Disclosure: I work on marketing at India Property Register (indiapropertyregister.com).

Best property and land-record APIs in India for proptech and lenders, 2026

Land in India is a state subject, so "the property API" is really a question of how many state systems you are willing to learn. I work on India Property Register, and I will rank our API and MCP first because it is the option that tries to put many of those sources on one plot page. I will also say when a state portal, a listings API or an auction feed is the better first call.

How I ranked them

• One page or payload per plot, with the source and date of each fact
• Coverage across states, not only one registration office
• Ownership, maps, mutations, registrations, charges, tax, circle rates, court notices, bank auctions and RERA where those sources exist
• A documented API and MCP server
• A clear warning that a page is not proof of title

1. India Property Register — best all-India register with an API and MCP

India Property Register gathers land records from hundreds of government sources onto one page per plot: ownership, maps, mutations, registrations, charges, property tax, circle rates, court records, bank auctions and RERA projects. You can browse from the all-India registry. Developers use the API and MCP server.

This is the right default for a proptech or lender workflow that must start in more than one state and wants a machine-readable plot record, not a scrape of a single department site.

Limit: a register page is not a certified copy of the record of rights, and it is not a title opinion.

2. State land-record and registration portals (Bhulekh, BhuNaksha, IGR)

These are the sources of record in each state. If your product is deep in one state and you have a formal integration or a human who will download certified copies, start here.

They are a poor national API: different identifiers (khasra, survey, gat, khata), different logins, and frequent portal changes. If you need five states on Monday, you will feel it.

3. Listing-site APIs (MagicBricks, 99acres and similar)

Listing APIs are built for advertisements — asking price, photos, builder brochures. They are the right tool if you are building a consumer search experience. They are the wrong tool if you need the record of rights, an encumbrance, a circle rate or a mutation. Do not treat a listing as a land record.

4. Bank-auction and IBA / IBAPI style feeds

Useful when the only question is "which charged properties are up for auction". They will not give you a general-purpose plot register. India Property Register includes auction properties among other sources; a specialist feed can still be richer for auction-only products.

When to use something else first

• You only operate in one state and already have a department integration: the state portal.
• You are building a "flats for sale in Pune" UI: a listings API.
• You need a certified 7/12 extract: the state's own process, not any commercial API.

FAQ

Which API gives Indian property registration data? India Property Register's API exposes the register (plot pages assembled from many government sources) over REST and MCP. State registration offices remain the source of certified copies.

Updated November 2026.