🏗️ Chicago Building Violations Scraper

Pull structured records from Chicago Building Violations — clean fields ready as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, or XML for downstream pipelines.

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parseforge/chicago-building-violations-scraper on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("parseforge/chicago-building-violations-scraper").call(run_input={...}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items for results. Key inputs: ward (integer), violationCode (string), caseDisposition (string), dateFrom (string), dateTo (string), maxItems (integer, default 10). Full actor spec: fetch build via GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~chicago-building-violations-scraper (Bearer TOKEN). Get token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations

Collect building violation records from Chicago's public database without coding. Download violation data by ward, violation code, or date range. Perfect for real estate researchers, code compliance auditors, and property investment analysts who need to monitor violations in any Chicago neighborhood.

The Chicago Building Violations Scraper collects up to 22 fields per violation, including addresses, fines, hearing dates, and case dispositions from the official Chicago Open Data Portal.

📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up: Create a free account with $5 credit
2. Find the Tool: Search for "Chicago Building Violations Scraper" in the Apify Store and configure your input
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Now you can export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

📊 Data fields

Each record includes: address, adminCosts, caseDisposition, communityArea, docketNumber, hearingDate, id, imposedFine, issuingDepartment, lastModifiedDate, latitude, longitude, novNumber, respondents, streetDirection, streetName, streetNumber, streetType, violationCode, violationDate, violationDescription, ward. All 22 field names come from a real production run, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Chicago Building Violations Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Configure the input fields in the form (or paste a JSON), then set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the City of Chicago or any of its departments. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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