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Phoenix building permit data: where the permits are

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Phoenix does not publish individual building permits as open data. The only building-permit dataset on phoenixopendata.com, last updated on 24 March 2023, is a HUD SOCDS export of yearly totals for 2000 to 2021. Individual issued permits are in the city's PDD Online Issued Permit search, which filters by permit type, structure class and date range and exports a CSV. Permits showing status "SHAP" have moved to the city's newer SHAPE PHX system, where their details now live.

What Phoenix's open-data portal has

"Phoenix, AZ Building Permit Data" was created on 17 November 2017 and last updated on 24 March 2023. The portal says it was exported from HUD's State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) building permits database. The CSV has 22 rows, one per year from 2000 to 2021, with total, single-family and multifamily permit counts. A search of the portal for "permit" on 29 October 2026 returned no other building-permit dataset.

YearTotal permitsSingle-family permits
20007,9984,732
202011,6474,666
202111,4924,922

Figures as labelled in the city's file. For more recent counts, use HUD SOCDS or the Census Building Permits Survey directly.

PDD Online Issued Permit search

The Planning and Development Department's Issued Permit search is the free route to individual permits. Checked 29 October 2026:

  • Filters: permit type (a long list of codes), structure class, and a start and end date.
  • Sorting by permit number, issue date or valuation.
  • A "Create File" option that saves the results as a CSV: the first row holds your search criteria and the second row the column headings.
  • We found no API or scheduled feed; each search is run from the form.

SHAPE PHX and the SHAP status

The search page states that permits with a status of "SHAP" have moved to the new SHAPE PHX application, and points to the SHAPE PHX portal for their details. So a PDD Online export alone may not hold every detail of a permit; check SHAP rows in SHAPE PHX before you rely on them.

Building a weekly Phoenix list by hand

  • Each Monday, search the previous week's issue dates for the permit types that fit your trade, and create the CSV.
  • Remove duplicates against last week's file by permit number.
  • Open any SHAP-status permits in SHAPE PHX for the missing details.
  • Nearby Mesa publishes open data: its Building Permits dataset was updated on 28 October 2026 and named the contractor on 139 of 302 permits issued 1–28 October 2026.
  • If you contact homeowners, follow Do-Not-Call and TCPA rules. This is not legal advice.

Why Phoenix is a gap, and what Permit Weekly does

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Questions

Does Phoenix have open data for building permits?

Not for individual permits. The open-data portal's only building-permit dataset is a file of yearly totals for 2000 to 2021, last updated on 24 March 2023.

What does SHAP mean on a Phoenix permit?

The city's Issued Permit search says permits with a status of SHAP have moved to the new SHAPE PHX application. Look them up there for details.

Can I export Phoenix building permits to Excel?

Yes, as CSV. In the PDD Online Issued Permit search, run your search and use Create File; the file opens in any spreadsheet.

Which Phoenix-area cities publish permit data?

Mesa publishes its building permits as open data (citydata.mesaaz.gov, dataset dzpk-hxfb), updated on 28 October 2026 when we checked.

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