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$100.00 / 1,000 docket entries

RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API

Search the free RECAP archive of PACER federal-court dockets (CourtListener): case name, court, dates, cause, nature of suit. A Docket-Navigator-style alternative for litigation analysts.

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You can access the RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "searchType": "r",
10    "query": "patent infringement",
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("nexgendata/recap-pacer-docket-search").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
18for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API API in JavaScript

RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API API through CLI

RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API OpenAPI definition

RECAP PACER Federal Docket Search API API

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