# US Bankruptcy Filings - Chapter 7, 11, 13 Search (`pink_comic/bankruptcy-filing-search`) Actor Search 1.5M+ US bankruptcy filings and court dockets from PACER/RECAP. Find Chapter 7, 11, and 13 cases by company or individual name. Get filing dates, court, judge, case status. Essential for debt recovery, legal research, due diligence, and credit risk. - **URL**: https://apify.com/pink\_comic/bankruptcy-filing-search.md - **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## US Bankruptcy Filing Search Search 1.5M+ US bankruptcy court filings across all federal bankruptcy courts. Data sourced from PACER via the CourtListener RECAP archive. ### What data you get Each filing includes: - **Case name** and docket number - **Bankruptcy chapter** (7, 11, 13, etc.) - **Court** name and ID - **Filing date** and termination date - **Parties** (debtors, creditors) - **Attorneys** of record - **Trustee** assigned to the case - **Judge** assigned - **Docket link** to full case details on CourtListener ### Search options | Field | Description | Example | |-------|-------------|---------| | Search Query | Keywords to search across all fields | `real estate`, `restaurant` | | Chapter | Bankruptcy chapter filter | `7`, `11`, `13` | | Court ID | Specific bankruptcy court | `nysb` (NY Southern), `casb` (CA Southern) | | Party Name | Debtor or party name | `John Smith`, `ABC Corp` | | Filed After | Minimum filing date | `2025-01-01` | | Filed Before | Maximum filing date | `2026-01-01` | | Max Results | Limit number of results | `25` (default) | ### Common court IDs | Court ID | Court | |----------|-------| | `nysb` | NY Southern Bankruptcy | | `nyeb` | NY Eastern Bankruptcy | | `casb` | CA Southern Bankruptcy | | `cacb` | CA Central Bankruptcy | | `txsb` | TX Southern Bankruptcy | | `flsb` | FL Southern Bankruptcy | | `ilnb` | IL Northern Bankruptcy | | `deb` | DE Bankruptcy | ### Use cases - **Debt collection leads**: Find Chapter 7/13 filings to identify debtors - **Legal research**: Track Chapter 11 reorganizations by industry or region - **Due diligence**: Check if companies or individuals have bankruptcy history - **Credit risk screening**: Monitor new filings in specific jurisdictions - **Compliance**: Screen parties against bankruptcy records for KYC/AML - **Real estate investors**: Find bankruptcy-related property opportunities ### Example: Recent Chapter 11 filings in New York ```json { "chapter": "11", "court": "nysb", "dateFrom": "2026-01-01", "maxResults": 50 } ```` ### Example: Search by debtor name ```json { "partyName": "Tesla", "maxResults": 10 } ``` ### Pricing $0.002 per result. Pay only for the data you receive. ### Data source All data comes from the [CourtListener RECAP archive](https://www.courtlistener.com/), which aggregates federal court records from PACER. Data is updated continuously as new filings are added to the RECAP database. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): General search terms (e.g. "real estate", "restaurant", "medical"). Leave empty to browse recent filings. ## `chapter` (type: `string`): Filter by chapter: 7 (liquidation), 11 (reorganization), 13 (individual repayment). Leave empty for all chapters. ## `court` (type: `string`): CourtListener court ID (e.g. "nysb" = NY Southern Bankruptcy, "casb" = CA Southern, "txsb" = TX Southern). Leave empty for all courts. ## `partyName` (type: `string`): Search by debtor or party name (e.g. "John Smith", "ABC Corporation"). ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): Only show filings after this date (YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. "2025-01-01"). ## `dateTo` (type: `string`): Only show filings before this date (YYYY-MM-DD format). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of filings to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "", "chapter": "", "court": "", "partyName": "", "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "maxResults": 25 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "", "chapter": "", "court": "", "partyName": "", "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "maxResults": 25 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/bankruptcy-filing-search").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "", "chapter": "", "court": "", "partyName": "", "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "maxResults": 25, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("pink_comic/bankruptcy-filing-search").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "", "chapter": "", "court": "", "partyName": "", "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "maxResults": 25 }' | apify call pink_comic/bankruptcy-filing-search --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=pink_comic/bankruptcy-filing-search", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "US Bankruptcy Filings - Chapter 7, 11, 13 Search", "description": "Search 1.5M+ US bankruptcy filings and court dockets from PACER/RECAP. Find Chapter 7, 11, and 13 cases by company or individual name. Get filing dates, court, judge, case status. Essential for debt recovery, legal research, due diligence, and credit risk.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "2CD2YcUzqXzVqc7Cv" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/pink_comic~bankruptcy-filing-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-pink_comic-bankruptcy-filing-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/pink_comic~bankruptcy-filing-search/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-pink_comic-bankruptcy-filing-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/pink_comic~bankruptcy-filing-search/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-pink_comic-bankruptcy-filing-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "General search terms (e.g. \"real estate\", \"restaurant\", \"medical\"). Leave empty to browse recent filings.", "default": "" }, "chapter": { "title": "Bankruptcy Chapter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by chapter: 7 (liquidation), 11 (reorganization), 13 (individual repayment). Leave empty for all chapters.", "default": "" }, "court": { "title": "Court ID", "type": "string", "description": "CourtListener court ID (e.g. \"nysb\" = NY Southern Bankruptcy, \"casb\" = CA Southern, \"txsb\" = TX Southern). Leave empty for all courts.", "default": "" }, "partyName": { "title": "Party / Debtor Name", "type": "string", "description": "Search by debtor or party name (e.g. \"John Smith\", \"ABC Corporation\").", "default": "" }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Filed After", "type": "string", "description": "Only show filings after this date (YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. \"2025-01-01\").", "default": "" }, "dateTo": { "title": "Filed Before", "type": "string", "description": "Only show filings before this date (YYYY-MM-DD format).", "default": "" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of filings to return.", "default": 25 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```