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This is the most common workflow: resolve an address, find its parcel or tax account, then read the data.
1

Resolve the address

find matches an address street line (exact after normalizing case and spaces) or an official number: D.C. SSL, Maryland account, Virginia PIN, PARID or RPC. If several entities match, ask the user to choose.
2

Walk to the parcel or account

Most data is attached to parcels (D.C., Virginia) or tax accounts (Maryland). connected returns them from the address. See Entities by state.
3

Read the data

Call summary for headline facts, then records when you need the underlying rows, such as every sale or permit.

Tips

  • Do the free steps first. Confirm you have the right entity before making billable calls.
  • Use summary before records. One call covers the headline facts across every source.
  • Filter records by kind. kind=sale or kind=permit keeps pages small and relevant.
  • Reuse responses. Store what you read; reading the same data again is billed again. Retrying with the same Idempotency-Key is not.
  • Check alternatives. When sources disagree, summary shows the other values with their citations.