# Ecuador Judicial Records (Sentencias) Lookup (`itsadry/judicatura-sentencias-ecuador`) Actor

Look up the individual judicial records of a person in Ecuador's Función Judicial by cédula or RUC: criminal proceedings, offence, court, province and dates.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/itsadry/judicatura-sentencias-ecuador.md
- **Developed by:** [EC Data](https://apify.com/itsadry) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 record results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Ecuador Judicial Records Lookup (Información Judicial Individual)

Query the **Función Judicial** "Información Judicial Individual" service by cédula or RUC. It returns the criminal-matter proceedings and rulings (providencias) registered for a person: case number, offence, court, province and dates. It calls the portal's JSON services directly (no browser), so it is fast and cheap to run.

For civil, labor, family and other cases use the companion Actor *Ecuador Judicial Cases Lookup*.

### Input

```json
{
  "consultas": ["0919815100", "1790016919001"],
  "maxRegistrosPorConsulta": 200,
  "concurrencia": 2,
  "reintentos": 3
}
```

| Field | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `consultas` | List of cédulas (10 digits) or RUC (13 digits) | required |
| `maxRegistrosPorConsulta` | Max records returned per ID | `200` |
| `concurrencia` | Max parallel requests | `2` |
| `reintentos` | Retries with exponential backoff on network/server errors (4xx are not retried) | `3` |

### Output

One dataset item per record (one row per ruling). An ID that is invalid, has no records or fails is saved with `error` filled in in a separate dataset called `errores` (Storage tab of the run) and **you are not charged for it**; the run continues.

```json
{
  "consulta": "0919815100",
  "numeroProceso": "24281202101083",
  "nombre": "BRAVO GARCIA MARIUXI ELIZABETH",
  "materia": "PENAL COIP",
  "tipoAccion": "ACCIÓN PENAL PÚBLICA",
  "delito": "196 HURTO, INC.1",
  "judicatura": "UNIDAD JUDICIAL PENAL CON SEDE EN EL CANTÓN LA LIBERTAD, PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA",
  "provincia": "SANTA ELENA",
  "estado": "A",
  "fechaProvidencia": "2022-07-15",
  "error": null
}
```

Fields: `consulta`, `numeroProceso`, `nombre`, `materia`, `tipoAccion`, `delito`, `judicatura`, `provincia`, `estado`, `fechaProvidencia`, `error`.

### Use cases

- **KYC / due diligence**: check judicial records of a counterparty or beneficial owner.
- **AML**: spot criminal proceedings relevant to financial crime.
- **Risk analysis**: complement the Fiscalía and Función Judicial case lookups.

### Limitations

- Search is by cédula/RUC only. Name search did not return results in testing, so it is not supported.
- A proceeding or ruling in this service is **not necessarily a conviction**; read the case before drawing conclusions. This is not an official criminal-record certificate.
- Placeholder values such as `9999999999` return records of unrelated people. Validate IDs first.
- Data is whatever the portal publishes at query time; the Actor does not certify it.
- The portal may change or throttle traffic; keep `concurrencia` low.

### Responsible use of personal data

This service returns judicial data of identifiable people, which can be sensitive. Under Ecuador's **Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP)** you need a legitimate purpose and a legal basis, must process only what is necessary and respect data subjects' rights, including the presumption of innocence. Do not use results to discriminate or to publish information about individuals. You are responsible for your use of the data. This Actor is not affiliated with the Consejo de la Judicatura.

***

## Español

Consulta el servicio "Información Judicial Individual" de la **Función Judicial** por cédula o RUC. Devuelve los procesos penales y providencias registrados de una persona: número de proceso, delito, judicatura, provincia y fechas. Usa directamente los servicios JSON del portal (sin navegador), por lo que es rápido y barato.

Para causas civiles, laborales, de familia y otras, usa el Actor complementario *Ecuador Judicial Cases Lookup*.

**Entrada:** lista `consultas` de cédulas (10 dígitos) o RUC (13), `maxRegistrosPorConsulta`, `concurrencia` y `reintentos`.

**Salida:** un registro por providencia. Si un identificador es inválido, no tiene registros o falla, se guarda con `error` en un dataset aparte llamado `errores` (pestaña Storage de la ejecución), **no se cobra**, y la ejecución continúa.

**Casos de uso:** KYC, AML, debida diligencia y análisis de riesgo.

**Limitaciones:** solo por cédula/RUC (la búsqueda por nombre no devolvió resultados en las pruebas); un proceso o providencia **no es necesariamente una condena** y esto no reemplaza un certificado oficial de antecedentes; valores de relleno como `9999999999` devuelven registros de personas sin relación, valida los identificadores antes.

**Uso responsable (LOPDP):** son datos judiciales de personas identificables, a veces sensibles. Úsalos con finalidad legítima y base legal, solo lo necesario, respetando los derechos de los titulares y la presunción de inocencia. Este Actor no está afiliado al Consejo de la Judicatura.

# Actor input Schema

## `consultas` (type: `array`):

Cédulas (10 dígitos) o RUC (13 dígitos) a consultar. Los duplicados se ignoran.

## `maxRegistrosPorConsulta` (type: `integer`):

Límite de registros (providencias) devueltos por cada cédula o RUC.

## `concurrencia` (type: `integer`):

Máximo de peticiones simultáneas a la Función Judicial.

## `reintentos` (type: `integer`):

Reintentos con espera exponencial ante errores de red o del servidor (los errores 4xx no se reintentan).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "consultas": [
    "0919815100",
    "1790016919001"
  ],
  "maxRegistrosPorConsulta": 200,
  "concurrencia": 2,
  "reintentos": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "consultas": [
        "0919815100",
        "1790016919001"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("itsadry/judicatura-sentencias-ecuador").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "consultas": [
        "0919815100",
        "1790016919001",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("itsadry/judicatura-sentencias-ecuador").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "consultas": [
    "0919815100",
    "1790016919001"
  ]
}' |
apify call itsadry/judicatura-sentencias-ecuador --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,itsadry/judicatura-sentencias-ecuador"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gQ1BbpmqkFj456S7J/builds/172xKg5W3ZmoccFmC/openapi.json