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DBPR license verification: how to check a Florida license

Before you hire an agent, sign a referral partner, or close with a brokerage, check the license. Lisense verifies Florida DBPR licenses against the official weekly bulk extracts — one call, full record.

Verify a license number

curl "https://api.lisense.dev/api/v1/verify/CQ1003371" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fl_live_..."

The response includes everything the extract holds:

  • Status — primary_status (Active, Inactive, Involuntary Inactive, etc.) and secondary_status.
  • Dates — issue and expiration dates, so you can see what's current and what's lapsed.
  • Rank — Sales Associate, Broker Associate, Broker, and the rest, exactly as DBPR records it.
  • Employer — the brokerage the license is held under, with its license number.

Exact vs. multiple matches

The canonical license ID resolves to exactly one record (match: "exact"). A bare license number or short rank-prefix form can match more than one license identity, in which case every match comes back fully populated (match: "multiple") so you can pick the right one — the API never silently guesses.

See the whole brokerage

A license doesn't exist in a vacuum. The related-licenses call returns every licensee under the same employer, joined on the employer's license number — useful when you're vetting a brokerage, not just a person.

curl "https://api.lisense.dev/api/v1/related/CQ1003371" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fl_live_..."

A note on freshness

Every response carries an as_of date from the weekly DBPR bulk extract. For compliance decisions, treat the data as a strong first check — up to about a week old — not a substitute for the Department's own portal on the day it matters most.

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