CourtListener API

REST API for accessing legal data from CourtListener, a project of the Free Law Project. Provides access to court opinions, dockets, judges, oral arguments, and PACER data from 3,355+ jurisdictions.

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Base URL: https://www.courtlistener.com/api/
Auth: api_key
Endpoints: 17
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:07:57.513025

Links

Homepage: https://www.courtlistener.com/
API Base: https://www.courtlistener.com/api/
SDKs:

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

442ms

Avg latency (7d)

1

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

GOVERNMENT

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET / API Root — — —
GET /audio/ List oral arguments — — —
GET /citation-lookup/ Citation Lookup — — —
GET /clusters/ List Opinion Clusters — — —
GET /courts/ List courts — — —
GET /courts/{id}/ Get court details — — —
GET /dockets/ List dockets — — —
GET /educations/ List Educations — — —
GET /opinions-cited/ List Citations — — —
GET /opinions/ List opinions — — —
GET /opinions/{id}/ Get opinion details — — —
GET /people/ List judges and people — — —
GET /people/{id}/ Get Person Details — — —
GET /positions/ List Positions — — —
GET /schools/ List Schools — — —
GET /search/ Search opinions — 200 442ms
GET /tag/ List Tags — — —