Public ArcGIS MapServer endpoint for Kanawha County parcel data. URL, supported fields, and a working sample query, copy it, or open it directly in the UrbanKit parcel lookup tool.
https://services.wvgis.wvu.edu/arcgis/rest/services/Planning_Cadastre/WV_Parcels/MapServer/0CleanParcelIDParcel ID (20-digit compound)FullOwnerNameFull Owner NameFullPhysicalAddressPhysical (Situs) Addresscurl -s 'https://services.wvgis.wvu.edu/arcgis/rest/services/Planning_Cadastre/WV_Parcels/MapServer/0/query?where=CountyID%3D'20'+AND+UPPER(FullOwnerName)+LIKE+UPPER('%25SMITH%25')&outFields=CleanParcelID,FullOwnerName,FullPhysicalAddress,FullOwnerAddress,CountyID&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10'https://services.wvgis.wvu.edu/arcgis/rest/services/Planning_Cadastre/WV_Parcels/MapServer/0/query?where=CountyID='20'+AND+UPPER(FullOwnerName)+LIKE+UPPER('%SMITH%')&outFields=CleanParcelID,FullOwnerName,FullPhysicalAddress,FullOwnerAddress,CountyID&returnGeometry=false&f=json&resultRecordCount=10Open this URL in a browser tab to see the raw ArcGIS JSON response.
| Field name | Label | Searchable |
|---|---|---|
| CleanParcelID | Parcel ID (20-digit compound) | YES |
| FullOwnerName | Full Owner Name | YES |
| FullPhysicalAddress | Physical (Situs) Address | YES |
| FullOwnerAddress | Owner Mailing Address | NO |
| FullLegalDescription | Legal Description | NO |
| CountyID | County ID string ('20' = Kanawha) | NO |
| GISPID | GIS Parcel ID | NO |
Kanawha County WV (Charleston; state capital; county seat Charleston; FIPS 54039; most populous WV county, pop. 178,000) uses the statewide WV parcel layer hosted by the WV GIS Technical Center (WVGISTC) at WVU (services.wvgis.wvu.edu). CRITICAL: CountyID is a zero-padded 2-digit string ('20' for Kanawha, NOT integer 20), use WHERE CountyID='20' with quotes. Key fields: CleanParcelID (20-digit: CountyID-District-Map-ParcelPrefix-ParcelSuffix-SpecialID), FullOwnerName, FullOwnerAddress, FullPhysicalAddress, FullLegalDescription, GISPID, CountyID, Acres_C. All 55 WV counties share this single statewide endpoint. Verified 2026-06-20: CountyID='20' AND SMITH returns Charleston-area owner names. The mapwv.gov/parcel public viewer uses this same WVU-hosted layer. Updated from legacy WV DOH/Transportation server URL to authoritative WVU WVGISTC server 2026-06-20.
WV GIS Technical Center (WVGISTC) / West Virginia University, https://www.mapwv.gov/
Kanawha County's WVParcels layer exposes a parcel identifier (Parcel ID (20-digit compound)), owner names (Full Owner Name), and address fields (Physical (Situs) Address). Use it for owner-name lookups and address-based parcel searches. 3 of 7 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 2026-06-20.
/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 Kanawha County actually publishes, not what you might expect from a national standard (there isn't one).
For background, see What is an APN?
services.wvgis.wvu.edu serves Kanawha County, West Virginia 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 Kanawha County's MapServer layer on 2026-06-20. 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.
Kanawha County's layer is hosted by the county on services.wvgis.wvu.edu. Public ArcGIS endpoints rarely rate-limit individual reads, but services.wvgis.wvu.edu 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.