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Search our free online database of King County's official records
Most documents recorded on or after August 1, 1991 are available online. Documents that were recorded prior to August 1, 1991 are on microfilm and are only available from the King County Archives. If you do not find a marriage license on our site, you may want to check Washington State Digital Archives.
Search results are based on the indexing standards used at the time the document was recorded and indexing standards change over time. If you do not find a document on your first try, please adjust your search criteria. Results load one page at a time to ensure the fastest response time, so any sorting or filtering you do on one page of results need to be re-applied to each page of results you view.
Review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for a list of document types that are not viewable online.
Search tips and tutorials
Our Landmark Records Search system allows you to search by name, document type, book and page number, consideration (selling price), parcel ID, recording date, recording number, legal description, or Torrens number.
- Click the green Start Search button.
- Click the icon for the type of search you want.
- Search by Name: Enter last name, then a comma, then the first name, for example Doe, John.
Tutorial video - Search by Parcel: Enter the first ten digits in the Parcel ID field next to the Starts With field. Searching by parcel ID will only pull up recorded documents from 1997 to current. If you do not know the parcel ID, first visit the King County Assessor's Parcel Viewer to obtain the parcel ID by searching for the property address.
Tutorial video - Search by Survey, Plat, or Condo: select the Legal search. After selecting this option from the home search page, on the following screen click Advanced Legal on the left menu.
Tutorial video
- Search by Name: Enter last name, then a comma, then the first name, for example Doe, John.
- To view the data and image of a document from your search results, click on the document line item of your choice. This will bring up the document details along with the image.
Tip: You may see the terms "grantor" and "grantee" used in our system - a grantor is the giving party, while a grantee is the receiving party.
Purchase copies
Online
- Log in or register a new account
Visit our Records Search app. Click "Log On" in the upper right corner of the screen. From there, you can create a new account, or log in to an existing account. - Add the document(s) to your shopping cart
When you have the image of a document open, click the "Add to Cart" button. You can add as many documents as you want to your cart. - Check out
Select whether you want certified or uncertified copies and check out. Uncertified copies will be immediately available to print, while certified copies will be mailed to you within five business days. Certified copies must be mailed in order to preserve the official seal. Please include your mailing address in your order.
Payment methods accepted: Credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, or Discover).
By phone
Call us at 206-477-6620. Phone orders are taken weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed on King County holidays.
By mail
- Complete a Recorded Document Copy Request Form
- Include exact payment by check, money order, or cashier's check payable to King County Recorder. Do not send cash. If you are unsure of the exact amount, you may submit a check for a "not to exceed" amount.
- Mail your request to:
King County Recorder's Office
201 S. Jackson St., Ste 204
Seattle, WA 98104
In person
You can stop by our office located at the King County Customer Service Center, 201 S. Jackson St., second floor, in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood. Service hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, closed on King County holidays.