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CourtListener API

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Rate limitFree tier: 5 requests/minute, 50/hour, 125/day.

Documentation: www.courtlistener.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026

About

CourtListener, run by the nonprofit Free Law Project, is the largest free database of U.S. court opinions, federal dockets (including mirrored PACER filings via RECAP), judges, oral-argument audio, and legal citations. The REST API v4 lets you search opinions by text, filter dockets by court and date, and pull judge bios with a token. Free accounts get a modest but usable daily quota.

Details

Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.

Auth: Free key (no card)

Rate limit: Free tier: 5 requests/minute, 50/hour, 125/day.

Verified: 2026-09-13

Best for: personal developer business fun

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Setup

  1. Create a free account on CourtListener and verify your email.
  2. Go to your profile's API page and copy your token.
  3. Add 'Authorization: Token YOUR_TOKEN' as a header on API requests.
  4. Start with the search endpoint, using type=o for opinions or type=r for dockets.
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