Get your MyHMCTS case progress through an API

What you can build on MyHMCTS

• Find cases by state

  Build this

  Uses Find case on the Case list in Manage cases to search one jurisdiction by case state, or Any state, and returns each case with its state.

  Takes

  Jurisdiction, state (optional)

  Returns

  Case number, state

• Read a case's progress and event history

  Build this

  Opens one case by its case number and reads Case Progress, with each step and whether it shows Completed, and the Event history tab with the case worker.

  Takes

  Case number

  Returns

  Case number, state, progress steps with status, events with date and time, case worker

• Find cases not assigned to any users

  Build this

  Reads Cases in Manage organisation with the filter Cases not assigned to any users and lists each case it shows.

  Takes

  Nothing

  Returns

  Case number, number of unassigned cases

• Share a case with a colleague

  Build this

  Selects a case in Manage organisation, uses Share Case to add a colleague from your organisation, and confirms the change.

  Takes

  Case number, colleague

  Returns

  Case number, colleague, confirmed

Automate MyHMCTS with a workflow

A workflow runs your methods as one process, with nobody at the screen. A schedule or a call from your own system starts it, the steps run in order, and the result arrives in your inbox or in the systems you already use.

• Probate cases that changed state, every morning

  Build this

  Starts

  Every weekday at 8:00

  Step 1

  Find your probate cases with Any state on the Case list.

  Step 2

  Keep the cases whose state changed since the last run, such as Case stopped or Grant issued.

  Step 3

  For each one, read its progress and Event history and email you the case, its new state and the case worker.

• Unassigned cases, checked every Monday

  Build this

  Starts

  Every Monday at 9:00

  Step 1

  Find the cases not assigned to any users in Manage organisation.

  Step 2

  Stop when there are none.

  Step 3

  Email you the list of case numbers and the total.

• Cases awaiting documentation, posted to your case system

  Build this

  Starts

  Every weekday at 16:00

  Step 1

  Find the probate cases in the state Awaiting documentation on the Case list.

  Step 2

  Keep the cases that were not in that state on the last run.

  Step 3

  Post each case number and state to your case management system's webhook.

You can run a workflow by hand on every plan, Free included. Schedules and webhook triggers come with the paid plans, from $29 a month.

Once built, one call from your code

Once you have built a method, it is one POST to /v1/runs from your backend, or a tool an AI agent calls over MCP. This is what “Find cases by state” would look like.

curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "manage-case.platform.hmcts.net/find_cases_by_state",
    "input": {
      "jurisdiction": "Probate",
      "state": "Any"
    }
  }'

{
  "status": "completed",
  "data": {
    "jurisdiction": "Probate",
    "state_filter": "Any",
    "cases": [
      {
        "case_number": "1700-0000-0000-0001",
        "state": "Awaiting documentation"
      }
    ],
    "count": 1
  }
}

An example with invented data, not a ready-made endpoint. The method exists in your organization once you build it, and its name, inputs and fields follow your request.

MyHMCTS’s own options

HMCTS's guidance for MyHMCTS describes the service in the browser and no API for firms. Cases are created, progressed and checked in Manage cases, and users, case access and fee accounts in Manage organisation. Payment by Account statements arrive weekly by email, and an XML version can be requested.

Read on November 12, 2026: Register for MyHMCTS: online case management for professionals, HMCTS Payment by Account for online services.

Signing in to MyHMCTS

MyHMCTS signs each user in to their own account, and every sign-in sends a verification code by email that stays valid for 90 minutes. The organisation's administrator must be a named person, not a team or shared address. With Fous you sign in once through MyHMCTS's own sign-in with your own account: the login is sealed with AES-256, the emailed code is handled, and an expired session is signed back in.

Worth knowing

Cases and users live at two addresses

Cases live in Manage cases at manage-case.platform.hmcts.net. Users, case sharing and fee accounts live in Manage organisation at manage-org.platform.hmcts.net.

A damages claim has no draft

You cannot save a damages claim before submitting it, and it is issued only once the issue fee is paid from the Service Request tab. You then have 4 months to notify the claim details to the defendant.

A grant goes out within 48 hours

Once a probate case reaches Grant issued, the grant is dispatched within 48 hours. A workflow that watches for Grant issued tells you a grant is on its way.

Suspending a user is immediate

Suspension takes effect at once, so the user's cases should be shared or reassigned first. To fix a name or email address, HMCTS asks you to re-invite the person instead.

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