US State Notary Directory Scraper
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US State Notary Directory Scraper
Extract active notary public commission records from official US state government open-data portals. Covers five states — NY, TX, OR, CO, DE — sourcing data directly from Socrata open-data APIs published by each state's Secretary of State office.
What it does
The actor queries state government Socrata datasets and returns normalized notary commission records. No browser automation, no proxy required — all sources are open REST APIs.
Supported states:
| State | Dataset | Records |
|---|---|---|
| New York (NY) | data.ny.gov | ~234K |
| Texas (TX) | data.texas.gov | ~558K |
| Oregon (OR) | data.oregon.gov | ~35K |
| Colorado (CO) | data.colorado.gov | ~75K |
| Delaware (DE) | data.delaware.gov | ~14K |
Total: 900K+ records across all states.
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
states |
array | All states | Select one or more: CO, DE, NY, OR, TX |
maxItems |
integer | 15 | Max records to return (0 = unlimited) |
filterRON |
boolean | false | Return only RON-authorized notaries (CO, DE, OR) |
Output
Each record contains:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
name |
Full name of the notary |
first_name |
First name (TX, OR, CO) |
middle_name |
Middle name or initial (CO) |
last_name |
Last name (TX, OR, CO) |
commission_number |
Commission ID issued by the state |
commission_state |
Two-letter state code |
commission_expires |
Expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
commission_start |
Issue date (YYYY-MM-DD, when available) |
commission_type |
Traditional or Electronic (NY, CO, DE) |
county |
Commission county (NY) |
city |
City of address (TX, OR, DE) |
zip |
ZIP code (TX, OR, CO) |
address |
Street address (TX) |
email |
Email address (TX) |
RON_authorized |
Remote Online Notarization flag (boolean) |
electronic_notary |
Electronic notary flag (boolean, CO, DE) |
surety_company |
Bonding company name (TX) |
bonding_agency |
Bond agency name (TX) |
source_dataset |
Socrata dataset identifier |
Example output (NY record)
{
"name": "John A Smith",
"commission_number": "02SM1234567",
"commission_state": "NY",
"commission_expires": "2027-08-13",
"commission_start": "2023-08-13",
"commission_type": "Traditional",
"county": "Westchester",
"RON_authorized": false,
"source_dataset": "data.ny.gov/rwbv-mz6z"
}
Use cases
- Lead generation — Build targeted lists of active notaries by state, county, or city
- RON market research — Filter by
filterRON: trueto find Remote Online Notarization-authorized notaries - Verification — Cross-reference commission numbers, expiration dates, and credentials
- Market analysis — Analyze notary density by geography using county/city/zip fields
Notes
- No proxy required — all data sources are public government open-data APIs
- No authentication — Socrata APIs are fully open
- Data is refreshed by each state's Secretary of State; update frequency varies by state
- The RON filter is supported for OR, CO, and DE; NY and TX data does not include RON indicators in the primary dataset
- TX records include email addresses and surety company information not available in other states
maxItems: 0returns all records (900K+ for all states — plan for long run times and sufficient memory)