NYC rent-stabilized data, as an API
Query 47,000+ DHCR-registered rent-stabilized buildings, their HPD violation and complaint history, and Section 8 / voucher data β one clean REST API. Free tier, no card required.
Get an API key
Enter your email and we'll issue a free key (1,000 requests/day). It's shown once β save it.
Authentication
Send your key in the X-API-Key header on every request. Base URL: https://findacrib.com/api/v1
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://findacrib.com/api/v1/buildings/1007220003
Every response includes X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining. Over the limit returns 429; a bad key returns 401.
Endpoints
Get a building
GET /v1/buildings/{bbl}
curl -H "X-API-Key: KEY" https://findacrib.com/api/v1/buildings/1007220003
Returns rent-stabilized status, address, borough, ZIP, neighborhood, units, year built, HPD violation/complaint summary, and Section 8 info. (BBL = NYC Borough-Block-Lot id.)
List / filter buildings
GET /v1/buildings?borough=&zip=&neighborhood=&advertised=§ion8=&page=&limit= curl -H "X-API-Key: KEY" \ "https://findacrib.com/api/v1/buildings?borough=brooklyn§ion8=true&limit=20"
borough: manhattan Β· brooklyn Β· queens Β· bronx Β· staten_island. advertised=true = recently listed for rent. section8=true = subsidized/voucher-friendly. Paginated (limit β€ 100).
Section 8 / vouchers
GET /v1/section8?bbl={bbl}
GET /v1/section8?zip={zip}
Search by address
GET /v1/search?q=dumbo
Pricing
- 1,000 requests / day
- All endpoints
- Community support
- 50,000 requests / day
- All endpoints
- Email support
- 500,000 requests / day
- All endpoints
- Priority support
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