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    Santa Clara County, CA
    parcel REST API.

    Public ArcGIS FeatureServer endpoint for Santa Clara County parcel data. URL, supported fields, and a working sample query, copy it, or open it directly in the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool.

    Primary ArcGIS REST endpoint
    https://services8.arcgis.com/fpjs8A5Vtkshblnd/arcgis/rest/services/Santa_Clara_County_Parcels/FeatureServer/0
    FeatureServer · LAYER 0 · SANTA_CLARA_COUNTY_PARCELS
    https://services8.arcgis.com/fpjs8A5Vtkshblnd/arcgis/rest/services/Santa_Clara_County_Parcels/FeatureServer/0

    Searchable fields

    • apnAssessor Parcel Number
    • situs_streSitus Street Name
    • situs_citySitus City

    Sample query (paste into terminal or browser)

    curl -s 'https://services8.arcgis.com/fpjs8A5Vtkshblnd/arcgis/rest/services/Santa_Clara_County_Parcels/FeatureServer/0/query?where=situs_city%3D'SAN+JOSE'&outFields=apn,situs_city,situs_stre,situs_hous,situs_zip_&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10'
    License
    Public records (terms)
    Last verified
    2026-05-15
    Status
    Live
    Sample query
    https://services8.arcgis.com/fpjs8A5Vtkshblnd/arcgis/rest/services/Santa_Clara_County_Parcels/FeatureServer/0/query?where=situs_city='SAN+JOSE'&outFields=apn,situs_city,situs_stre,situs_hous,situs_zip_&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10

    Open this URL in a browser tab to see the raw ArcGIS JSON response.

    Searchable fields
    Searchable fields for Santa_Clara_County_Parcels
    Field nameLabelSearchable
    apnAssessor Parcel Number YES
    situs_housSitus House Number NO
    situs_ho_1Situs House Number Suffix NO
    situs_streSitus Street Name YES
    situs_unitSitus Unit NO
    situs_citySitus City YES
    situs_zip_Situs ZIP NO
    tax_rate_aTax Rate Area NO
    ap_lpAir/Land Parcel Type NO
    Notes

    19 fields confirmed: FID, ap_lp, apn, number_of_, objectid, shape_area, shape_leng, situs_city, situs_hous, situs_ho_1, situs_stat, situs_stre, situs_st_1, situs_st_2, situs_unit, situs_zip_, tax_rate_a, Shape__Area, Shape__Length. Live query confirmed: situs_city='SAN JOSE' returns real parcel data. NOTE: Owner name is NOT on this public layer, Santa Clara County restricts owner data per CA Gov Code 7928.205. No value/assessment fields available. APN format is numeric without dashes. ArcGIS item ID: 5d3c68c25b3e443893577fb6ecf54ba7. Hosted on ArcGIS Online (services8.arcgis.com/fpjs8A5Vtkshblnd). Parcel data updated annually around August. Capabilities: Query only. maxRecordCount=2000.

    Source

    County of Santa Clara, Geographic Information Services, https://gis.santaclaracounty.gov/

    Using this endpoint

    What Santa Clara County publishes

    Santa Clara County's Santa_Clara_County_Parcels layer exposes a parcel identifier (Assessor Parcel Number) and address fields (Situs Street Name, Situs City). Use it for address-to-PIN lookups and identifier queries. 3 of 9 listed fields accept queries; the rest are returned on read but not indexed for search. Served as an ArcGIS FeatureServer layer, so edits and applyEdits operations are technically exposed (read access only is published here); last verified 2026-05-15.

    Two paths from URL to result

    1. Open in Parcel Lookup: click the button on the endpoint card. The lookup tool loads the layer, auto-detects fields, and gives you a search box. No code, no API keys, just a browser.
    2. Query directly: append /query?where=…&outFields=*&f=jsonto the URL. The sample query above is a working example you can paste into a browser tab to see the raw JSON response.

    Why field names vary by county

    Counties publish parcel data through their own ArcGIS Server installations, each with its own schema. One county uses APN, another uses PIN, a third uses PARCEL_ID. Some expose owner names; others keep them on a separate assessor's portal. The searchable fields list above reflects what Santa Clara County actually publishes, not what you might expect from a national standard (there isn't one).

    For background, see What is an APN?

    What to do with the results

    • Generate a public-notice mailing list: pipe the parcel layer URL into Radius Notice to buffer around an address and select neighboring owners.
    • Print Avery 5160 labels: export the result CSV and drop it into CSV → Labels.
    • Pull individual parcel records: use Parcel Lookup directly to grab zoning, assessed value, and ownership for one property at a time.

    Quick FAQs

    Can I query Santa Clara County's parcel layer from my own web app?

    services8.arcgis.com serves Santa Clara County, California parcels over public ArcGIS REST, but, like most county servers, it may not send the CORS headers a browser needs for a cross-origin fetch. If a direct browser call fails, the layer still works from curl, Postman, or a server-side script; the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool proxies the request, so a search that succeeds there confirms the layer is genuinely public.

    Is the Santa Clara County endpoint still current?

    We last verified Santa Clara County's FeatureServer layer on 2026-05-15. County GIS teams move services without notice, so if you hit a fresh 404, tell us and we'll re-check. Atlas entries are re-verified on a rolling basis.

    Is there a rate limit on Santa Clara County parcel queries?

    Santa Clara County's layer is hosted on Esri ArcGIS Online. Public ArcGIS endpoints rarely rate-limit individual reads, but services8.arcgis.com can throttle heavy automated traffic at the host level. Page through results with resultOffset / resultRecordCount and request only the fields you need. There's no API key and no charge from the county.

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