Public ArcGIS MapServer endpoint for Denton County parcel data. URL, supported fields, and a working sample query, copy it, or open it directly in the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool.
https://gis.dentoncounty.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Parcels/MapServer/0OWNER_NAMEOwner NameSITUSSitus AddressCITYCityprop_idProperty ID (DCAD)curl -s 'https://gis.dentoncounty.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Parcels/MapServer/0/query?where=UPPER(OWNER_NAME)%20LIKE%20UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=OWNER_NAME,SITUS,CITY&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10'https://gis.dentoncounty.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Parcels/MapServer/0/query?where=UPPER(OWNER_NAME) LIKE UPPER('%SMITH%')&outFields=OWNER_NAME,SITUS,CITY&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10Open this URL in a browser tab to see the raw ArcGIS JSON response.
| Field name | Label | Searchable |
|---|---|---|
| OWNER_NAME | Owner Name | YES |
| SITUS | Situs Address | YES |
| CITY | City | YES |
| prop_id | Property ID (DCAD) | YES |
Denton County, Texas (north Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Frisco, Flower Mound, Lewisville, pop. ~900K) serves parcels via a Denton County GIS MapServer. Owner search uses OWNER_NAME; the combined site address is SITUS; CITY holds the municipality; the appraisal-district identifier is prop_id. Owner LIKE query confirmed live 2026-05-30. Texas Tax Code §25.025 confidentiality provisions apply to protected persons.
Denton County GIS / Denton Central Appraisal District (DCAD), https://gis.dentoncounty.gov/
Denton County's Parcels layer exposes owner names (Owner Name) and address fields (Situs Address). Use it for owner-name lookups and address-based parcel searches. All 4 listed fields accept queries. Served as an ArcGIS MapServer layer, which supports query operations but not write operations; last verified 2026-05-30.
/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 Denton County actually publishes, not what you might expect from a national standard (there isn't one).
For background, see What is an APN?
gis.dentoncounty.gov serves Denton County, Texas 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 Denton County's MapServer layer on 2026-05-30. 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.
Denton County's layer is hosted by the county on gis.dentoncounty.gov. Public ArcGIS endpoints rarely rate-limit individual reads, but gis.dentoncounty.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.