Lookup Deeds

Use Lookup Deeds endpoint to get information on deeds and/or transactions.

Operations

Lookup deeds for a property

Request

The LookupDeeds endpoint returns an array of deeds and/or transactions from the recorder table when given the Property MAK or the FIPs and APN.

The service requires at least one of the following input combinations:

Set A - fips, apn

Set B - mak

Set C - ff

Query

colsstring

Columns - The column names or groups to be output.

Entering the column name will return the column. Specifying a group name will return all columns in the group.

Delimit multiple columns with a ,.

For example: ColumnName,ColumnName.

Columns:

GrpAll - Recommended. Indicates to the Cloud API that all fields should be returned.

GrpDocInfo - Deed document information

Book
InstrumentDate
InstrumentNumber
NumberFormatted (Deprecated)
NumberLegacy (Deprecated)
Page
RecordingDate
TypeCode

GrpTxDefInfo - Deed transaction details & info

ArmsLengthFlag
ForeclosureAuctionSale
PartialInterest
QuitclaimFlag
TransactionType
TransferInfoDistressCircumstanceCode (Deprecated)
TransferInfoMultiParcelFlag
TransferInfoPurchaseTypeCode (Deprecated)

GrpTxAmtInfo - Deed transaction amount info

TransferAmount
TransferAmountInfoAccuracy
TransferTaxCounty (Deprecated)
TransferTaxTotal

GrpPrimaryGrantor - Primary deed grantor names

Name1ClassType (Deprecated)
Name1First
Name1Full
Name1Last
Name1LegalType (Deprecated)
Name1Middle
Name1Suffix
Name2ClassType (Deprecated)
Name2First
Name2Full
Name2Last
Name2LegalType (Deprecated)
Name2Middle
Name2Suffix

GrpSecondaryGrantor(Deprecated) - Secondary deed grantor names

Name3ClassType (Deprecated)
Name3First (Deprecated)
Name3Full (Deprecated)
Name3Last (Deprecated)
Name3Middle (Deprecated)
Name3Suffix (Deprecated)
Name4ClassType (Deprecated)
Name4First (Deprecated)
Name4Full (Deprecated)
Name4Last (Deprecated)
Name4Middle (Deprecated)
Name4Suffix (Deprecated)

GrpPrimaryGrantee - Primary deed grantee names

Name1ClassType
Name1First
Name1Full
Name1Last
Name1LegalType
Name1Middle
Name1Suffix
Name2ClassType
Name2First
Name2Full
Name2Last
Name2Middle
Name2Suffix

GrpSecondaryGrantee(Deprecated) - Secondary deed grantee names

Name3ClassType (Deprecated)
Name3First (Deprecated)
Name3Full (Deprecated)
Name3Last (Deprecated)
Name3Middle (Deprecated)
Name3Suffix (Deprecated)
Name4ClassType (Deprecated)
Name4First (Deprecated)
Name4Full (Deprecated)
Name4Last (Deprecated)
Name4Middle (Deprecated)
Name4Suffix (Deprecated)

GrpTitleCompInfo - Title company info

StandardizedCode (Deprecated)
StandardizedName
TitleCompanyRaw

GrpMortgage1 - First mortgage info

AdjustableRateIndex
AdjustableRateRiderFlag
Amount
Book
DocNumberFormatted
DocNumberLegacy (Deprecated)
FixedStepConvRate (Deprecated)
InstrumentNumber
InterestChangeFreq
InterestIndex (Deprecated)
InterestMargin
InterestOnlyFlag
InterestOnlyPeriod
InterestRate
InterestRateMax
InterestRateType
InterestTypeChangeDate
InterestTypeInitial (Deprecated)
IsLenderSeller
LenderAddress (Deprecated)
LenderCity (Deprecated)
LenderCode (Deprecated)
LenderFirstName
LenderFullName
LenderLastName
LenderState (Deprecated)
LenderType (Deprecated)
LenderZip (Deprecated)
MaxInterestRateFirstChange (Deprecated)
MinInterestRateFirstChange (Deprecated)
Page
PrepaymentPenaltyFlag
PrepaymentTerm (Deprecated)
RecordingDate
Term (Deprecated)
TermDate
TermType (Deprecated)
Type

GrpMortgage2 - Second mortgage info

AdjustableRateIndex
AdjustableRateRiderFlag
Amount
Book
DocNumberFormatted
DocNumberLegacy (Deprecated)
FixedStepConvRate (Deprecated)
InstrumentNumber
InterestChangeFreq
InterestIndex (Deprecated)
InterestMargin
InterestOnlyFlag
InterestOnlyPeriod
InterestRate
InterestRateMax
InterestRateType
InterestTypeChangeDate
InterestTypeInitial (Deprecated)
IsLenderSeller
LenderAddress (Deprecated)
LenderCity (Deprecated)
LenderCode (Deprecated)
LenderFirstName (Deprecated)
LenderFullName
LenderLastName (Deprecated)
LenderState (Deprecated)
LenderType (Deprecated)
LenderZip (Deprecated)
MaxInterestRateFirstChange (Deprecated)
MinInterestRateFirstChange (Deprecated)
Page
PrepaymentPenaltyFlag
PrepaymentTerm (Deprecated)
RecordingDate
Term (Deprecated)
TermDate
TermType (Deprecated)
Type

GrpValuation(Deprecated) - Estimated down payment and LTV values

EstDownPayment (Deprecated)
EstLTV (Deprecated)

formatstring

Desired format of the response.

Enum:"json""xml"

Example:format=JSON

idstring, (password)required

Required. The License Key issued by Melissa.

Example:id={REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-LICENSE-KEY}

optstring

Options - Specify which options to use. List options in <OptionName>:<Parameter> format. Multiple options are delimited with a ,.

For example: OptionName:Parameter,OptionName:Parameter.

Page:< Integer > - Specifies which “page” to return. Acceptable values are any integer.
RecordsPerPage:< 0 - 100 > - Default set to 1. Sets the records per “page”. Acceptable values are 0 to 100, inclusive.

Example:opt=page:1

tstring

Transmission Reference - This is a string value that serves as a unique identifier for this set of records. It is returned as sent.

Example:t=Test

apnstring

Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) for the property.

fipsstring

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the property.

ffstringrequired

Free form address for the property.

Example:ff=710 Winston Ln Sugar Land TX

makstring

Melissa Address Key - A proprietary unique key identifier for an address derived from Address Checking.

txidstringdeprecated

Specific transaction ID to specify one deed or transaction.

Acceptstringrequired

Format of the response.

Enum:"application/json""application/xml""*/*"

Example:*/*

Content-Typestringrequired

Format of the request.

Enum:"application/json""application/xml"

curl -i -X GET \
  'https://property.melissadata.net/v4/WEB/LookupDeeds?id=%7BREPLACE-WITH-YOUR-LICENSE-KEY%7D&ff=710%20Winston%20Ln%20Sugar%20Land%20TX' \
  -H 'Accept: */*' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

Responses

Successful response

Body

Versionstring

The current service version number.

TransmissionReferencestring

Serves as a unique request identifier.

Resultsstring

Lists error codes from any errors caused by the most recent request as a whole. For more information, see Property Result Codes.

TotalRecordsinteger

Total number of records.

RecordsArray of objects

TransactionIDstringdeprecated

A unique string identifier for this record. A unique transaction ID is generated for every record handled.

Response

{
  "Version": "9.4.2.1107",
  "TransmissionReference": "Test",
  "Results": "YS07",
  "TotalRecords": 1,
  "Records": [
    { … }
  ]
}

Lookup Deeds

Lookup deeds for a property

Request

Query

Headers

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