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Resident and homeowner email contact information is available through multiple fields in EDL data.

Where to Find Contact Information

PERMITS Table

FieldDescription
APPLICANT_EMAILEmail of the permit applicant (may be homeowner, builder, or contractor depending on who applied)
OWNER_EMAILProperty owner email at time of permit submission
Note: Owner email reflects ownership at the time of permit submission, which may have changed if the permit is old.

RESIDENTS Table

FieldDescription
PERSONAL_EMAILSPersonal email addresses for residents
BUSINESS_EMAILBusiness email addresses
HOMEOWNERFilter for HOMEOWNER = Y to get homeowner contacts

Identifying Homeowners

To get homeowner-specific contact information:
SELECT personal_emails, business_email, name, phone
FROM residents
WHERE homeowner = 'Y'

API Access

For API users, access resident contact info by:
  1. Get the address_id from a permit object
  2. Pass it to the residents endpoint
GET /v2/addresses/{address_id}/residents
This returns contact info including name, phone, and email for occupants associated with the address.

EDL vs API Differences

Data PointEDLAPI
Applicant emailYesNo
Owner emailYesNo
Personal emailsYesYes
Business emailYesYes