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Search and retrieve Sarasota County official land and court records by name, date range, or document type. Includes foreclosures, Lis Pendens, and full record details.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/5317284d-28df-498f-8801-54d9d0fbac02/search_official_records?date_to=01%2F31%2F2025&date_from=01%2F01%2F2025&last_name=SMITH&max_pages=3' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Search Official Records (Land Records) by name, date range, and document types. Returns paginated results with 12 records per page. Narrow your search with specific names and short date ranges to avoid upstream timeouts on broad queries.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| date_to | string | Recording date range end in MM/DD/YYYY format. |
| date_from | string | Recording date range start in MM/DD/YYYY format. |
| doc_types | string | Comma-separated list of document type indices. Use get_document_types to retrieve the full list of available indices and labels. |
| last_name | string | Last name or business name of party. |
| max_pages | integer | Maximum number of result pages to retrieve (12 results per page). |
| first_name | string | First name of party. |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"results": "array of record objects containing instrument_number, book_page, date_recorded, document_type, names, legal_description, case_number, and image_url",
"total_count": "integer count of results returned"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"results": [
{
"names": "FIRST HORIZON BANKKNIGHT MICHAEL JKNIGHT MICHAELMIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INCUNITED RESTORATION SERVICES LLCVILLAS OF VENICE INC CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION",
"book_page": "0-0",
"image_url": "https://secure.sarasotaclerk.com/viewTiff.aspx?intrnum=2026021479",
"case_number": "2026 CA 001020 NC",
"date_recorded": "02/19/2026",
"document_type": "LIS PENDENS",
"instrument_number": "2026021479",
"legal_description": "2026 CA 001020 NC"
}
],
"total_count": 1
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the sarasotaclerk.com API
This API exposes 3 endpoints for querying Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court official records. Use search_official_records to filter land and court records by party name, recording date range, and document type — returning up to 12 records per page with fields like instrument number, book/page, document type, party names, legal description, and case number. A dedicated detail endpoint retrieves the full record for any instrument number.
What the API Covers
The Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court maintains official land and court records including deeds, mortgages, foreclosures, Lis Pendens filings, and other recorded instruments. This API surfaces those records through three endpoints: search_official_records, get_official_record_detail, and get_document_types.
Searching Records
search_official_records accepts last_name and first_name for party lookups, or a business name via last_name. Date range filtering uses date_from and date_to in MM/DD/YYYY format. To filter by instrument category, pass a comma-separated list of numeric indices to doc_types — use get_document_types first to fetch the full index-to-label mapping. Results are paginated at 12 records per page; the max_pages parameter controls how many pages are fetched. Each result object includes instrument_number, book_page, date_recorded, document_type, names, legal_description, and case_number. Broad queries without name or tight date bounds may time out upstream, so narrow searches are recommended.
Retrieving Record Details
get_official_record_detail takes a single required instrument_number (for example, 2026021479) and returns the matching record with all available fields. This is the right endpoint when you already have an instrument number from a prior search and need the complete record data.
Document Type Reference
get_document_types takes no inputs and returns an array of objects, each with an index (the numeric string used in doc_types) and a label (the human-readable document type name). Run this once to build a local lookup table before constructing filtered searches.
- Monitor new Lis Pendens filings in Sarasota County by running daily date-range searches filtered to that document type.
- Look up all recorded instruments associated with a specific individual or business using the party name search.
- Retrieve full legal descriptions and book/page references for title research on a specific parcel.
- Track foreclosure filings over a defined date window for real estate investment analysis.
- Validate instrument numbers found in title reports by fetching the authoritative record details.
- Build a document type filter UI by pulling the full index-to-label list from
get_document_types.
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 250 req/min |
One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.
Does Sarasota County Clerk offer an official developer API?+
What does `search_official_records` return for each result, and how specific do searches need to be?+
instrument_number, book_page, date_recorded, document_type, names, legal_description, and case_number. Because the upstream source can time out on broad queries, searches work most reliably when you combine a party name with a short date range rather than querying open-ended across all dates and document types.Can I retrieve the actual document image or PDF for a recorded instrument?+
Does the API cover records from other Florida counties besides Sarasota?+
How does pagination work, and is there a way to get the total number of matching records?+
max_pages parameter on search_official_records limits how many pages are fetched in a single call. The response also includes a total_count field reflecting the integer count of records returned across the pages retrieved.