Obituary Data API for Business Workflows
Access daily obituary feeds by county or enrich existing records with verified obituary intelligence. Monitor new deaths, match existing names, and integrate structured obituary data directly into your workflow.
Two Ways to Use ObituaryMonitor
Push-based daily feeds for county monitoring, or pull-based matching when you already have records to enrich.
Monitor New Deaths by County
Select the counties or regions you care about and receive structured obituary data as new notices are discovered. Ideal for teams that need a daily feed of new deaths without starting from an existing record list.
- County and region-based monitoring
- Daily obituary feed delivery
- Name, location, dates, source URL, and funeral home data
- API delivery or scheduled reports
- Useful for lead generation, estate workflows, claims, and professional research
“Send us every new obituary found in Jefferson County each morning.”
Enrich Existing Records
Submit names, death records, case lists, or research files and match them against obituary sources. Ideal for teams that already have names, counties, dates of death, or other identifiers and need source-attributed obituary evidence.
- Batch uploads or API lookups
- Match using name, county, state, date of death, DOB, city, aliases, or other identifiers
- Confidence-scored results
- Source attribution and obituary URLs
- Optional batch survivor extraction
“Check these 10,000 records and return matching obituaries.”
Broad obituary source coverage with a continuously updated database
Funeral home listings, newspaper indexes, and stored obituary inventory — refreshed daily. Source-attributed results for feeds and enrichment; extended search available when enriching older records.
Daily county feed delivery
Record matching & enrichment
Source-attributed results
Extended search for older records
Daily County Obituary Feeds
For customers who need ongoing county-level monitoring, ObituaryMonitor can provide a daily feed of newly discovered obituary notices. Customers can select target counties or regions and receive structured data through API delivery or scheduled reports.
- Useful when the customer does not already have records
- Supports county-based prospecting and monitoring
- Best for recent deaths and daily discovery
- Can be combined with survivor extraction or downstream enrichment where appropriate
GET https://api.obituarymonitor.com/api/v1/county-feed/notices?since=2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z&limit=500
Authorization: Bearer om_live_YOUR_KEY{
"data": [
{
"id": "fh-88421",
"full_name": "Margaret Ann Henderson",
"first_name": "Margaret",
"middle_name": "Ann",
"last_name": "Henderson",
"date_of_death": "2026-05-12",
"county": "Jefferson",
"state": "AL",
"city": "Birmingham",
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/obit/margaret-henderson",
"funeral_home_name": "Example Funeral Home",
"source_type": "funeral_home",
"indexed_at": "2026-05-13T08:22:00.000Z",
"text_snippet": "Margaret Ann Henderson, 84, of Birmingham, passed away on May 12, 2026…",
"survivors_text": "She is survived by her son James Henderson and daughter Sarah Henderson."
}
],
"pagination": {
"limit": 500,
"has_more": false,
"next_since": "2026-05-13T08:22:00.000Z"
},
"counties": [
{ "state": "AL", "county_slug": "jefferson-county-al", "county_name": "Jefferson" }
]
}Built for Batch Research Workflows
Already have county death records, case lists, or names to research? Upload or submit batches of names with available identifiers such as county, state, date of death, date of birth, city, or known aliases. Our system searches our obituary database first, then uses extended search when needed for older or harder-to-find records.
Record enrichment uses a separate product — POST /api/v1/verify (Death Verification API). If you only need daily county obituary notices, see Daily County Obituary Feeds above. Full verify schema: /docs/api/verify
Recent vs. Historical Coverage
Our strongest coverage is recent and newly published obituary data from the sources we monitor daily. Daily feed monitoring is optimized for current discovery. For older lookbacks, including 10+ year searches, historical coverage may be less complete. When enriching existing records, the system can perform extended search when a match is not found in our database — best-effort historical discovery, not guaranteed coverage for every record.
Optional Batch Survivor Extraction
After obituary matches are identified, ObituaryMonitor can process matched obituaries in a separate batch workflow and extract family members mentioned in the obituary when available. Survivor extraction is separate from the real-time API — it runs after matches are confirmed and surfaces survivor information as potential heir research leads.
Because obituary formats vary by funeral home and publisher, this is a best-effort beta capability and may not return structured family information for every obituary.
Not legal heir identification
Survivor extraction surfaces family members mentioned in obituary text. It does not identify legal heirs, guarantee heir detection, or produce complete family trees.
{
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/obit/robert-martinez-austin",
"client_ref": "case-tx-88421",
"best_effort": true,
"survivors_beta": true,
"extracted_survivors": [
{
"name": "Maria Martinez",
"relationship": "spouse",
"extraction_confidence": 0.88
},
{
"name": "Daniel Martinez",
"relationship": "son",
"extraction_confidence": 0.82
}
],
"survivors_status": "ok",
"note": "Potential heir research leads — family members mentioned in the obituary."
}Sample Record Enrichment API
Typical county-based research record mapped to POST /api/v1/verify. County feeds use GET /api/v1/county-feed/notices — see the Daily County Obituary Feeds section above.
{
"first_name": "Robert",
"last_name": "Martinez",
"dob": { "month": 8, "year": 1941 },
"death_date": "2014-08-22",
"address": { "state": "TX", "county": "Travis", "city": "Austin" },
"client_ref": "case-tx-88421"
}POST https://api.obituarymonitor.com/api/v1/verify
Authorization: Bearer om_live_YOUR_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{
"first_name": "Robert",
"last_name": "Martinez",
"dob": { "month": 8, "year": 1941 },
"death_date": "2014-08-22",
"address": { "state": "TX", "county": "Travis", "city": "Austin" },
"search_depth": "extended",
"lookback_years": 10,
"client_ref": "case-tx-88421"
}- Matched name
- Robert J. Martinez
- Date of death
- August 22, 2014
- Location
- Austin, Travis County, TX
- Source
- Funeral home obituary (stored)
{
"result": "found",
"confidence": 0.91,
"confidence_band": "high",
"review_recommended": false,
"not_proof_of_life": false,
"client_ref": "case-tx-88421",
"interpretation": "A likely obituary match was found.",
"scoring_reasons": [
"Stored index candidate",
"County match: Travis",
"State match (TX)",
"Death date corroborated"
],
"match": {
"matched_name": "Robert J. Martinez",
"death_date": "2014-08-22",
"location": "Austin, Travis County, TX",
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/obit/robert-martinez-austin",
"source": "Example Funeral Home",
"source_trust": "stored",
"evidence": {
"name_match": "exact",
"location_match": "county_state",
"dob_match": "month_year"
},
"scoring_reasons": [
"Stored index candidate",
"County match: Travis",
"State match (TX)"
]
}
}{
"result": "not_found",
"confidence": 0,
"confidence_band": "none",
"not_proof_of_life": true,
"match": null,
"interpretation": "No matching obituary was found in the searched sources for the provided identifiers. This is not proof the person is alive.",
"scoring_reasons": ["no_qualifying_candidates"],
"client_ref": "case-tx-88421"
}Important disclaimer
A not_found result is not proof the person is alive. Responses include not_proof_of_life: true.
What We Return
Core obituary feed fields
Daily county feed delivery
Record matching / enrichment fields
Batch and API lookups
Use Cases
County feed use cases
Push-based daily monitoring
County obituary monitoring
Receive daily notices from selected counties without starting from an existing record list.
Estate planning lead discovery
Surface newly published obituaries in target geographies for outreach and intake workflows.
Funeral home & newspaper intelligence
Track obituary activity across monitored funeral home and newspaper sources by county.
Local claims & benefits monitoring
Watch counties for new deaths relevant to regional claims, benefits, or portfolio review.
Professional research feeds
Ingest county-scoped notice streams into CRM, case systems, or internal research queues.
Record enrichment use cases
Pull-based matching from existing data
Surplus funds & unclaimed property recovery
Match county death records and case lists to obituary sources to prioritize downstream research.
Probate & estate administration
Verify decedent deaths from case files and return source-attributed obituary evidence.
Heir research
Confirm deaths and optionally extract family members mentioned in obituaries as potential heir research leads.
Skip tracing & due diligence
Review confidence-scored matches and document obituary evidence before further action.
Insurance, healthcare & financial workflows
Enrich portfolio or claims records with obituary-based verification where geography is known.
Pricing & Pilot Access
Production pricing depends on workflow type, monthly query volume, number of counties monitored, batch requirements, and whether survivor extraction is enabled.
Pilot programs are available for qualified business workflows:
- County feed pilots
- API lookup pilots
- Batch enrichment pilots
Contact us for a quote based on your counties, lookup pattern, and enrichment needs.
Why ObituaryMonitor
Professional obituary data for B2B workflows — daily county feeds and record enrichment in one platform, not consumer obituary alerts.
- Daily county obituary feeds for push-based monitoring
- Record matching and enrichment for teams with existing data
- Broad obituary source coverage with a continuously updated database
- Source-attributed results with confidence scoring
- Optional beta survivor extraction for potential heir research leads
Have a county monitoring or obituary enrichment workflow?
Request API Access
Request API access and test ObituaryMonitor against real counties, sample records, or batch workflows. Tell us whether you need a daily feed, record enrichment, or both.
- County feed, API lookup, and batch enrichment pilots available
- Response within one business day
- View API Docs