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Free Law Project CourtListener API

CourtListener covers American case law extending more than 365 years, continuously adds newly released decisions, and gathers federal district and bankruptcy case metadata shortly after filing. RECAP document coverage depends on contributions and targeted collection, while supported oral-argument courts are gathered hourly; the free authenticated tier permits 5 requests per minute, 50 per hour and 125 per day.

Open courtlistener.com
Signal Scoredraft model
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Access
Account · free account and API token
9
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
6 source links checked
20
Freshness
verified 2026-11-02
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage
16

// Terms and limits

Access
free account and API token
Free tier
Non-members receive 5 authenticated requests per minute, 50 per hour and 125 per day. The checked court-directory endpoint also returned JSON without authentication; access varies by endpoint.
Rate limits
5 requests per minute; 50 requests per hour; 125 requests per day for default authenticated users
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
CourtListener says judicial opinions, motions and other filings are generally public domain, but court files can contain third-party copyrighted works. Its terms also impose use restrictions, prohibit sharing credentials and require a commercial agreement for product or team access.
Attribution
No attribution requirement recorded.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-02

  1. 01www.courtlistener.com/help/api/
  2. 02wiki.free.law/c/courtlistener/help/api/rest/v4/rest-api-v47
  3. 03wiki.free.law/c/courtlistener/help/data-coverage/case-law
  4. 04wiki.free.law/c/courtlistener/help/data-coverage/federal-cases-and-filings
  5. 05wiki.free.law/c/terms/courtlistener/courtlistenercom-terms-of-service-and-policies
  6. 06www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/courts/?page_size=3

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Request · get_entry
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  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
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    "arguments": {
      "slug": "courtlistener-api"
    }
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}
Reply · selected fields
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  "name": "Free Law Project CourtListener API",
  "slug": "courtlistener-api",
  "domain": "OSINT",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Freemium",
  "auth": "free account and API token",
  "rateLimits": "5 requests per minute; 50 requests per hour; 125 requests per day for default authenticated users",
  "license": "Custom",
  "licenseUrl": "https://wiki.free.law/c/terms/courtlistener/courtlistenercom-terms-of-service-and-policies",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-02",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://www.courtlistener.com/help/api/",
    "https://wiki.free.law/c/courtlistener/help/api/rest/v4/rest-api-v47",
    "https://wiki.free.law/c/courtlistener/help/data-coverage/case-law",
    "https://wiki.free.law/c/courtlistener/help/data-coverage/federal-cases-and-filings",
    "https://wiki.free.law/c/terms/courtlistener/courtlistenercom-terms-of-service-and-policies",
    "https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/courts/?page_size=3"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "osint",
    "event-data",
    "historical-data",
    "risk"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://www.courtlistener.com/help/api/"
}

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