Court & Legal Records APIs
Case law and court records, one source per country. CourtListener, from the Free Law Project, searches US opinions, dockets, judges and oral-argument audio by court, case number or citation. Find Case Law from the UK National Archives is free with no key, serving judgments as an Atom feed plus full-text XML for each ruling. eCourtsIndia retrieves Indian case records, orders and cause lists.
| API | Pricing | Auth | Format | Free tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CourtListenerUS court opinions, dockets, judges and oral-argument audio, searchable by court, case number or citation. Data & Knowledge › Open Government Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
eCourtsIndiaSearch and retrieve Indian court case records, orders, cause lists and judge/advocate directories. Data & Knowledge › Open Government Data | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Live |
Find Case Law (UK National Archives)UK court judgments and tribunal decisions as an Atom feed plus full-text Akoma Ntoso XML for each ruling. Data & Knowledge › Open Government Data | Free | None | XML | 10k+/day | Live |
CourtListenerFreemiumLive
US court opinions, dockets, judges and oral-argument audio, searchable by court, case number or citation.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
eCourtsIndiaFreemiumLive
Search and retrieve Indian court case records, orders, cause lists and judge/advocate directories.
API key · JSON
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Find Case Law (UK National Archives)FreeLive
UK court judgments and tribunal decisions as an Atom feed plus full-text Akoma Ntoso XML for each ruling.
None · XML
10k+/day
no machine-readable spec
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Choosing a Court & Legal Records API
Is there a free Court & Legal Records API?
Yes. Find Case Law (UK National Archives) is free to use, and CourtListener and eCourtsIndia have a free tier alongside paid plans.
Which Court & Legal Records APIs work without an API key?
Find Case Law (UK National Archives) needs no key or sign-up, so you can try it with a plain request.
Can I call a Court & Legal Records API from front-end JavaScript?
Find Case Law (UK National Archives) allows cross-origin requests and needs no key, so it works straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.
Can I use Court & Legal Records APIs in a commercial project?
Find Case Law (UK National Archives) and eCourtsIndia permit commercial use. CourtListener restricts it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.
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