Florida DBPR Alcoholic Beverage License API

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) regulates alcoholic beverage and tobacco licenses through the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. Its public license lookup at myfloridalicense.com is an ASP.NET WebForms application that accepts POST submissions — no CAPTCHA, no JavaScript rendering required. NexusFeed submits the form with httpx and parses the response HTML directly.

State overview

Field	Value
State code	FL
Agency	Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Source URL	`https://www.myfloridalicense.com/`
Authentication	None required
CAPTCHA	None
Search supported	Yes (`dba_name`, `owner_name`, `address`)
Lookup supported	Yes
Extraction method	`structured_parse`
Cache TTL	24 hours

Search example

curl "https://api.nexusfeed.dev/v1/abc/search?state=FL&dba_name=JOE%27S%20CRAB" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

Lookup example

curl "https://api.nexusfeed.dev/v1/abc/license/BEV1234567?state=FL" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

Example response

{
  "state": "FL",
  "query": {"dba_name": "JOE'S CRAB"},
  "total_results": 4,
  "results": [
    {
      "license_number": "BEV1234567",
      "license_type_code": "4COP",
      "dba_name": "JOE'S CRAB SHACK #456",
      "owner_name": "LANDRY'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS INC",
      "status": "ACTIVE",
      "expiration_date": "2026-09-30",
      "address": "123 OCEAN DR, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139",
      "county": "MIAMI-DADE"
    }
  ],
  "_verifiability": {
    "source_timestamp": "2026-04-10T14:22:11Z",
    "extraction_confidence": 1.0,
    "raw_data_evidence_url": "https://www.myfloridalicense.com/LicenseDetail.asp?SID=&id=...",
    "extraction_method": "structured_parse",
    "data_freshness_ttl_seconds": 86400
  }
}

Florida alcoholic beverage license types (most common)

Code	Type
`1APS`	Beer — Package Store
`2APS`	Beer & Wine — Package Store
`2COP`	Beer & Wine — Consumption On Premises
`3PS`	Beer, Wine & Liquor — Package Store
`4COP`	Beer, Wine & Liquor — Consumption On Premises
`11C`	Caterer’s Permit

Florida’s COP (Consumption On Premises) licenses are the most commonly audited — they’re required for any bar, restaurant, or nightclub serving alcohol for on-site consumption.

Use cases

Verifying a Florida bar, restaurant, nightclub, or liquor store holds an active DBPR alcoholic beverage license.
Onboarding Florida liquor distributor accounts in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orlando, or Tampa Bay markets.
Compliance monitoring for Florida hospitality businesses.
Due diligence during Florida nightlife or restaurant acquisitions.

Documentation Index

​State overview

​Search example

​Lookup example

​Example response

​Florida alcoholic beverage license types (most common)

​Use cases