Free API Access

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Integrate Ohio license verification into your applications. Free for verified businesses. No usage fees. No credit card required.

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API access requires a verified business account.

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Your full API key will be emailed to you and shown once below.

What's Included

Access to all 24 Ohio licensing boards
Cached license lookups (updated nightly)
Board and license type reference endpoints
JSON REST API with standard HTTP status codes
Free — no usage tiers or credit card required
Simple API key authentication

Quick Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://ohiolicensecheck.com/api/v1/lookup/cached" \
  -H "X-API-Key: olc_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "board": "Nursing Board",
    "license_number": "RN.516652"
  }'

Data Freshness

API responses return our cached data, which is refreshed every night at 2AM ET from the Ohio eLicense portal. For real-time data, direct users to our Individual Lookup page.