Data dictionary

Permit event fields

One row per change to a permit's status or one of its dates, served by /v1/events. How to page through them is on the change events page.

11 fields. Types are as served in JSON; dates are YYYY-MM-DD.

Field definitions

  • id integer

    The event's number; a higher number is a later event.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • region string

    The region of the permit, by its region id, for example las_vegas or henderson; the API docs list every id.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • permit_number string

    The permit the event is about, as in permits.permit_number.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • event_type string

    What changed: the name of the permits field whose value changed (status, applied_date, issue_date, expires_date, completed_date, certificate_of_occupancy_date or last_inspection_date), or first_seen for a permit that appeared in the data.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • from_value string

    The field's value before the change, as text (a date as YYYY-MM-DD, a status as in permits.status, the grouped status).

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • to_value string

    The field's value after the change, as text (a date as YYYY-MM-DD, a status as in permits.status, the grouped status).

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • from_status_raw string

    For a status event, the agency's status text before the change, exactly as published (as permits.status_raw).

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • to_status_raw string

    For a status event, the agency's status text after the change, exactly as published (as permits.status_raw), for example Cancelled, Expired, Withdrawn or On Hold.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • occurred_on date

    The date the change happened by the source, where the source gives one; else null.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • detected_at timestamp

    When Puller found the change: the time it was first seen, not when the agency made the change.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County
  • republished_at timestamp

    When the event was served again because its permit reappeared in the agency's data after being absent.

    Filled in

    • Austin
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Clark County
    • Mesquite
    • Reno
    • Sparks
    • Washoe County