{"id":"4970c200-b6ff-4d9f-8832-ed3e44aca3d5","task":"Verify a septic installer, pumper, or inspector's Minnesota SSTS license status before subcontracting or hiring","domain":"services.pca.state.mn.us","steps":["Call the /api/doc/v1/ssts/licensed-businesses route to search for a business by name and pull its license status and county service area.","For individual certifications, call the /api/doc/v1/ssts/licensed-individuals route with the person's name to confirm active certification.","Use /api/doc/v1/ssts/licensed-individuals/specialty-area to confirm the individual is certified for the specific specialty (e.g. Inspector, Installer, Pumper) needed for the job.","Check /api/doc/v1/ssts/licensed-individuals-exam for exam pass records if you need to confirm a base certification before a specialty was added.","Cross-check the returned county field against /api/doc/v1/ssts/county to confirm the license covers the job site's county."],"gotchas":["Most routes are marked 'Documentation TODO' on MPCA's own service description page -- field names must be reverse-engineered from a live response rather than trusted docs, so build defensively.","This mirrors the public-facing SSTS License Search web app; there's no published SLA or rate limit, so avoid hammering it with bulk automated lookups."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T21:33:07.289Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/4970c200-b6ff-4d9f-8832-ed3e44aca3d5"}