API Docs

The API is distributed via RapidAPI. Browse and search the index for free, then pull parsed details (decedent, heirs, normalized addresses) for the records you want. Full machine-readable spec: openapi.yaml.

Base URL & auth

https://texasestaterecords.com/api/v1

Authenticate through RapidAPI by sending your key as the X-RapidAPI-Key header. Only the details endpoint counts against your plan quota; everything else is unmetered.

Free — index & search

GET /records?county=tarrant&type=AFFIDAVIT_OF_HEIRSHIP&from=2026-06-01&limit=25

Latest records (newest first), filterable by county, type, and recorded-date range. Query params:

• county - county slug (see /counties)
• type - AFFIDAVIT_OF_HEIRSHIP, SMALL_ESTATE_AFFIDAVIT, AFFIDAVIT_OF_DEATH, EXECUTOR_DEED
• from, to - recorded-date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
• q - match on grantor/grantee names
• cursor, limit - pagination (max 100)

{
  "items": [
    {
      "county": "tarrant",
      "docNumber": "D226115302",
      "category": "AFFIDAVIT_OF_HEIRSHIP",
      "recordedDate": "2026-06-12",
      "grantors": ["BATTISTONI JAMES LOUIS ESTATE"],
      "propertyCity": "Benbrook",
      "parsed": false,
      "detailsUrl": "/records/tarrant/D226115302/details"
    }
  ],
  "nextCursor": "…",
  "total": 170
}

GET /records/{county}/{docNumber}

A record's pre-processed index data (recording metadata, parties, legal description, property city). No parsed fields.

GET /counties        GET /document-types

Coverage with record counts, and the supported document categories.

Metered — parsed details

GET /records/{county}/{docNumber}/details

One successful call = one record against your quota.Returns the parsed payload - decedent, heirs/distributees with relationships, normalized property address, consideration, key dates - plus URLs for the original page images. Parsing runs on first request and is cached, so repeat calls are fast.

{
  "county": "tarrant",
  "docNumber": "D226115302",
  "decedent": { "name": "James Louis Battistoni", "dateOfDeath": "2022-10-17" },
  "people": [
    { "name": "Frieta Cowan Battistoni", "role": "Surviving Spouse", "address": "…" }
  ],
  "property": {
    "address": "1223 Cozby Street East, Benbrook, TX 76126",
    "addressSource": "stated"
  },
  "pages": [{ "page": 1, "imageUrl": "…" }]
}

Plans

Tiered monthly quotas with overage on the details call; the free tier is capped, paid tiers spill into overage. See Pricing.