Collin County TX Liens: UCC, Tax, Mechanics & Judgments

Search Collin County, Texas recorded liens, judgments, federal and state tax liens, mechanics liens, hospital liens, lis pendens and UCC real-property filings by party name or exact document number. Get the grantors, grantees, debtors, secured parties, recording dates, legal descriptions, book/page references and county document numbers as flat rows.

Collin County is the Plano and McKinney recording jurisdiction and a separate county clerk index from Harris, Johnson, Bexar or any other Texas county. Data comes from the Collin County Clerk Real Property Records public search directly. It is not the Texas Secretary of State UCC system, not a title company, and not a national lien database.

Here is one real record from this actor. source_page, source_url are left out of this example and included in your dataset.

{
  "record_id": "2026000141066",
  "document_number": "2026000141066",
  "instrument_number": "2026000141066",
  "doc_type": "STATE TAX LIEN",
  "doc_type_code": "STL",
  "doc_type_family": "tax_lien",
  "lien_category_label": "Tax lien",
  "doc_group": "STATE LIEN",
  "is_release": false,
  "recorded_date": "2026-10-23",
  "recorded_time": "10:20 AM",
  "instrument_date": "2026-10-12",
  "book": null,
  "volume": null,
  "page": null,
  "book_volume_page": null,
  "page_count": 2,
  "grantor_name": "TEXAS STATE OF",
  "grantor_names": "TEXAS STATE OF",
  "grantor_count": 1,
  "grantee_name": "MAGNOLIA FRISCO LLC",
  "grantee_names": "MAGNOLIA FRISCO LLC",
  "grantee_count": 1,
  "debtor_name": "MAGNOLIA FRISCO LLC",
  "debtor_names": "MAGNOLIA FRISCO LLC",
  "debtor_count": 1,
  "secured_party_name": "TEXAS STATE OF",
  "secured_party_names": "TEXAS STATE OF",
  "secured_party_count": 1,
  "party_direction": "grantor_creditor",
  "property_address": null,
  "legal_description": null,
  "municipality": null,
  "subdivision": null,
  "lot": null,
  "block": null,
  "parcel_numbers": null,
  "consideration": null,
  "parties_truncated": false,
  "county": "Collin",
  "state": "TX",
  "source": "Collin County Clerk, Texas - Real Property Records",
  "search_role": "new_filings",
  "search_term": null,
  "search_terms": "families=ucc,tax_lien,judgment,mechanics,lien,lis_pendens; role=any; 2026-10-08..2026-11-07",
  "observed_at": "2026-11-07T00:15:53.299Z",
  "confidence": 1
}

Input | Output | Pricing

Table of contents

• What you get
• Input and filters
• Use cases
• Coverage and freshness
• Pricing
• Comparison with other Apify actors
• Related LienIntel actors
• FAQ
• Run it through the Apify API

What you get

• One row per recorded instrument: deduplicated by the Collin County Clerk document number.
• Debtor and secured-party detail: every published grantor and grantee, plus the normalized debtor and lienholder or secured-party roles.
• Lien families: UCC real-property filings, federal tax liens, state tax liens, judgments, mechanics liens, general liens, hospital liens, landlord liens and lis pendens.
• Release signal: optional releases and satisfactions, marked is_release=true, so you can separate active filings from satisfied ones.
• Recorded dates: recording date, recording time and instrument or judgment date.
• Legal data: legal description, subdivision, lot, block, municipality, parcel and reference numbers.
• County document data: document number, instrument number, document type, document type code, document group and page count.
• Party counts and truncation flag: know when the Clerk publishes more names than the index displays.

Each record can carry these 50 fields. A field the source does not publish for a record comes back as null.

Field	Type	Description
record_id	string	County document number used as the unique record key
document_number	string	Collin County Clerk document number
instrument_number	string	Instrument number assigned by the Clerk
doc_type	string	County document type description, for example FEDERAL TAX LIEN or MECHANICS LIEN
doc_type_code	string	County document type code, for example FTL, ABSJ, ML, FS
doc_type_family	string	Normalized family: ucc, tax_lien, judgment, mechanics, lien, lis_pendens, release or other
lien_category_label	string	Human-readable family label
doc_group	string	County document group code
is_release	boolean	True for a release, satisfaction or cancellation
recorded_date	string	Recording date in YYYY-MM-DD format
recorded_time	string	Recording time as published
instrument_date	string	Instrument or judgment date in YYYY-MM-DD format
book	string	Book number, when the Clerk publishes book/page
volume	string	Volume number, when the Clerk publishes book/page
page	string	Page number, when the Clerk publishes book/page
book_volume_page	string	Raw volume/book/page string
page_count	integer	Number of pages in the recorded document
grantor_name	string	Primary grantor exactly as the Clerk indexed it
grantor_names	string	All grantors, joined with semicolons
grantor_count	integer	Number of grantor names
grantee_name	string	Primary grantee exactly as the Clerk indexed it
grantee_names	string	All grantees, joined with semicolons
grantee_count	integer	Number of grantee names
debtor_name	string	Primary debtor name when the document direction identifies a debtor
debtor_names	string	All debtor names, joined with semicolons
debtor_count	integer	Number of debtor names
secured_party_name	string	Primary secured party, claimant or lienholder when identifiable
secured_party_names	string	All secured party or claimant names, joined with semicolons
secured_party_count	integer	Number of secured party or claimant names
party_direction	string	grantor_debtor, grantor_creditor or mixed
property_address	string	Property addresses on the filing, joined with semicolons
legal_description	string	Legal descriptions, joined with a pipe
municipality	string	Municipality or city from the legal description
subdivision	string	Subdivision or condominium name
lot	string	Lot or unit number, or a low-high range
block	string	Block number
parcel_numbers	string	Parcel or reference numbers from the legal description
consideration	string	Consideration amount when the Clerk publishes one
parties_truncated	boolean	True when the Clerk truncates a long party list
county	string	County; always Collin
state	string	US state; always TX
source	string	Public source name
source_page	string	Public search page
source_url	string	Public source URL
search_role	string	How the record matched: party, document_number or new_filings
search_term	string	Party name or document number that matched this record
search_terms	string	Filters used for the run
observed_at	string	Timestamp when the record was observed
confidence	integer	Confidence
error	string	Error message when no records were returned or the run failed; error records are not charged

Input and filters

All inputs are optional.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
partyNames	array	no	(none)	Names to search, up to 20. Partial names are supported, for example SMITH, JPMORGAN or INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Each name is searched on both the grantor and grantee side and results are deduplicated.
partyRole	string	no	"any"	Match the name as grantor, grantee, or either side. Which side is the debtor depends on the document type; see party_direction. Values: any, grantor, grantee.
documentNumbers	array	no	(none)	Optional Collin County Clerk document or instrument numbers, up to 20. Use this to verify a known filing.
docTypeFamilies	array	no	(none)	Recorded families to include. Leave empty for all lien families. Allowed values: ucc, tax_lien, judgment, mechanics, lien, lis_pendens, release.
includeReleases	boolean	no	false	When enabled, also return recorded releases and satisfactions for federal tax liens, state tax liens, hospital liens and judgments. Releases are marked is_release=true.
dateFrom	string	no	(none)	Earliest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for the last 30 days when no search term is given, or the last 10 years when searching by name or document number.
dateTo	string	no	(none)	Latest recorded date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for today.
maxRecords	integer	no	25	Maximum number of unique recorded records to return and charge. Free Apify users receive up to 10 results per run.

A working example to paste into the Input tab:

{
  "docTypeFamilies": [
    "release"
  ],
  "includeReleases": true,
  "dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-10-31",
  "maxRecords": 2,
  "partyRole": "any"
}

Use cases

• Watch Plano mechanics liens and hospital liens by party with the recording date on each instrument.
• Commercial lenders and credit teams: monitor a borrower, guarantor or competitor for new tax liens and judgments.
• Collections and recovery: surface federal tax liens, state tax liens, mechanics liens, hospital liens and judgments against a debtor.
• Construction and supplier credit: find mechanics liens by owner, contractor or supplier.
• KYB and due diligence: inspect the parties, legal description and document history behind a recorded lien.

Coverage and freshness

Lien families covered

Family	Collin County Clerk codes	What it includes
ucc	FS, FSNON, FSA, FSANON	UCC financing statements and amendments recorded in the county index
tax_lien	FTL, STL	Federal and Texas state tax liens
judgment	ABSJ, AJ, JD, EH	Judgments, abstracts of judgment and assignments
mechanics	ML	Texas mechanics and materialman liens
lien	LIEN, PN	General liens, including HOA, hospital and city liens, and paving liens
lis_pendens	LP	Pending-litigation notices
release	RFTL, PFTL, WDFTL, RSTL, PRSTL, RSTLI, PRSTLI, SK, FSR, FSRNON, FSPR, FSPRNON	Releases, partial releases and withdrawals for the lien families above

Deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, plats, probate, marriage, assumed-name and military-discharge records and child support liens are not returned.

Party direction

Which side is the debtor depends on the document type and on the county. The raw grantor_* and grantee_* fields are always returned.

• Debtor listed as grantor (party_direction=grantor_debtor): FS, FSNON

• Creditor listed as grantor (party_direction=grantor_creditor): LIEN, FTL, STL, AJ, ABSJ, JD

• Every other code (party_direction=mixed): filed by either side, so debtor_* and secured_party_* stay empty instead of guessing. Read the grantor and grantee fields.

• Data comes from the public search directly.

• Recording lag and Clerk corrections are possible. Re-run before relying on a lien status, and verify the recorded document with the Collin County Clerk when the result will be used in a legal or financial decision.

• The public index may truncate very long party lists. Rows set parties_truncated=true when the Clerk publishes an "and N more" marker.

This actor returns public recorded-index data for business, lending, collections, KYB and property-research use. It does not return Social Security numbers, phone numbers, email addresses or other contact data, does not download document images, and is not a consumer report under the FCRA. It is not legal advice and is not a title examination. Verify every record with the Collin County Clerk before using it in a legal, lending or title decision.

The actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Collin County or the Collin County Clerk.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the current Apify prices, read on 2026-11-07.

Event	Price	When it is charged
result	$0.015	Each record delivered to your dataset
apify-actor-start	$0.003	When a run starts, once per GB of run memory with a minimum of one

At the default 512 MB, a run that delivers 100 records costs $1.503.

• Apify asks for a maximum spend of at least $0.018 per run on this actor.
• Accounts on the free Apify plan receive up to 10 results per run.
• If nothing matches or the source fails, you get one row with an error field and no result charge. The start event still applies to the run.
• Set a maximum cost per run and the actor stops delivering results when it reaches that limit.

Comparison with other Apify actors

No dedicated actor for this source on the Apify Store as of November 2026. We searched the public Store on 2026-11-07 with "Collin County Texas lien", "Collin County recorder", "Collin County ucc" and "Collin County clerk records". Results covered appraisal, property tax, tax sale and building permit data, not this recorded lien and UCC index. Store listings change, so run the same search before you rely on this.

Related LienIntel actors

Other public LienIntel actors for the same buyer:

• Harris County TX UCC & Lien Filings: Debtors, Lenders: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Texas
• Johnson County TX UCC & Lien Filings: Debtors, Lenders: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Texas
• Medina County TX Liens: UCC, Tax, Mechanics & Judgments: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Texas
• Alaska Recorder UCC & Lien Filings: Debtors & Lenders: county recorded liens and UCC filings in Alaska

FAQ

Is this a consumer credit report?

No. It returns public recorded documents for research and workflow automation. It is not a consumer report under the FCRA and must not be used to decide credit, employment, housing or insurance eligibility.

Does it return the document image?

No. You get the indexed data for each recording, along with the document number you need to order a copy from the recording office.

What can I filter by?

The input accepts partyNames, partyRole, documentNumbers, docTypeFamilies, includeReleases, dateFrom and dateTo. The Input and filters section explains each one.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Create an Apify schedule for the actor, then send the dataset to your database, a spreadsheet or a webhook.

Run it through the Apify API

Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/lienintel~collin-county-tx-lien-filings/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"docTypeFamilies": ["tax_lien"], "dateFrom": "2026-10-01", "maxRecords": 25}'

With the Apify CLI:

$apify call lienintel/collin-county-tx-lien-filings --input '{"docTypeFamilies": ["tax_lien"], "dateFrom": "2026-10-01", "maxRecords": 25}'

Every run writes to a dataset that you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Storage tab or through the Apify API.

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LienIntel is an independent data provider and is not affiliated with any government office named on this page. Records are public and are provided for research and workflow automation. This is not a certified search and not a consumer report under the FCRA.