DirtSignal

For title search companies

Detailed property research through one API.

Search an address across DirtSignal's indexed public-record history and eligible live municipal portals. Receive normalized records, coverage dates, and a branded PDF with a search summary and any matching records. Every returned record includes a direct URL back to its public source.

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$4 per property search. No recurring seat subscription.

Property searchHTTPS · JSON
curl --get 'https://dirtsignal.com/api/v1/property/search' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ds_your_key' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: order-10482' \
  --data-urlencode 'address=2309 N Riverside Dr' \
  --data-urlencode 'city=Tampa' \
  --data-urlencode 'state=FL' \
  --data-urlencode 'live_search=true'
200 complete research 202 portal research pending
Long-history research Search imported municipal archives beyond the short windows many public portals expose.
Detailed source records Receive case numbers, status, dates, descriptions, parcels, owners when available, and a source_url linking each record to its public source.
Documented clear result Create a branded PDF showing the address, search time, coverage period, and search ID.

Research workflow

One property search covers the full available research path.

DirtSignal returns indexed results immediately and can query every healthy, eligible live portal covering the property. Each response reports what finished, what remains pending, and the exact indexed coverage period.

01

Check coverage

Confirm indexed history, coverage dates, and live-search support for the city or ZIP before placing the order.

02

Search the property

Submit one specific address. Live search supplements stored history with current portal research where supported.

03

Return records or a PDF

Send detailed matches into your workflow. Request a branded PDF using the search ID, with a summary and any matching records.

Research depth

Coverage built from the records title researchers need to inspect.

DirtSignal collects property-linked records from municipal and county systems, public exports, hearing packets, scanned agendas, and clerk sources. Source availability varies by jurisdiction, and each response includes its coverage dates.

  • Code enforcement cases and violation status
  • Special magistrate and administrative hearing records
  • Unsafe-structure, nuisance, demolition, and abatement activity
  • Property-linked liens and related clerk filings where covered
  • Parcel, owner, description, and source-document context when available

PDF certificate

Give every search a durable, branded deliverable.

Each search can generate a PDF with your logo, searched address, coverage area, coverage dates, search timestamp, and unique search ID. Searches with findings include a status summary and record details on additional pages. Certificate generation does not create another billable search.

The certificate documents the DirtSignal public-record research performed. It is not a municipal lien search, estoppel, title opinion, insurance product, or guarantee that no obligation exists outside the reported coverage.

YOUR LOGO

PROPERTY RESEARCH CERTIFICATE

2309 N Riverside Dr
Tampa, FL
No matching records returned
Coverage
Reported in PDF
Searched
Timestamped
Search ID
usage_...

Per-search access

Pay for property research one address at a time.

Use the API from your order system, researcher workflow, or internal application. Coverage lookups and certificate generation are not separate property searches.

$4 / property search
  • Indexed long-history search
  • Eligible live-portal research
  • Detailed JSON records with a public source_url
  • Branded PDF for zero-result searches
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Operational details

Built for repeatable order processing.

Safe retries

Send a unique Idempotency-Key for each order. Retry a pending request with the same key to reuse the search and avoid another charge.

Explicit portal status

A pending response includes a retry interval. Indexed records remain available when a live portal is unavailable or returns an error.

Coverage before ordering

The coverage endpoint reports indexed availability, research dates, eligible portals, live-search health, and maximum lookback.

Brand-ready output

Upload a PNG or JPEG logo once, then generate consistent PDFs with search summaries and matching record details.

Title research API

Add detailed public-record research to your next title order.

Tell us which markets you search and how your order system works. We will confirm coverage, provision API access, and help validate the first integration.

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