Verify a West Virginia Barber license
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How West Virginia Barber license verification works
A Barber in West Virginia is licensed by the WV Cosmetology / Barber Board. PrimaryCheck looks the license up live at the board's public verification system (board lookup) by license number, or by name when no number is supplied. The record the board publishes is captured as evidence, hashed, and rendered into a proof PDF.
Fields returned for this board: name license_type license_number city state expiration.
Board note: WV-BBC: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists licence search on agencies.wvsto.com (classic ASP, plain POST LName= / LicenseNo=, no captcha, no session). Columns Name | License Type | License Number | City | State | Expiration (MM/YY → last day of month); no status column (current = expiration not passed), no detail page, no DOB, no discipline. cosmetologist = Cosmetologist/Barber-Cosmetologist, barber = Barber/Barber-Cosmetologist, esthetician = Aesthetician, nail_tech = Nail Technician; Hair Stylist, Shampoo Assistant, Barber Apprentice, Student rows are outside the taxonomy. Live 2026-11-04.
What a Barber license check returns
| Field check | Passes when |
|---|---|
license_number | Equal to the board's number, ignoring prefix and leading zeros |
name | Last name or declared alias matches; first name exact or nickname |
license_type | The record is a Barber license, strictly (no near-miss types) |
status | The board shows an active status; probation is active with a flag |
expires | Expiration is on or after today, where the board publishes it |
disciplinary_actions | Recorded and flagged with any order documents; never silently dropped |
Verdicts: verified, discrepancy, not_found, unable_to_verify (with a reason), pending. See how verdicts are decided.
Verify a West Virginia Barber license by API
POST https://api.primarycheck.com/v1/verifications
{
"person": { "firstName": "…", "lastName": "…" },
"claims": [
{ "type": "license", "state": "WV", "profession": "barber", "number": "…" }
],
"purpose": "employment",
"consent": { "consentId": "cons_…" }
}Quickstart · License claim reference · Run one in the dashboard
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