Is there an API for City of Los Angeles?

City of Los Angeles does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for lacity.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape City of Los Angeles data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when lacity.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a City of Los Angeles account?

No. Every City of Los Angeles action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the City of Los Angeles API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Government Legal

City of Los Angeles API

lacity.org

City of Los Angeles portal - public records, contracts, council votes, and files.

Actions: 5
Category: Government Legal
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the City of Los Angeles API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_lacity_org_cfms_contract_listing.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_lacity_org_cfms_contract_listing",
    "params": {
      "contract_number": "",
      "contract_summary": "services"
    }
  }'

5 actions on lacity.org

Read

CFMS Contract Search Page
act_lacity_org_cfms_contract_search_pageread1 credit / call
Returns the contracts search page with its form fields and navigation tabs.
Council Records Portal
act_lacity_org_council_records_portal_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns the City Council Votes and Files portal page with CVVS and CFMS links.
Government Section Navigation
act_lacity_org_government_section_navigation_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns the Government section page with links to council records, finance, and record portals.
Portal Homepage
act_lacity_org_portal_homepage_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns the homepage with government navigation entry points for records discovery.

Write

Write actions change state on lacity.org and run as the account you connect.

CFMS Contract Listing
act_lacity_org_cfms_contract_listingwrite2 credits / call
Returns city contracts with contract numbers, titles, change dates, and detail URLs.
contract_number
string
contract_summary
string

City of Los Angeles API questions

Is there an API for City of Los Angeles?: City of Los Angeles does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for lacity.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape City of Los Angeles data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when lacity.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a City of Los Angeles account?: No. Every City of Los Angeles action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the City of Los Angeles API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.