# Cook County Deed Records Search by Name — Illinois

**Use case:** 

Send a company, land trust or owner name scoped to Cook County, Illinois and get one normalized row per recorded document: document type, recording date, grantors and grantees, and the instrument number where the index publishes it, plus a free summary row. Rows are the county's own index entries; verify anything with legal weight against the official record.

## Input

```json
{
  "addresses": [],
  "parcelLookups": [],
  "partyLookups": [
    "IL/Cook/Chicago Title Land Trust"
  ],
  "docTypes": [],
  "dateFrom": "",
  "dateTo": "",
  "maxRecordsPerLookup": 25
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "lookup": {
    "label": "Lookup",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "document_type": {
    "label": "Document type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recording_date": {
    "label": "Recording date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "grantors": {
    "label": "Grantors",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "grantees": {
    "label": "Grantees",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "instrument_number": {
    "label": "Instrument number",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Property Deed & Lien Records Search — Recorder of Deeds Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Cook County Deed Records Search by Name — Illinois". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/iUfYBZPewOHFXQxva) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Cook County Deed Records Search by Name — Illinois" task

The Property Deed & Lien Records Search — Recorder of Deeds Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like property addresses, parcel id lookups, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Cook County Deed Records Search by Name — Illinois" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as lookup, document type, recording date, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Cook County Deed Records Search by Name — Illinois" task via API](https://apify.com/shelvick/property-deed-records.md).

## FAQ

### Do failed or unsupported lookups cost anything?

No. Charges occur only after a document row is delivered. Summary rows, misses, unsupported lookups, source failures and undelivered records are free.

### Can I filter by document type or date?

Yes. docTypes narrows results to deed, mortgage, release, lien, satisfaction, assignment, easement or other; dateFrom and dateTo bound the recording date.

### What if the name matches too many documents?

You get a free query_too_broad row. Narrow the date range or use a more specific name; retrying unchanged won't help.

### Does this return the deed image?

No. It returns recorded-document index entries and a verification link where the source provides one, never scans, PDFs or document images.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Property Deed & Lien Records Search — Recorder of Deeds](https://apify.com/shelvick/property-deed-records.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/shelvick/property-deed-records.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/shelvick/property-deed-records.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).