# USPTO PTAB trials — example API run

**Use case:** 

Tracks USPTO PTAB proceedings via the Open Data Portal API — parties, patent, status and key dates — as clean structured JSON.

## Input

```json
{
  "usptoApiKey": "***",
  "mode": "proceedings",
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "trialNumber": {
    "label": "Trial number",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "proceedingType": {
    "label": "Proceeding type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "statusCategory": {
    "label": "Status category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "patentNumber": {
    "label": "Patent number",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "patentOwner": {
    "label": "Patent owner",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "petitioner": {
    "label": "Petitioner",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "decisionOutcome": {
    "label": "Decision outcome",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "accordedFilingDate": {
    "label": "Accorded filing date",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [PTAB Trials Scraper — USPTO IPR & PGR Decisions API](https://apify.com/nomad-agent/ptab-trials-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/nomad-agent/ptab-trials-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.