About the project

Making elevator records easier to use.

The Elevator Database organizes public conveyance records into searchable state and local-jurisdiction datasets, reports, and developer access.

How it started

Built from public records

The project began after working with large public-record spreadsheets that were difficult to search and compare. The original California dataset was turned into a faster web interface, and the project later expanded to additional states and authorities having jurisdiction.

Today, each dataset keeps the fields supplied by its source while the application adds search, table, unified workspace, reporting, and API tools around those records.

Logan Ober
Created by

Logan Ober

The Elevator Database is an independent LoberLab project developed and maintained by Logan Ober.

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What is available

One platform, multiple record sources

Searchable records

Browse the statewide and AHJ datasets that are currently loaded.

Reports and exports

Build listings and reports from supported datasets and views.

Paid API access

Approved accounts can automate access to assigned states and AHJs.

Live schemas

Developer documentation reflects the columns that actually exist in each source table.

Data notice

Records come from their original public sources.

Coverage, field names, update frequency, and record completeness vary by jurisdiction. The Elevator Database improves access to the data but is not the issuing or inspecting authority.

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