Official lookup, explained
Check a license with the official state lookup
Every state board publishes its own license search. Choose the state and profession, and we route you to that official government lookup, with reviewed guidance on how the search works and what the result means. No name or license number is entered here.
Checking a contractor, electrician or HVAC credential before hiring? The guided license check walks through the official search step by step for reviewed combinations. Renewing your own trade or beauty license? The renewal planner tracks reviewed hours, topics and deadlines on your device.
How a license check works
Three things to know before you search
- Only the issuing board holds the record. A license is verified on the official state search, never on this site. We link to that search and explain how to use it.
- Status words differ by board. “Delinquent”, “inactive” and “expired” mean different things in different states. Reviewed guides quote each board’s own definition with its source.
- Some professions are not licensed statewide. Where a trade is licensed locally, registered rather than licensed, or not confirmed yet, the guide says so instead of sending you to the wrong search.
Confirmed statewide authorities
Official license lookup by state
322 state and profession combinations with a confirmed licensing authority. Each guide links to the authority and, where reviewed, its direct search.