Public ArcGIS MapServer endpoint for Shelby County parcel data. URL, supported fields, and a working sample query, copy it, or open it directly in the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool.
https://scgis.shelbycountytn.gov/serverhigh/rest/services/Parcel/CurrentParcels/MapServer/0PARCELIDParcel IDPARIDParcel Account IDOWNEROwner NamePAR_ADDR1Parcel Site Addresscurl -s 'https://scgis.shelbycountytn.gov/serverhigh/rest/services/Parcel/CurrentParcels/MapServer/0/query?where=UPPER(OWNER)+LIKE+UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=PARCELID,OWNER,OWN_ADDR1,PAR_ADDR1,MUNI&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10'https://scgis.shelbycountytn.gov/serverhigh/rest/services/Parcel/CurrentParcels/MapServer/0/query?where=UPPER(OWNER)+LIKE+UPPER('%SMITH%')&outFields=PARCELID,OWNER,OWN_ADDR1,PAR_ADDR1,MUNI&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10Open this URL in a browser tab to see the raw ArcGIS JSON response.
| Field name | Label | Searchable |
|---|---|---|
| PARCELID | Parcel ID | YES |
| PARID | Parcel Account ID | YES |
| OWNER | Owner Name | YES |
| OWN_ADDR1 | Owner Address 1 | NO |
| OWN_ADDR2 | Owner Address 2 | NO |
| OWN_ADDR3 | Owner Address 3 | NO |
| OWN_CITY | Owner City | NO |
| OWN_STATE | Owner State | NO |
| OWN_ZIP | Owner ZIP | NO |
| PAR_ADDR1 | Parcel Site Address | YES |
| MUNI | Municipality | NO |
| LUC | Land Use Code | NO |
| ZONING | Zoning | NO |
Shelby County (Memphis and suburbs, pop. 934,000) hosts parcel data through ReGIS (Regional Geographic Information Systems), a multi-jurisdictional GIS consortium established by the Shelby County Commission in 2004. The CurrentParcels MapServer at scgis.shelbycountytn.gov exposes 47 confirmed fields. Parcel identifiers: PARCELID (primary display key) and PARID (the CAMA account ID used by the Shelby County Assessor of Property). Owner field is OWNER; OWNER_EXT holds overflow text. Mailing address is split across OWN_ADRNO, ADRPREDIR, ADRSTR, ADRSUF, ADRPOSTDIR for the street component, plus OWN_CITY, OWN_STATE, OWN_ZIP/ZIP4; also available concatenated as OWN_ADDR1/2/3. The MUNI field identifies the municipality -- Memphis, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland, Millington, or blank for unincorporated Shelby County. That distinction carries real workflow consequences: Memphis's Division of Planning handles incorporated parcels, while the Shelby County Land Use Control Board handles unincorporated ones. Verified 2026-05-15: SMITH returns results from Germantown, Arlington, and unincorporated areas. Last countywide reappraisal was 2025; next scheduled 2029. LEGACY TLS (first documented 2026-06-06, confirmed 2026-06-27): scgis.shelbycountytn.gov requires legacy TLS renegotiation (UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION). Modern runtimes (Node.js 18+, undici fetch, Python 3.10+ ssl, standard curl) reject the handshake; curl --legacy-server-connect or OpenSSL OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT succeeds. The endpoint itself is live (353,448 parcels). RESOLVED (2026-07-21): the canonical liveness prober (api/cron/liveness.ts) and the server-side parcel fetch (api/_lib/atlas-resilient-fetch.ts) both use a narrow legacy-TLS path scoped to this hostname alone, so the endpoint probes and fetches correctly; global TLS behavior is unchanged.
Shelby County ReGIS (Regional Geographic Information Systems), https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/467/REGIS-Regional-GIS
Shelby County's Current Parcels layer exposes a parcel identifier (Parcel ID), owner names (Owner Name), and address fields (Parcel Site Address). Use it for owner-name lookups and address-based parcel searches. 4 of 13 listed fields accept queries; the rest are returned on read but not indexed for search. Served as an ArcGIS MapServer layer, which supports query operations but not write operations; last verified 2026-06-06.
/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.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 Shelby County actually publishes, not what you might expect from a national standard (there isn't one).
For background, see What is an APN?
scgis.shelbycountytn.gov serves Shelby County, Tennessee 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.
We last verified Shelby County's MapServer layer on 2026-06-06. 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.
Shelby County's layer is hosted by the county on scgis.shelbycountytn.gov. Public ArcGIS endpoints rarely rate-limit individual reads, but scgis.shelbycountytn.gov 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.