Property Level

Geographic attributes of property

This endpoint provides geographic attributes of the property, including backyard exposure angle, backyard slope, backyard view angle, elevation, frontage length, orientation, privacy score by blockgroup and county, and view angle.

Pricing Tier: Basic

Request Query Params

<table><tr><th>Property</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>slug</td><td>string</td><td>Unique readable string identifier for the property</td><td>123-Main-St-Apt-1B-San-Francisco-CA-94132</td> </tr> <tr><td>address</td><td>string</td><td>Either a single URL-safe string ("slug") identifying the address, or just a building number, street name, and optionally unit number (if not a slug the payload must also include other identifiers)</td><td>123 Main St</td> </tr> <tr><td>unit</td><td>string</td><td>Unit number for the property, if needed and not already specified in the address string</td><td>Apt 1B</td> </tr> <tr><td>city</td><td>string</td><td>City in which the property is located</td><td>San Francisco</td> </tr> <tr><td>state</td><td>string</td><td>2-letter acronym of the US state in which the property is located</td><td>CA</td> </tr> <tr><td>zipcode</td><td>string</td><td>5-digit US zipcode in which the property is located</td><td>94105</td> </tr> </table>

Response

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>backyard_exposure_angle</td><td>integer</td><td>Measurement of how easily neighbors can see into the property and backyard, thus potentially mitigating privacy. Value is the angle (in degrees) exposed to backyard neighbors. Values range from 0 to 180.</td><td>120</td> </tr> <tr><td>backyard_slope</td><td>integer</td><td>The slope (in degrees) along the centerline of the backyard view angle. Values range from -90 to 90. Negative values indicate downhill views, 0 is horizontal, and positive values indicate uphill views.</td><td>-10</td> </tr> <tr><td>backyard_view_angle</td><td>integer</td><td>Measurement of maximum angle (in degrees) that opens up to scenery or nature from the backyard. Values range from 0 to 180.</td><td>150</td> </tr> <tr><td>elevation</td><td>integer</td><td>The height (in meters) of a property in relation to sea level.</td><td>200</td> </tr> <tr><td>frontage_length</td><td>integer</td><td>The length (in feet) of the parcel frontage.</td><td>75</td> </tr> <tr><td>orientation</td><td>integer</td><td>Direction (in degrees) that the front of the house faces.</td><td>180</td> </tr> <tr><td>privacy_score_blockgroup</td><td>integer</td><td>HouseCanary proprietary summary of the geographic attributes of a parcel relative to other parcels in the census blockgroup. Values range from 0 to 100. Higher values indicate greater privacy.</td><td>85</td> </tr> <tr><td>privacy_score_county</td><td>integer</td><td>HouseCanary proprietary summary of the geographic attributes of a parcel relative to other parcels in the county. Values range from 0 to 100. Higher values indicate greater privacy.</td><td>75</td> </tr> <tr><td>view_angle</td><td>integer</td><td>Maximum angle (in degrees) that one can view the surrounding area by standing at the center of a parcel. Values range from 0 to 360.</td><td>270</td> </tr> </table>
get/v2/property/geo_features

Query parameters

slugstring

Unique readable string identifier for the property

addressstring required

Either a single URL-safe string ("slug") identifying the address, or just a building number, street name, and optionally unit number (if not a slug the payload must also include other identifiers)

unitstring

Unit number for the property, if needed and not already specified in the address string

citystring

City in which the property is located

statestring

2-letter acronym of the US state in which the property is located

zipcodestring

5-digit US zipcode in which the property is located

Response

Success

Example response

[
  {
    "property/geo_features": {
      "result": {
        "backyard_exposure_angle": 120,
        "backyard_slope": -10,
        "backyard_view_angle": 150,
        "elevation": 200,
        "frontage_length": 75,
        "orientation": 180,
        "privacy_score_blockgroup": 85,
        "privacy_score_county": 75,
        "view_angle": 270
      }
    },
    "address_info": {
      "address_full": "123 Main St San Francisco CA 94132",
      "slug": "123-Main-St-Apt-1B-San-Francisco-CA-94132",
      "address": "123 Main St",
      "unit": "Apt 1B",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "zipcode": "94132",
      "zipcode_plus4": "1234",
      "block_id": "060750313013007",
      "blockgroup_id": "060750201004",
      "county_fips": "06075",
      "metrodiv": "41860",
      "msa": "41860",
      "geo_precision": "rooftop",
      "lat": 37.789,
      "lng": -122.401,
      "status": {
        "match": true,
        "details": [
          "Address fully verified"
        ],
        "requested_item": {
          "zipcode": "94132",
          "address": "123+Main+St"
        },
        "changes": [
          "State added or changed"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
]