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PACER RECAP Federal Docket Scraper

Scrape federal court docket data from the free RECAP archive via the CourtListener API. Search by keyword, court, date range, or jurisdiction. Returns case metadata, parties, attorneys, filing dates, and document links for millions of federal cases.

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What This Actor Does

The PACER RECAP project — maintained by the Free Law Project — has made millions of federal court dockets freely available that were originally behind the PACER paywall. This actor queries the CourtListener REST API to retrieve that data in a structured, ready-to-use format.

Data covered:

All United States federal district courts (civil, criminal)
All United States federal bankruptcy courts (Chapters 7, 11, 13, 15)
Appeals courts with RECAP-archived filings
Millions of dockets dating back to the 1970s

Use Cases

Legal analytics: Track litigation trends by court, jurisdiction, or nature of suit
Due diligence: Research litigation history for companies or individuals
Bankruptcy monitoring: Monitor Chapter 11 filings for specific companies or industries
Academic research: Analyze patterns in federal court filings over time
Competitive intelligence: Monitor IP litigation, product liability, or antitrust cases

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`query`	String	Keywords to search case names, parties, and docket text. Leave blank to retrieve the most recent dockets.
`courtId`	String	Filter by court ID (e.g. `cand` for N.D. Cal., `nysd` for S.D.N.Y., `deb` for D. Del. Bankruptcy).
`caseType`	String	Filter by case type: blank = all RECAP dockets, `b` = bankruptcy cases only.
`dateFiledAfter`	String	Only include cases filed on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD format).
`dateFiledBefore`	String	Only include cases filed on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD format).
`maxItems`	Integer	Maximum number of docket records to return.

Output Fields

Each record includes:

Field	Description
`case_name`	Short case name (e.g. "Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics")
`case_name_full`	Full case name as filed
`docket_number`	Official docket number (e.g. "3:22-cv-01234")
`docket_id`	CourtListener internal docket ID
`court`	Full court name
`court_id`	Short court identifier (e.g. "cand", "nysd")
`court_citation_string`	Citation abbreviation (e.g. "N.D. Cal.")
`date_filed`	Date the case was filed
`date_terminated`	Date the case was terminated (if closed)
`jurisdiction_type`	Jurisdiction type classification
`nature_of_suit`	Nature of suit code or description
`cause`	Statutory cause of action
`jury_demand`	Whether a jury trial was demanded
`chapter`	Bankruptcy chapter (7, 11, 13, etc.) for bankruptcy cases
`assigned_to`	Assigned judge name
`referred_to`	Referring judge name
`pacer_case_id`	Original PACER case ID
`parties`	Pipe-separated list of party names
`attorneys`	Pipe-separated list of attorney names
`firms`	Pipe-separated list of law firm names
`recap_documents`	JSON array of available RECAP document links
`docket_url`	Full CourtListener URL for the docket
`source_url`	Direct API URL for the docket record

Example Output

{
  "case_name": "Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.",
  "docket_number": "5:11-cv-01846",
  "court": "United States District Court, N.D. California",
  "court_id": "cand",
  "date_filed": "2011-04-15",
  "date_terminated": "2018-06-27",
  "nature_of_suit": "Patent",
  "assigned_to": "Lucy H. Koh",
  "parties": "Apple Inc. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.",
  "recap_documents": "[{\"url\": \"https://www.courtlistener.com/...\", \"desc\": \"Complaint\"}]",
  "docket_url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/1258091/apple-inc-v-samsung-electronics-co-ltd/",
  "source_url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/dockets/1258091/"
}

Rate Limits

The CourtListener API is free to use without authentication at standard rate limits. The actor includes built-in delays to stay within these limits.

Data Source

All data comes from the CourtListener RECAP archive maintained by the Free Law Project. RECAP data is donated by users of the PACER system and is freely available to the public.

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