence checks from Australian registers.
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The free account includes a one-time 25-call API evaluation. Production API access requires a subscription; dashboard bulk CSV checks are available on Business. Compare plans.
Need a one-off check? Choose a licence check.
Supplier onboarding
Check that a contractor or regulated business is licensed before approval.
Renewal review
Re-check licence lists through the API or Business bulk CSV when evidence needs to stay current.
Marketplace trust
Verify licence status before profile approval, category assignment, trust badges, or customer-facing activation.
Decision fit
Where this API path helps
Choose the issuing jurisdiction and sector, match the expected holder, and route missing, unavailable, or ambiguous results to manual review. Evaluate the response fields against your workflow before using the API in production; a returned record alone does not establish insurance or authority for every job.
Source proof
Coverage evidence for decisions
Coverage pages show which official register families are live, refreshing, blocked, or unavailable.
QBCC / contractor
QLD
11 Nov 2026
Trades & Construction
NSW
10 Nov 2026
Builders
SA BLD
19 Sept 2026
PGE
SA PGE
19 Sept 2026
Security
QLD security
10 Nov 2026
Capabilities
What an integration can rely on
Search and verify
Find licence records by number, holder name, ABN where available, state, and sector-specific routing.
Consistent API responses
Return status, holder, licence number, state, source, expiry, and available classes in one format.
Dashboard to API
Use the dashboard to preview fields, then run the same checks through the API or Business bulk CSV.
Freshness tracking
Status pages show record counts, source freshness, and known source limits.
Common questions
API buying context
What does the WorkClear licence verification API check?
The API checks live WorkClear coverage across Australian contractor, builder, tradesperson, real-estate, and selected security licence records.
Can WorkClear verify licences by licence number?
Yes. Exact licence-number checks are supported across live source coverage, with name, ABN, and category search available where the underlying register data supports those fields.
Does WorkClear explain which sources are live?
Yes. The sources and status pages show which registers are live, refreshing, blocked, or not available.
Start now
Start with search, then automate the same check
Free accounts include web licence search and a one-time 25-call API evaluation. Paid plans add production API access. Business adds dashboard bulk CSV checks.