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# Florida DBPR Alcoholic Beverage License API

> Verify Florida alcoholic beverage licenses via the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

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

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

## Lookup example

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

## Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "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.